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Gyarados Location, Learnset, and Evolution

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Gyarados is a Pokemon available in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (BDSP). Learn about how to get Gyarados with detailed locations, its full learnset with all learnable moves, evolution data and how to evolve, along with its abilities, type advantages, and more.

Sinnoh Dex
Pokemon BDSP MagikarpMagikarp
(#23) 		Pokemon BDSP GyaradosGyarados
(#24)		 Pokemon BDSP BudewBudew
(#25)
National Dex
Pokemon BDSP MagikarpMagikarp
(#129) 		Pokemon BDSP GyaradosGyarados
(#130)		 Pokemon BDSP LaprasLapras
(#131)
Gyarados - Related Guides
Evolution and Learnset Build for Ranked Battle

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Gyarados Type and Abilities

Gyarados - Type and Basic Info

Gyarados
Atrocious Pokemon
Pokemon - Gyarados
Type 1 Type 2
Water Type Pokemon Flying Type Pokemon
Hatch Steps Weight
1280 518.1 lbs.

Gyarados Weaknesses and Resistances

Type
Takes 4x damage
Pokemon Electric Type Icon
Takes 2x damage
Pokemon Rock Type Icon
Takes 0.5x damage
Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon
Takes 1/4x damage
-
Takes 0x damage
Pokemon Ground Type Icon

Gyarados Abilities

Name Description
Intimidate Lowers the foe's Attack stat.

Gyarados Hidden Ability

Name Description
Moxie Boosts Attack after knocking out any Pokemon.

Gyarados Egg Group

Egg Groups
Pokemon - Water 2 Egg GroupWater 2 Pokemon - Dragon Egg GroupDragon

Effort Values (EV) Earned

Effort Values (EV) Earned
HP EVs Attack EVs Defense EVs SpAtk EVs SpDef EVs Speed EVs
0 2 0 0 0 0

Held Item on Wild Encounter

No held item on wild encounter.

Gyarados Base Stats

HP
95
Atk
125
Def
79
Sp. Atk
60
Sp. Def
100
Speed
81
Total Base Stats
540

Gyarados Evolution Chart

Evolution Line
Pokemon BDSP MagikarpMagikarp Lvl 20
→		 Pokemon BDSP GyaradosGyarados

Gyarados Location

Encountered via Good Rod

Location Appearance Rate
Great Marsh Area 1 Very Rare
Great Marsh Area 2 Very Rare
Great Marsh Area 3 Very Rare
Great Marsh Area 4 Very Rare
Great Marsh Area 6 Very Rare

How to Get the Good Rod

Encountered via Super Rod

Location Appearance Rate
Route 203 Very Common
Route 204 North Very Common
Route 204 South Very Common
Route 205 North Very Common
Route 205 South Very Common
Route 208 Very Common
Route 209 Very Common
Route 210 North Very Common
Route 212 North Very Common
Route 212 South Very Common
Route 213 Very Common
Route 214 Very Common
Route 218 Very Common
Route 219 Very Common
Route 220 Very Common
Route 221 Very Common
Route 222 Very Common
Route 223 Very Common
Route 224 Very Common
Route 225 Very Common
Route 226 Very Common
Route 227 Very Common
Route 228 Very Common
Route 229 Very Common
Route 230 Very Common
Twinleaf Town Very Common
Eterna City Very Common
Celestic Town Very Common
Pastoria City Very Common
Canalave City Very Common
Sunyshore City Very Common
Pokemon League Very Common
Lake Valor Very Common
Lake Acuity Very Common
Lake Verity Before Galactic Very Common
Lake Verity After Galactic Very Common
Oreburgh Gate B1F Very Common
Ravaged Path Very Common
Valley Windworks Very Common
Mt. Coronet Route 207 Entrance Very Common
Mt. Coronet 4F Very Common
Great Marsh Area 1 Very Rare
Great Marsh Area 2 Very Rare
Great Marsh Area 3 Very Rare
Great Marsh Area 4 Very Rare
Great Marsh Area 6 Very Rare
Mt. Coronet B1F Very Common
Victory Road B1F Very Common
Victory Road Nat Dex Area B1F Very Common
Iron Island Outside Very Common
Sendoff Spring Very Common
Fuego Ironworks Very Common
Resort Area Very Common

How to Get the Super Rod

Where to Find a Red Gyarados

The red Gyarados is the shiny version of a regular Gyarados and has the same chances of appearing as any other shiny Pokemon in the game. There are several ways to increase your chance of encountering or breeding a shiny Gyarados.

Shiny Hunting Guide: All Shiny Odds

Gyarados Learnset

Learnset by Leveling Up

Lv. Move Type Power Acc. PP
Base Bite Dark Type Move 60 100 25
Base Flail Normal Type Move - 100 15
Base Splash Normal Type Move - - 40
Base Tackle Normal Type Move 40 100 35
Base Leer Normal Type Move - 100 30
Base Twister Dragon Type Move 40 100 20
Evo. Bite Dark Type Move 60 100 25
4 Whirlpool Water Type Move 35 85 15
8 Ice Fang Ice Type Move 65 95 15
12 Brine Water Type Move 65 100 10
16 Scary Face Normal Type Move - 100 10
21 Waterfall Water Type Move 80 100 15
24 Crunch Dark Type Move 80 100 15
28 Rain Dance Water Type Move - - 5
32 Aqua Tail Water Type Move 90 90 10
36 Dragon Dance Dragon Type Move - - 20
40 Hydro Pump Water Type Move 110 80 5
44 Hurricane Flying Type Move 110 70 10
48 Thrash Normal Type Move 120 100 10
52 Hyper Beam Normal Type Move 150 90 5

Learnset by TM

No. Move Type Power Acc. PP
3 Water Pulse Water Type Move 60 100 20
5 Roar Normal Type Move - - 20
7 Hail Ice Type Move - - 10
12 Taunt Dark Type Move - 100 20
13 Ice Beam Ice Type Move 90 100 10
14 Blizzard Ice Type Move 110 70 5
15 Hyper Beam Normal Type Move 150 90 5
17 Protect Normal Type Move - - 10
18 Rain Dance Water Type Move - - 5
23 Iron Tail Steel Type Move 100 75 15
24 Thunderbolt Electric Type Move 90 100 15
25 Thunder Electric Type Move 110 70 10
26 Earthquake Ground Type Move 100 100 10
32 Double Team Normal Type Move - - 15
35 Flamethrower Fire Type Move 90 100 15
37 Sandstorm Rock Type Move - - 10
38 Fire Blast Fire Type Move 110 85 5
41 Torment Dark Type Move - 100 15
42 Facade Normal Type Move 70 100 20
44 Rest Psychic Type Move - - 10
45 Attract Normal Type Move - 100 15
49 Scald Water Type Move 80 100 15
55 Brine Water Type Move 65 100 10
58 Endure Normal Type Move - - 10
59 Dragon Pulse Dragon Type Move 85 100 10
66 Payback Dark Type Move 50 100 10
68 Giga Impact Normal Type Move 150 90 5
71 Stone Edge Rock Type Move 100 80 5
72 Avalanche Ice Type Move 60 100 10
73 Thunder Wave Electric Type Move - 90 20
79 Dark Pulse Dark Type Move 80 100 15
82 Sleep Talk Normal Type Move - - 10
83 Bulldoze Ground Type Move 60 100 20
87 Swagger Normal Type Move - 85 15
90 Substitute Normal Type Move - - 10
95 Surf Water Type Move 90 100 15
96 Strength Normal Type Move 80 100 15
98 Rock Smash Fighting Type Move 40 100 15
99 Waterfall Water Type Move 80 100 15

Learnset through a Move Tutor

This Pokemon currently has no moves learned in this way.

Learnset via Egg Moves

This Pokemon currently has no moves learned in this way.

Gyarados Pokedex Number

Sinnoh Dex
Pokemon BDSP MagikarpMagikarp
(#23) 		Pokemon BDSP GyaradosGyarados
(#24)		 Pokemon BDSP BudewBudew
(#25)
National Dex
Pokemon BDSP MagikarpMagikarp
(#129) 		Pokemon BDSP GyaradosGyarados
(#130)		 Pokemon BDSP LaprasLapras
(#131)

Pokemon BDSP Related Guides

Gyarados in Other Pokemon Games

Gyarados in Other Pokemon Games
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Pokemon BDSP Pokedex

Pokemon BDSP Pokedex

Pokedex and List of All Pokemon

Pokemon by Pokedex

Pokemon Lists
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Pokemon by Generation

Pokemon Generations
Generation 1 PokemonGeneration 1 Generation 2 PokemonGeneration 2 Generation 3 PokemonGeneration 3 Generation 4 PokemonGeneration 4

Pokemon by Type

All Pokemon Types
Grass TypeGrass Water TypeWater Fire TypeFire
Electric TypeElectric Ice TypeIce Fighting TypeFighting
Ground TypeGround Poison TypePoison Flying TypeFlying
Psychic TypePsychic Bug TypeBug Rock TypeRock
Ghost Type,Ghost Dragon TypeDragon Dark TypeDark
Steel TypeSteel Fairy TypeFairy Normal TypeNormal

Pokemon by Egg Group

All Pokemon Egg Groups
Grass Egg GroupGrass Bug Egg GroupBug Flying Egg GroupFlying
Human-like Egg GroupHuman-like Monster Egg GroupMonster Fairy Egg GroupFairy
Dragon Egg GroupDragon Mineral Egg GroupMineral Field Egg GroupField
Amorphous Egg GroupAmorphous Water 1 Egg GroupWater 1 Water 2 Egg GroupWater 2
Water 3 Egg GroupWater 3 Undiscovered Egg GroupUndiscovered Ditto Egg GroupDitto

List of All Egg Groups

Pokemon by Stats

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