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Just evolved first Tyranitar and need advice....

Ok I just evolved my first Tyranitar and it got Iron Tail / Fireblast. I’m pretty pissed, it took me a while to get the candies. He has 87% IV and he has 1757 CP. I am level 30 and I am not really hurting for attackers or defenders, but would have liked him for an attacker. With such a bad attacking moveset, I see him as a gym skimmer if I max him out.

Just to give you an idea of my biome, larvitar are not common but I can manage to get about 4-6 a week and almost always use pinaps on them. I have about 50 candy I can spend on him to power him up as of now, and since I am almost halfway to another T-Rex, you can see why I need advice on whether I give up on this guy or try for another. So what do you think of him on defense? Is this worth the power up? This is such a bad start to my weekend….

Asked by MeatSloth8 years 1 month ago

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If you want to turn him to a place holder crap defender power him up, the most likely counter for him is vape, and even considering that FB is the only one of his 3 moves that is not resisted by fighting and is SE on grass, it is too easy to dodge even if you are using volt switch. For att I am almost sure this is the worse moveset, so it would be like powering up a steel wing HB nite.

Actually, Machamp is much more effective. I guess Vaporeon lasts longer in battle but yeah

I know, but everybody have at least 20 vapes, and machamp is very rare.

Ouch. Sorry, man. That is the worse offensive moveset, and not even a good defensive moveset. Save your 50 candies and try again for your next T-rex. That's what I would do. I just wouldn't be satisfied with that moveset, and waste hard earned candy on it.

Join the club! My first Ttar got Bite / Fire Blast. It's a bummer but they will still have incredible CP when powered up. Useful doorstops at the top of gyms.

i haven't even seen or hatched a larvitar...

Never seen one in the wild, but hatched one that I have been walking. It's gonna take a looong time!

I've only seen and caught 2, and I was traveling at the time. Never seen any in my area. Never hatched any either.

My Tyranitar got Iron Tail/Fire Blast also. Stupid moveset. Not sure why it even has Fire Blast as an option. Stone Edge already provides type coverage against grass.

Better options that it can learn in the mainseries games:
Rock Slide (two bar with STAB that since Gen2 update is pretty close if not better than Stone Edge)
Earthquake
Dragon Claw
Ice Beam
Thunderbolt (anti-water)
Aerial Ace (anti-fighting)