Gyarados - Generation 1 learnset

Gyarados artwork by Ken Sugimori

Below are all the moves that Gyarados can learn in Generation 1, which consists of:

Pokémon Red
Pokémon Blue
Pokémon Yellow

Note: The move categories shown here are based on the move's type, as was the mechanic in Generations 1-3. The moves' detail pages may show a different category for Generation 4+.

In other generations
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Red/Blue Yellow

Moves learnt by level up

Gyarados learns the following moves in Pokémon Red & Blue at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
1	Dragon Rage	Dragon	—	100
1	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
20	Bite	Dark	60	100
25	Dragon Rage	Dragon	—	100
32	Leer	Normal	—	100
41	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
52	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90

Pre-evolution moves

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

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

Moves learnt by HM

Gyarados is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Red & Blue:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water		90	100
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Gyarados is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Red & Blue:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
08	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
09	Take Down	Normal	90	85
10	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
11	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
12	Water Gun	Water	40	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
20	Rage	Normal	20	100
23	Dragon Rage	Dragon	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
31	Mimic	Normal	—	—
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
34	Bide	Normal	—	—
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
40	Skull Bash	Normal	130	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
50	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Gyarados learns the following moves in Pokémon Yellow at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
20	Bite	Dark	60	100
25	Dragon Rage	Dragon	—	100
32	Leer	Normal	—	100
41	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
52	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90

Pre-evolution moves

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

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Splash	Normal		—	—	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Gyarados is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Yellow:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water		90	100
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Gyarados is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Yellow:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
08	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
09	Take Down	Normal	90	85
10	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
11	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
12	Water Gun	Water	40	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
20	Rage	Normal	20	100
23	Dragon Rage	Dragon	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
31	Mimic	Normal	—	—
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
34	Bide	Normal	—	—
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
40	Skull Bash	Normal	130	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
50	Substitute	Normal	—	—