Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Gyarados is ranked #184 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 12,818 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#184 of 230
Raw count12,818
Viability ceiling86
Month on month+0.02pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 540
HP
95
Atk
125
Def
79
SpA
60
SpD
100
Spe
81
Usage over time0.0%▲ 0.02pppeak 0.1% · Sep '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
30.9% of Gyarados teamsHP
160
Atk
136
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
212
NatureAdamant
AbilityMoxie · 62.3%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 32.4%
Tera typeGround · 64.3%
Moves
97.3%
67.1%
59.7%
48.3%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageJolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe29.3%
Impish248 HP / 236 Def / 24 Spe28.8%
Moves
9 tracked97.3%
67.1%
59.7%
48.3%
31.9%
29.6%
23.5%
21.4%
6.0%
Items
32.4%
30.9%
21.1%
6.1%
2.6%
2.1%
Tera types
64.3%
24.4%
6.0%
2.1%
Abilities
62.3%
37.7%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant160 HP / 136 Atk / 212 Spe30.9%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe29.3%
Impish248 HP / 236 Def / 24 Spe28.8%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe3.8%
Impish248 HP / 144 Def / 116 Spe2.6%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Gyarados build for Gen 9 OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 730,502 battles in August 2026. Gyarados sits at rank #184 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.02 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.