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
Abilities
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Poison Heal Setup
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Where to find Gyarados Mega
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
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 & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Bind Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 1 | Dragon Rage Inflicts 40 points of damage. | Dragon | Special | — | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Thrash Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 21 | Rage If the user is hit after using this move, its Attack rises by one stage. | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| 24 | Twister Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dragon | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 26 | Dragon Tail Ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon. | Dragon | Physical | 60 | 90 | 10 |
| 27 | Ice Fang Has a chance to freeze the target and a chance to make the target flinch. | Ice | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 30 | Aqua Tail Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 31 | Waterfall Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Water | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 33 | Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 36 | Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 41 | Outrage Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user. | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 45 | Dragon Dance Raises the user’s Attack and Speed by one stage. | Dragon | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 46 | Hydro Pump Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 110 | 80 | 5 |
| 48 | Hurricane Has a chance to confuse the target. | Flying | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| 51 | Hyper Beam User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| 51 | Rain Dance Changes the weather to rain for five turns. | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
Sprites & renders
12 sprites & renders for Gyarados Mega.






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