Gyarados counters

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

Gyarados
#0130 Gyarados
WaterFlying
USAGE 4.0% #27
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
Dragon Dance 87.0% Earthquake 86.5% Hidden Power Flying 73.7% Thunder Wave 27.5% Substitute 23.3% Double-Edge 20.8% Hidden Power Rock 18.8% Taunt 17.9%
Items
Leftovers 87.0% Liechi Berry 9.8% Choice Band 2.2% Lum Berry 0.8% Quick Claw 0.1% Chesto Berry 0.0% Shell Bell 0.0% Salac Berry 0.0%
Common Teammates
Magneton45.1%Snorlax40.7%Metagross40.0%Tyranitar30.3%Jirachi27.2%Swampert24.3%Claydol23.7%Blissey23.4%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #27 with 4.03% usage. Sorted by reliability score.