Gyarados counters

Gen 5 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Gyarados
#0130 Gyarados
WaterFlying
USAGE 2.1% #47
ABILITYIntimidate
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 99.9% Dragon Dance 91.2% Bounce 61.9% Substitute 54.9% Earthquake 27.3% Ice Fang 23.3% Natural Gift 13.3% Frustration 4.1%
Items
Leftovers 73.7% Liechi Berry 11.4% Choice Band 4.2% Lum Berry 2.3% Draco Plate 2.2% Life Orb 2.1% Watmel Berry 1.4% Choice Scarf 1.1%
Abilities
Intimidate75.6%Moxie24.4%
Common Teammates
Excadrill37.8%Latios34.8%Alakazam28.7%Scizor26.5%Starmie24.3%Garchomp23.4%Jirachi23.4%Dragonite21.3%
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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 #47 with 2.12% usage. Sorted by reliability score.