# Gyarados - Best Builds, Moves and Teams in Pokemon Champions VGC 2026 Reg M-A

> Find the best Gyarados builds, best moves, best teams, usage trends, and counters in Pokemon Champions VGC 2026 Reg M-A. Data from Pikalytics.

## Best Gyarados Quick Info

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| **Format** | Pokemon Champions VGC 2026 Reg M-A (`gen9championsvgc2026regma`) |
| **Game** | Pokemon Champions |
| **Category** | gen9championsvgc2026regma |
| **Usage** | N/A |
| **Win Rate** | N/A |
| **Record** | N/A |
| **Data Date** | 2026-05 |

## Page Links

- **Standard Web Page** (for users): [View on Pikalytics](https://www.pikalytics.com/pokedex/gen9championsvgc2026regma/Gyarados)
- **AI Data** (this page): https://www.pikalytics.com/ai/pokedex/gen9championsvgc2026regma/Gyarados
- **Format Overview**: [Pokemon Champions VGC 2026 Reg M-A Pokedex](https://www.pikalytics.com/pokedex/gen9championsvgc2026regma)
- **AI Format Index**: [/ai/pokedex/gen9championsvgc2026regma](https://www.pikalytics.com/ai/pokedex/gen9championsvgc2026regma)

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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**: 96.040%
- **Protect**: 74.225%
- **Thunder Wave**: 58.889%
- **Dragon Dance**: 35.084%
- **Taunt**: 23.093%
- **Ice Fang**: 19.288%
- **Helping Hand**: 15.850%
- **Crunch**: 12.946%
- **Power Whip**: 12.752%
- **Earthquake**: 10.312%

## Common Abilities
- **Intimidate**: 97.210%
- **Moxie**: 2.790%

## Common Items
- **Sitrus Berry**: 38.166%
- **Leftovers**: 24.639%
- **Wacan Berry**: 8.956%
- **Lum Berry**: 7.858%
- **White Herb**: 7.790%
- **Mystic Water**: 3.175%
- **Choice Scarf**: 2.331%
- **Charti Berry**: 1.876%
- **Focus Sash**: 1.355%
- **Other**: 3.853%

## Common Teammates
- **Sinistcha**: 31.484%
- **Excadrill**: 28.946%
- **Tyranitar-Mega**: 28.131%
- **Sneasler**: 25.325%
- **Garchomp**: 24.199%
- **Kingambit**: 20.227%

## Featured Teams with Gyarados

### Team 1 by Lord_Jay
*Record: 5-1*
*Event: limitless-6a08f793dfbdf089cbbdbbf4*

**Pokemon**: Meowscarada, Tinkaton, Volcarona, Ampharos-Mega, Gyarados, Palafin

**Gyarados Set**:
- **Ability**: Intimidate
- **Item**: Sitrus Berry
- **Moves**: Waterfall, Power Whip, Icy Wind, Protect


## FAQ for Gyarados in gen9championsvgc2026regma-1760

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

### What are the best team partners for Gyarados?
Gyarados is frequently paired with Sinistcha, Excadrill, Tyranitar-Mega, Sneasler. 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 **Careful** nature with an EV spread of `31/1/15/0/6/12`. This configuration accounts for 10.990% of competitive builds.

### Which Ability and Item should I use on Gyarados?
Gyarados is most effectively run with the ability **Intimidate** (97.210%) and the item **Sitrus Berry** (38.166%).

### What is the most common role for Gyarados?
Based on common item usage (Sitrus Berry), Gyarados often functions as a **bulky attacker or support** in the gen9championsvgc2026regma-1760 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/gen9championsvgc2026regma/Gyarados) - Full interactive stats page
- [Pokemon Champions VGC 2026 Reg M-A Pokedex](https://www.pikalytics.com/pokedex/gen9championsvgc2026regma) - All Pokemon in this format
- [Team Builder](https://www.pikalytics.com/team/gen9championsvgc2026regma) - Build teams with Gyarados
- [Damage Calculator](https://www.pikalytics.com/calc) - Calculate damage

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