# Gyarados - DOU Usage Statistics

> Competitive usage data for Gyarados in DOU. Data from Pikalytics.

## Quick Info

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| **Format** | DOU (`dou`) |
| **Game** | Pokémon Scarlet Violet |
| **Category** | dou |
| **Data Date** | 2026-03 |

## Page Links

- **Standard Web Page** (for users): [View on Pikalytics](https://www.pikalytics.com/pokedex/dou/Gyarados)
- **AI Data** (this page): https://www.pikalytics.com/ai/pokedex/dou/Gyarados
- **Format Overview**: [DOU Pokedex](https://www.pikalytics.com/pokedex/dou)
- **AI Format Index**: [/ai/pokedex/dou](https://www.pikalytics.com/ai/pokedex/dou)

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Pikalytics provides the premier competitive Pokemon database, aggregating data from millions of ranked battles on official platforms and Smogon. This report summarizes the current meta-game role and effectiveness of Gyarados.

## Common Moves
- **Waterfall**: 82.406%
- **Dragon Dance**: 70.085%
- **Earthquake**: 50.315%
- **Protect**: 37.503%
- **Bounce**: 34.793%
- **Thunder Wave**: 16.642%
- **Toxic**: 15.522%
- **Crunch**: 13.792%
- **Ice Fang**: 10.690%
- **Taunt**: 8.154%

## Common Abilities
- **Intimidate**: 91.717%
- **Moxie**: 8.283%

## Common Items
- **Leftovers**: 23.867%
- **Flyinium Z**: 23.718%
- **Life Orb**: 11.599%
- **Waterium Z**: 10.544%
- **Focus Sash**: 7.270%
- **Never-Melt Ice**: 4.454%
- **Aguav Berry**: 3.852%
- **Assault Vest**: 3.831%
- **Lum Berry**: 2.173%
- **Expert Belt**: 1.874%

## Common Teammates
- **Whimsicott**: 32.325%
- **Hydreigon**: 21.914%
- **Camerupt-Mega**: 20.884%
- **Conkeldurr**: 20.247%
- **Cresselia**: 19.102%
- **Excadrill**: 16.682%

## FAQ for Gyarados in dou-1825

### What are the top moves for Gyarados?
The most common moves for Gyarados are Waterfall, Dragon Dance, Earthquake, Protect. These represent the highest usage percentages on the ladder.

### What are the best teammates for Gyarados?
Gyarados is frequently paired with Whimsicott, Hydreigon, Camerupt-Mega, Conkeldurr. These partners help cover its weaknesses or enhance its offensive capabilities.

### Which Tera Types are best for Gyarados?
Tera Type data is not available or not applicable for this format.

### What is the most common EV Spread and Nature for Gyarados?
The top build for Gyarados features a **Adamant** nature with an EV spread of `112/192/0/0/0/204`. This configuration accounts for 15.306% of competitive builds.

### Which Ability and Item should I use on Gyarados?
Gyarados is most effectively run with the ability **Intimidate** (91.717%) and the item **Leftovers** (23.867%).

### What is the most common role for Gyarados?
Based on common item usage (Leftovers), Gyarados often functions as a **bulky attacker or support** in the dou-1825 meta.

### What are the base stats for Gyarados?
| Stat | Value |
|------|-------|
| HP | 95 |
| Attack | 125 |
| Defense | 79 |
| Sp. Atk | 60 |
| Sp. Def | 100 |
| Speed | 81 |
| **BST** | **540** |

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## Additional Resources

- [View Gyarados on Pikalytics](https://www.pikalytics.com/pokedex/dou/Gyarados) - Full interactive stats page
- [DOU Pokedex](https://www.pikalytics.com/pokedex/dou) - All Pokemon in this format
- [Team Builder](https://www.pikalytics.com/team/dou) - Build teams with Gyarados
- [Damage Calculator](https://www.pikalytics.com/calc) - Calculate damage

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*Generated by [Pikalytics](https://www.pikalytics.com). For more context on site data and AI usage, see [llms-full.txt](https://www.pikalytics.com/llms-full.txt).*