Best Gyarados counters in Pokémon GO

Looking for the best ways to take down Gyarados in Pokémon GO Raid Battles? Our guide has got you covered with a comprehensive list of the top Gyarados counters, including the highest DPS and tankiest options.

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Best Gyarados counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Shadow Raikou	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	55.08	1175.89	4	85.4s	118.4
2	Xurkitree	Thunder Shock	Discharge	56.31	1036.68	4	73.6s	116.6
3	Mega Manectric	Thunder Fang	Wild Charge	54.37	1079.78	4	79.4s	114.8
4	Shadow Electivire	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	57.32	920.75	4	64.3s	114.7
5	Shadow Magnezone	Spark	Wild Charge	52.61	1177.65	4	89.5s	114.4
6	Shadow Zapdos	Thunder Shock *	Thunderbolt	53.73	1094.42	4	81.5s	114.1
7	Zekrom	Charge Beam	Fusion Bolt *	50.24	1227.83	3	73.3s	111.7
8	Shadow Luxray	Spark	Wild Charge	53.73	868.38	5	80.8s	107.7
9	Thundurus (Therian)	Volt Switch	Thunderbolt	50.57	992.71	4	78.5s	106.4
10	Raikou	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	45.33	1153.20	4	101.8s	101.8
11	Mega Ampharos	Volt Switch	Zap Cannon	45.85	1092.37	4	95.3s	101.3
12	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Thunderbolt	47.47	905.91	4	76.3s	99.2
13	Magnezone	Spark	Wild Charge	43.47	1157.49	4	106.5s	98.8
14	Electivire	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	47.10	902.39	4	76.6s	98.5
15	Zapdos	Thunder Shock *	Thunderbolt	44.24	1073.99	4	97.1s	98.2
16	Shadow Manectric	Thunder Fang	Wild Charge	52.07	640.58	6	73.8s	97.5
17	Golem (Alola Shadow)	Volt Switch	Wild Charge	48.62	785.24	5	80.8s	97.5
18	Tapu Koko	Volt Switch	Thunderbolt	41.84	1219.24	3	87.4s	97.2
19	Shadow Zebstrika	Spark	Wild Charge	49.80	681.88	6	82.1s	95.8
20	Luxray	Spark	Wild Charge	44.09	850.11	5	96.4s	92.4

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About the results

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Gyarados in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Gyarados down quickly with high DPS, or the tankiest counters that can withstand its attacks, our guide has something for every trainer.

This table displays a list of best Gyarados counters in Pokémon GO with their Fast Attacks, Charged Attacks, DPS (damage per second), TDO (total damage output), faints, TTW (time to win), and score. The list is sorted by the score, which is calculated based on the DPS, TDO, faints, and TTW.

The top-ranked Gyarados counter is Shadow Raikou, followed by Xurkitree, Mega Manectric, and Shadow Electivire. The table also includes Shadow Magnezone, Shadow Zapdos, Zekrom, and Shadow Luxray, among others. Each Pokemon's type is indicated by an icon beside their name.

Gyarados type chart

When fighting Gyarados, keep in mind the following that Water and Flying-type Pokémon are weak to Electric, and Rock type moves. They take reduced damage from Bug, Fighting, Fire, Steel, Water, and Ground type moves.

Weaknesses

Electric	256.0%
Rock	160.0%

Resistances

Ground	39.1%
Bug	62.5%
Fighting	62.5%
Fire	62.5%
Steel	62.5%
Water	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.