Tyranitar or Dragonite for HGSS?

(HeartGold btw!!)

I had beaten Clair and currently is in Dragon’s Den, where I very recently got the badge. This site writes that you can find Dratinis by surfing and I thought of getting one to replace my Slowbro (since Slowbros r super slow).

But at the same time, I also feel like getting a Tyranitar. So which is better: Tyranitar or Dragonite?

Current team:

I caught a Slowbro due to its high Sp. Atk. stat and I want to give it Blizzard so that it can sweep Lance’s Dragonites, but then I thought that just a Quagsire is enough (Pudding already has Blizzard from TM), so I feel like getting either Tyranitar or Dragonite.

Any sort of help will be amazing! Thank you!

Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.

According to Mystic from your mt silver question, you can get a Larvitar from the safari zone so I will take into consideration that at this point, it is possible for you to get both mons

Now, let’s compare them

Tyranitar

Dragonite

As much as I hate to say it, I’d have to give this to Dragonite. The biggest reason why I recommend it over Tyranitar is because of dragon dance. For Tyranitar, that’s an egg move but it’s a level up move for Dragonite. Dragon dancing in in game battles is so busted that it makes the game ridiculously easy. It’s weaknesses are also not that easy to exploit both with the elite four and with the Kanto gyms

Well, you can’t get Tyranitar before beating the E4 (If I’m right ), so well, you should go with Dragonite.