Gyarados

Gyarados
Current
Information
Type	Water /  Flying
Gender	50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Abilities	Regular Intimidate Hidden Moxie
Species	Atrocious Pokémon
Height and Weight	Height 6.5 m / 21'04" Weight 235.0 kg / 518.1 lbs.
Introduced in	Generation I
Evolution	Evolves from Magikarp
Body, Footprint, Color, Egg group, and Cry	Body Footprint Color Blue Egg group(s) Water 2,  Dragon Cry
Pokédex
National Pokédex	0130
Kanto	130 / N/A (PE)
Johto	077 / N/A (HGSS)
Hoenn	053 / 054 (ORAS)
Sinnoh and Hisui	Sinnoh 024 / N/A (Pt) Hisui 081
Unova	N/A / N/A (B2W2)
Kalos	Central Kalos 050 Coastal Kalos N/A Mountain Kalos N/A
Alola	092 / 112 (USUM)
Galar	145 / 043 (TIoA) / 063 (TCT)
Paldea, Kitakami and Blueberry	Paldea 135 Kitakami 044 Blueberry N/A
In other languages
Japanese	Name ギャラドス Gyaradosu
Japanese	Name ギャラドス Gyaradosu
English	Name Gyarados
English	Name Gyarados
Gyarados
Information
Type	Water /  Dark
Gender	50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Abilities	Regular Mold Breaker
Height and Weight	Height 6.5 m / 21'04" Weight 305.0 kg / 672.4 lbs.
Introduced in	Generation I
Evolution	Evolves from Magikarp
Body, Footprint, Color, Egg group, and Cry	Body Footprint Color Blue Egg group(s) Water 2,  Dragon Cry
Pokédex
National Pokédex	0130M
Kanto	130 / N/A (PE)
Johto	N/A / N/A (HGSS)
Hoenn	053 / 054 (ORAS)
Sinnoh and Hisui	Sinnoh N/A / N/A (Pt) Hisui N/A
Unova	N/A / N/A (B2W2)
Kalos	Central Kalos 050 Coastal Kalos N/A Mountain Kalos N/A
Alola	092 / 112 (USUM)
Galar	N/A / N/A (TIoA) / N/A (TCT)
Paldea, Kitakami and Blueberry	Paldea N/A Kitakami N/A Blueberry N/A

Gyarados (Japanese: ギャラドス, Hepburn: Gyaradosu) (GARE-uh-dos) is a Water/Flying-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I. It has a Mega Evolution form which is a Water/Dark type.

Quick Answers

What type is Gyarados in its Mega Evolution form?

In its Mega Evolution form, Gyarados, originally a Water/Flying-type Pokémon, becomes a Water/Dark-type Pokémon.

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What is the physical appearance of Gyarados?

Gyarados, a dragon-like Pokémon, has a serpentine form covered in blue and yellow scales. It features white fins on its body top, a tan underbelly, and facial side fins. A blue crest adorns its forehead, and it has yellow or white 'whiskers'. The female Gyarados has white whiskers. A shiny variant replaces blue scales with red. Gyarados stands at a height of 21'04" or 6.5 meters.

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What is the type of a shiny Gyarados?

The shiny Gyarados, distinguished by its red scales, is a water/flying-type Pokemon. Upon Mega Evolution, it acquires the Dark type.

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In which generation was Gyarados first introduced?

Gyarados, a character in the Pokémon series, debuted in Generation I. This Water/Flying-type Pokémon is recognized for its Mega Evolution, where it acquires the Dark type. Notably, Gyarados was the inaugural Shiny Pokémon in the anime.

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What region is Gyarados originally from?

Gyarados, a renowned water/flying-type Pokémon, originates from the Kanto region. Additionally, it has been sighted at the Lake of Rage in the Johto region.

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Biology

Physiology

Concept artwork of Gyarados.

Concept artwork of Mega Gyarados.

It is a dragon-like Pokémon that is serpentine in shape and covered in blue and yellow scales. It has white fins on top of its body and it has a tan underbelly. It has fins on the side of its face and a large, blue crest on its forehead. Like Magikarp, it has "whiskers" which are either yellow or white.

A shiny Gyarados has all the blue scales replaced with red.

Gender differences

Female Gyarados have light whiskers which are white. In Pokémon GO and its Water Event, female Gyarados' whiskers are now white/silver or platinum after evolving from a female Magikarp.

Behavior

Contrary to their pre-evolution Magikarp, Gyarados are known to be extremely violent, often flying into an Outrage and destroying anything they see. This includes small towns that stand on their wake. This is likely due to them having undergone structural brain transformation that stimulated their brain cells, leading to them becoming ferocious.

Mega Gyarados are monstrously destructive creatures due to the stress imposed on their brains by Mega Evolution, leaving them of nearly nothing but the dangerous instinct to raze everything into cinders.

Despite their violent disposition, Gyarados can be obedient to trainers that they love and trust and can be very misunderstood; they never intentionally destroy things and instead they just have anger problems. When they aren't angry, they are actually quite timid and gentle for a short-tempered sea serpent.

Gyarados in the Alola region will flee upon seeing a school of Wishiwashi.

Natural abilities

Gyarados have the ability to incinerate everything on their paths with one single powerful Hyper Beam.

Mega Gyarados are known to travel in Mach speed by jetting water with their side orifices. With such speed, they can split large ships into two.

Evolution

Gyarados is the evolved form of Magikarp as of level 20.

Game info

Game locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Red and Blue	Evolve Magikarp	None
Yellow	Fishing in Fuchsia City (Super Rod)	Rare
Gold and Silver	Fishing at the Lake of Rage, Fuchsia City (Super Rod) Red Gyarados (Lake of Rage)	Uncommon One
Crystal	Fishing at the Lake of Rage, Fuchsia City (Super Rod) Shiny Gyarados (Lake of Rage)	Uncommon One
Ruby and Sapphire	Fishing in Sootopolis City (Super Rod)	Common
FireRed and LeafGreen	Fishing (Super Rod)	Rare
Emerald	Fishing in Sootopolis City (Super Rod)	Rare
Diamond and Pearl	Fishing (Super Rod)	Common
Platinum	Fishing (Super Rod)	Common
HeartGold and SoulSilver	Fishing at the Lake of Rage, Fuchsia City, Mt. Silver, Seafoam Islands (Super Rod) Shiny Gyarados (Lake of Rage)	Uncommon One
Black and White	Evolve Magikarp	None
X and Y	Fishing at Route 3, Route 22, Parfum Palace (Super Rod)	Common

Side game locations

Locations
Game(s)	Area(s)
Pokémon Snap	Valley
Pokémon Trozei!	Phobos Submarine Trozei Battle Mr. Who's Den
Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team	Evolve Magikarp
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness	Zero Isle South (B41F-B48F)
Pokémon Ranger	Olive Jungle (during mission)

Pokédex entries

• Red and Blue

  Rarely seen in the wild. Huge and vicious, it is capable of destroying entire cities in a rage.

• Yellow

  Brutally vicious and enormously destructive. Known for totally destroying cities in ancient times.

• Gold

  They say that during past wars, Gyarados would appear and leave blazing ruins in its wake.

• Silver

  Once it appears, it goes on a rampage. It remains enraged until it demolishes everything around it.

• Crystal

  It appears whenever there is world conflict, burning down any place it travels through.

• Ruby

  When Magikarp evolves into Gyarados, its brain cells undergo a structural transformation. It is said that this transformation is to blame for this Pokémon's wildly violent nature.

• Sapphire

  Once Gyarados goes on a rampage, its ferociously violent blood doesn't calm until it has burned everything down. There are records of this Pokémon's rampages lasting a whole month.

• FireRed

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

• LeafGreen

  Rarely seen in the wild. Huge and vicious, it is capable of destroying entire cities in a rage.

• Emerald

  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.

• Diamond

  Once it appears, its rage never settles until it has razed the fields and mountains around it.

• Pearl

  In ancient literature, there is a record of a Gyarados that razed a village when violence flared.

• Platinum

  Once it begins to rampage, a Gyarados will burn everything down, even in a harsh storm.

• HeartGold

  They say that during past wars, Gyarados would appear and leave blazing ruins in its wake.

• SoulSilver

  Once it appears, it goes on a rampage. It remains enraged until it demolishes everything around it.

• Black

  Once it begins to rampage, a Gyarados will burn everything down, even in a harsh storm.

• White

  Once it begins to rampage, a Gyarados will burn everything down, even in a harsh storm.

• Black 2

  Once it begins to rampage, a Gyarados will burn everything down, even in a harsh storm.

• White 2

  Once it begins to rampage, a Gyarados will burn everything down, even in a harsh storm.

• X

  In ancient literature, there is a record of a Gyarados that razed a village when violence flared.

• Y

  Rarely seen in the wild. Huge and vicious, it is capable of destroying entire cities in a rage.

• Omega Ruby

  When Magikarp evolves into Gyarados, its brain cells undergo a structural transformation. It is said that this transformation is to blame for this Pokémon's wildly violent nature.

• Alpha Sapphire

  Once Gyarados goes on a rampage, its ferociously violent blood doesn't calm until it has burned everything down. There are records of this Pokémon's rampages lasting a whole month.

• Sun

  A tale is told of a town that angered Gyarados. Before the sun rose the next day, flames utterly consumed the town, leaving not a trace behind.
  Mega Evolution: Mega Evolution also affects its brain, leaving no other function except its destructive instinct to burn everything to cinders.

• Moon

  There are people who swear that any place Gyarados appears is fated for destruction.
  Mega Evolution: It jets water from the orifices on its sides, streaking above the water surface at supersonic speed.

• Ultra Sun

  It fires hyper beams in all directions, burning the surrounding area to ash. There are some regions where it’s called “the deity of destruction.”
  Mega Evolution: Mega Evolution places a burden on its body. The stress causes it to become all the more ferocious.

• Ultra Moon

  The energy from evolution stimulated its brain cells strongly, causing it to become very ferocious.
  Mega Evolution: It zooms out of the water at Mach speeds. Even large ships caught in its path are split cleanly in two.

• Let's Go, Pikachu!

  Brutally vicious and enormously destructive. Known for totally destroying cities in ancient times.
  Mega Evolution: Although it obeys its instinctive drive to destroy everything within its reach, it will respond to orders from a Trainer it truly trusts.

• Let's Go, Eevee!

  Brutally vicious and enormously destructive. Known for totally destroying cities in ancient times.
  Mega Evolution: Although it obeys its instinctive drive to destroy everything within its reach, it will respond to orders from a Trainer it truly trusts.

• Sword

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

• Shield

  Once it begins to rampage, a Gyarados will burn everything down, even in a harsh storm.

• Brilliant Diamond

  Once Gyarados appears, its rage never settles until the Pokémon has razed the fields and mountains around it.

• Shining Pearl

  In ancient literature, there is a record of a Gyarados that razed a village when violence flared.

• Legends: Arceus

  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.

• Scarlet

  Once it appears, it goes on a rampage. It remains enraged until it demolishes everything around it.

• Violet

  It appears whenever there is world conflict, burning down any place it travels through.

Stats

• Gyarados
• Mega Gyarados

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

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

Learnset

Leveling

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V
• Generation IV
• Generation III
• Generation II
• Generation I

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
1	Thrash	120	100%	10	Normal	Physical
Evo	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
21	Leer	—	100%	30	Normal	Status
24	Twister	40	100%	20	Dragon	Special
27	Ice Fang	65	95%	15	Ice	Physical
30	Aqua Tail	90	90%	10	Water	Physical
33	Scary Face	—	100%	10	Normal	Status
36	Dragon Rage	—	100%	10	Dragon	Special
39	Crunch	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical
42	Hydro Pump	110	80%	5	Water	Special
45	Dragon Dance	—	—%	20	Dragon	Status
48	Hurricane	110	70%	10	Flying	Special
51	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
54	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
1XY 1ORAS	Thrash	120	100%	10	Normal	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
20XY 20ORAS	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
23XY 23ORAS	Dragon Rage	—	100%	10	Dragon	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
26XY 26ORAS	Leer	—	100%	30	Normal	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
29XY 29ORAS	Twister	40	100%	20	Dragon	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
32XY 32ORAS	Ice Fang	65	95%	15	Ice	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
35XY 35ORAS	Aqua Tail	90	90%	10	Water	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
38XY 38ORAS	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
N/AXY 41ORAS	Crunch	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	4 ♥
41XY 44ORAS	Hydro Pump	110	80%	5	Water	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
44XY 47ORAS	Dragon Dance	—	—%	20	Dragon	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
47XY 50ORAS	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		4 ♥	4 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Thrash	120	100%	10	Normal	Physical
20	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
23	Dragon Rage	—	100%	10	Dragon	Special
26	Leer	—	100%	30	Normal	Status
29	Twister	40	100%	20	Dragon	Special
32	Ice Fang	65	95%	15	Ice	Physical
35	Aqua Tail	90	90%	10	Water	Physical
38	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
41	Hydro Pump	120	80%	5	Water	Special
44	Dragon Dance	—	—%	20	Dragon	Status
47	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration IV
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
1	Thrash	90	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
20	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		3 ♥
23	Dragon Rage	—	100%	10	Dragon	Special		3 ♥
26	Leer	—	100%	30	Normal	Status		2 ♥
29	Twister	40	100%	20	Dragon	Special		3 ♥
32	Ice Fang	65	95%	15	Ice	Physical		3 ♥
35	Aqua Tail	90	90%	10	Water	Physical		3 ♥
38	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		2 ♥
41	Hydro Pump	120	80%	5	Water	Special		2 ♥
44	Dragon Dance	—	—%	20	Dragon	Status		0 ♥
47	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration III
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
1	Thrash	90	100%	20	Normal		4 ♥	4 ♥
20	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark		1 ♥	3 ♥
25	Dragon Rage	—	100%	10	Dragon		1 ♥	0 ♥
30	Leer	—	100%	30	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
35	Twister	40	100%	20	Dragon		3 ♥	0 ♥
40	Hydro Pump	120	80%	5	Water		4 ♥	0 ♥
45	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water		1 ♥	0 ♥
50	Dragon Dance	—	—%	20	Dragon		1 ♥	0 ♥
55	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal		4 ♥	4 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration II
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
1	Thrash	90	100%	20	Normal
20	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark
25	Dragon Rage	—	100%	10	Dragon
30	Leer	—	100%	30	Normal
35	Twister	40	100%	20	Dragon
40	Hydro Pump	120	80%	5	Water
45	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water
50	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration I
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
N/ARGB 1	Tackle	35	95%	35	Normal
20RGB 20	Bite	60	100%	25	Normal
25RGB 25	Dragon Rage	—	100%	10	Dragon
32RGB 32	Leer	—	100%	30	Normal
41RGB 41	Hydro Pump	120	80%	5	Water
52RGB 52	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal
1RGB N/A	Bite	60	100%	25	Normal
1RGB N/A	Dragon Rage	—	100%	10	Dragon
1RGB N/A	Leer	—	100%	30	Normal
1RGB N/A	Hydro Pump	120	80%	5	Water
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM/HM

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V
• Generation IV
• Generation III
• Generation II
• Generation I

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM05	Roar	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM07	Hail	—	—%	10	Ice	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
TM13	Ice Beam	90	100%	10	Ice	Special
TM14	Blizzard	110	70%	5	Ice	Special
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM24	Thunderbolt	90	100%	15	Electric	Special
TM25	Thunder	110	70%	10	Electric	Special
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM35	Flamethrower	90	100%	15	Fire	Special
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status
TM38	Fire Blast	110	85%	5	Fire	Special
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM55	Scald	80	100%	15	Water	Special
TM59	Brutal Swing	60	100%	20	Dark	Physical
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical
TM73	Thunder Wave	—	90%	20	Electric	Status
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical
TM82	Dragon Tail	60	90%	10	Dragon	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM94	Surf	90	100%	15	Water	Special
TM97	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special
TM98	Waterfall	80	100%	15	Water	Physical
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VI
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM05	Roar	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM07	Hail	—	—%	10	Ice	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM13	Ice Beam	90	100%	10	Ice	Special		1 ♥	4 ♥
TM14	Blizzard	110	70%	5	Ice	Special		1 ♥	3 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
TM24	Thunderbolt	90	100%	15	Electric	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM25	Thunder	110	70%	10	Electric	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM35	Flamethrower	90	100%	15	Fire	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM38	Fire Blast	110	85%	5	Fire	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM55	Scald	80	100%	15	Water	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM59	Incinerate	60	100%	15	Fire	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM73	Thunder Wave	—	100%	20	Electric	Status		1 ♥	3 ♥
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM82	Dragon Tail	60	90%	10	Dragon	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Rock SmashXY	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Secret PowerORAS	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM97	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
HM03	Surf	90	100%	15	Water	Special		2 ♥	2 ♥
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
HM05	Waterfall	80	100%	15	Water	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
HM06	Rock SmashORAS	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
HM07	DiveORAS	80	100%	10	Water	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation V
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM05	Roar	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM07	Hail	—	—%	10	Ice	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
TM13	Ice Beam	95	100%	10	Ice	Special
TM14	Blizzard	120	70%	5	Ice	Special
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM24	Thunderbolt	95	100%	15	Electric	Special
TM25	Thunder	120	70%	10	Electric	Special
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM35	Flamethrower	95	100%	15	Fire	Special
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status
TM38	Fire Blast	120	85%	5	Fire	Special
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM55	Scald	80	100%	15	Water	Special
TM59	Incinerate	30	100%	15	Fire	Special
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical
TM73	Thunder Wave	—	100%	20	Electric	Status
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical
TM82	Dragon Tail	60	90%	10	Dragon	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM94	Rock Smash	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
HM03	Surf	95	100%	15	Water	Special
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical
HM05	Waterfall	80	100%	15	Water	Physical
HM06	Dive	80	100%	10	Water	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation IV
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
TM03	Water Pulse	60	100%	20	Water	Special		2 ♥
TM05	Roar	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison	Status		2 ♥
TM07	Hail	—	—%	10	Ice	Status		2 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special		1 ♥
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status		0 ♥
TM13	Ice Beam	95	100%	10	Ice	Special		2 ♥
TM14	Blizzard	120	70%	5	Ice	Special		2 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		2 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		2 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM24	Thunderbolt	95	100%	15	Electric	Special		2 ♥
TM25	Thunder	120	70%	10	Electric	Special		2 ♥
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM35	Flamethrower	95	100%	15	Fire	Special		2 ♥
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status		2 ♥
TM38	Fire Blast	120	85%	5	Fire	Special		2 ♥
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM43	Secret Power	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM55	Brine	65	100%	10	Water	Special		2 ♥
TM58	Endure	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM59	Dragon Pulse	90	100%	10	Dragon	Special		2 ♥
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical		1 ♥
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical		2 ♥
TM72	Avalanche	60	100%	10	Ice	Physical		2 ♥
TM73	Thunder Wave	—	100%	20	Electric	Status		2 ♥
TM78	Captivate	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM79	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special		2 ♥
TM82	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		3 ♥
TM83	Natural Gift	—	100%	15	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥
HM03	Surf	95	100%	15	Water	Special		2 ♥
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
HM05HGSS	Whirlpool	15	70%	15	Water	Special		0 ♥
HM06	Rock Smash	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		2 ♥
HM07	Waterfall	80	100%	15	Water	Physical		3 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation III
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM03	Water Pulse	60	100%	20	Water		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM05	Roar	—	100%	20	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM07	Hail	—	—%	10	Ice		1 ♥	3 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM13	Ice Beam	95	100%	10	Ice		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM14	Blizzard	120	70%	5	Ice		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM24	Thunderbolt	95	100%	15	Electric		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM25	Thunder	120	70%	10	Electric		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground		1 ♥	3 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM35	Flamethrower	95	100%	15	Fire		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM38	Fire Blast	120	85%	5	Fire		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM43	Secret Power	70	100%	20	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
HM03	Surf	95	100%	15	Water		3 ♥	0 ♥
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal		2 ♥	1 ♥
HM06	Rock Smash	20	100%	15	Fighting		1 ♥	0 ♥
HM07	Waterfall	80	100%	15	Water		2 ♥	0 ♥
HM08	Dive	60	100%	10	Water		2 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation II
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
TM02	Headbutt	70	100%	15	Normal
TM03	Curse	—	—%	10	???
TM05	Roar	—	100%	20	Normal
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison
TM07	Zap Cannon	100	50%	5	Electric
TM08	Rock Smash	20	100%	15	Fighting
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal
TM13	Snore	40	100%	15	Normal
TM14	Blizzard	120	70%	5	Ice
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal
TM16	Icy Wind	55	95%	15	Ice
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water
TM20	Endure	—	—%	10	Normal
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal
TM24	DragonBreath	60	100%	20	Dragon
TM25	Thunder	120	70%	10	Electric
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal
TM34	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal
TM35	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock
TM38	Fire Blast	120	85%	5	Fire
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal
HM03	Surf	95	100%	15	Water
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal
HM06	Whirlpool	15	70%	15	Water
HM07	Waterfall	80	100%	15	Water
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation I
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison
TM08	Body Slam	85	100%	15	Normal
TM09	Take Down	90	85%	20	Normal
TM10	Double-Edge	100	100%	15	Normal
TM11	BubbleBeam	65	100%	20	Water
TM12	Water Gun	40	100%	25	Water
TM13	Ice Beam	95	100%	10	Ice
TM14	Blizzard	120	90%	5	Ice
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal
TM20	Rage	20	100%	20	Normal
TM23	Dragon Rage	—	100%	10	Dragon
TM24	Thunderbolt	95	100%	15	Electric
TM25	Thunder	120	70%	10	Electric
TM31	Mimic	—	—%	10	Normal
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal
TM33	Reflect	—	—%	20	Psychic
TM34	Bide	—	—%	10	Normal
TM38	Fire Blast	120	85%	5	Fire
TM40	Skull Bash	100	100%	15	Normal
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic
TM50	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal
HM03	Surf	95	100%	15	Water
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

To see the Egg Moves that Gyarados can learn, refer to Magikarp.

Tutoring

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V
• Generation IV
• Generation III
• Generation II

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Aqua Tail USUM	90	90%	10	Water	Physical
Bounce USUM	85	85%	5	Flying	Physical
Dragon Pulse USUM	85	100%	10	Dragon	Special
Icy Wind USUM	55	95%	15	Ice	Special
Iron Head USUM	80	100%	15	Steel	Physical
Iron Tail USUM	100	75%	15	Steel	Physical
Outrage USUM	120	100%	10	Dragon	Physical
Snore USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Spite USUM	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status
Uproar USUM	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Water Pulse USUM	60	100%	20	Water	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation VI
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
Aqua Tail ORAS	90	90%	10	Water	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bounce ORAS	85	85%	5	Flying	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
Dragon Pulse ORAS	85	100%	10	Dragon	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Icy Wind ORAS	55	95%	15	Ice	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Iron Head ORAS	80	100%	15	Steel	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Iron Tail ORAS	100	75%	15	Steel	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Outrage ORAS	120	100%	10	Dragon	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ORAS	50	100%	15	Normal	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Spite ORAS	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
Uproar ORAS	90	100%	10	Normal	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
Water Pulse ORAS	60	100%	20	Water	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation V
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Aqua Tail	90	90%	10	Water	Physical
Bounce	85	85%	5	Flying	Physical
Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special
Dragon Pulse	90	100%	10	Dragon	Special
Icy Wind	55	95%	15	Ice	Special
Iron Head	80	100%	15	Steel	Physical
Iron Tail	100	75%	15	Steel	Physical
Outrage	120	100%	10	Dragon	Physical
Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Snore	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
Spite	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status
Uproar	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation IV
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
Aqua Tail	90	90%	10	Water	Physical		3 ♥
Bounce	85	85%	5	Flying	Physical		1 ♥
Dive	80	100%	10	Water	Physical		2 ♥
Icy Wind	55	95%	15	Ice	Special		2 ♥
Iron Head	80	100%	15	Steel	Physical		2 ♥
Outrage	120	100%	15	Dragon	Physical		2 ♥
Snore	40	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥
Spite	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status		2 ♥
Twister	40	100%	20	Dragon	Special		3 ♥
Uproar	50	100%	10	Normal	Special		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation III
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
Body Slam FRLGEXD	85	100%	15	Normal		1 ♥	4 ♥
Double-Edge FRLGEXD	120	100%	15	Normal		6 ♥	0 ♥
Endure E	—	—%	10	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
Icy Wind EXD	55	95%	15	Ice		1 ♥	3 ♥
Mimic FRLGEXD	—	—%	10	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
Sleep Talk E	—	—%	10	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
Snore E	40	100%	15	Normal		4 ♥	0 ♥
Substitute FRLGEXD	—	—%	10	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
Swagger EXD	—	90%	15	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
Thunder Wave FRLGEXD	—	100%	20	Electric		2 ♥	1 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation II
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
Flamethrower C	95	100%	15	Fire
Ice Beam C	95	100%	10	Ice
Thunderbolt C	95	100%	15	Electric
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites

• Generation VI

Gyarados's sprite ♂

Gyarados's Shiny sprite ♂

Gyarados's back sprite ♂

Gyarados's Shiny back sprite ♂

Mega Evolution sprites

Front	Back
Front (Shiny)	Back (Shiny)

Appearances

Anime

• Misty's Gyarados.
• Misty's Mega Gyarados.
• Lance's Shiny Gyarados.
• Lance's Shiny Dynamax Gyarados.
• Shiny Mega Gyarados in the anime.

1/5

Main article: Misty's Gyarados

James' Magikarp, which he bought from a dealer, evolves into a Gyarados, which called forth four wild Gyarados to use Dragon Rage and send Ash and co flying.

A Red Gyarados is found in the Lake of Rage, north of Mahogany Town, in Johto. It is owned by the Elite Four, Lance. Lance once use the Red Gyarados to save Brock, May and Max from drowning while he is disguising as a Team Magma grunt. Lance's cousin, Clair the Gym Leader of Blackthorn City also owns a Gyarados and it was used to protect Dratini and its battle against Jessie's Arbok and later teaming up with Dratini who is now evolved into a Dragonair to knock James' Weezing twice using both Hydro Pump and its Hyper Beam and blasts Team Rocket away from Dragonair's Twister. She later uses this in their Gym rematch against Ash as her second Pokémon but lost to his Pikachu.

Misty owns a Gyarados as well which has the same ill-tempered behavior as James' Gyarados but this subsides when it defeats the three brothers' Tentacruel after it attacked Misty to protect Corsola and Gyarados itself while underwater. In Hoenn, She uses this against Colonel Hansen when Togepi who is now evolved into a Togetic uses its Safeguard to block Shedinja's Solar Beam and it quickly defeats his Pokémon with its powerful Flamethrower which proves to be super effective. It later fights alongside other Pokémon to battle all of the Mirage Pokémon created by Dr. Yung in the movie Master of Mirage Pokémon. In the Sun & Moon series, her Gyarados mega evolved into Mega Gyarados via Key Stone and it was after Lysandre's Red Gyarados from the XY series. Therefore, it was defeated by Ash's Pikachu from getting massive damage using its Z-Move, Gigavolt Havoc.

In the XY series and like Lance, Lysandre also owns a Red Gyarados but it can mega evolve into a Mega Gyarados via Key Stone- which it managed to wipe out all of Ash's Pokémon except Pikachu and Ash's Greninja in its Ash-Greninja form during the Team Flare's crisis. However, Lysandre's Gyarados was ultimately defeated by the combined efforts of Ash's Pikachu, Ash's Greninja in its Ash-Greninja form and Alain's Charizard in its mega evolved form as Mega Charizard X.

• Gyarados (anime)
• Lance's Gyarados
• Misty's Gyarados
• Clair's Gyarados
• Crasher Wake's Gyarados
• Lysandre's Gyarados

Trivia

• Despite its dragon-like appearance, it isn't Dragon type, yet it can learn Dragon-type moves such as Dragon Rage and Dragon Breath and it is used by many Dragon Trainers such as Lance and Clair.
  • When it Mega Evolves, it does not gain the Dragon type, instead gaining the Dark type.
• Despite it being seen flying/floating in the anime, it cannot learn the move, Fly. It can only learn Hurricane by leveling up and can be taught Bounce by tutoring.
• Gyarados was the first ever Shiny Pokémon seen in the anime.
• Because of this Mega Evolution, Gyarados was the only Dark-type Generation I Pokémon until the introduction of the Alolan variants.
• Despite its Pokémon Sun entry stating a wild one left a city in flames, it can only learn Fire-type moves through TM, which can only be taught to tamed Pokémon. These are both Flamethrower and Fire Blast. However, said Gyarados may have been released after it had been taught a Fire-type move or caused the flames indirectly by damaging or destroying flammable or explosive objects. It's also worth mentioning that some metals burst into flames when exposed to water.
• Gyarados and its pre-evolution Magikarp have a unique egg group combo (Water 2 & Dragon).
• In Pokémon GO, Gyarados is one of the few Pokémon that can have a CP of 3000 or more that is not a Mythical or Legendary.
  • It is also one of the 7 that isn't a Pseudo-Legendary or Semi Pseudo-Legendary.
• Gyarados is one of the collectable spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
• Gyarados has the greatest increase of its base stat total of any Pokémon compared to its pre-evolution.
• According to Ash's original Pokédex in "Pokémon Shipwreck", Gyarados' fangs can crush stone and its scales are harder than steel.
• Mega Gyarados and Mega Charizard X are the only Pokémon that can participate in Sky Battles that are not Flying-type Pokémon nor have the ability Levitate, although this is only because their base forms are Flying-type Pokémon.

Origin

Gyarados appears to based off a sea dragon or a sea serpent from China. Gyarados, being evolved from Magikarp, which is a relatively useless and weak Pokémon, is a reference to a common belief in Asian countries that a carp will transform into a dragon (despite Gyarados not being Dragon type) after it jumps over a tall waterfall. This Pokémon may also be based on Utuboros from the Mega Man X games.

Etymology

Gyarados may derive from gyre, 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 脅す odosu (to threaten) or どす dosu (dagger), again owing to Gyarados' violent nature. It may also come from dos, Spanish for "two," as it's the second member of its evolutionary line.

Gallery

A Red Gyarados

See also

• Pokémon.com Pokédex
• Legendary Pokémon data
• The Pokémon Database
• Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
• Psypokes Psydex data