Question

Mine knows:

Earthquake: High power, double damage against Pokemon using Dig, high accuracy, used to deal with Rock and Electric types.

Strength: Good damage, high accuracy.

Dragon Dance: Boosts both Attack and Speed.

Waterfall: Good damage, high accuracy, decent chance to cause flinching, used to deal with Rock types, STAB.

Gyarados Learnset

Comments

If a Pokemon were to use dig,it wouldn't damage Gyarados because they are water and flying types which makes them immune to ground.
But yes,it does cover for rock and electric weakness.

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Double damage though. So quicker KO.

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Gyarados (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Earthquake Spiral
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Dragon Dance
- Waterfall
- Earthquake
- Ice Fang

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Gyarados (N) @ Choice-specs
Trait: Moxie
EVs: 252 S.Attack
Rash Nature (+SAtack, -SDef)
- Dragon-rage
- Splash
- Tackle
- Sleep talk

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Epic fail set

Answer 1

I would say Earthquake/Strength/Dragon Dance/Waterfall is a good set. Outrage is also a great option for destroying things.

Answer 2

Ok, Here We Go:
Earthquake(!), Rain Dance(I Found This Helpful, Because it raises the power of water attacks alot), OR Dragon Dance(To Raise Stats), Waterfall/Aqua Tail(STAB, Powered Up By Dragon Dance/Rain Dance), and Stone Edge/Avalanche/Ice Fang(For Some Coverage).

Hope This Helps!:)

Answer 3

I would switch Strength for Avalanche or Ice fang to cream dragons and grass types.

Answer 4

You've probably been swept by this before.

Gen V

Gyarados (M) @ Leftovers

Trait: Moxie

EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd

Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)

• Waterfall
• Dragon Dance
• Earthquake
• Ice Fang

Set up a Dragon dance, then sweep the foe. You'll become more and more powerful thanks to Moxie. This guy has gotten me more 6-0 wins than any other Pokemon, even Charizard. Once he's got started, he's hard to stop. Waterfall provides STAB. Earthquake and Ice Fang are type coverage. Sweeper EVs, and Leftovers prevent residual damage from bringing you down. As it says, you've probably been swept by this before.

Comments

i have the exact moveset myself, works out great

Answer 5

Here is my Bulky, Lead Gyara:

Gyarados (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Intimidate
EVs: 152 HP / 176 Atk / 36 Def / 144 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Waterfall
- Taunt
- Dragon Dance

Sets up with D-Dance, Taunts other leads trying to stealth rock, etc. Taunt can sometimes force a switch, allowing for a free Dance. EQ and Waterfall are decent coverage, EQ has a five type coverage and hits both of Gyara's weaknesses (Rock, Electric) for SE damage, while Waterfall is Physical Stab and has a semi-useless flinch chance.
EVs are a neat distribution, the HP and defensive EVs are an add to bulkyness and work with Intimidate, Atk and Speed allow for an easy sweep of an unprepared team. This set can easily sweep an entire team 6-0 if allowed to set up, and it isn't easily KO'd, usually absorbing 2-3 successive attacks, this is hard to do against something with as much offensive ability as Gyarados.

Answer 6

Maybe you can switch Strength with Return for better power with the same accuracy

Answer 7

Waterfall: STAB.

Ice Fang: Actually it is a useful move on Gyarados.

Earthquake: Great type coverage.

Stone Edge: Rock and Ground provides excellent type coverage.

Gyarados should hold Choice Band and tear through all opposition. Dragon Dance is a great move without Choice Band. In fact, it is the only move that should replace these other moves. Gyarados does have another option though. Gyarados is an effective user of Taunt.

Answer 8

Gyarados (M) @ Lum Berry

Role: Physical Sweeper

Trait: Moxie

EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd

Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)

• Dragon Dance
• Waterfall
• Earthquake
• Stone Edge

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Lum berry Prevents yourself being Confused and most importantly Burned ( I hate that )

And Moxie boosts are very helpfull, along with an Adamant nature for the hardest freaking hits you can give away.

Dragon Dance to set up with, and then Waterfall for STAB, Earthquake for Coverage, Stone Edge for Other Gyarados's and other coverage.

Answer 9

Bulky Mon

Trait: Intimidate

Nature: Impish (+Def, -SAtk), or Careful (+SDef, -SAtk)

EVs: 252 HP/252 Def or 252 SDef (depends on nature)/ 4 Spd

Taunt: Stops opposing Pokemon from setting up on your, can force switches.
Thunder Wave: Paralyses opposing Pokemon, halves speed, can force switches.
Dragon Tail: Switches out Pokemon, works well with your own entry hazards.
Waterfall: STAB move, can flinch, still it hits despite no attack EVs or attacking boosting nature.

Answer 10

Ah, I wish this guy could have Moxie and Outrage at the same time... >_< This is one of the next best things:

Gyarados (M) @ Choice Band
Trait: Intimidate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Waterfall
- Stone Edge
- Outrage

Earthquake is power, and covers his two weaknesses, Electric and Rock. Waterfall is STAB, covers Rock, can flinch the opponent, and in my opinion, is the best Physical Water move. Stone Edge is powerful in general. Outrage is devastating to the opponent, even without the Band. Now you see why no Moxie+Outrage is mean to me!

Answer 11

A Gen3 Gyarados is interesting...

Gyrados @ Sharp Beak
Trait: Intimidate
Moveset:
- Hidden Power (Flying, Flying type hidden power is physical in gen 3, STAB)
- Dragon Dance
- Earthquake (Coverage)
- Hyper Beam/Outrage

But for Gen4 i would replace Hidden Power with Waterfall, (and obviously replace Hyper Beam with Giga Impact)

Answer 12

Double/Triple Battle

Gyarados (M) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Moxie
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Waterfall
- Earthquake
- Bounce
- Stone Edge

Moxie really boosts your Attack if you can take down multiple foes at once with Earthquake. Stone Edge is coverage. Waterfall is STAB. Bounce is a good move in Triple battles. It gets STAB, it hits any foe, it has a nice chance of paralysis, it evades teammates multiple hitting attacks, and the foe does not know who you are going to attack. It also doesn't seem like the kind of move used with a Choice item, so that can cause your foe some grief.

Answer 13

This would be a perfect moveset:
Dragon Dance(Raises Speed and Attack)
Outrage(Usually great damage boosted by Dragon dance)
Hydro Pump(STAB,great power)
Earthquake(type coverage, great power)

Answer 14

I really don't know why would be Gyarados is a Flying type rather than a Dragon, anyways here goes:

Adamant Nature
Ev Trained in Defence and Sp.Def
Moxie Ability
Wacan/Lum berry Held Item

Outrage: It's not STAB but it's perfect for a rampage after using Dragon Dance a few times.
Earthquake: High power, high accuracy and deals with Rock and Electric types.
Waterfall: STAB, good power, high accuracy and chance to flinch (that is if the foe even survives).
Dragon Dance: Perfect stat raising move for Gyarados, makes it hard to out speed after using it twice.

Another good move would be Bounce if you want another STAB move thogh I wouldn't consider it seeing that it takes 2 turns to hit and it isn't certain to hit.