Gyarados

Normal

Shiny

Water

Flying

They say that during past wars, GYARADOS would appear and leave blazing ruins in its wake.

Pokédex #

130

Species

ATROCIOUS

Height

21'04"

Weight

518.0 lbs

Base Exp

214

Catch Rate

Gender

50% male / 50% female

Egg Hatch

About 1,280 steps (5 cycles)

Egg Groups

Water 2 / Dragon

Growth Rate

Slow (1,250,000 total XP)

Base Stats

Total

540

HP 95

Attack 125

Defense 79

Sp. Atk 60

Sp. Def 100

Speed 81

Stats at a Glance

Pick a level to compare a wild catch, a trainer's version, and a fully raised one.

Level

Lv 1 Lv 50 Lv 100

Situation	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Wild catch A newly encountered one at this level.	155-170	130-145	84-99	65-80	105-120	86-101
Trainer team What enemy teams usually bring.	163	139	92	73	113	94
Fully raised A strong end-of-journey version.	202	177	131	112	152	133

How To Get It

1 wild location

4 fishing spots

1 special way

Wild

1 place

Wild encounters up to Lv 15

Location	Method	Levels	Slot Odds
Lake Of Rage	Water	Lv 15	10%

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

Location	Rod	Levels	Per Cast
Fuchsia City	Good Rod Fishing group: Gyarados.	Lv 20	10%
Fuchsia City	Super Rod Fishing group: Gyarados.	Lv 40	30%
Lake Of Rage	Good Rod Fishing group: Gyarados.	Lv 20	10%
Lake Of Rage	Super Rod Fishing group: Gyarados.	Lv 40	30%

Special Ways

Trades, gifts, starters, prizes, and one-off encounters.

Static encounter

Always shiny

Lv 30

Lake Of Rage

Always shiny. This is the red Gyarados event, and winning or catching it gives you the Red Scale.

Shiny: Always shiny

Type Matchups

Weaknesses

Electric x4

Rock x2

Resistances

Fighting x0.5

Bug x0.5

Fire x0.5

Water x0.5

Steel x0.5

Immunities

Ground

Evolution Chain

2 stages ending at Gyarados.

2 stages

1

Magikarp

#129
2

Gyarados

#130

Level 20

Magikarp

#129

→

Level 20

Gyarados

#130

Learnset

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Slot
Thrash	Normal	Physical	90	100%	20	Slot 1

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Lv 20	Bite	Dark	Special	60	100%	25
Lv 25	Dragon Rage	Dragon	Special	40	100%	10
Lv 30	Leer	Normal	Status	0	100%	30
Lv 35	Twister	Dragon	Special	40	100%	20
Lv 40	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	120	80%	5
Lv 45	Rain Dance	Water	Status	0	90%	5
Lv 50	Hyper Beam	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	How to get it
No egg moves are listed for this Pokémon in Pokemon Gold Version.

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Machine
Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100%	15	TM02 (Headbutt)
Curse	???	Status	0	100%	10	TM03 (Curse)
Roar	Normal	Status	0	100%	20	TM05 (Roar)
Toxic	Poison	Status	0	85%	10	TM06 (Toxic)
Zap Cannon	Electric	Special	100	50%	5	TM07 (Zap Cannon)
Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	20	100%	15	TM08 (Rock Smash)
Hidden Power	Normal	Physical	1	100%	15	TM10 (Hidden Power)
Snore	Normal	Physical	40	100%	15	TM13 (Snore)
Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70%	5	TM14 (Blizzard)
Hyper Beam	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5	TM15 (Hyper Beam)
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95%	15	TM16 (Icy Wind)
Protect	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM17 (Protect)
Rain Dance	Water	Status	0	90%	5	TM18 (Rain Dance)
Endure	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM20 (Endure)
Frustration	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM21 (Frustration)
Dragonbreath	Dragon	Special	60	100%	20	TM24 (Dragonbreath)
Thunder	Electric	Special	120	70%	10	TM25 (Thunder)
Return	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM27 (Return)
Double Team	Normal	Status	0	100%	15	TM32 (Double Team)
Swagger	Normal	Status	0	90%	15	TM34 (Swagger)
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM35 (Sleep Talk)
Sandstorm	Rock	Status	0	100%	10	TM37 (Sandstorm)
Fire Blast	Fire	Special	120	85%	5	TM38 (Fire Blast)
Rest	Psychic	Status	0	100%	10	TM44 (Rest)
Attract	Normal	Status	0	100%	15	TM45 (Attract)
Surf	Water	Special	95	100%	15	HM03 (Surf)
Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15	HM04 (Strength)
Whirlpool	Water	Special	15	70%	15	HM06 (Whirlpool)
Waterfall	Water	Special	80	100%	15	HM07 (Waterfall)

Breeding Partners

Gyarados can pair with Pokémon in the Water 2 and Dragon egg groups. Ditto works too. Use a listed Pokémon with a compatible gender at the Day Care.

Water 2

Dragon

21 partners

Ditto Ditto partner Ditto can pair with this Pokémon regardless of gender.

Charmander Dragon Shares the Dragon egg group.

Charmeleon Dragon Shares the Dragon egg group.

Charizard Dragon Shares the Dragon egg group.

Ekans Dragon Shares the Dragon egg group.

Arbok Dragon Shares the Dragon egg group.

Horsea Dragon Shares the Dragon egg group.

Seadra Dragon Shares the Dragon egg group.

Goldeen Water 2 Shares the Water 2 egg group.

Seaking Water 2 Shares the Water 2 egg group.

Magikarp Water 2 and Dragon Shares the Water 2 and Dragon egg groups.

Gyarados Water 2 and Dragon Another Gyarados works if the pair has opposite genders.

Dratini Dragon Shares the Dragon egg group.

Dragonair Dragon Shares the Dragon egg group.

Dragonite Dragon Shares the Dragon egg group.

Chinchou Water 2 Shares the Water 2 egg group.

Lanturn Water 2 Shares the Water 2 egg group.

Qwilfish Water 2 Shares the Water 2 egg group.

Remoraid Water 2 Shares the Water 2 egg group.

Octillery Water 2 Shares the Water 2 egg group.

Kingdra Dragon Shares the Dragon egg group.

Trainer Uses

10 uses

Trainer	Level	Slot	Location
FISHER ANDRE	Lv 27	1	Lake Of Rage
CHAMPION LANCE	Lv 44	1	Lances Room
FISHER BARNEY	Lv 30	1	Route 12
FISHER BARNEY	Lv 30	2	Route 12
FISHER BARNEY	Lv 30	3	Route 12
SWIMMER♂ KIRK	Lv 20	1	Route 41
SWIMMER♂ KIRK	Lv 20	2	Route 41
FISHER MARVIN	Lv 10	2	Route 43
FISHER MARVIN	Lv 15	4	Route 43
LEADER BLUE	Lv 58	4	Viridian Gym

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