Mega Gyarados Raid Guide
Dark / Water
Mega Gyarados is an easy Mega Raids raid boss to defeat, with a CP value of 47142. 4 trainers should be more than enough to defeat Mega Gyarados in the raid. Mega Gyarados is vulnerable to Fighting, Bug, Fairy type moves and mainly weaker to Pokémon such as Xerneas, Volcarona, Conkeldurr, Florges, Togekiss. Defeating Mega Gyarados in a raid will only encounter Gyarados (not Mega form) but will earn you Mega Gyarados candy.
Mega Gyarados can obtain below CP values when defeated.
- 2319 - 2422 CP during Fog and Rainy weather conditions.
- 1855 - 1937 CP during other weather conditions.
Mega Gyarados is not available at the moment in raids and the last recently available date was November 23, 2022. Shiny Gyarados is also available from raids in the game.
Weather boost
Mega Gyarados raids will be boosted during Fog and Rainy weather conditions.
Dark type Damage Relations
| Double damage from: | Fighting | ||
| Double damage to: | Ghost | ||
| Half damage from: | Ghost | ||
| Half damage to: | Fighting | ||
| No damage from: | Psychic | ||
| No damage to: | - | ||
Mega Gyarados Raid Counters
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Xerneas
Xerneas is a Fairy type Pokémon with charged moves: Close Combat (Fighting , DPS 43.5) Megahorn (Bug , DPS 40.9) Moonblast (Fairy , DPS 33.3) which are effective against Mega Gyarados.
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Volcarona
Volcarona is a Bug, Fire type Pokémon with charged moves: Bug Buzz (Bug , DPS 24.3) and fast moves: Bug Bite (Bug, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Mega Gyarados.
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Conkeldurr
Conkeldurr is a Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Dynamic Punch (Fighting , DPS 33.3) Focus Blast (Fighting , DPS 40.0) and fast moves: Counter (Fighting, DPS 13.3) which are effective against Mega Gyarados.
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Florges
Florges is a Fairy type Pokémon with charged moves: Disarming Voice (Fairy , DPS 17.9) Moonblast (Fairy , DPS 33.3) which are effective against Mega Gyarados.
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Togekiss
Togekiss is a Fairy, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Dazzling Gleam (Fairy , DPS 28.6) and fast moves: Charm (Fairy) which are effective against Mega Gyarados.
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Sylveon
Sylveon is a Fairy type Pokémon with charged moves: Dazzling Gleam (Fairy , DPS 28.6) Draining Kiss (Fairy , DPS 23.1) Moonblast (Fairy , DPS 33.3) and fast moves: Charm (Fairy) which are effective against Mega Gyarados.
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Genesect
Genesect is a Bug, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: X-Scissor (Bug , DPS 28.1) and fast moves: Fury Cutter (Bug, DPS 7.5) which are effective against Mega Gyarados.
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Heracross
Heracross is a Bug, Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Close Combat (Fighting , DPS 43.5) Megahorn (Bug , DPS 40.9) and fast moves: Counter (Fighting, DPS 13.3) Struggle Bug (Bug, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Mega Gyarados.
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Machamp
Machamp is a Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Close Combat (Fighting , DPS 43.5) Cross Chop (Fighting , DPS 33.3) Dynamic Punch (Fighting , DPS 33.3) and fast moves: Counter (Fighting, DPS 13.3) which are effective against Mega Gyarados.
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Yanmega
Yanmega is a Bug, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Bug Buzz (Bug , DPS 24.3) and fast moves: Bug Bite (Bug, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Mega Gyarados.
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Scizor
Scizor is a Bug, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: X-Scissor (Bug , DPS 28.1) and fast moves: Fury Cutter (Bug, DPS 7.5) which are effective against Mega Gyarados.
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Pinsir
Pinsir is a Bug type Pokémon with charged moves: Close Combat (Fighting , DPS 43.5) Superpower (Fighting ) X-Scissor (Bug , DPS 28.1) and fast moves: Bug Bite (Bug, DPS 10.0) Fury Cutter (Bug, DPS 7.5) Rock Smash (Fighting, DPS 11.5) which are effective against Mega Gyarados.
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Hariyama
Hariyama is a Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Close Combat (Fighting , DPS 43.5) Dynamic Punch (Fighting , DPS 33.3) Superpower (Fighting ) and fast moves: Counter (Fighting, DPS 13.3) which are effective against Mega Gyarados.
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Pangoro
Pangoro is a Fighting, Dark type Pokémon with charged moves: Close Combat (Fighting , DPS 43.5) and fast moves: Low Kick (Fighting, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Mega Gyarados.
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Escavalier
Escavalier is a Bug, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: Megahorn (Bug , DPS 40.9) and fast moves: Bug Bite (Bug, DPS 10.0) Counter (Fighting, DPS 13.3) which are effective against Mega Gyarados.
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Sawk
Sawk is a Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Focus Blast (Fighting , DPS 40.0) Low Sweep (Fighting , DPS 21.1) and fast moves: Low Kick (Fighting, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Mega Gyarados.
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Durant
Durant is a Bug, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: X-Scissor (Bug , DPS 28.1) and fast moves: Bug Bite (Bug, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Mega Gyarados.
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Throh
Throh is a Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Focus Blast (Fighting , DPS 40.0) Low Sweep (Fighting , DPS 21.1) and fast moves: Low Kick (Fighting, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Mega Gyarados.
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Scyther
Scyther is a Bug, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: X-Scissor (Bug , DPS 28.1) and fast moves: Fury Cutter (Bug, DPS 7.5) which are effective against Mega Gyarados.
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Lucario
Lucario is a Fighting, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: Aura Sphere (Fighting ) Close Combat (Fighting , DPS 43.5) Power-Up Punch (Fighting ) and fast moves: Counter (Fighting, DPS 13.3) which are effective against Mega Gyarados.
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Granbull
Granbull is a Fairy type Pokémon with charged moves: Close Combat (Fighting , DPS 43.5) Play Rough (Fairy , DPS 31.0) and fast moves: Charm (Fairy) which are effective against Mega Gyarados.
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Mienshao
Mienshao is a Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Brick Break (Fighting , DPS 25.0) and fast moves: Low Kick (Fighting, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Mega Gyarados.
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Crustle
Crustle is a Bug, Rock type Pokémon with charged moves: X-Scissor (Bug , DPS 28.1) and fast moves: Fury Cutter (Bug, DPS 7.5) which are effective against Mega Gyarados.
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Hitmonlee
Hitmonlee is a Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Close Combat (Fighting , DPS 43.5) Low Sweep (Fighting , DPS 21.1) and fast moves: Low Kick (Fighting, DPS 10.0) Rock Smash (Fighting, DPS 11.5) which are effective against Mega Gyarados.
Mega Gyarados Mega counters
Mega Beedrill, Mega Blaziken, Mega Gardevoir, Mega Lopunny, Mega Medicham, Mega Scizor are best Mega counters to battle with Mega Gyarados if you have Mega evolved Pokemon or Mega candy.
Mega Gyarados moves set
Mega Gyarados will use below moves during the battle.
| Move | Method | Type | DPS |
| Bite | Fast | Dark | 12.0 |
| Crunch | Charged | Dark | 21.9 |
| Dragon Breath | Fast | Dragon | 12.0 |
| Hydro Pump | Charged | Water | 39.4 |
| Outrage | Charged | Dragon | 28.2 |
| Twister | Charged | Dragon | 16.1 |
| Waterfall | Fast | Water | 13.3 |
Mega Gyarados raids weather impact
Here is how each weather condition boosts Mega Gyarados moves and impacts your Pokemon during the battle with Mega Gyarados.
| Weather | Boosted moves | Impact |
| Cloudy | Great for battle | |
| Fog | Boosts Bite Boosts Crunch | Bite is bad for Fairy type Pokemon, Bite is bad for Bug type Pokemon, Bite is bad for Fighting type Pokemon Crunch is bad for Fairy type Pokemon, Crunch is bad for Bug type Pokemon, Crunch is bad for Fighting type Pokemon |
| Partly cloudy | Great for battle | |
| Rainy | Boosts Hydro Pump Boosts Waterfall | Great for battle |
| Snow | Great for battle | |
| Sunny / clear | Great for battle | |
| Windy | Boosts Dragon Breath Boosts Outrage Boosts Twister | Dragon Breath is bad for Fairy type Pokemon Outrage is bad for Fairy type Pokemon Twister is bad for Fairy type Pokemon |
Gyarados stats
| Attack: | 242 | ||
| Defence: | 206 | ||
| HP: | 9000 | ||
| Max CP (level 50): | 3798 | ||
| Max HP (level 50): | 174 | ||
Shiny Gyarados
There is a chance that you may encounter a shiny Gyarados if you win the raid.