Gyarados counters

Gen 9 Champions BSS Regulation MA · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Gyarados
#0130 Gyarados
WaterFlying
USAGE 2.2% #59
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 90.9% Earthquake 54.1% Dragon Dance 49.4% Power Whip 48.7% Thunder Wave 39.2% Ice Fang 29.6% Taunt 24.8% Avalanche 19.1%
Items
Sitrus Berry 32.4% Leftovers 22.7% Chesto Berry 16.7% Lum Berry 10.3% Wacan Berry 7.0% Mystic Water 5.2% Shell Bell 1.8% Choice Scarf 1.2%
Abilities
Intimidate93.3%Moxie6.7%
Common Teammates
Garchomp44.0%Aegislash42.2%Hippowdon27.5%Lucario-Mega22.1%Lopunny-Mega20.5%Hydreigon18.6%Floette-Mega18.4%Basculegion15.4%
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Ranked #59 with 2.20% usage. Sorted by reliability score.