Gyarados counters

Gen 9 Legends Z-A OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Gyarados
#0130 Gyarados
WaterFlying
USAGE 5.1% #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 97.0% Dragon Dance 57.1% Power Whip 46.7% Rest 32.2% Sleep Talk 24.9% Dragon Tail 24.5% Taunt 24.0% Ice Fang 23.4%
Items
Leftovers 57.1% Heavy-Duty Boots 30.0% Loaded Dice 2.0% Lum Berry 1.9% Life Orb 1.7% Protective Pads 1.6% Choice Band 1.6% nothing 1.5%
Abilities
Intimidate83.7%Moxie16.3%
Common Teammates
Excadrill59.0%Ceruledge40.7%Garchomp39.5%Magearna29.7%Greninja28.8%Scizor-Mega28.5%Keldeo27.1%Gholdengo18.5%

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 #32 with 5.09% usage. Sorted by reliability score.