Gyarados VGC Build Guide — Regulation M-A 2026

Type: water / flying · Tier C · 3.1% usage

Gyarados is a Physical Water attacker / Intimidate in the Pokémon VGC Regulation M-A 2026 metagame, with 3.1% usage on the competitive ladder.

Top moves

• Waterfall — 53% win rate
• Ice Fang — 52% win rate
• Protect — 25% usage

Best partners

• pelipper — 52% win rate
• kingambit — 51.5% win rate

Main counters

• archaludon
• kingambit
• blastoise

Coach tip: Gyarados brings Intimidate + physical power — alternative to Incineroar for teams preferring Water coverage

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