Tyranitar

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Tyranitar
File:Tyranitar.png
National Pokédex
Pupitar - Tyranitar (#248) - Lugia
Johto Pokédex
Pupitar - Tyranitar (#246) - Lugia
Japanese nameBangiras
Evolves fromPupitar
Evolves intoNone
GenerationSecond
SpeciesArmor Pokémon
TypeRock / Dark
Height6 ft 7 in (2.0 m)
Weight445.3 pounds (202.0 kg)
AbilitySandstream


The name Tyranitar is a portmanteau of the words Tyrannosaurus or tyrant and the ending tar, which may be a reference to the word Tyrannosaurus. Its Japanese name is a portmanteau of the words ban, meaning "barbarian", and kirau, meaning "to hate".

Biology

Tyranitar's appearance is that of a large, green armored reptilian-like dinosaur with small arms and a large, powerful tail. It has two rows of large spines growing from it's back. With these traits Tyranitar looks very similar to the popular japanese monster Godzilla. Even the use of it's Hyper Beam attack makes it similar. Tyranitar have been known to go on rampages that last for months at a time, destroying everything in it's path. There are stories of a Tyranitar completely leveling a City in a matter of hours. It's hide is nearly impeneratrible and (although large in size and weight) is extremely fast. It is very eager to challenge other Pokémon to battle, as its hide is very strong, able to repel many attacks. It does not care for the welfare of other Pokémon due to its insolent nature, and will destroy landscapes and habitats with its mountain-collapsing tailswings and punches. If anything gets in its way it will vaporize them with its extremely powerful Hyper Beam attack. Unlike most pokemon who must recharge after using a Hyper Beam, Tyranitar can launch blast after blast in fast succession without tiring. It creates nests in the rubble of the mountains that it destroys. Its Larvitar offspring will eat the rubble and burrow into the earth, where they live underground to evolve into Pupitar.

In the video games

In the video game series, Tyranitar is only available by evolving Pupitar at level 55. Thus, it can be considered the second generation counterpart to the first generation Dragonite and the third generation Salamence, Metagross and the fourth-generation Gaburiasu. Out of the five, Tyranitar is considered to have the most 'staying power' due to its high HP and defences as most 'super effective' moves cannot knock out Tyranitar with one hit.

Statistically, Tyranitar is one of the most powerful and fearsome Pokémon in the series, coupled with an extended range of attacks suitable for battle and high defensive and offensive stats to complement those attacks. However, it has a quadruple weakness against Fighting-type attacks, and while Fighting-type Pokémon are not commonly used in competitive battles, Fighting-type moves are quite effective. Despite this fact, Tyranitar is still a Pokémon that is hard to stop. It can learn the moves Dragon Dance, which ups its attack and speed stats, and Taunt, which blocks attempts to cancel out its Dragon Dance set-ups. Tyranitar also has a very versatile movepool allowing it to be very unpredictable(i.e. it can learn Thunderbolt, Ice Beam, Flamethrower, Surf, Rock Slide, and Earthquake, among many others).

To obtain it in Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed and, LeafGreen, the player must evolve a Tyranitar from a Pupitar, which in turn must have been evolved from Larvitar. In Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald, Tyranitar and its pre-evolutions can only be obtained by trading from FireRed, LeafGreen, Colosseum or XD. In Pokémon Colosseum, a Shadow Tyranitar can be Snagged in Realgam Tower Colosseum from the head of Cipher. Despite not being a Legendary Pokémon, it is very difficult to capture. It is the strongest Shadow Pokémon in the game, at Lv. 55. In Pokémon Diamond, Larvitar can be found on Route 203 with the aid of an item called the Pokétore, thus enabling the player to capture it and level up to evolve it into Tyranitar.

Tyranitar is also one of three main members of Alakazam's Rescue Force in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon.

In the animé

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In Pokémon: Master Quest, Tyranitar is the mother of Ash's Larvitar. After Ash and friends discover why Larvitar is distrustful of humans (abduction by a gang of Pokémon poachers as well as physical harm to its mother, Tyranitar), they rectify this situation once on Mt. Silver. Tyranitar is currently happily reunited with Larvitar, and resides in Mt. Silver.

Later, in the Pokémon movie Pokémon 4Ever, the main villain (Iron Masked Marauder) uses a Shadow Tyranitar to help him catch Celebi. The Pokémon comes in very handy, both for battling Brock's Onix and for destroying the Pokémon hunter's camp to make him tell Iron Mask where Celebi is.

In Pokemon Advanced Battle, a Pokemon poacher named Rango used a Pupitar to fend off Team Rocket and attempt to catch their Arbok and Weezing and later evolved into Tyranitar where it easily defeated Team Rocket.

In the American opening of Pokemon Battle Frontier a Tyranitar is seen running alongside Ash and co., but for some reason Tyranitar never appears in the entire season.

In the Pokémon Trading Card Game

Tyranitar has appeared in the following Pokémon Trading Card Game sets:

  • Neo Discovery as Tyranitar, a Darkness-type
  • Neo Destiny as Dark Tyranitar, a Fighting-type
  • Neo Destiny as Shining Tyranitar, a Darkness-type and Basic Pokémon
  • Expedition as Tyranitar, a Darkness-type
  • Aquapolis as Tyranitar, a Darkness-type
  • EX Team Rocket Returns as Dark Tyranitar, a Darkness/Fighting dual-type
  • EX Team Rocket Returns as Dark Tyranitar, a Darkness-type
  • EX Unseen Forces as Tyranitar ex, a Darkness-type
  • EX Delta Species as Tyranitar δ, a Metal/Fire dual-type
  • EX Dragon Frontiers as Tyranitar ex δ, a Lightning-type

Tyranitar represents the most extreme figure in the card game, for its cards generally feature the most expensive and powerful attacks among Pokémon. Tyranitar ex from EX Unseen Forces is a good example; it has four attacks, its last one being the most powerful seeing that it can do do between 120-160 damage.

The Expedition Tyranitar is considered the easiest to play because of its Dark Aura Poké-Power, which converts any energy attached to it into Dark energy. However, it does not mean that they count as actual dark energy cards, so each card does not provide an extra 10-damage.

References

Notes
Publications
  • Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
  • Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
  • Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

External links

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