Mega EvolvesGyarados
Legal in the current Regulation Set M-B (Jun 17 – Sep 2, 2026).
Base stats
Mega Evolution
In Champions, the Omni Ring lets one Pokémon Mega Evolve per battle — and it stays Mega for the rest of the match, even after switching out. Here's exactly how Gyarados's stats change — open a Mega for its full page.
Abilities
Competitive usage
Ladder snapshot Jun 2026 · 1,163,315 battles·Win rate: not published by this source
Moves
- Waterfall24.9%
- Protect23.8%
- Dragon Dance20.9%
- Crunch16.9%
- Lash Out3.6%
- Power Whip2.8%
- Earthquake2.2%
- Ice Fang2.1%
- Taunt1.0%
- Thunder Wave0.5%
Items
- Gyaradosite100.0%
Abilities
- Mold Breaker100.0%
Natures
- Adamant68.2%
- Jolly30.5%
- Hasty0.6%
- Hardy0.3%
- Impish0.2%
Common teammates
- Sneasler8.8%
- Sinistcha8.4%
- Garchomp7.1%
- Kingambit4.9%
- Ninetales-Alola4.9%
- Raichu-Mega-Y4.6%
- Clefable3.8%
- Incineroar3.6%
Stat-Point spreads
- Adamant · 11/25/0/0/0/30 SP9.8%
- Jolly · 2/32/0/0/0/32 SP8.3%
- Adamant · 2/32/0/0/0/32 SP6.5%
- Jolly · 23/11/0/0/0/32 SP6.1%
- Adamant · 8/32/0/0/0/26 SP5.3%
- Adamant · 32/32/0/0/0/2 SP3.7%
Ladder spreads in Champions Stat Points (stat order HP/Atk/Def/SpA/SpD/Spe) — the ladder's Champions formats use SP natively.
Source: Smogon / Pokémon Showdown usage statistics (Champions ladder) — Showdown ladder, not the official in-game ranked ladder. 1,163,315 battles, snapshot 2026-06. Methodology
Notable moves
Its hardest-hitting attacks, one per type — from a movepool of 103 legal moves.
Featured in meta teams
Two dragons apply immediate pressure with Extreme Speed priority and speed control. Gyarados takes the Mega slot for a Mold Breaker Dragon Dance, Incineroar keeps the tempo with Intimidate, and Kingambit closes — Supreme Overlord climbs with every fainted ally.