How to Build a Tyranitar Sand Team in Pokémon Champions

Use Tyranitar as the sand setter and build around its Fighting weakness. The supplied video title identifies a sand team, while its description mentions Joseph Ugarte’s Baltimore Regional win but does not give the team list. The draft suggests Tyranitar and several team-building considerations, but it does not establish a complete roster or prove that this approach dominates Pokémon Champions.

Build around Tyranitar’s role

The draft identifies Sand Stream as Tyranitar’s way to start a Sandstorm when it enters battle. Treat that as the proposed core of the team, not as confirmation of the video’s exact lineup. The draft also claims that Rock-type Pokémon get a Special Defense boost in sand, which makes a Rock-type partner one option to consider.

Cover Tyranitar’s Fighting weakness

The draft flags Fighting-type moves as a major threat to Tyranitar and suggests adding a Fairy- or Psychic-type partner to help cover that weakness. Use that as a team-building check when choosing partners; the supplied material does not name specific Pokémon or show which matchups a particular team can handle.

The draft also lists Ground- and Water-type moves as weaknesses to account for. Review the team for those vulnerabilities before settling on its remaining members. It suggests speed-control moves such as Tailwind or Icy Wind, but provides no team, moveset, or matchup details to establish which option fits.

Because no full roster or battle sequence is supplied, use these points as a starting framework rather than a verified competitive build.