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Gyarados

#130

Water
Flying
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An image of the Pokemon Gyarados #130 in the Pokedex
When Magikarp evolves into Gyarados, its brain cells undergo a structural transformation. It is said that this transformation is to blame for this Pokémon’s wildly violent nature.

Weakness Table

This is a list of Gyarados's weaknesses. These Pokemon types in the green zone will be strong against Gyarados:
4x
Electric
2x
Rock
1x
Dark
Dragon
Fairy
Flying
Ghost
Grass
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
0.5x
Bug
Fighting
Fire
Steel
Water
Immune
Ground
: Types marked with this symbol will receive extra damage from Gyarados' STAB attacks.

Gyarados will receive 20% more damage from a Physical Attack compared to a Special Attack.

Physical attack icon

Gyarados' Weaknesses

Best Counters

Gyarados is especially weak against Electric type Pokemon, they will deal 4x damage to it!

The type that is strong against Gyarados is Electric type Pokemon.

Electric

Rock types will also deal super-effective damage against Gyarados, but be careful using Pokemon of this type because they may also receive extra damage from some of Gyarados' attacks!

Rock

Weaknesses

Gyarados' type is Water and Flying.

Gyarados is especially vulnerable to Electric attacks, it will receive a super effective four times (4x) the amount of damage! Since Electric type Pokemon are especially strong against Gyarados, you should attack with this type of Pokemon.

Gyarados has a weakness to Electric and Rock types. These Pokemon types will be strong against Gyarados, causing Gyarados to take a super effective quadruple (4x) damage from Electric type attacks, and causing Gyarados to take a super effective double (2x) damage from Rock type attacks.

Ground type attacks will have no effect on Gyarados, as Gyarados is immune to this type of damage! Please avoid these types of attacks.

Please keep in mind that Gyarados is resistant to attacks from Bug, Fighting, Fire, Steel, Water types, and these attacks are not very effective and cause reduced damage, so they should be avoided.

Strong against Gyarados:

Pokemon of these types will deal effective damage against Gyarados, without suffering any extra damage:
4x
Electric
1x
Dark
Dragon
Fairy
Flying
Ghost
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
0.5x
Steel
Water

Strength Table

Here is what Gyarados is strong against:
2x
Bug
Fighting
Fire
Grass
Ground
Rock
1x
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Flying
Ghost
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Steel
Water

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