Mega Gyarados

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.

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Mega Gyarados - Mega Evolution Bonuses

Catch Candy Boost (+1)
Boosted Ally Attacks
7-Day Rest Period
Mega Energy Requirement: -80%

Catch Candy Boost (+1)
Catch Candy XL Chance (+10%)
Catch XP Boost (+50)
Boosted Ally Attacks
5-Day Rest Period
Mega Energy Requirement: -90%

Catch Candy Boost (+2)
Catch Candy XL Chance (+25%)
Catch XP Boost (+100)
Boosted Ally Attacks
3-Day Rest Period
Mega Energy Requirement: -95%

It costs 300 Mega Energy to evolve Mega Gyarados for the first time.

Candy, Candy XL and XP Boosts only apply when capturing Pokemon with Water types and Dark types

It takes 30 Mega Evolves to reach Max Level.

Mega Gyarados Weaknesses and Strengths

Mega Gyarados is a dual-type Pokemon of types Water and Dark. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Grass	160%
Electric	160%
Fighting	160%
Bug	160%
Fairy	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Psychic	39.1%
Steel	62.5%
Fire	62.5%
Water	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Ghost	62.5%
Dark	62.5%

Best Moves for Mega Gyarados in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Mega Gyarados.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Waterfall	Hydro Pump	63.27	517.45
Dragon Tail	Hydro Pump	60.91	498.14
Waterfall	Aqua Tail	47.58	481.62
Waterfall	Return	66.00	479.75
Waterfall	Outrage	44.21	476.52
Dragon Tail	Outrage	41.85	459.86
Dragon Tail	Aqua Tail	45.22	456.91
Dragon Tail	Return	63.64	451.58
Dragon Breath	Hydro Pump	59.27	450.40
Bite	Hydro Pump	59.27	450.40

All Moves for Mega Gyarados

Below are all the moves that Mega Gyarados can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Dragon Pulse EliteTM	Charged	90	25	3600ms	-50
Aqua Tail EliteTM	Charged	50	31.58	1900ms	-33
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Hydro Pump	Charged	130	47.27	3300ms	-100
Crunch	Charged	70	21.88	3200ms	-33
Outrage	Charged	110	28.21	3900ms	-50
Twister	Charged	45	16.07	2800ms	-33
Dragon Tail EliteTM	Quick	15	13.64	1100ms	9
Bite	Quick	6	12	500ms	4
Waterfall	Quick	16	16	1200ms	8
Dragon Breath	Quick	6	12	500ms	4

Mega Gyarados Evolution

Magikarp	Requires 400x Candy	Gyarados
Gyarados	Requires 300x Mega Energy	Mega Gyarados

Best Mega Gyarados Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Mega Gyarados Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Mega Gyarados in a raid.