Is Gyarados Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Gyarados is a top-tier pick even without abilities. No Intimidate means it takes more physical damage than in other games, but the offensive power is still outstanding. Water/Flying handles Blaine, Giovanni, and pressures Lance. Mega Gyarados adds Dark typing in postgame for even wider coverage.
Not available yet. You cannot get Magikarp before this fight.
Misty's Pokemon outpace and outclass Magikarp here.
Lt. Surge's team hits Gyarados's weaknesses hard.
Erika's typing presses Gyarados's defenses.
Gyarados trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Gyarados has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Gyarados has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Gyarados has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Gyarados trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Gyarados trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Gyarados has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Gyarados trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Gyarados trades roughly evenly with Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Pikachu team. In Let's Go Eevee, Trace brings Raichu Lv 57 in place of Jolteon Lv 57.
Buy Magikarp
Magikarp can be purchased on Route 4 at Lv 5. Purchased from a man in the Route 4 Pokemon Center for 500 Pokedollars.
Recommended Moves
- LV 15NormalTacklePower 40Accuracy 100%PP 35
Evolve Magikarp to Gyarados
Magikarp evolves into Gyarados at Level 20. Your Magikarp should hit Level 20 before you reach Lt. Surge, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20NormalThrashPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Misty
- TMWaterScaldPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 31WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Erika
- HMWaterSurfPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 41DragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 46WaterHydro PumpPower 165Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Giovanni
- TMGroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 51NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Gyarados in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Moderate rates across 1 encounter spot for Gyarados. That's the kind of hunt where you pick one location and settle in. Sort by Best below to see where the odds are highest.
1 location to catch Gyarados16 locations to catch Magikarp
Encountered via Surfing
Encountered via Surfing
Badge 6Catch Magikarp at any of the 16 locations below, then level it up to 20, and it evolves into Gyarados.
Badge 1
Badge 2
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5 Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Where To Catch Gyarados in Let's Go
Magikarp gets you Gyarados sooner: buy it on Route 4 (before Badge 2) and evolve it at Lv 20. Wild Gyarados first appears at Route 20 (after Badge 6).
- Step 1Catch MagikarpRoute 22Lv.3-4Surfing on waterRate 45%Route 24Lv.7-12Surfing on waterRate 45%Route 4Lv.7-12Surfing on waterRate 45%Route 25Lv.9-14Surfing on waterRate 45%Route 6Lv.11-16Surfing on waterRate 45%Route 11Lv.13-18Surfing on waterRate 30%Route 4Lv.5Purchase from NPC500 PokedollarsPurchased from a man in the Route 4 Pokemon Center for 500 PokedollarsRoute 10Lv.18-23Surfing on waterRate 45%Route 20 - EastLv.37-42Surfing on waterRate 45%Route 20 - WestLv.39-44Surfing on waterRate 45%Route 23Lv.41-46Surfing on waterRate 45%Route 12Lv.31-36Surfing on waterRate 30%Route 13Lv.33-38Surfing on waterRate 30%Route 18Lv.33-38Surfing on waterRate 30%Route 19Lv.37-42Surfing on waterRate 30%Route 21Lv.37-42Surfing on waterRate 30%Seafoam Islands - Area 2Lv.39-44Surfing on waterRate 30%Seafoam Islands - Area 3Lv.39-44Surfing on waterRate 30%Cerulean Cave - 1FLv.51-56Surfing on waterRate 45%Cerulean Cave - B1FLv.51-56Surfing on waterRate 45%
- Step 2Gyarados ✓or evolve from Magikarp (Step 1)
How to Get Shiny Gyarados in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Gyarados is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Shininess carries through evolution, so hunting an earlier stage and evolving it counts too. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Gyarados odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Gyarados Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee shiny odds for Gyarados.
Gyarados Weakness
Type-wise, Gyarados takes extra damage from Electric and Rock. Watch out for Electric attacks, those deal 4x damage. Ground moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. With 95 HP and balanced defenses, Gyarados can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Electric |
| 2x (Weak) | Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Fighting, Bug, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
What is Gyarados Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Gyarados
 Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gyarados View Magneton builds →Thunderbolt 4x143-168%KO | ||
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gyarados View Electabuzz builds →Thunderbolt 4x118-139%KO | ||
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gyarados View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 4x102-121%KO | ||
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gyarados View Rhydon builds →Thunder Punch 4x101-120%KO Rock Slide 2x76-90% | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Cinnabar Island Gift) | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Cinnabar Island Gift) | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gyarados View Graveler builds →Thunder Punch 4x79-93% Rock Slide 2x59-70% | ||
 Onix RockGround | C | |
Gyarados Evolutions
Evolved from Magikarp. Gyarados is the final form in this two-stage line. Attack grew the most through evolution (+115 over Magikarp), and Gyarados peaks at 540 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Gyarados Best Moveset
Mega Gyarados shifts to Water/Dark at 155 Attack. Let's Go has no abilities, Megas included, so the stat boost and the new typing are the whole upgrade. 155 Attack behind dual TermStab devastates from the moveset. Without Mega, 125 Attack at 81 Speed has no Intimidate to lean on but still hits hard.
Best Build
Magikarp Candy
Mighty Candy+ATKAdamant raises Attack and lowers Sp. Atk. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Red, then Blue. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Gyarados
- Magikarp Candy
- Mighty Candy
Mighty Candy L
Mighty Candy XL
Magikarp Candy raises every stat, but only Magikarp and Gyarados can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Gyarados is Mighty Candy (Attack), and any Pokemon can eat it; Mighty Candy L needs level 30 and Mighty Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Mega Evolution
- Mega Gyarados
Mega Gyarados (Water/Dark type) has 95 HP, 155 Attack, 109 Defense, 70 Sp. Atk, 130 Sp. Def and 81 Speed, 640 in total. Weak to Electric, Grass, Fighting, Bug and Fairy. Resists Fire, Water, Ice, Ghost, Dark and Steel. Immune to Psychic. Best nature for Mega Gyarados: Adamant (Madam Celadon: Red, then Blue). Mega Stone: 
Gyaradosite, sold for 30,000 Pokedollars at the Indigo Plateau after you beat the Elite Four. Pokedex: Although it obeys its instinctive drive to destroy everything within its reach, it will respond to orders from a Trainer it truly trusts.
Mega Evolution can be used once per battle, on one Pokemon.
Master Trainer
Dominic battles with one level 75 Gyarados that knows Earthquake and Thunderbolt. It takes extra damage from Electric and Rock moves. Win to earn the Gyarados Master title. Find Dominic in Celadon City.
Moves List
Leveling does the heavy lifting. Gyarados picks up Thrash and Outrage along the way, building toward a complete offensive set. TMs add coverage across 8 types, but the foundation's already strong by then.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 25 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Brutally vicious and enormously destructive. Known for totally destroying cities in ancient times.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Red & Blue, Gyarados has appeared in 22 titles over 9 generations. Along the way, it received a Mega form in Generation 6, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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