Gyarados Counters — Gen 9 Monotype WaterFlying

Gen 9 Monotype counter data · Sorted by KO Rate (P) · Smogon 2026-04

Checks and Counters

What beats Gyarados in Gen 9 Monotype? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, the following checks and counters are the most effective at beating Gyarados. Sorted by KO Rate (P) — the chance the checker wins when it encounters Gyarados.

Gyarados is ranked #97 in Gen 9 Monotype with a 1.59% usage rate.

The top five checks and counters for Gyarados in Gen 9 Monotype are Meowscarada (49.3%), Greninja (31.3%).

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Meowscarada Meowscarada 40.465 49.3% 7.86%
2 Greninja Greninja 31.024 31.3% 8.33%

KO Rate (P): % of this checker's appearances where it KO'd or forced out Gyarados. KO Rate (D): % of Gyarados's appearances where this checker KO'd or forced it out. Encounters: number of times they met in battle.

Gyarados Usage Stats

Most Used Moves

Waterfall 23.6% Earthquake 20.0% Dragon Dance 15.5% Taunt 10.0% Thunder Wave 6.8% Substitute 4.8% Dragon Tail 4.1% Roar 3.0%

Most Used Items

Leftovers 68.1% Heavy-Duty Boots 18.7% Choice Scarf 9.5% Life Orb 0.9% Focus Sash 0.6% Mirror Herb 0.4% Assault Vest 0.4% Lum Berry 0.4%

Most Used Abilities

Intimidate 80.7%Moxie 19.3%

Common Teammates

Corviknight 12.3% Skarmory 7.9% Enamorus 7.8% Gliscor 6.7% Landorus 5.5% Landorus-Therian 5.2% Dragonite 4.7% Tornadus-Therian 3.4%

Usage data based on Smogon weighted stats from 2026-04. Percentages show how often each move, item, ability, or Tera Type was used on Gyarados sets.

Browse Gen 9 Monotype teams →