Gyarados Weaknesses and Strengths

Gyarados is a dual-type Pokemon of types Water and Flying. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Rock	160%
Electric	256%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Ground	39.1%
Steel	62.5%
Fire	62.5%
Water	62.5%
Fighting	62.5%
Bug	62.5%

Best Moves for Gyarados in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Gyarados.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Waterfall	Hydro Pump	63.27	517.45
Dragon Tail	Hydro Pump	60.91	498.14
Waterfall	Aqua Tail	47.58	481.62
Waterfall	Return	66.00	479.75
Waterfall	Outrage	44.21	476.52
Dragon Tail	Outrage	41.85	459.86
Dragon Tail	Aqua Tail	45.22	456.91
Dragon Tail	Return	63.64	451.58
Dragon Breath	Hydro Pump	59.27	450.40
Bite	Hydro Pump	59.27	450.40

All Moves for Gyarados

Below are all the moves that Gyarados can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Dragon Pulse EliteTM	Charged	90	25	3600ms	-50
Aqua Tail EliteTM	Charged	50	31.58	1900ms	-33
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Hydro Pump	Charged	130	47.27	3300ms	-100
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Crunch	Charged	70	21.88	3200ms	-33
Outrage	Charged	110	28.21	3900ms	-50
Twister	Charged	45	16.07	2800ms	-33
Dragon Tail EliteTM	Quick	15	13.64	1100ms	9
Bite	Quick	6	12	500ms	4
Waterfall	Quick	16	16	1200ms	8
Dragon Breath	Quick	6	12	500ms	4

Gyarados Evolution

Magikarp	Requires 400x Candy	Gyarados
Gyarados	Requires 300x Mega Energy	Mega Gyarados

Best Gyarados Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Gyarados Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Gyarados in a raid.

Other Gyarados Forms