Gyarados counters

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

Gyarados
#0130 Gyarados
WaterFlying
USAGE 3.3% #54
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
Dragon Dance 100.0% Waterfall 100.0% Earthquake 100.0% Substitute 74.0% Tera Blast 26.0% Ice Fang 0.0% Taunt 0.0% Hurricane 0.0%
Items
Leftovers 74.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 26.0% nothing 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0% Air Balloon 0.0%
Abilities
Moxie100.0%Intimidate0.0%
Tera Types
Ground 74.0% Flying 26.0% Water 0.0%
Common Teammates
Manaphy75.0%Garchomp75.0%Thundurus-Therian59.0%Iron Jugulis59.0%Ninetales-Alola59.0%Glimmora40.9%Metagross25.0%Dondozo25.0%
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Checks & Counters

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Ranked #54 with 3.31% usage. Sorted by reliability score.