Gyarados counters

Gen 9 Championsbssregmb · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Gyarados
#0130 Gyarados
WaterFlying
USAGE 5.8% #32
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 95.5% Power Whip 80.3% Taunt 64.1% Avalanche 61.5% Earthquake 32.3% Dragon Dance 21.0% Thunder Wave 11.7% Ice Fang 10.3%
Items
Leftovers 63.4% Sitrus Berry 12.5% Lum Berry 8.8% Choice Scarf 6.5% Chesto Berry 2.9% Mystic Water 2.4% Expert Belt 2.4% Muscle Band 0.6%
Abilities
Intimidate99.2%Moxie0.8%
Common Teammates
Garchomp56.0%Mimikyu55.2%Mawile-Mega46.0%Delphox-Mega31.3%Meowscarada31.0%Raichu-Mega-Y15.2%Ceruledge15.1%Blaziken-Mega14.7%

Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #32 with 5.79% usage. Sorted by reliability score.