Gyarados.
VGC 2026 Reg M-B usage profile · rank #177
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Gyarados is ranked #177 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B, carried by 15,973 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#177 of 277
Raw count15,973
Viability ceiling75
Month on month-0.18pp
13 month peak0.4%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 540
HP
95
Atk
125
Def
79
SpA
60
SpD
100
Spe
81
Usage over time0.1%▼ 0.18pppeak 0.4% · Jun '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
25.1% of Gyarados teamsHP
18
Atk
16
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
9
Spe
23
NatureAdamant
AbilityIntimidate · 98.4%
ItemSitrus Berry · 53.7%
EV spread18 HP / 16 Atk / 9 SpD / 23 Spe
Moves
95.9%
85.0%
46.8%
34.9%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageJolly32 HP / 2 Atk / 32 Spe7.2%
Adamant32 HP / 30 Def / 4 Spe6.4%
Moves
13 tracked95.9%
85.0%
46.8%
34.9%
28.4%
21.9%
15.7%
13.6%
11.1%
9.5%
7.5%
7.2%
3.9%
Items
53.7%
10.0%
8.3%
7.7%
4.5%
3.9%
3.7%
1.7%
1.6%
Abilities
98.4%
1.6%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant18 HP / 16 Atk / 9 SpD / 23 Spe25.1%
Jolly32 HP / 2 Atk / 32 Spe7.2%
Adamant32 HP / 30 Def / 4 Spe6.4%
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe4.4%
Adamant29 HP / 19 Atk / 15 Def / 3 Spe3.9%
Adamant26 HP / 14 Atk / 26 Spe3.1%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Gyarados build for VGC 2026 Reg M-B
The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-B players run most often, taken from 1,269,250 battles in August 2026. Gyarados sits at rank #177 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.18 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.