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gyarados
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Gyarados

Atrocious Pokémon

WaterFlying

It has an extremely aggressive nature. The Hyper Beam it shoots from its mouth totally incinerates all targets.

Base Stats

HP 95
Attack 125
Defense 79
Sp. Atk 60
Sp. Def 100
Speed 81
Total 540

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Intimidate Moxie (Hidden)

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Atrocious Pokémon
Height 6.5 m
Weight 235.0 kg
Base Exp 189
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Waters Edge
Egg Groups Water2 ,Dragon

Sprites

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Competitive

Offensive
Moves
Dragon Dance / Power Whip
Power Whip / Earthquake / Taunt / Ice Fang
Item
Lum Berry / Life Orb
Ability
Intimidate / Moxie
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252
Bulky Dragon Dance
Item
Sitrus Berry / Chesto Berry
Nature
Impish / Adamant
EVs
HP 252
Def 156
Spe 100

Strategy Overview

This analysis covers a Pokemon in a very new metagame. The metagame may shift rapidly. If you have any suggestions for this analysis, please post them in the current Battle Stadium Singles Analysis Thread.

Viability Ranking: B+ Rank

Reserved for Pokemon that are great in the Battle Stadium Singles metagame. These Pokemon have more notable flaws than those above them that affect how they function in the format. Their positive traits still outshine their negatives, but they require a bit more team support to bring out their full potential.

For more information on viability rankings, check out the full rankings here.

Most Used Moves

Waterfall
100.0%
Bounce
100.0%
Rest
1.4%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
89.2%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc