Gyarados counters

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

Gyarados
#0130 Gyarados
WaterFlying
USAGE 1.8% #63
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
Waterfall 100.0% Dragon Dance 99.9% Bounce 97.5% Earthquake 45.2% Taunt 41.5% Substitute 13.5% Fire Blast 1.6% Stone Edge 0.4%
Items
Flyinium Z 96.6% Expert Belt 1.5% Leftovers 0.8% Waterium Z 0.7% Normalium Z 0.1% Focus Sash 0.1% Assault Vest 0.1% Choice Band 0.0%
Abilities
Moxie97.1%Intimidate2.9%
Common Teammates
Magearna63.0%Serperior60.0%Landorus-Therian37.8%Excadrill26.4%Tapu Lele24.6%Volcarona23.8%Tapu Koko19.9%Scizor-Mega17.9%

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 #63 with 1.82% usage. Sorted by reliability score.