Gyarados counters

Gen 9 Doubles UU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Gyarados
#0130 Gyarados
WaterFlying
USAGE 1.3% #100
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 96.7% Protect 65.0% Dragon Dance 64.9% Earthquake 41.0% Taunt 23.1% Tera Blast 22.9% Thunder Wave 21.8% Roar 13.5%
Items
Lum Berry 20.3% Life Orb 19.7% Rocky Helmet 15.4% Leftovers 14.4% Sitrus Berry 11.5% Choice Scarf 5.2% Covert Cloak 2.8% Clear Amulet 2.7%
Abilities
Intimidate78.4%Moxie21.6%
Tera Types
Ground 45.3% Grass 17.6% Flying 17.2% Water 7.1% Normal 5.3% Dark 3.0% Fairy 1.5% Steel 1.4%
Common Teammates
Ogerpon-Cornerstone26.4%Metagross21.5%Kommo-o21.0%Garganacl21.0%Clefairy20.8%Cyclizar20.0%Hoopa-Unbound16.7%Indeedee16.6%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #100 with 1.32% usage. Sorted by reliability score.