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Gyarados MegaGyarados Mega (shiny)
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Gyarados Mega

Atrocious Pokémon

I suspect this Pokémon to be the true identity of a dragon written of in ancient texts, which claimed that it razed an entire village with white-hot beams from its maw.

Details

Height6.5 m
Weight305.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time5 cycles · ~1,530 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP224
Contents

Base stats

HP
95
Attack
155
Defense
109
Sp. Atk
70
Sp. Def
130
Speed
81
Total
640
Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Resistant to

Ghost½×
Steel½×
Fire½×
Water½×
Ice½×
Dark½×

Immune to

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Gyarados Mega

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Let's Go Pikachu
Let's Go Eevee

Evolution

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Gyarados Mega can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Lv.Move & effectTypeClassPowerAcc.PP
0Bite

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

DarkPhysical6010025
1Bind

Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.

NormalPhysical158520
1Dragon Rage

Inflicts 40 points of damage.

DragonSpecial10010
1Leer

Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.

NormalStatus10030
1Thrash

Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user.

NormalPhysical12010010
21Rage

If the user is hit after using this move, its Attack rises by one stage.

NormalPhysical2010020
24Twister

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

DragonSpecial4010020
26Dragon Tail

Ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.

DragonPhysical609010
27Ice Fang

Has a chance to freeze the target and a chance to make the target flinch.

IcePhysical659515
30Aqua Tail

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

WaterPhysical909010
31Waterfall

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

WaterPhysical8010015
33Scary Face

Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.

NormalStatus10010
36Crunch

Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.

DarkPhysical8010015
41Outrage

Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user.

DragonPhysical12010010
45Dragon Dance

Raises the user’s Attack and Speed by one stage.

DragonStatus20
46Hydro Pump

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

WaterSpecial110805
48Hurricane

Has a chance to confuse the target.

FlyingSpecial1107010
51Hyper Beam

User foregoes its next turn to recharge.

NormalSpecial150905
51Rain Dance

Changes the weather to rain for five turns.

WaterStatus5

Sprites & renders

12 sprites & renders for Gyarados Mega.

Official artwork
Official artwork
Pokémon HOME
Pokémon HOME
Animated
Animated
Animated (back)
Animated (back)
Front
Front
Back
Back

Across the games

Black · White
Black · White
ORAS
ORAS
X · Y
X · Y
Menu Icons
Menu Icons
Ultra Sun · Moon
Ultra Sun · Moon
Menu Icons
Menu Icons

More Water-type Pokémon

Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.

All Water-type Pokémon

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Cite this page

Gyarados Mega”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/gyarados-mega.

Species data from PokéAPI.