Drax, Liam's Tyranitar

This Tyranitar, nicknamed **Drax** is one of Liam's Pokémon he owns. He is Level 69, has an Adamant nature, and his characteristic is "Quick tempered".

## Story

### As its egg

It debuted as an egg prior to The Apple Corp though it was given to Liam by Azusa Nakano as a Christmas gift some time around Delibird's Dilemma, the egg later hatched into a Larvitar.

## With Liam

### As Larvitar

Liam used Larvitar against Team Rocket in Houndoom's Special Delivery! where it knew Rock Throw, and defeated them with relative ease.

He used him again in Spring Fever!, where he tried to stop Team Rocket but Jessie kicked it, knocking him out. He later recovered himself after Liam and Azusa got him back. Furious for being kicked by Team Rocket, Larvitar evolved into Pupitar.

### As Pupitar

He showed his new form by learning Iron Head and Stone Edge which he defeated Weezing and beat up Meowth as karma.

He was sent out in Fight for the Light where it was shown to have learned Hyper Beam which blasted Team Rocket off with Flashy's help.

He was then used in its first gym battle in Nerves of Steelix, where it protected Vulpix from Magnezone's Thunderbolt due to his immunity to Electric attack because of his Ground typing, he was confused by Supersonic but was cured due to its Shed Skin Ability. He was recalled when Skarmory was part Flying to bring in Typhlosion.

He was sent back out again to battle Aggron and Klinklang after Typhlosion was defeated, Pupitar was hit by Flash Cannon, and nearly knocking him out, but he refused to quit as he got back up after that super effective hit. Reminiscing the times it had from its egg to how far they have come, Pupitar regain his energy to fight, and evolved into Tyranitar.

### As Tyranitar

After he evolved, he showed his new power by learning Fire Fang which not only burned Jasmine's Aggron but he also made it flinch, preventing Aggron from using Head Smash, he shrugged of Klinklang's Gear Grind by crushing its gears from the attack with his bare hands, and swatted Aggron's Flash Cannon with its tail, as Vulpix defeated the Gear Pokémon with a combination of Hex and Fire Spin, while Drax defeated Aggron with a super effective Earthquake and having Vulpix jump to Drax to avoid any damage from Earthquake's crossfire, winning the match and earning Liam and Miki the Mineral Badge.

He was used as his second Pokemon against Ashley and her Dragonite in Liam VS Ashley! Battle of the Top 16! where he revealed his new name, both he and Ashley's Dragonite used Dragon Dance, exchanged Dragon Tail with Iron which were evenly matched, Stone Edge was countered by Dragonite's Ice Beam, and later knocking each other out with a Dragon Claw exchange, resulting in a draw.

He was left at Oak's Lab, as Liam mentioned it in A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!, so that he can make a fresh start with Hoenn.

## Reference

1. ↑ Liam referred to Drax as a "he" when he was still a Larvitar at the time.
2. ↑ Confirmed to have this Ability as a Pupitar before he evolved into Tyranitar.
3. ↑ Confirmed in Nerves of Steelix, where he summoned a sandstorm as soon as he evolved into Tyranitar in the battle with Jasmine.