# Gyarados - Pokemon Champions VGC 2026 Reg M-A Usage Statistics

> Competitive usage data for Gyarados in Pokemon Champions VGC 2026 Reg M-A. Data from Pikalytics.

## Quick Info

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| **Format** | Pokemon Champions VGC 2026 Reg M-A (`gen9championsvgc2026regma`) |
| **Game** | Pokemon Champions |
| **Category** | gen9championsvgc2026regma |
| **Data Date** | 2026-04 |

## 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**: 98.345%
- **Protect**: 71.809%
- **Thunder Wave**: 64.800%
- **Taunt**: 50.103%
- **Helping Hand**: 21.978%
- **Ice Fang**: 15.603%
- **Dragon Dance**: 14.097%
- **Power Whip**: 13.889%
- **Icy Wind**: 11.843%
- **Crunch**: 7.536%

## Common Abilities
- **Intimidate**: 99.159%
- **Moxie**: 0.841%

## Common Items
- **Sitrus Berry**: 33.153%
- **Leftovers**: 25.751%
- **Lum Berry**: 14.725%
- **Wacan Berry**: 11.115%
- **Choice Scarf**: 3.632%
- **Quick Claw**: 3.181%
- **Mystic Water**: 2.317%
- **Charti Berry**: 1.631%
- **Other**: 4.495%

## Common Teammates
- **Sinistcha**: 44.163%
- **Garchomp**: 37.341%
- **Tyranitar-Mega**: 36.881%
- **Sneasler**: 29.764%
- **Excadrill**: 27.124%
- **Rotom-Heat**: 20.582%

## Featured Teams with Gyarados

### Team 1 by TayOpkMn
*Record: 6 - 2 - 0*
*Event: 69f193e1e23aab068aad4f44*

**Pokemon**: Garchomp, Delphox, Gyarados, Sneasler, Aegislash, Ninetales-Alola

**Gyarados Set**:
- **Ability**: Intimidate
- **Item**: Gyaradosite
- **Moves**: Waterfall, Dragon Dance, Crunch, Protect

### Team 2 by allhailhippo
*Record: 8 - 2 - 0*
*Event: 69cb0184d478313a15a37c37*

**Pokemon**: Hippowdon, Lycanroc, Corviknight, Sinistcha, Hydreigon, Gyarados

**Gyarados Set**:
- **Ability**: Intimidate
- **Item**: Gyaradosite
- **Moves**: Waterfall, Crunch, Iron Head, 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, Taunt. These represent the highest usage percentages on the ladder.

### What are the best teammates for Gyarados?
Gyarados is frequently paired with Sinistcha, Garchomp, 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 `32/1/15/0/6/12`. This configuration accounts for 8.323% of competitive builds.

### Which Ability and Item should I use on Gyarados?
Gyarados is most effectively run with the ability **Intimidate** (99.159%) and the item **Sitrus Berry** (33.153%).

### 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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*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).*