Mega EvolutionMega Gyarados
Mega Evolution of Gyarados. Check current Mega eligibility before using this form.
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Mega statsvs Gyarados
How to Mega Evolve
Gyarados Mega is reached in battle by giving Gyarados its Mega Stone and triggering the Omni Ring — one Mega per battle, held for the rest of the match even after switching out.
Abilities
Competitive usage
Showdown ladder · Sep 2026
Moves
- Protect24.1%
- Waterfall24.1%
- Dragon Dance21.6%
- Crunch15.1%
- Lash Out7.9%
- Earthquake2.7%
- Ice Fang2.0%
- Power Whip0.5%
- Iron Head0.4%
- Avalanche0.4%
Items
- Gyaradosite100.0%
Abilities
- Mold Breaker100.0%
Natures
- Adamant62.5%
- Jolly33.0%
- Brave1.8%
- Hardy1.5%
- Impish0.5%
Common teammates
- Rillaboom7.4%
- Sneasler6.7%
- Volcarona5.9%
- Gholdengo5.2%
- Farigiraf3.6%
- Froslass-Mega3.5%
- Corviknight2.2%
- Kingambit2.1%
Stat-Point spreads
- Adamant · 2/32/0/0/0/32 SP9.3%
- Jolly · 2/32/0/0/0/32 SP8.1%
- Jolly · 9/25/0/0/0/32 SP8.0%
- Adamant · 19/15/1/0/1/30 SP7.9%
- Adamant · 26/22/5/0/0/13 SP7.3%
- Jolly · 9/27/0/0/0/30 SP3.6%
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 · Sep 2026. About these stats
Notable moves
Hard-hitting attacks, one per type, from 103 indexed learnset moves. This list is not an M-C legality check.
Editorial sample 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.