Gyarados #0130

WaterFlying
MagikarpMagikarp(#0129)
Pokémon GO Pokédex
Lapras(#0131)Lapras
Max CPL403391L503834L51 · Best Buddy3879
Buddy Distance1 km per Candy
ReleasedJul 6, 2016Mar 22, 2017

Type Effectiveness

Gyarados takes 256% from Electric, and 160% from Rock moves.

Weak ×2.6
Electric
Weak ×1.6
Rock
Resists ×0.6
FireWaterFightingBugSteel
Resists ×0.4
Ground

Gyarados is a Water/Flying-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, doubly weak to Electric and weak to Rock.

It reaches 3834 CP at level 50, or 3879 as a Best Buddy.

Its best raid moveset is Waterfall with Hydro Pump.

Gyarados
Normal
Shiny Gyarados
Shiny

Base Stats

Attack237
Defense186
Stamina216

Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.

Best Movesets

#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
WaterWaterfallWaterHydro Pump12.2264
2WaterWaterfallWaterAqua Tail11.9257
3DarkBiteWaterHydro Pump11.9256
4DragonDragon BreathWaterHydro Pump11.9256
5DragonDragon TailWaterHydro Pump11.8254
6WaterWaterfallDragonOutrage11.6251
7DarkBiteWaterAqua Tail11.6249
8DragonDragon BreathWaterAqua Tail11.6249
20 More Pairings
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
9DragonDragon TailWaterAqua Tail11.5248
10DarkBiteDragonOutrage11.3243
11DragonDragon BreathDragonOutrage11.3243
12WaterWaterfallNormalReturn11.2242
13DragonDragon TailDragonOutrage11.2243
14WaterWaterfallDragonDragon Pulse11.0238
15DarkBiteDragonDragon Pulse10.6229
16DarkBiteNormalReturn10.6229
17DragonDragon BreathDragonDragon Pulse10.6229
18DragonDragon BreathNormalReturn10.6229
19DragonDragon TailDragonDragon Pulse10.6228
20DragonDragon TailNormalReturn10.6228
21WaterWaterfallDarkCrunch10.4225
22DarkBiteDarkCrunch10.0216
23DragonDragon BreathDarkCrunch10.0216
24DragonDragon TailDarkCrunch10.0216
25WaterWaterfallDragonTwister9.2198
26DarkBiteDragonTwister8.7187
27DragonDragon BreathDragonTwister8.7187
28DragonDragon TailDragonTwister8.7187

Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.

DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.

Moves

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
EPS
Dragon TailEDragon1481.0s14.08.0
WaterfallWater1371.0s13.07.0
BiteDark640.5s12.08.0
Dragon BreathDragon640.5s12.08.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
DPE
ReturnPNormal25330.5s50.00.76
Hydro PumpWater1351003.5s38.61.35
OutrageDragon110504.0s27.52.20
Dragon PulseEDragon90503.5s25.71.80
Aqua TailEWater50332.0s25.01.52
CrunchDark65333.0s21.71.97
TwisterDragon50333.0s16.71.52

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Turns
DPT
EPT
WaterfallWater111033.73.3
Dragon BreathDragon3413.04.0
Dragon TailEDragon91233.04.0
BiteDark2412.04.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
DPE
ReturnPNormal130701.86
OutrageDragon110601.83
TwisterDragon70401.75
Hydro PumpWater130751.73
Dragon PulseEDragon90551.64
Aqua TailEWater55351.57
CrunchDark70451.56

DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.

E
Elite TM: only an Elite TM teaches it now.
P
Purified: Return is learned by purifying a Shadow.
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Top Counters

Full Rankings

As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. 1Mega Raichu YElectricThunder ShockElectricZap Cannon+54.9 eDPS
  2. 2Mega ManectricElectricThunder FangElectricDischarge+52.2 eDPS
  3. 3Shadow ZekromElectricCharge BeamElectricFusion BoltE50.7 eDPS
  4. 4RegielekiNormalLock-OnElectricThunder CageE47.5 eDPS
  5. 5ZeraoraElectricVolt SwitchElectricPlasma Fists46.5 eDPS
  6. 6Shadow RaikouElectricThunder ShockElectricWild Charge45.8 eDPS
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Worth Powering Up?

The everyday pick against 1 of 134 Tier 5 and Mega bosses.

The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

CP by Level

Encounter
Level
Guaranteed CP
Max CP
Research15139110/10/10145315/15/15
Raids & Eggs20185510/10/10193715/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids25231910/10/10242215/15/15
L404029660/0/0339115/15/15
L505033540/0/0383415/15/15
L51 · Best Buddy5133940/0/0387915/15/15
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level
15/15/15
0/0/0
Level 1514531271
Level 2019371695
Level 2524222119
Level 3029072543
Level 3531492755
Level 4033912966
Level 4536093157
Level 5038343354
Level 5138793394

Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.

L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.

Dex Details

Second Charged Move25 Candy · 10,000 Stardust
Height / Weight6.5 m · 235 kg
Gender Ratio
50.0%50.0%
TradingTradableTransferable

Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Gyarados in the RotomLabs Pokédex

PvP IV Spreads

Great League

1500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/14/151499 CP at level 16.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/14/15149916.5100.00%
#20/15/13149716.599.69%
#30/15/14150016.599.69%
#41/14/13149916.599.61%
#50/13/15149616.599.49%
#61/12/15149816.599.41%
#71/15/11149616.599.30%
#81/15/12150016.599.30%
#92/14/11149916.599.23%
#100/14/13149316.599.20%

A 15/15/15 ranks #3613 of 4,096, with 92.48% of the best stat product.

Great League Rankings on PvPoke

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/15/142500 CP at level 27.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/15/14250027.5100.00%
#20/14/14249427.599.50%
#30/14/15249927.599.50%
#41/13/14249827.599.42%
#50/15/13249527.599.37%
#61/14/13249927.599.30%
#71/15/11249427.599.17%
#81/15/12250027.599.17%
#92/14/11249927.599.09%
#100/12/924992899.05%

A 15/15/15 ranks #2465 of 4,096, with 94.92% of the best stat product.

Ultra League Rankings on PvPoke

Ranked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.

Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.

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