Gyarados
Gyarados is a Water/Flying type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1. It is known as the Atrocious Pokémon
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Gyarados has a Mega Evolution, available from X & Y onwards.
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Pokédex data
National № 130 Type Water Flying Species Atrocious Pokémon Height 21′4″ (6.50m) Weight 518.1 lbs (235.0 kg) Abilities Intimidate
Moxie (hidden ability)Local № 130 (Red/Blue)
077 (Gold/Silver)
053 (Ruby/Sapphire)
130 (FireRed/LeafGreen)
024 (Diamond/Pearl)
024 (Platinum)
077 (HeartGold/SoulSilver)
050 (X/Y)
054 (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire)
092 (Sun/Moon)
112 (Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon)
112 (Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon)
035 (Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon)
055 (Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon)
054 (Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon)Japanese Gyaradosu Training
EV yield 2 Attack Catch rate 45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP) Base Happiness 70 (normal) Base EXP 214 Growth Rate Slow Breeding
Egg Groups Dragon, Water 2 Gender 50% male, 50% female Egg cycles 5 (base 1,280 steps) Base stats
Total 540 Min Max 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 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.
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Pokédex data
National № 130 Type Water Dark Species Atrocious Pokémon Height 21′4″ (6.50m) Weight 672.4 lbs (305.0 kg) Abilities Mold Breaker Local № 130 (Red/Blue)
077 (Gold/Silver)
053 (Ruby/Sapphire)
130 (FireRed/LeafGreen)
024 (Diamond/Pearl)
024 (Platinum)
077 (HeartGold/SoulSilver)
050 (X/Y)
054 (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire)
092 (Sun/Moon)
112 (Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon)
112 (Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon)
035 (Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon)
055 (Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon)
054 (Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon)Japanese Gyaradosu Training
EV yield — Catch rate — Base Happiness — Base EXP — Growth Rate — Breeding
Egg Groups — Gender — Egg cycles — Base stats
Total 640 Min Max 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 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.
Pokédex entries
| Red Blue | Rarely seen in the wild. Huge and vicious, it is capable of destroying entire cities in a rage. |
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| 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. |
Name origin
- gyre
- thrash and turn about
Moves learned by Gyarados
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Moves learnt by level up
Gyarados learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon at the levels specified.
Lv.MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.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).
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):
Moves learnt by TM
Gyarados is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon:
TMMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.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 — — -
Moves learnt by level up
Gyarados learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun/Moon at the levels specified.
Lv.MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.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).
Egg moves
Gyarados does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Sun/Moon.
Moves learnt by TM
Gyarados is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun/Moon:
TMMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.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 — —
Gyarados sprites
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Where to find Gyarados
Answers to Gyarados questions
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