Gyarados counters

Gen 3 FRLG OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Gyarados
#0130 Gyarados
WaterFlying
USAGE 9.4% #17
BASE STATS
HP 95
ATK 125
DEF 79
SPA 60
SPD 100
SPE 81
BST540
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Electric
2×
Rock
½×
FireWaterFightingBugSteel
0×
Ground
Moves
Earthquake 99.7% Dragon Dance 97.5% Hidden Power Flying 79.3% Double-Edge 43.7% Thunder Wave 28.3% Taunt 24.1% Hidden Power Rock 10.5% Hidden Power Ghost 6.1%
Items
Leftovers 98.1% Lum Berry 1.6% nothing 0.3% Sharp Beak 0.0% Mystic Water 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Chesto Berry 0.0% Dragon Fang 0.0%
Common Teammates
Magneton80.4%Donphan48.9%Snorlax44.2%Dragonite40.7%Tyranitar35.4%Blissey30.0%Slowbro23.3%Marowak18.5%
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Ranked #17 with 9.42% usage. Sorted by reliability score.