In Pokemon GO, there are multiple opportunities for Trainers to further utilize Pokemon that they capture in their adventures in battle. From PvE opportunities such as Raid battles, or PvE battles across each season of the game, plenty of players will participate in Pokemon battles at some point in time.

With Mega Tyranitar making a return to Mega Raids during June 2024 as part of the Shared Skies season, many Trainers will be acquiring this Pokemon as a new potential contender for their battling teams. For this reason, ensuring it is equipped with the strongest moveset is important, as this will enable Mega Tyranitar to function to the best of its ability. The best moveset for Mega Tyranitar has been identified in the guide below, as well as the expected damage output.

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Best Moveset for Mega Tyranitar in Pokemon GO

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Mega Tyranitar is a Rock and Dark Dual-Type Pokemon in Pokemon GO and has a maximum CP of 6045, making it quite a threat to go up against in battle. With the Dual-Typing of Rock and Dark, Mega Tyranitar has weaknesses to Pokemon and moves of the Ground, Grass, Fairy, Bug, Steel, and Water Types, and 2x weakness to Fighting Type moves or Pokemon.

Mega Tyranitar also comes equipped with several resistances, which give it a series of favorable type matchups. Mega Tyranitar is resistant to Pokemon and moves of the Fire, Ghost, Flying, Normal, Poison, and Dark Types. In addition to this, Mega Tyranitar can boost its power when battling in Fog and Partly Cloudy weather, so Trainers should look to utilize this whenever they have an appropriate chance to do so.

When utilizing the best potential moveset, which has been explained below, Mega Tyranitar will dish out approximately 20.57 damage per second in battle and manage to deal a total of around 997.0 before fainting. However, if Trainers need to slightly tweak their Mega Tyranitar moveset from this option to allow for better Type coverage or matchups, several additional suitable moveset combinations have been highlighted, complete with their expected damage per second and total damage outputs.

Best Mega Tyranitar Moveset

  • Fast Move: Bite
  • Charged Move: Brutal Swing

Secondary Mega Tyranitar Moveset Options

Fast Move

Charged Move

Damage Per Second

Total Damage

Smack Down

Brutal Swing

19.92

965.5

Iron Tail

Brutal Swing

18.55

898.9

Bite

Stone Edge

18.06

875.1

Smack Down

Stone Edge

17.44

845.4

Bite

Crunch

17.28

837.7

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Pokémon GO
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Publisher(s)
Niantic
Franchise
Pokemon
Platform(s)
iOS, Android
Genre(s)
Augmented Reality, RPG
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