Gyarados (Pokémon GO) - Best Movesets, Counters, Evolutions And ...

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#130 (Kanto)

Pokémon type

Water Flying

Stronger attack types vs. Gyarados

Electric 256% Rock 160% Fighting 63% Bug 63% Steel 63% Fire 63% Water 63% Ground 39%

Weaker attack types

Best moveset for Gyarados

The best moves for Gyarados are Waterfall and Hydro Pump when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS and is also the best moveset for PVP battles.

Offense

Waterfall 15.6dps Hydro Pump 46.3dps

Defense

Dragon Tail Elite TM 14dps Outrage 27.5dps View all moves » Evolution calculator »

Evolution

There are currently a total of 3 Pokémon in the Magikarp family, including 1 Mega Pokémon. Gyarados evolves from Magikarp which costs 400 Candy, and evolves into Mega Gyarados which is not permanent.

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  • Evolving Mega Gyarados costs 300 Mega Energy the first time, and 60 Mega Energy every time after.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Gyarados:

Gyarados - Normal - Pokémon GO Normal Gyarados - Mega Gyarados - Pokémon GO Mega Evolution

Standard game images

Gyarados - Female Gyarados - Female

There is a very low chance that you can get a shiny Gyarados, which would have the following appearance:

Gyarados Shiny - Male Gyarados Shiny - Male

Summary

Gyarados is a Water & Flying Pokémon which evolves from Magikarp. It is vulnerable to Electric and Rock moves. Gyarados's strongest moveset is Waterfall & Hydro Pump and it has a Max CP of 3,834. Gyarados evolves into Mega Gyarados.

About

"When Magikarp evolves into Gyarados, its brain cells undergo a structural transformation. It is said that this transformation is to blame for this Pokémon's wildly violent nature."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Quick move Damage EPS DPS
Bite 6 8 12
Dragon Breath 6 8 12
Waterfall 13 7 15.6
Dragon Tail Elite TM 14 8 14
Main move Damage EPS DPS
Twister 50 -11 16.7
Hydro Pump 135 -28.6 46.3
Outrage 110 -12.5 27.5
Crunch 65 -11 21.7
Aqua Tail Elite TM 50 -16.5 30
Dragon Pulse Elite TM 90 -14.3 25.7
Frustration Shadow 10 -16.5 5
Return Purified 25 -66 50

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Offensive Defensive
Quickmove Mainmove DPS Relative
Waterfall 15.6 dps Hydro Pump 46.3 dps 21 100%
Dragon Tail 14 dps Hydro Pump 46.3 dps 20.9 99%
Waterfall 15.6 dps Outrage 27.5 dps 19.8 94%
Waterfall 15.6 dps Aqua Tail Elite TM 30 dps 19.7 94%
Bite 12 dps Hydro Pump 46.3 dps 19.3 92%
Dragon Breath 12 dps Hydro Pump 46.3 dps 19.3 92%
Dragon Tail 14 dps Aqua Tail Elite TM 30 dps 19.2 91%
Dragon Tail 14 dps Outrage 27.5 dps 18.9 90%
Waterfall 15.6 dps Dragon Pulse Elite TM 25.7 dps 18.8 90%
Waterfall 15.6 dps Return Purified 50 dps 18.7 89%
Dragon Tail 14 dps Dragon Pulse Elite TM 25.7 dps 18.1 86%
Bite 12 dps Outrage 27.5 dps 18.1 86%
Dragon Breath 12 dps Outrage 27.5 dps 18.1 86%
Waterfall 15.6 dps Crunch 21.7 dps 17.9 85%
Bite 12 dps Aqua Tail Elite TM 30 dps 17.8 85%
Dragon Breath 12 dps Aqua Tail Elite TM 30 dps 17.8 85%
Dragon Tail 14 dps Return Purified 50 dps 17.8 85%
Dragon Tail 14 dps Crunch 21.7 dps 17.2 82%
Bite 12 dps Dragon Pulse Elite TM 25.7 dps 16.9 80%
Dragon Breath 12 dps Dragon Pulse Elite TM 25.7 dps 16.9 80%
Bite 12 dps Crunch 21.7 dps 16.1 76%
Dragon Breath 12 dps Crunch 21.7 dps 16.1 76%
Bite 12 dps Return Purified 50 dps 16 76%
Dragon Breath 12 dps Return Purified 50 dps 16 76%
Waterfall 15.6 dps Twister 16.7 dps 15.6 74%
Waterfall 15.6 dps Frustration Shadow 5 dps 15.6 74%
Dragon Tail 14 dps Twister 16.7 dps 15.1 72%
Dragon Tail 14 dps Frustration Shadow 5 dps 14 67%
Bite 12 dps Twister 16.7 dps 14 66%
Dragon Breath 12 dps Twister 16.7 dps 14 66%
Bite 12 dps Frustration Shadow 5 dps 12 57%
Dragon Breath 12 dps Frustration Shadow 5 dps 12 57%
Quickmove Mainmove DPS Relative
Dragon Tail 14 dps Outrage 27.5 dps 18.9 101%
Waterfall 15.6 dps Hydro Pump 46.3 dps 21 100%
Waterfall 15.6 dps Outrage 27.5 dps 19.8 97%
Dragon Tail 14 dps Hydro Pump 46.3 dps 20.9 94%
Dragon Tail 14 dps Dragon Pulse Elite TM 25.7 dps 18.1 92%
Waterfall 15.6 dps Crunch 21.7 dps 17.9 91%
Dragon Tail 14 dps Aqua Tail Elite TM 30 dps 19.2 91%
Waterfall 15.6 dps Aqua Tail Elite TM 30 dps 19.7 91%
Dragon Tail 14 dps Crunch 21.7 dps 17.2 91%
Waterfall 15.6 dps Dragon Pulse Elite TM 25.7 dps 18.8 90%
Waterfall 15.6 dps Twister 16.7 dps 15.6 82%
Dragon Tail 14 dps Twister 16.7 dps 15.1 80%
Waterfall 15.6 dps Return Purified 50 dps 18.7 76%
Dragon Tail 14 dps Return Purified 50 dps 17.8 70%
Waterfall 15.6 dps Frustration Shadow 5 dps 15.6 60%
Bite 12 dps Crunch 21.7 dps 16.1 57%
Dragon Breath 12 dps Crunch 21.7 dps 16.1 57%
Bite 12 dps Aqua Tail Elite TM 30 dps 17.8 56%
Dragon Breath 12 dps Aqua Tail Elite TM 30 dps 17.8 56%
Bite 12 dps Outrage 27.5 dps 18.1 55%
Dragon Breath 12 dps Outrage 27.5 dps 18.1 55%
Dragon Tail 14 dps Frustration Shadow 5 dps 14 54%
Bite 12 dps Twister 16.7 dps 14 50%
Bite 12 dps Dragon Pulse Elite TM 25.7 dps 16.9 50%
Dragon Breath 12 dps Twister 16.7 dps 14 50%
Dragon Breath 12 dps Dragon Pulse Elite TM 25.7 dps 16.9 50%
Bite 12 dps Hydro Pump 46.3 dps 19.3 49%
Dragon Breath 12 dps Hydro Pump 46.3 dps 19.3 49%
Bite 12 dps Return Purified 50 dps 16 40%
Dragon Breath 12 dps Return Purified 50 dps 16 40%
Bite 12 dps Frustration Shadow 5 dps 12 31%
Dragon Breath 12 dps Frustration Shadow 5 dps 12 31%

Counters & Raids

What counters Gyarados?

Gyarados is a Water/Flying type Pokémon, which makes it weak against Rock moves, and especially weak against Electric moves.

These are the Pokémon and their moves that do the most damage to Gyarados.

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack 237
Defense 186
Stamina 216

Max HP

Level 40 182

Size

Height 6.5 m
Weight 235 kg

Other

Base capture rate 0%
Base flee rate 0%
Buddy walk distance 1 km

Max CP

Level 15

Research encounters

1,453

Level 20

Max hatched / raids

1,937

Level 30

Max wild

2,907

Level 40

3,391

Level 50

3,834

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids) 2,422
Level 35 (wild) 3,149

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