Gyarados

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Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
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Gyarados is a Water/Flying type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1. It is known as the Atrocious Pokémon.

Gyarados has a Mega Evolution, available from X & Y onwards.

Pokédex data

National №	130
Type	Water Flying
Species	Atrocious Pokémon
Height	21′04″ (6.5 m)
Weight	518.1 lbs (235.0 kg)
Abilities	Intimidate Moxie (hidden ability)
Local №	130 (Red/Blue/Yellow) 077 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 053 (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald) 130 (FireRed/LeafGreen) 024 (Diamond/Pearl) 024 (Platinum) 077 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 050 (X/Y — Central Kalos) 054 (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire) 092 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex) 112 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex)

Training

EV yield	2 Attack
Catch rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	70 (normal)
Base Exp.	189
Growth Rate	Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Dragon, Water 2
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	5 (base 1,280 steps)

Base stats

HP	95	300	394
Attack	125	229	383
Defense	79	146	282
Sp. Atk	60	112	240
Sp. Def	100	184	328
Speed	81	150	287
Total	540	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Gyarados.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	½	½	4			½		0

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
		½	2				½

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National №	130
Type	Water Dark
Species	Atrocious Pokémon
Height	21′04″ (6.5 m)
Weight	672.4 lbs (305.0 kg)
Abilities	Mold Breaker
Local №	130 (Red/Blue/Yellow) 077 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 053 (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald) 130 (FireRed/LeafGreen) 024 (Diamond/Pearl) 024 (Platinum) 077 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 050 (X/Y — Central Kalos) 054 (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire) 092 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex) 112 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex)

Training

EV yield	2 Attack
Catch rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	70 (normal)
Base Exp.	224
Growth Rate	Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Dragon, Water 2
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	5 (base 1,280 steps)

Base stats

HP	95	300	394
Attack	155	283	449
Defense	109	200	348
Sp. Atk	70	130	262
Sp. Def	130	238	394
Speed	81	150	287
Total	640	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Gyarados.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	½	½	2	2	½	2

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
	0	2		½		½	½	2

Evolution chart

#129
Magikarp
Water

(Level 20)

#130
Gyarados
Water · Flying

Gyarados changes

In Generation 1, Gyarados has a base Special stat of 100.
In Generations 1-4, Gyarados has a base experience yield of 214.

Pokédex entries

Gyarados

Red Blue	Rarely seen in the wild. Huge and vicious, it is capable of destroying entire cities in a rage.
Yellow	Brutally vicious and enormously destructive. Known for totally destroying cities in ancient times.
Gold	They say that during past wars, GYARADOS would appear and leave blazing ruins in its wake.
Silver	Once it appears, it goes on a rampage. It remains enraged until it demolishes everything around it.
Crystal	It appears whenever there is world conflict, burning down any place it travels through.
Ruby	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.
Sapphire	Once GYARADOS goes on a rampage, its ferociously violent blood doesn’t calm until it has burned everything down. There are records of this POKéMON’s rampages lasting a whole month.
FireRed	It has an extremely aggressive nature. The HYPER BEAM it shoots from its mouth totally incinerates all targets.
LeafGreen	Rarely seen in the wild. Huge and vicious, it is capable of destroying entire cities in a rage.
Emerald	It is an extremely vicious and violent POKéMON. When humans begin to fight, it will appear and burn everything to the ground with intensely hot flames.
Diamond	Once it appears, its rage never settles until it has razed the fields and mountains around it.
Pearl	In ancient literature, there is a record of a GYARADOS that razed a village when violence flared.
Platinum	Once it begins to rampage, a GYARADOS will burn everything down, even in a harsh storm.
HeartGold	They say that during past strife, GYARADOS would appear and leave blazing ruins in its wake.
SoulSilver	Once it appears, it goes on a rampage. It remains enraged until it demolishes everything around it.
Black White Black 2 White 2	Once it begins to rampage, a Gyarados will burn everything down, even in a harsh storm.
X	In ancient literature, there is a record of a Gyarados that razed a village when violence flared.
Y	Rarely seen in the wild. Huge and vicious, it is capable of destroying entire cities in a rage.
Omega Ruby	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.
Alpha Sapphire	Once Gyarados goes on a rampage, its ferociously violent blood doesn’t calm until it has burned everything down. There are records of this Pokémon’s rampages lasting a whole month.
Sun	A tale is told of a town that angered Gyarados. Before the sun rose the next day, flames utterly consumed the town, leaving not a trace behind.
Moon	There are people who swear that any place Gyarados appears is fated for destruction.
Ultra Sun	It fires hyper beams in all directions, burning the surrounding area to ash. There are some regions where it’s called “the deity of destruction.”
Ultra Moon	The energy from evolution stimulated its brain cells strongly, causing it to become very ferocious.

Mega Gyarados

Sun	Mega Evolution also affects its brain, leaving no other function except its destructive instinct to burn everything to cinders.
Moon	It jets water from the orifices on its sides, streaking above the water surface at supersonic speed.
Ultra Sun	Mega Evolution places a burden on its body. The stress causes it to become all the more ferocious.
Ultra Moon	It zooms out of the water at Mach speeds. Even large ships caught in its path are split cleanly in two!

Moves learned by Gyarados

In other generations
1
2
3
4
5
6

Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Sun/Moon

Moves learnt by level up

Gyarados learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
1	Thrash	Normal	120	100
21	Leer	Normal	—	100
24	Twister	Dragon	40	100
27	Ice Fang	Ice	65	95
30	Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
33	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
36	Dragon Rage	Dragon	—	100
39	Crunch	Dark	80	100
42	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
45	Dragon Dance	Dragon	—	—
48	Hurricane	Flying	110	70
51	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
54	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90

Moves learnt on evolution

Gyarados learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Bite	Dark		60	100

Egg moves

Gyarados does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move Tutor moves

Gyarados can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Bounce	Flying	85	85
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Iron Head	Steel	80	100
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Outrage	Dragon	120	100
Snore	Normal	50	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Uproar	Normal	90	100
Water Pulse	Water	60	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon by a previous evolution of Gyarados. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Flail	Normal	—	100	Level up
Splash	Normal	—	—	Level up
Tackle	Normal	40	100	Level up

Moves learnt by TM

Gyarados is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
5	Roar	Normal	—	—
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
7	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
55	Scald	Water	80	100
59	Brutal Swing	Dark	60	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
82	Dragon Tail	Dragon	60	90
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Surf	Water	90	100
97	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
98	Waterfall	Water	80	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Gyarados can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Bide	Normal	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Bubble Beam	Water	65	100	Generation 1 — TM
Rage	Normal	20	100	Generation 1 — TM
Reflect	Psychic	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Skull Bash	Normal	130	100	Generation 1 — TM
Take Down	Normal	90	85	Generation 1 — TM
Water Gun	Water	40	100	Generation 1 — TM
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Dragon Breath	Dragon	60	100	Generation 2 — TM
Zap Cannon	Electric	120	50	Generation 2 — TM
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Avalanche	Ice	60	100	Generation 4 — TM
Brine	Water	65	100	Generation 4 — TM
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Whirlpool	Water	35	85	Generation 4 — HM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Incinerate	Fire	60	100	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Dive	Water	80	100	Generation 6 — HM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

Moves learnt by level up

Gyarados learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
1	Thrash	Normal	120	100
21	Leer	Normal	—	100
24	Twister	Dragon	40	100
27	Ice Fang	Ice	65	95
30	Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
33	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
36	Dragon Rage	Dragon	—	100
39	Crunch	Dark	80	100
42	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
45	Dragon Dance	Dragon	—	—
48	Hurricane	Flying	110	70
51	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
54	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90

Moves learnt on evolution

Gyarados learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Sun & Moon (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Bite	Dark		60	100

Egg moves

Gyarados does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Sun & Moon.

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Sun & Moon by a previous evolution of Gyarados. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Flail	Normal	—	100	Level up
Splash	Normal	—	—	Level up
Tackle	Normal	40	100	Level up

Moves learnt by TM

Gyarados is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
5	Roar	Normal	—	—
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
7	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
55	Scald	Water	80	100
59	Brutal Swing	Dark	60	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
82	Dragon Tail	Dragon	60	90
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Surf	Water	90	100
97	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
98	Waterfall	Water	80	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Gyarados can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Sun & Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Bide	Normal	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Bubble Beam	Water	65	100	Generation 1 — TM
Rage	Normal	20	100	Generation 1 — TM
Reflect	Psychic	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Skull Bash	Normal	130	100	Generation 1 — TM
Take Down	Normal	90	85	Generation 1 — TM
Water Gun	Water	40	100	Generation 1 — TM
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Dragon Breath	Dragon	60	100	Generation 2 — TM
Zap Cannon	Electric	120	50	Generation 2 — TM
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Avalanche	Ice	60	100	Generation 4 — TM
Brine	Water	65	100	Generation 4 — TM
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Whirlpool	Water	35	85	Generation 4 — HM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Incinerate	Fire	60	100	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Dive	Water	80	100	Generation 6 — HM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

In other generations
1
2
3
4
5
6

Gyarados sprites

Type	Generation 1	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7
Normal							—
Shiny	—						—

See all Gyarados sprites

Where to find Gyarados

Red Blue	Evolve Magikarp
Yellow	Fuchsia City
Gold Silver Crystal	Fuchsia City, Lake of Rage
Ruby Sapphire	Sootopolis City
FireRed LeafGreen	Route 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, Berry Forest, Bond Bridge, Cape Brink, Cerulean Cave, Cerulean City, Cinnabar Island, Five Island, Five Isle Meadow, Four Island, Fuchsia City, Green Path, Icefall Cave, Kindle Road, Memorial Pillar, One Island, Outcast Island, Pallet Town, Resort Gorgeous, Ruin Valley, Seafoam Islands, Tanoby Ruins, Trainer Tower, Treasure Beach, Vermilion City, Viridian City, Water Labyrinth, Water Path
Emerald	Sootopolis City
Diamond Pearl	Route 203, 204, 205, 208, 209, 210, 212, 213, 214, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, Canalave City, Celestic Town, Eterna City, Fuego Ironworks, Great Marsh, Iron Island, Lake Acuity, Lake Valor, Lake Verity, Mt. Coronet, Oreburgh Gate, Pastoria City, Pokémon League, Ravaged Path, Resort Area, Sendoff Spring, Sunyshore City, Twinleaf Town, Valley Windworks, Victory Road
Platinum	Route 202, 203, 204, 205, 208, 209, 210, 212, 213, 214, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, Canalave City, Celestic Town, Eterna City, Fuego Ironworks, Great Marsh, Iron Island, Lake Acuity, Lake Valor, Lake Verity, Mt. Coronet, Oreburgh Gate, Pastoria City, Pokémon League, Ravaged Path, Sendoff Spring, Sunyshore City, Twinleaf Town, Valley Windworks, Victory Road
HeartGold SoulSilver	Cerulean Cave, Fuchsia City, Lake of Rage, Mt. Silver, Seafoam Islands
Black White	Evolve Magikarp
Black 2 White 2	Nature Sanctuary, Nature Preserve
X Y	Route 3, 22, Parfum Palace
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Sootopolis City
Sun Moon	Route 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, Melemele Sea, Kala'e Bay, Seaward Cave, Paniola Town, Brooklet Hill, Secluded Shore, Tapu Village, Malie Garden, Poni Wilds, Poni Breaker Coast, Poni Gauntlet, Seafolk Village, Poni Meadow, Vast Poni Canyon
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Route 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, Melemele Sea, Kala'e Bay, Hau'oli City, Seaward Cave, Paniola Town, Akala Outskirts, Brooklet Hill, Tapu Village, Malie Garden, Ancient Poni Path, Poni Breaker Coast, Poni Gauntlet, Seafolk Village, Poni Meadow, Vast Poni Canyon

Answers to Gyarados questions

Other languages

English	Gyarados
Japanese	ギャラドス (Gyarados)
German	Garados
French	Léviator

Name origin

gyre: thrash and turn about