Is Gyarados good in-game for Ruby?

Just wondering since I am using a pretty good wingull so I am wondering if gyarados is any better or worse?

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Personally I old go for the cooler looking one but…Comparing Gyarados and Pelipper…By the way, its your choiceFirstly,Gyarados has a total base stat of 540 with Pelipper with a lesser 430.Stat-wise, go withGyaradosSecondly, Pelipper can learn Surf and Fly and Gyarados can learn Surf, Waterfall, Dive, Rock Smash and Strength.If you need a HM Slave,Gyaradosis your man.Thirdly, You can get wingull earlier so if you want to assemble your team quickly, got forPelipperFourthly, If you’re doing contests, Pelipper can do well in Cuteness and Coolness contests while Gyarados does well in Toughness and Coolness contests

You should use Gyarados because it has Dragon Dance which is good for competitive usesGyarados also has higher attack stat than pelipper’s special attack statAnd lastly I like gyara more lol

In gen 3 Gyarados doesn’t have any physical STAB due to water type being special so I would say use peliper

Gyarados has lack luster SpA, which means it’s only source of stab does pitiful damage. Go with a water type like Sharpedo or Starmie who’s SpA isn’t quite as dreadful (95 & 100 respectively) so that they can make use of their water stab (and dark & psychic stab as well, gyarados can’t even utilize it’s flying stab…)

Also both Sharpedo and Starmie are much more easier to train than a Magikarp.