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Tyranitar バンギラス Bangiras #248
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Rock Dark Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Armor Pokémon
Ability Sand Stream Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #246 Hoenn #383 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 0'0" Imperial 0.0 m Metric 0'0"/0.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 0.0 lbs. Imperial 0.0 kg Metric 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Unknown	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Monster group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 218 Battle Exp.: 2181*
External links {{Links/{{{generation}}}|pokefordex=tyranitar|ndex=248|name=Tyranitar }}

Tyranitar (Japanese: バンギラス Bangiras; German: Despotar; French: Tyranocif) is a Rock/Dark-type Pokémon.

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Pokémon Emerald

A Tyranitar is so overwhelmingly powerful, it can bring down a whole mountain to make its nest. It roams in mountains seeking new opponents to fight.

Name origin

Tyranitar's name is based on tyrannize, to violently antagonize. It may also be based on tyrannosaurus rex, a carnivorous dinosaur that supposedly behaved violently.

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