What is a good moveset for Gyarados?
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You’ve probably been swept by this before.
Gen VGyarados (M) @ LeftoversAbility: MoxieEVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Waterfall- Dragon Dance- Earthquake- Ice Fang
Set up a Dragon dance, then sweep the foe. You’ll become more and more powerful thanks to Moxie. This guy has gotten me more 6-0 wins than any other Pokemon, even Charizard. Once he’s got started, he’s hard to stop. Waterfall provides STAB. Earthquake and Ice Fang are type coverage. Sweeper EVs, and Leftovers prevent residual damage from bringing you down. As it says, you’ve probably been swept by this before.
Okay, I needed to inform you guys of a Gyarados Moveset I battled today, and is one of the most annoying Gyarados I faced. Because of this, The battle with the behemoth lasted longer than usual. So, here it is:
Gyarados (M) @ LeftoversAbility: IntimidateEVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpDImpish Nature- Rest- Sleep Talk- Thunder Wave- Dragon Tail
Thunder Wave is the crux of the Moveset, allowing it to outspeed so it can utilize ResTalk efficiently. Why use this over Dragonite you ask? Intimidate is the answer. With that, it makes Gyarados real Bulky, more than Dragonite in the long run. ResTalk allows to be rid of Toxic on Gyarados, and allows for +0 priority swift Dragon Tail to shuffle and annoy the opponent. Use this set to your advantage.
Here is my Bulky, Lead Gyara:
Gyarados (M) @ LeftoversAbility: IntimidateEVs: 152 HP / 176 Atk / 36 Def / 144 SpeAdamant Nature- Earthquake- Waterfall- Taunt- Dragon Dance
Sets up with D-Dance, Taunts other leads trying to stealth rock, etc. Taunt can sometimes force a switch, allowing for a free Dance. EQ and Waterfall are decent coverage, EQ has a five type coverage and hits both of Gyara’s weaknesses (Rock, Electric) for SE damage, while Waterfall is Physical Stab and has a semi-useless flinch chance.EVs are a neat distribution, the HP and defensive EVs are an add to bulkiness and work with Intimidate, Atk and Speed allow for an easy sweep of an unprepared team. This set can easily sweep an entire team 6-0 if allowed to set up, and it isn’t easily KO’d, usually absorbing 2-3 successive attacks, this is hard to do against something with as much offensive ability as Gyarados.
Role: Physical Sweeper
Gyarados (M) @ Lum BerryAbility: MoxieEVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpeAdamant Nature- Dragon Dance- Waterfall- Earthquake- Stone Edge
Lum berry Prevents yourself being Confused and most importantly Burned ( I hate that )
And Moxie boosts are very helpfull, along with an Adamant nature for the hardest freaking hits you can give away.
Dragon Dance to set up with, and then Waterfall for STAB, Earthquake for Coverage, Stone Edge for Other Gyarados’s and other coverage.
This is something I came up with today, the title is based off what someone said on showdown when it nailed Skarmory on the switch
Gyarados (M) @ GyaradositeAbility: IntimidateEVs: 236 Atk / 24 SpA / 248 SpeNaughty Nature- Earthquake- Fire Blast- Waterfall- Ice Fang
248 Speed EVs outspeed max speed Adamant Dragonite, 24 SpA EVs 2HKO the most common variants of Ferrothorn and Skarmory with Fire Blast, rest goes into attack for max power.
Any format Explosion tanker: Gen 1 onlyMagikrap (Magikarp)EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe- Dragon Rage- Splash- TackleSwitch into predicted Explosions and watch it faint. Dragon Rage is your best move, and it still is terrible. But hey, 40 free damage! Tackle is, well what else are you going to use? Splash is useless.
Gen 9 NU Dragon DanceGyarados @ LeftoversAbility: IntimidateTera Type: Flying / Electric / Dark / GroundEVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 SpeJolly Nature- Substitute / Taunt- Dragon Dance- Waterfall- Tera Blast / Crunch / Earthquake
A Dragon Dance set Gyarados can use in Previous Gen OU, I mean, Gen 9 NU. Yes, that’s right: Gyarados, a Pokemon who was usually OU/UU for most of its career, is now in NU at the time of this post. Use this set while you still can in Gen 9 NU, as Gyarados is most likely not going to be staying NU forever. (As in it will get banned at some point) Use either Substitute or Taunt to help screw Pokemon over. Substitute lets Gyarados dodge status moves and scout opposing Pokemon, letting it setup more easily. Taunt also works to stop defensive Pokemon from screwing it over, specifically screwing over the bulky Water-types that dropped to NU such as Suicine, Vaporeon, and Milotic. Dragon Dance lets Gyarados boost its Attack and Speed stats, making it a very scary sweeper that becomes hard to stop. Waterfall is used for the Water STAB since it is consistent and has a chance to flinch opposing Pokemon. The last move you’ll usually see is Tera Blast Flying, as it gives Gyarados a reliable Flying STAB since Gyarados doesn’t have access to Bounce in Gen 9. Tera Blast Flying also gets a x2 STAB boost, which is pretty neat. Leftovers is used to give Gyarados a little HP recovery. Intimidate is used to lower the attack stat of physical wallbreakers, letting Gyarados have more setup opportunites.
Gyarados' last slot and Tera type is really versatile in NU. These variants can screw over defensive counterplay to the standard Tera Blast Flying set. You can use Tera Electric with Tera Blast to hit Bulky Water-types such as Milotic super effectively. Tera Dark is used with Crunch to allow Gyarados to beat down Slowbro while providing decent coverage. Tera Dark also allows Gyarados to become immune to Prankster and resist Foul Play, which is useful when facing Klefki. Tera Ground with Earthquake allows Gyarados to screw over Bellibolt while providing decent coverage. Tera Ground also lets Gyarados be immune to Prankster Thunder Wave shenanigans.
Soo, yeah. Gyarados is a really scary threat to use in NU while you still can use it. Have fun destroying the NU ladder!
Bulky MonGyaradosAbility: IntimidateEVs: 252 HP / 252 Def or 252 SpD (depends on nature) / 4 SpeImpish Nature / Careful Nature
Taunt: Stops opposing Pokemon from setting up on your, can force switches.Thunder Wave: Paralyses opposing Pokemon, halves speed, can force switches.Dragon Tail: Switches out Pokemon, works well with your own entry hazards.Waterfall: STAB move, can flinch, still it hits despite no attack EVs or attacking boosting nature.
Ah, I wish this guy could have Moxie and Outrage at the same time… >_< This is one of the next best things:
Gyarados (M) @ Choice BandAbility: IntimidateEVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpeJolly Nature (+Spe, -SpA)- Earthquake- Waterfall- Stone Edge- Outrage
Earthquake is power, and covers his two weaknesses, Electric and Rock. Waterfall is STAB, covers Rock, can flinch the opponent, and in my opinion, is the best Physical Water move. Stone Edge is powerful in general. Outrage is devastating to the opponent, even without the Band. Now you see why no Moxie+Outrage is mean to me!
Double/Triple Battle
Gyarados (M) @ Choice ScarfAbility: MoxieEVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpeJolly Nature (+Spe, -SpA)- Waterfall- Earthquake- Bounce- Stone Edge
Moxie really boosts your Attack if you can take down multiple foes at once with Earthquake. Stone Edge is coverage. Waterfall is STAB. Bounce is a good move in Triple battles. It gets STAB, it hits any foe, it has a nice chance of paralysis, it evades teammates multiple hitting attacks, and the foe does not know who you are going to attack. It also doesn’t seem like the kind of move used with a Choice item, so that can cause your foe some grief.
Gyarados (M) @ LeftoversAbility: IntimidateEVs: 128 HP / 252 Atk / 128 SpeJolly Nature (+Spe, -SpA)- Waterfall- Stone Edge / Earthquake- Dragon Dance- Taunt
Waterfall for STAB.Stone Edge or Earthquake for coverage.Dragon Dance for Boosting to incredible power.Taunt for nice crippling.
The reason I chose Intimidate over Earthquake Spiral is because the attack drop can actually really come in handy in competitive.
Works well as a lead to catch your opponent off guard.
Gyarados @ Damp RockAbility: IntimidateEVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 SpeModest Nature- Thunder- Hydro Pump- Rain Dance- Thunder Wave
It’s done against electric Pokemon but you will probably have a ground type.
GyaradosAbility: IntimidateEVs: 252 Atk / 252 HP / 6 SpeAdamant Nature (+Atk, -SpA)
Switching in before Mega Evolution, the opponent’s Attack is decreased by 1 stage due to Intimidate, adding to 252 HP’s buffer for two status moves. Earthquake for Electric-types and great type coverage and Waterfall for STAB are both beefed up by Dragon Dance. Thunder Wave annoys the opponent (psychological warfare here!) and pretty much fixes your slightly disappointing Speed.
This is an interesting bulky set:dat shrimp tho (Gyarados) @ LeftoversAbility: IntimidateEVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD.Impish Nature
This is a PP staller……. that is all I have to say……
Gyarados @ LeftoversAbility: IntimidateEVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpDCareful Nature- Waterfall- Substitute- Protect- Toxic
I swear Special Wall Gyarados works. I used this once and it took out like 3 opposing Pokémon. I just wish he had a more reliable form of recovery than just Lefties and Protect.
Sometimes I use this set and it works pretty well,
Gyarados @ GyaradositeAbility: IntimidateEVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpeAdamant Nature- Substitute- Dragon Dance- Earthquake- Waterfall
ORAS Mega Gyarados
Gyarados @ GyaradositeAbility: Intimidate / MoxieEVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 SpeAdamant / Jolly Nature- Dragon Dance- Waterfall- Crunch- Earthquake
Dragon Dance is one of best setup moves in the game and raises Attack and Speed by one stage.Waterfall is one of two STAB moves that hits hard and can flinch. Smashes Fire, Ground and Rock types.Crunch is the new STAB move Mega Gyarados gets from ORAS via level up. Can lower defences occasionally and hurts Psychic and Ghost types.Earthquake is a great move and has good coverage with the other two moves. Hurts Electric, Steel and Poison types.
Rest + Chesto Berry
Gyarados @ Chesto BerryAbility: IntimidateEVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 SpeAdamant NatureIVs: 0 SpA- Rest- Earthquake- Waterfall- Dragon Dance
Dragon Dance sets you up, Rest heals you up, Chesto Berry wakes you up.
Waterfall is STAB and Earthquake is coverage.
RestoChesto Gyarados:Gen 3
Gyarados @ Chesto BerryAbility: IntimidateEVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 HPAdamant Nature- Dragon Dance- Hidden Power [Flying]- Earthquake- Rest
Dragon Dance up, then RestoChesto and sweep.
You get an Assault Vest! And you get an Assault Vest!
Gen IX
Gyarados @ Assault VestAbility: MoxieTera Type: GroundEVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpDCareful/Adamant Nature- Crunch- Earthquake- Waterfall- Stone Edge
Never seen this before, have you? An Assault Vest Gyarados? Maybe I should see a doctor with how many Assault Vest sets that I have been using. Anyways, you can use Careful if you want to be a little more bulk, or Adamant if you want yet more sweeping power. Tera Ground boosts its Earthquakes and removes all of its original weaknesses.
I need to stop giving Assault Vests to all of my physical attackers.
Feel free to destroy me in the comments.
MrKensa
