Gyarados counters

Gen 4 VGC 2009 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Gyarados
#0130 Gyarados
WaterFlying
USAGE 24.8% #9
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
Waterfall 100.0% Protect 99.3% Thunder Wave 85.6% Taunt 42.9% Stone Edge 28.0% Icy Wind 18.4% Dragon Dance 14.5% Ice Fang 7.8%
Items
Wacan Berry 60.9% Leftovers 25.0% Lum Berry 7.9% Sitrus Berry 4.2% Life Orb 1.9% Focus Sash 0.1% White Herb 0.0% Bright Powder 0.0%
Common Teammates
Latios62.5%Zapdos57.8%Garchomp39.8%Metagross38.8%Heatran37.8%Snorlax33.7%Weavile27.6%Cresselia26.3%
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Ranked #9 with 24.82% usage. Sorted by reliability score.