Gyarados counters

Gen 7 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Gyarados
#0130 Gyarados
WaterFlying
USAGE 2.2% #58
ABILITYMoxie
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 99.8% Waterfall 99.8% Bounce 98.2% Taunt 47.4% Substitute 35.3% Earthquake 17.5% Stone Edge 1.1% Rest 0.1%
Items
Flyinium Z 97.6% Waterium Z 1.8% Leftovers 0.5% Focus Sash 0.1% Lum Berry 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% Wacan Berry 0.0% Aguav Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Moxie92.1%Intimidate7.9%
Common Teammates
Magearna64.5%Serperior54.7%Landorus-Therian53.1%Tyranitar-Mega29.2%Tapu Koko26.9%Excadrill26.1%Tapu Lele26.0%Mawile-Mega22.9%
Browse Gen 7 OU teams using Gyarados →
Teams using Landorus-Therian 15% Teams using Toxapex 15%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
41.053
15
14.7% dies 5.53%
02
Toxapex
Toxapex
PoisonWater SOFT CHECK
20.739
15
14.5% dies 7.74%

Ranked #58 with 2.21% usage. Sorted by reliability score.