[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Stone Edge
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Ice Punch
item: Choice Band
ability: Sand Stream
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Flying / Dark / Rock
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Band Tyranitar is one of the strongest wallbreakers in the tier, with its massive attack stat, strong spammable STAB combo hitting key threats such as Latios, Tornadus-T, Zapdos, and Slowking, and key coverage moves to hit its counterplay. It can also leverage its great natural bulk, especially when combined with its Special Defense boost from sand, to defensively answer special attackers like Zapdos and Latios. Earthquake combines with Stone Edge very well for near perfect coverage, hitting many Steel types who otherwise take Tyranitar's moves solidly, including Tinkaton and Cobalion. Ice Punch is the most common fourth move, hitting Kommo-o and OHKOing Hydrapple. Tera Dark can boost the sheer strength of Tyranitar's Knock Off, 2HKOing itemless Toxapex and doing greater damage to walls like Hippowdon and Rhyperior. It also lets it avoid super effective hits from moves in its base form, such as Greninja Surf/Hydro Pump, Iron Crown Tachyon Cutter, and Excadrill STABs, and KO back. However, it leaves it vulnerable to its own Sandstorm chip and voids the Special Defense boost from Sand. Tera Rock can also similarly boost the power of its Stone Edge, letting it 2HKO Max Defense Hydrapple which is otherwise its most common switchin. This also lets it keep the Sand Special Defense boost and avoid chip, to let it take on Latios and Zapdos attacks more easily. Tera Flying can be used to obtain a resistance/immunity from Fighting and Ground moves respectively, from offensive checks such as Excadrill, Cobalion, and Mienshao, but the Stealth Rocks weakness can be costly.
Tyranitar often appreciates slow pivots to help it enter safely as it is not recovering on its own, namely Slowking, who also offers Future Sight support to help it break through some of its checks, such as Kommo-o and Toxapex even harder. It can also help defensively check foes like Iron Crown and Keldeo, and offer paralysis to let Tyranitar outspeed opponents such as Tornadus-T, Latios, and Iron Crown. Another good partner for Tyranitar is Excadrill, who even with the limited sand turns, can revenge kill fast threats that may threaten out Tyranitar with OHKOs, such as Keldeo and Cobalion. Excadrill also helps wear down their shared checks of Rhyperior and Kommo-o, and Rapid Spin can allow Tyranitar to live to break longer due to no longer taking hazard chip. Hazard setters can provide support to chip defensive pokemon like Hydrapple, Hippowdon, Rhyperior, and Kommo-O into kill range from Tyranitar, while Tyranitar can Knock Off the Heavy-Duty Boots that these pokemon are using to avoid the hazards. Cobalion also helps defensively check revenge killers to Tyranitar like Lokix and both Ogerpon formes, while providing pivot opportunities on opponents, namely Slowking. Sandy Shocks can offensively check potential Tyranitar switchins or revenge killers like Okidogi and Tinkaton, and can act as an alternative Zapdos check and volt blocker. Zapdos allows checking of Tornadus-T and can offer pivot switchin opportunities to Tyranitar, and can check Ogerpon-base and Lokix. Static paralysis can allow Tyranitar to outspeed would-be faster threats and deal great damage. Tornadus can be a great partner for Tyranitar, checking many threats that it may let in and forcing switches of its own which can bring in Tyranitar to wreak havoc. Its flying typing and solid special bulk with Regenerator can allow it to check Cobalion, Greninja, and assist Tyranitar with checking Latios. Ogerpon and Hydrapple can work well alongside Tyranitar, checking Water-type threats such as Greninja and Azumarill that Tyranitar lets in. Scizor and Lokix can help revenge kill or pressure strong threats to Tyranitar such as Ogerpon, Greninja, Tinkaton, and Hydrapple, including removing potential Air Balloons from Tinkaton and Cobalion to allow them to be vulnerable to Tyranitar's Earthquake.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tree69420.605413/
Quality Checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/twilight.344575/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/monky25.515132/
Grammar Checked by:
name: Choice Band
move 1: Stone Edge
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Ice Punch
item: Choice Band
ability: Sand Stream
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Flying / Dark / Rock
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Band Tyranitar is one of the strongest wallbreakers in the tier, with its massive attack stat, strong spammable STAB combo hitting key threats such as Latios, Tornadus-T, Zapdos, and Slowking, and key coverage moves to hit its counterplay. It can also leverage its great natural bulk, especially when combined with its Special Defense boost from sand, to defensively answer special attackers like Zapdos and Latios. Earthquake combines with Stone Edge very well for near perfect coverage, hitting many Steel types who otherwise take Tyranitar's moves solidly, including Tinkaton and Cobalion. Ice Punch is the most common fourth move, hitting Kommo-o and OHKOing Hydrapple. Tera Dark can boost the sheer strength of Tyranitar's Knock Off, 2HKOing itemless Toxapex and doing greater damage to walls like Hippowdon and Rhyperior. It also lets it avoid super effective hits from moves in its base form, such as Greninja Surf/Hydro Pump, Iron Crown Tachyon Cutter, and Excadrill STABs, and KO back. However, it leaves it vulnerable to its own Sandstorm chip and voids the Special Defense boost from Sand. Tera Rock can also similarly boost the power of its Stone Edge, letting it 2HKO Max Defense Hydrapple which is otherwise its most common switchin. This also lets it keep the Sand Special Defense boost and avoid chip, to let it take on Latios and Zapdos attacks more easily. Tera Flying can be used to obtain a resistance/immunity from Fighting and Ground moves respectively, from offensive checks such as Excadrill, Cobalion, and Mienshao, but the Stealth Rocks weakness can be costly.
Tyranitar often appreciates slow pivots to help it enter safely as it is not recovering on its own, namely Slowking, who also offers Future Sight support to help it break through some of its checks, such as Kommo-o and Toxapex even harder. It can also help defensively check foes like Iron Crown and Keldeo, and offer paralysis to let Tyranitar outspeed opponents such as Tornadus-T, Latios, and Iron Crown. Another good partner for Tyranitar is Excadrill, who even with the limited sand turns, can revenge kill fast threats that may threaten out Tyranitar with OHKOs, such as Keldeo and Cobalion. Excadrill also helps wear down their shared checks of Rhyperior and Kommo-o, and Rapid Spin can allow Tyranitar to live to break longer due to no longer taking hazard chip. Hazard setters can provide support to chip defensive pokemon like Hydrapple, Hippowdon, Rhyperior, and Kommo-O into kill range from Tyranitar, while Tyranitar can Knock Off the Heavy-Duty Boots that these pokemon are using to avoid the hazards. Cobalion also helps defensively check revenge killers to Tyranitar like Lokix and both Ogerpon formes, while providing pivot opportunities on opponents, namely Slowking. Sandy Shocks can offensively check potential Tyranitar switchins or revenge killers like Okidogi and Tinkaton, and can act as an alternative Zapdos check and volt blocker. Zapdos allows checking of Tornadus-T and can offer pivot switchin opportunities to Tyranitar, and can check Ogerpon-base and Lokix. Static paralysis can allow Tyranitar to outspeed would-be faster threats and deal great damage. Tornadus can be a great partner for Tyranitar, checking many threats that it may let in and forcing switches of its own which can bring in Tyranitar to wreak havoc. Its flying typing and solid special bulk with Regenerator can allow it to check Cobalion, Greninja, and assist Tyranitar with checking Latios. Ogerpon and Hydrapple can work well alongside Tyranitar, checking Water-type threats such as Greninja and Azumarill that Tyranitar lets in. Scizor and Lokix can help revenge kill or pressure strong threats to Tyranitar such as Ogerpon, Greninja, Tinkaton, and Hydrapple, including removing potential Air Balloons from Tinkaton and Cobalion to allow them to be vulnerable to Tyranitar's Earthquake.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tree69420.605413/
Quality Checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/twilight.344575/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/monky25.515132/
Grammar Checked by:
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