Gyarados

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Gyarados Atrocious Pokémon #152 Gyarados Mega Gyarados
Type Water Flying Gyarados Water Dark Mega Gyarados Unknown
Ability Intimidate		Hidden Ability Moxie
Mega Ability Mold Breaker
Gender ratio 50% male, 50% female		Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Breeding Egg groups Water 2 and Dragon Hatch time 1530 steps*
Height 6.5 m 21'04" m m m		Weight 235.0 kg 518.1 lbs {{{weight2-kg}}} kg {{{weight2-lbs}}} lbs {{{weight3-kg}}} kg {{{weight3-lbs}}} lbs {{{weight4-kg}}} kg {{{weight4-lbs}}} lbs
Base experience yield 189		Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 2 Gyarados 0 HP 2 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Mega Gyarados 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Body style		Footprint
Pokédex color   Blue		Base friendship 70
Cry

Gyarados is a dual-type Water/Flying Pokémon.

It evolves from Magikarp on level 20 and can mega evolve using a Gyaradosite.

Pokédex entry

Pokédex entry It is an extremely vicious and violent Pokémon. When humans begin to fight, it will appear and burn everything to the ground with intensely hot flames.

Biology

Physiology

(From Bulbapedia) Gyarados is a serpentine Chinese dragon-like Pokémon. It is mostly blue, with a yellow underbelly and yellow spots along its body. It has a three-pointed, dark blue crest on its head and four white, dorsal fins. Its mouth is very large and gaping, bearing four canine teeth. It has one barbel on each side of its face. The barbels are white on a female and the same color as the main body on a male. Gyarados's tailfin is similar in structure to the crest on its head, except with a thin, white fin spread between the points.

Mega Gyarados is bulkier than its previous form. The fins on its face, its barbels, and its crest are now considerably longer. A large spike extends downward underneath its chin, and it now has a black underside. The yellow spots along its body are replaced by raised red scales that run down its side with a single red stripe below them. Two large white fins appear on its back, similar to those on its face. Most of the other fins along its back disappear, except for the one near the tail. Instead, it now has four white, pointed fins near is tail: two on its back and two on its underside.

Both Gyarados and its Mega form have demonstrated in the anime that it can leap huge distances both from the water and from the ground, usually several times its own body length. Its fangs can crush stones and its scales are harder than steel. Gyarados is infamously known for its fierce temper and wanton destructive tendencies, and is attracted to violence. In addition, Gyarados is also notoriously difficult to tame even after it is captured by the Trainer, usually requiring an exceptional amount of work in taming it until it can obey its Trainer. Gyarados usually lives in large bodies of water, such as lakes and ponds or even seas and oceans.

Game locations

Availability None Evolve Magikarp Common Uncommon Fossil Rare One

Held items

Held item(s) None This Pokémon cannot be found holding an item. Common Uncommon Rare Always

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 95	155 - 202	300 - 394
Attack: 125	117 - 194	229 - 383
Defense: 79	75 - 144	146 - 282
Sp.Atk: 60	58 - 123	112 - 240
Sp.Def: 100	94 - 167	184 - 328
Speed: 81	77 - 146	150 - 287
Total: 540   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.

Mega Gyarados

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 95	155 - 202	300 - 394
Attack: 155	144 - 227	283 - 449
Defense: 109	102 - 177	200 - 348
Sp.Atk: 70	67 - 134	130 - 262
Sp.Def: 130	121 - 200	238 - 394
Speed: 81	77 - 146	150 - 287
Total: 640   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions, this Pokémon is:

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 1× Electric 4× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Doubly resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 1× Electric 4× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 1× Electric 4× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 1× Electric 4× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 1× Electric 4× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Doubly weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 1× Electric 4× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Notes: If Gravity is in effect, or this Pokémon is affected by Smack Down or Ingrain, the effectiveness of  Ground-type  moves is 1×.

Mega Gyarados

Under normal battle conditions, this Pokémon is:

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost ½× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 0× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None

Doubly resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost ½× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 0× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost ½× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 0× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost ½× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 0× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost ½× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 0× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None

Doubly weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost ½× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 0× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None

Notes: If Miracle Eye is used by an opponent, the effectiveness of  Psychic-type  moves is 1×.

Moves

By leveling up

By leveling up

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  1 Thrash Normal Physical 120 100% 10 20 Bite Dark Physical 60 100% 25 23 Dragon Rage Dragon Special — 100% 10 26 Leer Normal Status — 100% 30 29 Twister Dragon Special 40 100% 20 32 Ice Fang Ice Physical 65 95% 15 35 Aqua Tail Water Physical 90 90% 10 38 Rain Dance Water Status — —% 5 41 Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80% 5 44 Dragon Dance Dragon Status — —% 20 47 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90% 5

A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Gyarados obtained at level 1 Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gyarados Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gyarados

By TM/HM

By TM/HM

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Aqua Tail Water Physical 09090 090}}90% 10 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 Bounce Flying Physical 08585 085}}85% 5 TM78 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM97 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 Dive Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 09090 100}}100% 10 Dragon Tail Dragon Physical 06060 090}}90% 10 TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM38 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 10 TM35 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 20 TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM07 Hail Ice Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15 Incinerate Fire Special 06060 100}}100% 15 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100100 075}}75% 15 Outrage Dragon Physical 120120 100}}100% 10 TM66 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 20 TM05 Roar Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 15 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM37 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM55 Scald Water Special 08080 100}}100% 15 Secret Power Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 Spite Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM71 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 Strength Normal Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM94 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 090}}90% 15 TM12 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM25 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM73 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM41 Torment Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100}}100% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gyarados Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gyarados

By breeding

By breeding

Father   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Gyarados Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gyarados Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gyarados

Evolution

Unevolved Magikarp  Water

Level 20 →

First evolution Gyarados  Water  Flying

Mega Evolution →

Mega evolution Mega Gyarados  Water  Dark

Sprites

Front		Back
		File:152bf.png
Front shiny		Back shiny
	File:152sf.png	File:152sbf.png

Mega Sprites

Front	Back
	File:152 1.png	File:152 1b.png
Front shiny	Back shiny
	File:152 1s.png	File:152 1sb.png

Trivia

Design origin

(From Bulbapedia) It appears to be based on a sea dragon or sea serpent and chinese dragon. Gyarados is partially based on a legend about how carp that leapt over the Dragon Gate would become dragons. Several waterfalls and cataracts in China are believed to be the location of the Dragon Gate. This is referenced by Pokémon Snap, as the player needs to get a Magikarp into a waterfall to evolve it into Gyarados. This legend is an allegory of the drive and efforts needed to overcome obstacles (which can be tied to the fact that Gyarados' pre-evolution, Magikarp, could possibly take a lot of drive and effort to legitimately evolve into Gyarados).

Its Flying-type may be a reference of koinobori, a carp-shaped wind sock traditionally flown to celebrate the Children's Day in Japan, formerly called Tango no Sekku (端午の節句).

Name origin

(From Bulbapedia) Gyarados may derive from 虐殺 gyakusatsu (massacre/slaughter) or 逆境 gyakkyō (hardship/adversity)—both words relate to the creature's violent nature and the hardship it experienced before evolving. In addition, 逆 gyaku means "reverse" or "contrary", possibly referring to how Gyarados evolves from a weak Pokémon to one capable of destroying entire cities, and, in legend, how the carp goes against the flow of the waterfall in order to reach the top. It may also involve 嵐 arashi (storm) or 争い arasoi (conflict, referencing on how it appeared during wars). The last part may be from ドス dosu (onomatopoeia for the piercing of flesh, again owing to Gyarados' violent nature).

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