Usage · September 2026
3.6%
Gyarados is ranked #50 in Gen 9 UU, carried by 2,885 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#50 of 204
Raw count2,885
Viability ceiling88
Month on month+2.69pp
13 month peak3.6%
FormatGen 9 UU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 540
HP
95
Atk
125
Def
79
SpA
60
SpD
100
Spe
81
Usage over time3.6%▲ 2.69pppeak 3.6% · Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
92.9% of Gyarados teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureAdamant
AbilityMoxie · 89.7%
ItemLeftovers · 48.9%
Tera typeDragon · 86.7%
Moves
99.9%
98.3%
85.8%
53.3%
Moves
6 tracked99.9%
98.3%
85.8%
53.3%
38.6%
8.3%
Best Gyarados build for Gen 9 UU
The set above is the one Gen 9 UU players run most often, taken from 33,671 battles in September 2026. Gyarados sits at rank #50 with 3.6% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 2.69 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.