Mega Gyarados vs Gyarados
Water
FlyingTypeSwapsWater
Dark- 95HP=95
- 125Attack+30155
- 79Defense+30109
- 60Sp. Atk+1070
- 100Sp. Def+30130
- 81Speed=81
- 540Total+100640
How to get the Gyaradosite in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
BuyIndigo Plateau30,000 Poké DollarsAfter beating the Elite Four
Sold for 30,000 Poké Dollars by the stone salesman at Indigo Plateau, after you beat the Elite Four
How to Get Mega 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.
2 locations to catch Gyarados (1 on the map)16 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 Pikachu & Eevee
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 Mega Gyarados in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
A shiny Gyarados becomes a shiny Mega Gyarados when it Mega Evolves, so these are the routes to Shiny Gyarados.
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
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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.
Mega Gyarados Weakness
Type-wise, Mega Gyarados takes extra damage from Electric, Grass, Fighting, Bug, and Fairy. Psychic moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Mega Gyarados's overall bulk (95/109/130) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass, Fighting, Bug, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Ghost, Dark, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
What is Mega Gyarados Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Mega Gyarados
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Zapdos Electric | B | |
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mega Gyarados View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x65-77% | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mega Gyarados View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x95-112%KO | ||
 Tangela Grass | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gyarados View Jolteon builds →Thunder 2x65-77% Double Kick 2x10-12% Pin Missile 2x8-10% | ||
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gyarados View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x49-59% Absorb 2x15-18% | ||
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gyarados View Pikachu builds →Thunderbolt 2x29-35% Double Kick 2x9-11% | ||
 Clefairy Fairy | D | |
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Mega 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. In battle, Gyarados holding Gyaradosite Mega Evolves into Mega Gyarados. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Mega Gyarados Moves in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
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. Mega Gyarados picks up Thrash and Outrage along the way, building toward a complete offensive set. TMs add coverage across 7 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
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Mega Gyarados has 640 base stats in total. Attack leads at 155, and Sp. Atk is lowest at 70.
Game Availability
Mega Gyarados first appeared in X & Y and is in 6 games: X & Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Sun & Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee and Legends: Z-A.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
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 6XYDebut
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
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
Winds & Waves
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