Competitive Information for Gyarados (mega) [X/Y]
Base Stats for Gyarados-Mega
Water / Dark
Abilities:
Mold BreakerMold Breaker: This Pokemon's moves and their effects ignore the Abilities of other Pokemon.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
2x
0.5x
2x
2x
2x
0.5x
0.5x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
2x
0.5x
0x
0.5x
0.5x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Gyarados-mega? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the X/Y generation metagame.
Gyarados is pretty popular Water and Dark-typed Pokemon. Gyarados is a pretty standard Pokemon to see in Generation 6. Gyarados is weak to Bug, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, and Grass-typed attacks.
Species: Gyarados-Mega
Item: Gyaradosite
Ability: Mold Breaker
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Outrage
- Earthquake / Iron Head
- Crunch / Bite
Item: Gyaradosite
Ability: Mold Breaker
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Outrage
- Earthquake / Iron Head
- Crunch / Bite
Physical Sweeper Gyarados-Mega (Mold Breaker)
Gyarados is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Mold Breaker, Gyarados's moves and their effects ignore the abilities of other pokemon. Earthquake or Iron Head are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Gyarados afterwards).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Crunch is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Gyarados afterwards).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Crunch is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
(
)
Species: Gyarados-Mega
Item: Gyaradosite
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 80 Hp / 176 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dragon Dance
- Substitute
- Waterfall
- Earthquake
Item: Gyaradosite
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 80 Hp / 176 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dragon Dance
- Substitute
- Waterfall
- Earthquake
Gyarados-Mega Physical Sweeper (Gyaradosite Dance)
Gyarados is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power.
♦ Dragon Dance is a status move (raises your Gyarados's attack and speed by 1 stage).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Gyarados takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Gyarados takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
(
)
Species: Gyarados-Mega
Item: Gyaradosite
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 240 Atk / 80 SpD / 188 Spe
Moveset:
- Ice Fang
- Dragon Dance
- Waterfall
- Earthquake
Item: Gyaradosite
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 240 Atk / 80 SpD / 188 Spe
Moveset:
- Ice Fang
- Dragon Dance
- Waterfall
- Earthquake
Gyarados-Mega Physical Sweeper (Supermegadragondance)
Gyarados is popular Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power.
♦ Ice Fang is a physical 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Dragon Dance is a status move (raises your Gyarados's attack and speed by 1 stage).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Dragon Dance is a status move (raises your Gyarados's attack and speed by 1 stage).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
(
)
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Gyarados-mega? These builds have been optimized for X/Y Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the X/Y generation metagame.
Species: Gyarados-Mega
Item: Gyaradosite
Ability: Mold Breaker
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Outrage
- Iron Head / Ice Fang
Item: Gyaradosite
Ability: Mold Breaker
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Outrage
- Iron Head / Ice Fang
Doubles Physical Sweeper Gyarados-Mega (Mold Breaker)
Gyarados is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Mold Breaker, Gyarados's moves and their effects ignore the abilities of other pokemon. Iron Head or Ice Fang are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Gyarados afterwards).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Fang is a physical 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Gyarados afterwards).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Fang is a physical 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze. 10% chance to flinch).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
(
)
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Gyarados-mega learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Category Filter: Filter movelist to show only Physical, Special, or Status moves
Extended Move Details:Additional move information such as Risk versus Reward Statistics or Move power versus specific type-matchups
Damage Modifiers:
Type-matchup: Sort through and determine which moves would best work versus an opponent of the typing you select.
|
Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Gyarados-mega can perform in X/Y. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive XY Move and Ability Combos for Gyarados-mega
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Optimize Gyarados-mega's EVs for X/Y
Related Videos
Here are various how-to-use and competitive moveset analysis video guides for Gyarados-mega in X/Y. These featured videos will most likely contain additional strategies and combos not listed on our site. Disclaimer: All videos belong to their respective owners along with the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the videos. They belong solely to the author and not to us.
We currently do not have any competitive video guides for Gyarados-mega in X/Y
Want to have your Competitive Pokemon videos sponsored on our site? Contact us!