Gyarados.
Champions OU usage profile · rank #131
september 2026 · 145.6K battles
september 2026 · 145.6K battles
Usage · September 2026
0.2%
Gyarados is ranked #131 in Champions OU, carried by 3,029 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#131 of 237
Raw count3,029
Viability ceiling81
Month on month-0.34pp
13 month peak1.4%
FormatChampions OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 540
HP
95
Atk
125
Def
79
SpA
60
SpD
100
Spe
81
Usage over time0.2%▼ 0.34pppeak 1.4% · May '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
49.3% of Gyarados teamsHP
2
Atk
32
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureAdamant
AbilityIntimidate · 76.7%
ItemLeftovers · 57.4%
EV spread2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe
Moves
99.3%
93.9%
55.8%
52.7%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageAdamant1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe20.4%
Jolly1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe8.9%
Moves
9 tracked99.3%
93.9%
55.8%
52.7%
29.3%
18.9%
18.3%
9.4%
9.2%
Items
57.4%
14.4%
10.7%
5.3%
2.8%
2.7%
2.4%
Abilities
76.7%
23.3%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe49.3%
Adamant1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe20.4%
Jolly1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe8.9%
Jolly9 HP / 25 Atk / 32 Spe7.3%
Impish9 HP / 6 Atk / 19 Def / 32 SpD2.7%
Adamant20 HP / 16 Atk / 29 Spe2.1%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Gyarados build for Champions OU
The set above is the one Champions OU players run most often, taken from 145,642 battles in September 2026. Gyarados sits at rank #131 with 0.2% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.34 points on the month before.
These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.
The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.