Mega Gyarados (Pokémon GO)

Attacker Rank

S Tier

A Tier

C Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great League (Mega Edition)Great

0/9/9 · L12 · CP 1500

F Tier

#308

Ultra League (Mega Edition)Ultra

0/15/15 · L19.5 · CP 2499

F Tier

#344

Master League (Mega Edition)Master

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 5332

SS Tier

Normal

Shiny

Mega Gyarados

#130

Water

Dark

Attack

292

Top 3.2%

Defense

247

Top 3.1%

Stamina

216

Top 12.9%

Total

755

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

2597 -2695 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

3247 -3369 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

2597 -2695 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

1948 -2021 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

5332 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Mega Gyarados takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Electric

160%

Grass

160%

Fighting

160%

Bug

160%

Fairy

160%

Resists

Psychic

39.1%

Fire

62.5%

Water

62.5%

Ice

62.5%

Ghost

62.5%

Dark

62.5%

Steel

62.5%

Best Moves

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Mega Gyarados can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Bite
Hydro Pump
15.46
295.8
970.1s
13.74
2
Waterfall
Hydro Pump
15.17
290.3
988.5s
13.50
3
Bite
Aqua Tail
14.82
283.4
1012.4s
13.20
4
Dragon Tail
Hydro Pump
14.74
281.9
1017.9s
13.12
5
Waterfall
Aqua Tail
14.73
281.8
1018.3s
13.12
6
Bite
Outrage
14.54
278.0
1032.0s
12.96
7
Bite
Crunch
14.50
277.3
1034.7s
12.82
8
Waterfall
Outrage
14.46
276.6
1037.2s
12.80
9
Waterfall
Crunch
14.44
276.2
1038.8s
12.78
10
Dragon Tail
Aqua Tail
14.33
274.0
1047.1s
12.69

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Mega Gyarados in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Mewtwo X
Counter
Dynamic Punch+
35.17
910.1
9.9
255.9s
32.50
2
Mega Lucario
Force Palm
Aura Sphere
30.95
730.8
12.3
290.8s
27.94
3
Keldeo Resolute
Low Kick
Secret Sword
26.90
738.0
12.2
334.6s
24.98
4
Mega Chesnaught
Vine Whip
Seed Bomb+
25.77
991.5
9.1
349.2s
24.36
5
Mega Blaziken
Counter
Aura Sphere
27.71
519.5
17.3
324.8s
24.33
6
Mega Raichu Y
Thunder Shock
Zap Cannon+
28.24
390.1
23.1
318.8s
24.07
7
Mega Falinks
Counter
Brick Break+
26.36
609.0
14.8
341.4s
23.85
8
Mega Sceptile
Fury Cutter
Frenzy Plant
27.05
498.6
18.0
332.7s
23.77
9
Mega Mewtwo Y
Counter
Thunderbolt
26.18
620.2
14.5
343.8s
23.75
10
Mega Gallade
Low Kick
Sacred Sword
26.14
543.3
16.6
344.3s
23.44

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Mega Gyarados in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Dragon Breath

Multipurpose

Aqua Tail

Spam/Bait

Crunch

Debuff

Rank 1 IVs

1500

0/9/9

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 12

135.14

Attack

118.48

Defense

104

Stat Product · 1,665,098

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/9/9	12	1500	100.00%
0/11/7	12	1500	99.81%
0/6/11	12	1498	99.78%
5/15/15	11.5	1499	99.76%
5/15/14	11.5	1496	99.76%
1/5/11	12	1500	99.72%
6/14/14	11.5	1498	99.72%
7/13/14	11.5	1500	99.67%
0/8/9	12	1498	99.61%
0/13/5	12	1499	99.61%
1/7/9	12	1500	99.56%
0/3/14	12	1499	99.53%
7/15/12	11.5	1500	99.47%
4/15/15	11.5	1494	99.43%
4/15/14	11.5	1491	99.43%
0/10/8	12	1500	99.43%
0/10/7	12	1497	99.43%
0/15/3	12	1498	99.39%
0/5/12	12	1499	99.38%
0/5/11	12	1495	99.38%
5/14/15	11.5	1496	99.38%
5/14/14	11.5	1493	99.38%
1/9/7	12	1499	99.38%
1/14/3	12	1500	99.35%
6/13/15	11.5	1499	99.33%
6/13/14	11.5	1495	99.33%
1/4/11	12	1497	99.33%
7/12/14	11.5	1497	99.28%
2/3/11	12	1500	99.27%
8/11/14	11.5	1500	99.23%
0/12/6	12	1499	99.23%
0/12/5	12	1496	99.23%
0/7/10	12	1498	99.22%
0/7/9	12	1495	99.22%
1/11/5	12	1498	99.18%
1/6/10	12	1500	99.17%
1/6/9	12	1497	99.17%
0/2/15	12	1499	99.14%
0/2/14	12	1496	99.14%
6/15/13	11.5	1498	99.13%
6/15/12	11.5	1495	99.13%
2/10/5	12	1500	99.13%
2/5/9	12	1499	99.11%
3/15/15	11.5	1489	99.09%
3/15/14	11.5	1486	99.09%
7/14/13	11.5	1500	99.09%
7/14/12	11.5	1497	99.09%
1/1/14	12	1498	99.08%
4/14/15	11.5	1491	99.05%
4/14/14	11.5	1488	99.05%

Top 50 Great League (Mega Edition) spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (5)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Mega Gyarados can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Bite
6
4
0.5s
12
Dragon Breath
6
4
0.5s
12
Dragon Tail
14
8
1.0s
14
Waterfall
13
7
1.0s
13

Charged Attacks

Aqua Tail
50
-33
2.0s
25
Crunch
65
-33
3.0s
21.67
Dragon Pulse
90
-50
3.5s
25.71
Hydro Pump
135
-100
3.5s
38.57
Outrage
110
-50
4.0s
27.5
Twister
50
-33
3.0s
16.67

Evolve

This Pokémon's evolution path, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Magikarp	400 Candy	Gyarados
Gyarados	300 / 60 Mega Energy	Mega Gyarados

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Gyarados including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Magikarp

#129

Dynamax Magikarp

#129

Shadow Magikarp

#129

Gyarados

#130

Dynamax Gyarados

#130

Mega Gyarados

#130

Shadow Gyarados

#130

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Water- and Dark-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Mega Gyarados with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Blastoise #9

Boosts:

Mega Slowbro #80

Boosts:

Mega Starmie #121

Boosts:

Mega Gyarados #130

Boosts:

Mega Houndoom #229

Boosts:

Mega Tyranitar #248

Boosts:

Mega Swampert #260

Boosts:

Mega Sableye #302

Boosts:

Mega Sharpedo #319

Boosts:

Mega Absol #359

Boosts:

Primal Kyogre #382

Boosts:

Mega Greninja #658

Boosts:

Mega Malamar #687

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 3.185 m to 10.075 m tall, averaging 6.5 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	3.185 m 10'05"	3.25 m 10'08"
XS	3.25 m 10'08"	4.875 m 16'00"
M	4.875 m 16'00"	8.125 m 26'08"
XL	8.125 m 26'08"	9.75 m 32'00"
XXL	9.75 m 32'00"	10.075 m 33'01"

XXS

3.185 m

10'05"

3.25 m

10'08"

3.25 m

10'08"

4.875 m

16'00"

4.875 m

16'00"

8.125 m

26'08"

8.125 m

26'08"

9.75 m

32'00"

XXL

9.75 m

32'00"

10.075 m

33'01"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Hovering
Movement timer	8s
Jump time	1s
Attack probability	40%
Attack timer	3s
Dodge probability	5%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Mega Gyarados at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	66 CP	27	3639 CP
2	209 CP	28	3773 CP
3	351 CP	29	3908 CP
4	493 CP	30	4043 CP
5	636 CP	31	4110 CP
6	778 CP	32	4178 CP
7	921 CP	33	4245 CP
8	1063 CP	34	4312 CP
9	1205 CP	35	4380 CP
10	1348 CP	36	4447 CP
11	1482 CP	37	4515 CP
12	1617 CP	38	4582 CP
13	1752 CP	39	4649 CP
14	1887 CP	40	4717 CP
15	2021 CP	41	4777 CP
16	2156 CP	42	4837 CP
17	2291 CP	43	4897 CP
18	2425 CP	44	4958 CP
19	2560 CP	45	5020 CP
20	2695 CP	46	5082 CP
21	2830 CP	47	5144 CP
22	2965 CP	48	5206 CP
23	3099 CP	49	5269 CP
24	3234 CP	50	5332 CP
25	3369 CP	51	5396 CP
26	3504 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	66 CP	18	2425 CP	35	4380 CP
2	209 CP	19	2560 CP	36	4447 CP
3	351 CP	20	2695 CP	37	4515 CP
4	493 CP	21	2830 CP	38	4582 CP
5	636 CP	22	2965 CP	39	4649 CP
6	778 CP	23	3099 CP	40	4717 CP
7	921 CP	24	3234 CP	41	4777 CP
8	1063 CP	25	3369 CP	42	4837 CP
9	1205 CP	26	3504 CP	43	4897 CP
10	1348 CP	27	3639 CP	44	4958 CP
11	1482 CP	28	3773 CP	45	5020 CP
12	1617 CP	29	3908 CP	46	5082 CP
13	1752 CP	30	4043 CP	47	5144 CP
14	1887 CP	31	4110 CP	48	5206 CP
15	2021 CP	32	4178 CP	49	5269 CP
16	2156 CP	33	4245 CP	50	5332 CP
17	2291 CP	34	4312 CP	51	5396 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Mega Gyarados up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

Magikarp

Lapras