- Attack
- 251
- Defense
- 207
- HP
- 225
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 2,191
- min 2,034
- Weather boostLv25
- 2,739
- min 2,543
- MaxLv50
- 4,335
- Lv40 3,834
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Tyranitar is a Rock/Dark-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 2,191 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 2,739 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 4,335 at level 50. It is most vulnerable to Fighting attacks (2.56×) and also weak to Water/Grass/Ground/Bug/Steel/Fairy attacks (1.6×). It resists Normal/Fire/Poison/Flying/Ghost/Dark/Psychic attacks. In raids, Bite + Brutal Swing is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 5 km you walk together.
- Category
- Armor Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 5 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 90,000 Stardust · 90 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 4,335 / 4,387
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Tyranitar is so overwhelmingly powerful, it can bring down a whole mountain to make its nest. This Pokémon wanders about in mountains seeking new opponents to fight.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- Shadow Pokémon: when to purifyShadow Pokémon have 1.2× Attack but also take more damage, and they cost 1.2× Stardust and Candy to power up.
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
BiteBrutal SwingBest100% efficiency19.3TDO 592 - 2
Smack Down*Brutal Swing98% efficiency18.8TDO 578 - 3
Dragon BreathBrutal Swing94% efficiency18.1TDO 556 - 4
Iron TailBrutal Swing92% efficiency17.8TDO 545 - 5BiteStone Edge88% efficiency17.0TDO 522
Top 5 of 16 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Shadow modifiers (1.2× Attack, 0.83× Defense) are included. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more. * Exclusive moves require an Elite TM.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack4
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BiteBestDark · 0.5s · STAB | 6 | +4 | 14.4 | 8 |
| Smack Down*Rock · 1s · STAB | 13 | +7 | 15.6 | 7 |
| Iron TailSteel · 1s | 14 | +6 | 14 | 6 |
| Dragon BreathDragon · 0.5s | 6 | +4 | 12 | 8 |
Charged Attack4
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brutal SwingBestDark · 2s · STAB | 65 | 33 | 39 | 2.36 |
| Stone EdgeRock · 2.5s · STAB | 105 | 100 | 50.4 | 1.26 |
 Fire BlastFire · 4s | 140 | 100 | 35 | 1.4 |
| CrunchDark · 3s · STAB | 65 | 33 | 26 | 2.36 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
- * Exclusive move: a move that was only available during events such as Community Day. It now requires an Elite TM.
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Shadow Tyranitar's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 190.7
- Actual Defense
- 110.5
- Actual HP
- 143
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Shadow ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense are included (not in the in-game CP). Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
BiteBrutal SwingBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 80% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 270,000
- Candy
- 312
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 3,834 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 14.5 | 1,499 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 14.5 | 1,498 | 99.6% |
| 3 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 14.5 | 1,495 | 99.5% |
| 4 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 14.5 | 1,498 | 99.5% |
| 5 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 14.5 | 1,500 | 99.4% |
| 6 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 14.5 | 1,496 | 99.2% |
| 7 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 14.5 | 1,493 | 99.2% |
| 8 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 14.5 | 1,498 | 99.1% |
| 9 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14.5 | 1,498 | 99.1% |
| 10 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 14.5 | 1,495 | 99.1% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Stage 2
- Shadow TyranitarViewing100 CandyBest movesBiteBrutal Swing
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×2.56
Fighting - ×1.6
Water
Grass
Ground
BugSteel
Fairy - ×0.625
NormalFire
Poison
Flying
GhostDark - ×0.39
Psychic
Show all 18 types
- Normal×0.625
- Fire×0.625
- Water×1.6
Electric×1- Grass×1.6
Ice×1- Fighting×2.56
- Poison×0.625
- Ground×1.6
- Flying×0.625
- Psychic×0.39
- Bug×1.6
- Rock×1
- Ghost×0.625
- Dragon×1
- Dark×0.625
- Steel×1.6
- Fairy×1.6
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events2 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2023.01.21Community Day Classic: Larvitar · Exclusive move: Smack Down
- 2018.06.16Community Day: Larvitar · Exclusive move: Smack Down