1v1 Mega Gyarados [QC 3/3] [GP 2/2]

[Nalei]

[OVERVIEW]

Mega Gyarados is a dominant force in the 1v1 metagame. After it Mega Evolves, Gyarados's ability becomes Mold Breaker, allowing it to ignore abilities such as Sturdy, Multiscale, and Magic Bounce from notable foes such as Crustle, Dragonite, and Mega Sableye. Gyarados may also opt not to Mega Evolve, preserving its Water / Flying typing over Water / Dark, opening up an entire other range of Pokemon it can tank attacks from such as Magearna and Sawk. Additionally, Mega Gyarados has an impressive movepool featuring usable STAB attacks in Waterfall and Crunch, good coverage options such as Outrage and Earthquake, anti-stall measures like Taunt, and also boosting moves, particularly Dragon Dance, which it is an exemplary user of. This is because of its great bulk paired with its high Attack stat, and despite its somewhat lackluster Speed, it's capable of outspeeding most Pokemon with proper investment after a boost. While it is indeed incredibly powerful, it's far from unstoppable, with bulky offensive Pokemon that have favorable type matchups like Tapu Lele, Mega Venusaur, and Mega Altaria countering it.

[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Waterfall / Outrage
move 3: Crunch / Outrage / Earthquake / Stone Edge
move 4: Taunt / Outrage / Earthquake / Stone Edge
item: Gyaradosite
ability: Intimidate
nature: Adamant
evs: 248 HP / 44 Atk / 28 Def / 44 SpD / 144 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Dragon Dance boosts Mega Gyarados's Attack and Speed stats, allowing it to take on faster Pokemon better, notably beating certain variants of Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, and Mega Metagross. Waterfall is Mega Gyarados's Water STAB move and hits Landorus-T, Donphan, Golem, and Crustle super effectively. It also has a very useful 20% chance to flinch. Crunch provides Mega Gyarados with a Dark-type STAB attack and hits Mega Metagross, Mega Slowbro, Meloetta, Mew, and Necrozma. Be wary of Thunder Punch variants of Mega Metagross, however, which beat this Mega Gyarados set. Note also that in order to check Mega Slowbro, Taunt must be used. In addition to the aforementioned coverage-dependent targets, Taunt can beat Mega Sableye and stop Pokemon like Zygarde and Crustle from using setup moves. Outrage hits equally as hard as Mega Gyarados's STAB attacks and provides valuable coverage against opposing Mega Gyarados, Dragonite, Zygarde, and Garchomp. In order to beat Zygarde, however, Mega Gyarados must have Taunt so that Zygarde can't use Coil. Earthquake can be used to beat most Magnezone and get a better matchup against Magearna and Mega Mawile. Stone Edge allows Gyarados to reliably beat Mega Charizard Y and most Mega Pinsir, and in the absence of Outrage, it is useful against Mega Charizard X and Dragonite.

Set Details
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248 HP EVs help maximize Mega Gyarados's mixed bulk better than 252 HP EVs would. 28 Defense EVs with the given HP nearly guarantee that Mega Gyarados can avoid a 2HKO from Adamant Mega Charizard X's Outrage. Similarly, 44 SpD EVs with the given HP give Mega Gyarados an extremely favorable roll against Porygon-Z's Uproar, avoiding a 2HKO without investing many EVs. 144 Speed EVs allow Mega Gyarados to outspeed base Pokemon with 110 Speed like Mega Metagross and Mega Diancie after a Dragon Dance. The remainder of Mega Gyarados's EVs are placed into Attack to hit as hard as possible, and for the same reason, an Adamant nature is used. Intimidate is Mega Gyarados's most viable pre-Mega ability, as it effectively increases Mega Gyarados's physical bulk by a factor of 1.5.

Usage Tips
========

Generally speaking, if the opposing Pokemon can outspeed Mega Gyarados, it's best to set up Dragon Dance before attacking with the appropriate move. However, if the opposing Pokemon is slower than Mega Gyarados, it is typically best to start attacking immediately, as this will yield greater damage in battles shorter than four turns. Against Donphan and other Counter users, it is advisable to use Dragon Dance twice before attacking with Waterfall so that Mega Gyarados can OHKO them, thus avoiding a potential Counter. If Waterfall is not being run, Outrage or Crunch will usually 2HKO them +1, but Counter must still be played around. If you end up in a seemingly unwinnable matchup and are running Waterfall, it is advisable to go for flinches, which can allow you to win through luck. This is not a strategy that should be relied upon, however. If Mega Gyarados is using Taunt, it is important to recognize which Pokemon to use it against and in what manner. Versus Crustle, Mega Gyarados should use Taunt immediately, set up Dragon Dance, and then KO with Waterfall. If Waterfall isn't being used, Mega Gyarados must play correctly by using Taunt only on turns where Crustle tries to set up Shell Smash and never attack on a turn on which Crustle uses Counter. Without Waterfall, this matchup is not favorable. Against Jumpluff, set up Dragon Dance first and follow up with Taunt. If Mega Gyarados is also using Crunch, to beat most Mega Slowbro, it should use Crunch until Slowbro opts to Mega Evolve, as Slowbro has the Oblivious ability, which Mold Breaker is ineffective against. When pitted against Zygarde, Mega Gyarados should use Taunt, set up Dragon Dance, and only then attack. Provided that Gyarados is using Earthquake, it may also check Magearna by using Earthquake (and not Mega Evolving) on turn 1 and following it up with a Taunt or additional Earthquake depending upon whether Magearna uses Iron Defense or Twinkle Tackle. Similarly, with Crunch, Mega Gyarados can outplay defensive Mew by setting up Dragon Dance on an incoming Will-O-Wisp or using Crunch on an incoming Taunt. After using Dragon Dance, Mega Gyarados should proceed to Taunt Mew. Against most stall Pokemon not mentioned here, the standard play is to use Taunt on turn 1. In some situations, it may be advantageous to not Mega Evolve, which preserves regular Gyarados's Water / Flying typing. This gives it a better shot at beating Pokemon such as Mega Charizard Y, Greninja, and Sawk, although Gyarados must still be wary of Electric-type coverage.

Team Options
========

Fast and hard-hitting Pokemon such as Naganadel, Greninja, and Choice Scarf Porygon-Z make for good teammates, as they can deal with various Pokemon that threaten Mega Gyarados like Mega Charizard Y, Tapu Lele, and Genesect, while Gyarados can cover up their weaknesses to Sturdy users. Jumpluff makes for a strong Mega Gyarados teammate, as it can deal with Magearna, Mega Metagross, Landorus-T, and certain variants of Mega Charizard Y and Tapu Lele. Meanwhile, Mega Gyarados can support Jumpluff by beating Pokemon that it struggles against such as Crustle, Heatran, and Naganadel. Pokemon with typings that have synergy with Mega Gyarados's make for good teammates. Grass- and Fire- type Pokemon in particular form a Fire / Water / Grass core with Mega Gyarados and cover its weaknesses to Electric- and Grass-type Pokemon. Examples of such Pokemon include Mega Venusaur, Mega Charizard X, and Victini.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

A set utilizing Curse, Rest, Payback, and Ice Fang with an EV spread of 232 HP / 32 Atk / 244 Def and an Adamant nature can be used to take on Mega Metagross somewhat reliably by using Curse followed by Payback. It also beats Landorus-T and Zygarde. However, Curse is incompatible with Intimidate, significantly worsening Mega Gyarados's initial physical bulk and making it unable to beat most Mega Charizard X. A set featuring Thunderbolt, Fire Blast, Ice Beam, and a filler move such as Hurricane or Taunt can be used to beat opposing Mega Gyarados, Zygarde, Landorus-T, Ferrothorn, Genesect, Kartana, Mega Scizor, Durant, Buzzwole, and Mega Heracross, providing outstanding utility. However, it is incredibly weak, leaving it as purely a lure set. Bounce may be used to beat Greninja, Mega Lopunny, Sawk, and Mega Heracross. It's generally not as useful as other coverage options, though. Mega Gyarados's EVs may be modified depending on what coverage it's using or team composition. Examples include outspeeding Timid Magnezone, outspeeding Greninja after a Dragon Dance, lowering Defense investment to avoid being 2HKOed by Crustle rather than Mega Charizard X, and increasing Special Defense investment to more reliably beat Porygon-Z.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Steel-type Pokemon**: Most Steel-types, notably including Mega Metagross, Genesect, Ferrothorn, Kartana, and Durant, can take care of Mega Gyarados in one way or another, generally as a result of their large Defense stats and super effective coverage.

**Fairy-type Pokemon**: Fairy-types, by various means, can generally beat Mega Gyarados. Such Pokemon include Tapu Lele, Mega Altaria, Tapu Fini, Primarina, Tapu Bulu, and Mega Mawile.

**Physical Walls**: Physically defensive Pokemon such as Mega Venusaur, Mega Slowbro and Buzzwole can tank Mega Gyarados's attacks easily as a result of their high Defense and shrug off the damage with reliable recovery or KO Mega Gyarados back.

**Bulky Boosters**: Pokemon such as Mega Pinsir, Zeraora, and Kartana can all tank a hit from a +1 Mega Gyarados, and after a Swords Dance or Bulk Up, KO Mega Gyarados.

**Coverage-dependent Checks**: Pokemon that can use attacks that hit both regular and Mega Gyarados effectively, utilizing coverage combos such as Electric+Fighting or Electric+Grass, can beat Mega Gyarados. Such Pokemon include Sawk, Mega Charizard Y, Mega Lopunny, Genesect, and Durant.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[MaceMaster, 302951]]
- Quality checked by: [[charizard8888, 333554], [TDA, 276708], [Osra, 239997]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216], [, ]]

 

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[Nalei]

Ready for QC
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[charizard8888]

Overview

• Mega Gyarados is a dominant force in the 1v1 metagame.
• It has impressive stats across the board, notably having a 155 base Attack stat and impressive bulk which is only improved by its pre-Mega ability, Intimidate.
• After Mega Evolving, Gyarados' ability becomes Mold Breaker, allowing it to KO Sturdy, Multiscale, and Disguise users and also Taunt users of Magic Bounce. Give the examples of these Pokemon.
• Gyarados may also opt not to Mega Evolve, preserving its Water / Flying typing over Water / Dark, opening up an entire other range of Pokemon it can tank from.
• Additionally, Gyarados has an impressive movepool featuring usable STAB attacks in Waterfall and Crunch, good coverage options in Outrage and Earthquake among others, anti-stall measures like Taunt and Substitute, but also boosting moves, particularly Dragon Dance, which it is an exemplary user of. You can also add in that with all this, Mega Gyarados can run a lot of set combos.
• This is because of its great bulk paired with its high Attack stat, and despite its speed being somewhat lackluster, it's capable of outspeeding most Pokemon with proper investment after a Dragon Dance.
• While it is indeed incredibly powerful, it's far from unstoppable with counters in Tapu Lele, Mega Venusaur and Mega Altaria.

Dragon Dance
Gyarados-Mega @ Gyaradosite
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 248 HP / 44 Atk / 40 Def / 32 SpD / 144 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Waterfall / Outrage
- Crunch / Outrage / Taunt
- Earthquake / Outrage / Taunt / Bounce / Substitute

Moves

• Dragon Dance boosts Gyarados' Attack and Speed stats, allowing it to take on faster Pokemon better, notably beating Mega Charizard X and certain variants of Mega Charizard Y, Mega Metagross, Mimikyu, and Landorus-T with it.
• Waterfall is Gyarados' Water STAB move and hits Landorus-T, Donphan, Golem and Crustle. It has a very useful 20% chance to flinch.
• Crunch provides Mega Gyarados a Dark-type STAB attack and hits Mega Metagross, Mega Slowbro, Meloetta, Mew, and Necrozma. Be wary of Thunder Punch variants of Mega Metagross, which beat this Gyarados set, if you opt to use this move. Note also that in order to beat Mega Slowbro, Taunt also must be used. I think Mega Metagross Thunder Punch should come in Usage Tips. In that also add in that bulky Bulk Up Lando-T would be able to defeat it.
• Outrage hits equally as hard as Gyarados' STAB attacks and provides valuable coverage against opposing Mega Gyarados, Dragonite, Zygarde, and Garchomp. In order to beat Zygarde, however, Gyarados must have Taunt.
• Earthquake is used primarily to KO Magnezone, but if used in conjunction with Taunt, it can 50/50 Magearna as well.
• In addition to the aforementioned coverage-dependent targets, Taunt can beat Jumpluff, Chansey, Mega Sableye and other miscellaneous stall Pokemon.
• Bounce is an interesting coverage move that is targeted primarily at Fighting types like Mega Heracross, Sawk, and Mega Lopunny. It gets STAB if Gyarados doesn't Mega Evolve. It also can be used to hit Grass Knot Greninja and hit miscellaneous Grass types for greater damage.
• Substitute beats some of the same things as Taunt like Chansey and Mega Sableye, but also notably blocks Yawn. This allows Mega Gyarados to beat Snorlax, for which reason it is recommended to run 64 Attack EVs in conjunction with it, which gets a 3HKO against it.

Set Details

• 248 HP paired with 40 Defense allows pre-Mega Gyarados to survive Mega Lopunny's Fake Out, High Jump Kick, and Giga Impact chained together, allotting it time to 2HKO Lopunny. It also gives a nearly perfect likelihood of avoiding the 2HKO from Adamant Mega Charizard X's Outrage.
• Similarly, 32 SpD gives Mega Gyarados an extremely favorable roll against Porygon-Z's Uproar, avoiding the 2HKO while not investing too much here.
• While the method of going for favorable rolls instead of guaranteed survivals may seem suboptimal, it takes an additional 52 EVs to make them into such, which Gyarados simply cannot afford.
• 144 Speed EVs allows Mega Gyarados to outspeed base 110s like Mega Metagross and Mega Diancie after a Dragon Dance, but many other speed tiers are viable. Some such tiers are outspeeding Magnezone and at +1 Speed, Greninja. In this specify 216 Spe EVs are required.
• The remainder of Mega Gyarados' EVs are placed into its Attack stat to hit as hard as possible, and for the same reason, and Adamant nature is used.
• Intimidate is Gyarados' pre-Mega ability of choice as it lowers the opponent's Attack stat, effectively increasing Mega Gyarados' physical bulk by a factor of 1.5.

Usage Tips

• Generally speaking, if the opposing Pokemon can outspeed Gyarados, it's best to Dragon Dance before attacking with the appropriate move. However, if the opposing Pokemon is slower than Gyarados, it is typically best to start attacking immediately as except in battles longer than three turns, this will yield greater damage.
• Against Donphan and Crustle, it is advisable to use Dragon Dance before Waterfall so that Mega Gyarados can OHKO them, thus avoiding a potential Counter. If Waterfall is not being run, Outrage or Crunch will 2HKO at +1, but Counter must still be played around.
• If you end up in a seemingly unwinnable matchup and are running Waterfall, go for flinches which can allow you to cheese out a win.
• If Gyarados is using Taunt, it is important to recognize which Pokemon to use it against and in what manner. Against Jumpluff, Dragon Dance first and then follow up with Taunt. If Gyarados is also using Crunch, to beat Mega Slowbro, it should use Crunch until Slowbro opts to Mega Evolve as Slowbro has the Oblivious ability. When pitted against Zygarde, Gyarados should Taunt, Dragon Dance, and only then attack. Provided that Gyarados is using Earthquake, it may also 50/50 Magearna by either Taunting as Magearna uses Iron Defense or using Earthquake (and not Mega Evolving) as Magearna uses Twinkle Tackle. Similarly, with Crunch, Gyarados can outplay defensive Mews by Dragon Dancing on an incoming Will-O-Wisp or Crunching on an incoming Taunt. After using Dragon Dance, Gyarados should proceed to Taunt Mew. Against stall Pokemon not mentioned here, the standard play is to Taunt on turn 1.
• If Substitute is being used, use it to block status moves like Charm, Toxic and Yawn coming from Pokemon such as Chansey or Snorlax. Note that it can also be used to block Counter or Metal Burst if timed correctly.
• You can also mention not to mega evolve against Pokemon like Mega Charizard (Y), Greninja, Sawk with reasoning.

Team Options

• Fast and hard-hitting Pokemon such as Naganadel, Greninja, and Choice Scarf Porygon-Z make for good teammates as they can deal with various Pokemon that threaten Mega Gyarados like Mega Charizard Y, Tapu Lele and Genesect.
• Jumpluff makes for a strong Mega Gyarados teammate as it can deal with Magearna, Mega Metagross, Mimikyu, Landorus-T, Snorlax, and certain variants of Mega Charizard Y and Tapu Lele for Gyarados.
• Aside from those, just about any Pokemon can fit on a team with Mega Gyarados due to its high potential for customization and versatile movepool. The important thing to look for in a teammate is that it doesn't overlap too much in the things that it beats with Mega Gyarados.
• You can add in that Pokemon vulnerable to Sturdy heavily benefit Mega Gyarados' presence in the team.

Other Options

• Stone Edge can be used to take care of Mega Charizard Y and Mega Pinsir, but in order to beat Pinsir reliably, it needs to use the EV spread of 136 HP / 228 Def / 144 Spe with an Impish nature.
• A set using Iron Head and the EVs of 144 HP / 64 Atk / 248 Def / 52 Spe with an Adamant nature can be used to beat Mimikyu reasonably reliably. Gyarados should almost always not Mega Evolve and use Dragon Dance turn 1 and follow it up with a Mega-Evolved Iron Head on turns 2 and 3.
• A set utilizing Curse, Rest, Payback and Ice Fang with an EV spread of 248 HP / 12 Atk / 248 Def and an Adamant nature can be used to take on Mega Metagross very reliably. It also beats Landorus-T and Zygarde. However, Curse is incompatible with Intimidate, significantly worsening its initial physical bulk, making it unable to beat most Mega Charizard X.
• A set featuring Thunderbolt, Fire Blast, Ice Beam, and a filler such as Hurricane or Hydro Pump can be used to beat opposing Mega Gyarados, Zygarde, Landorus-T, Ferrothorn, Genesect, Mega Scizor, Durant and Mega Heracross providing outstanding utility. Specify Buzzwole and Kartana as well since they are checks which this set can defeat. However, it is incredibly weak leaving it as purely a lure set. Such a set should use an EV spread of 124 HP / 232 Def / 152 SpA with a Bold nature.
• Gyarados has other other coverage options not mentioned in the primary set such as Ice Fang, which should be used only on sets using Taunt but not Waterfall or Outrage as a method of hitting Zygarde, Landorus-T, and Dragonite. It can also use Iron Head on non-specialized sets, but it will fail to beat most good Swords Dance Mimikyu sets.

Checks and Counters

• Steel-Type Pokemon: Most Steel types, notably including Magearna, Mega Metagross, Genesect, Ferrothorn, Kartana and Durant, can take care of Mega Gyarados in one way or another, generally as a result of their large defense stats and super-effective coverage.
• Fairy-Type Pokemon: Fairy types, by various means, can generally beat Mega Gyarados. Such Pokemon include Swords Dance Mimikyu, Tapu Lele, Mega Altaria, Tapu Fini, Primarina and Tapu Bulu. (Mega Mawile most of the time)
• Physical Walls: Physically defensive Pokemon such as Mega Venusaur, Mega Slowbro and Buzzwole can tank Mega Gyarados' attacks easily as a result of their high defense stats and shrug off the damage with reliably recovery or KO Gyarados back.
• You can also add in hard hitters / relatively bulk Pokemon like Zard Y, Specs Porygon-Z, Kartana, Zeraora, Mega Pinsir, Landorus-T, Durant with Thunder Fang as checks.

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[Nalei]

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[Ginger Princess]

>revive
Bolded is additions, strikethrough is stuff that should be removed or edited, red is comments. All information I bring is based on 1630 Usage stats and Calcs.

[OVERVIEW]

• Mega Gyarados is a dominant force in the 1v1 metagame.
• After Mega Evolving, Gyarados' ability becomes Mold Breaker, allowing it to KO ignore certain abilities such as makes it clearer what Mold Breaker actually does Sturdy, Multiscale, Magic Bounce and Disguise users See reason below and also Taunt users of Magic Bounce, notably encompassing Crustle, Dragonite, Mimikyu Will-o-Wisp has over 50% usage, I would pick a safer Pokemon that Mega Gyarados beats with Mold Breaker for the Overview, and Mega Sableye.
• Gyarados may also opt not to Mega Evolve, preserving its Water / Flying typing over Water / Dark, opening up an entire other range of Pokemon it can tank from. Which ones?
• Additionally, Mega Gyarados has an impressive movepool featuring usable STAB attacks in Waterfall and Crunch, good coverage options in Outrage and Earthquake among others, anti-stall measures like Taunt and Substitute you mention Substitute here but no where else. If you want to talk about it, I would either drop it here and make it an Other Option, or keep it here and incorporate it into your Set, but also boosting moves, particularly Dragon Dance, which it is an exemplary user of.
• This is because of its great bulk paired with its high Attack stat, and despite its speed being somewhat lackluster, it's capable of outspeeding most Pokemon with proper investment after a Dragon Dance.
• While it is indeed incredibly powerful, it's far from unstoppable with counters in Tapu Lele, Mega Venusaur and Mega Altaria. Why do they beat it? List specific roles/strategies Gyara has trouble with, not just certain Pokemon, something like "It is usually countered by defensive powerhouses that can take Mega Gyarados' attacks even after setting up and hit back hard with powerful STAB, such as [list some Pokemon]". Obv don't go into as much detail as you would in Checks and Counters, but still needs more explanation here

[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Waterfall / Outrage
move 3: Crunch / Outrage / Taunt
move 4: Earthquake / Outrage / Taunt / Bounce this should be an OO. this set already beats Lopunny-Mega reliably, and neither Sawk nor Mega Heracross are relevant enough to warrant Bounce being on the main set
item: Gyaradosite
ability: Intimidate
nature: Adamant
EVs: 248 HP / 44 Atk / 40 Def / 32 SpD / 144 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

• Dragon Dance boosts Mega Gyarados' Attack and Speed stats, allowing it to take on faster Pokemon better, notably beating Mega Charizard X Against Will O bulky Char X, you lose, unless you run Outrage, and then it becomes a 50/50. Because of this, I would mention the Char X matchup in Usage tips, so readers can get a fleshed out understanding on what exactly to do in the matchup and certain variants of Mega Charizard Y, Mega Metagross, Mimikyu, and Landorus-T with it. Which ones? Mention the variants so readers aren't in the dark
• Waterfall is Mega Gyarados' Water STAB move and hits Landorus-T, Donphan, Golem and Crustle super effectively. It has a very useful 20% chance to flinch. When is this useful? Assume the reader knows almost nothing about Pokemon or 1v1.
• Crunch provides Mega Gyarados a Dark-type STAB attack and hits Mega Metagross, Mega Slowbro, Meloetta, Mew, and Necrozma super effectively. Be wary of Thunder Punch variants of Mega Metagross, which beat this Mega Gyarados set, if you opt to use this move. Note also that in order to beat specially defensive Mega Slowbro physdef can stall out crunches and attempt to scald burn, making Mega Gyarados an unreliable physdef answer, Taunt must be used to prevent Mega Slowbro from setting up or healing.
• Outrage hits equally as hard as Mega Gyarados' STAB attacks and provides valuable coverage against opposing Mega Gyarados dittos are never a guaranteed matchup, Dragonite, Zygarde, and Garchomp. In order to beat Zygarde, however, Mega Gyarados must have Taunt so Zygarde cannot match Mega Gyarados' Dragon Dance with Coil.
• Earthquake is used primarily to KO Modest Magnezone, but if used in conjunction with Taunt, it can 50/50 Magearna as well. Using 50/50s as a defense of a set is not encouraged. Possibly mention this in Checks and Counters, something like "Magearna gives Mega Gyarados trouble, but can be 50/50ed by Earthquake and Taunt"
• In addition to the aforementioned coverage-dependent targets, Taunt can beat Jumpluff, Chansey isn't this a 50/50 if they Seismic Toss turn one on the taunt? If so, remove Chansey from this list, Mega Sableye and other miscellaneous stall Pokemon.
• Bounce is an interesting coverage move that is targeted primarily at Fighting types like Mega Heracross, Sawk, and Mega Lopunny. It gets STAB if Gyarados doesn't Mega Evolve. It also can be used to hit Grass Knot Greninja and miscellaneous Grass types for greater damage. As I said, this should go in Other Options

Set Details
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• 248 HP paired with 40 Defense allows pre-Mega Gyarados to survive Mega Lopunny's Fake Out, High Jump Kick, and Giga Impact chained together, allotting it time to 2HKO Lopunny. It also gives a nearly perfect likelihood of avoiding the 2HKO from Adamant Mega Charizard X's Outrage. You only need 4 more evs to make this guaranteed; I would move 4 from Attack to Defense to make this guaranteed, bc in analysis' there are either guaranteed matchups or they are not
• Similarly, 32 SpD gives Mega Gyarados an extremely favorable roll against Porygon-Z's Uproar, avoiding the 2HKO while not investing too much here. Uproar has under 6% usage, and including something that basically states "you will sometimes lose against Uproar PZ" is a bit trivial. List a more guaranteed reason why you should run the SpDef EVs, and if you do not have one you may want to consider putting the SpD into Attack
• While the method of going for favorable rolls instead of guaranteed survivals may seem suboptimal, it takes an additional 52 EVs to make them into such, which Gyarados simply cannot afford. Don't justify
• 144 Speed EVs allows Mega Gyarados to outspeed base 110s like Mega Metagross and Mega Diancie after a Dragon Dance, but many other speed tiers are viable. Some such tiers are outspeeding Magnezone and at +1 Speed, Greninja, which require 88 and 216 EVs to be invested in Speed, respectively. These alternative Speed EVs should be an Other Option, not in Set Details. Also mention in OO that that's with Adamant nature.
• The remainder of Mega Gyarados' EVs are placed into its Attack stat to hit as hard as possible, and for the same reason, and Adamant nature is used.
• Intimidate is Mega Gyarados' most viable pre-Mega ability of choice as it lowers the opponent's Attack stat, effectively increasing Mega Gyarados' physical bulk by a factor of 1.5.

Just in general, shift this section to talk about more guaranteed matchups. By focusing on matchups that are not guaranteed, even if its by 1% or 9%, it gives the impression that Mega Gyarados doesn't have the capability to have guaranteed matchups, rather than the fact that Mega Gyarados is one of the best Bulky Offense mons in the game.

Usage Tips
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• Generally speaking, if the opposing Pokemon can outspeed Mega Gyarados, it's best to Dragon Dance before attacking with the appropriate move. Such as? However, if the opposing Pokemon is slower than Mega Gyarados, it is typically best to start attacking immediately as except in battles longer than three turns, this will yield greater damage. Such as?
• Against Donphan and Crustle, it is advisable to use Dragon Dance before Waterfall so that Mega Gyarados can OHKO them, thus avoiding a potential Counter. Max HP Donphan lives +1 Waterfall from your set 25% of the time, potentially allowing it to counter, and Crustle definitely beats your set if you don't run Taunt, as you can't ohko no bulk crustle turn 1, and when they shell smash they are faster than you after a dragon dance, and they ohko u with z rock wrecker at +1 attack. Not saying your set is unreliable vs either, bc you can beat both consistently, but only if you run the right moves (ddance waterfall and taunt), so you need to mention that, and naturally how to properly play against Don and Crustle with those moves. If Waterfall is not being run, Outrage or Crunch will 2HKO at +1 but Counter must still be played around. Again, this is not guaranteed, so it shouldn't be mentioned.
• If you end up in a seemingly unwinnable matchup and are running Waterfall, go for flinches which can allow you to cheese out a win. Naturally this is not a strategy that you should rely on, but definitely one you should be aware of.
• If Mega Gyarados is using Taunt, it is important to recognize which Pokemon to use it against and in what manner. Against Jumpluff, Dragon Dance first and then follow up with Taunt. If Mega Gyarados is also using Crunch, to beat specially defensive Mega Slowbro, it should use Crunch until Slowbro opts to Mega Evolve as Slowbro has the Oblivious ability, which not even Mold Breaker can effectively nullify. When pitted against Zygarde, Mega Gyarados should Taunt, Dragon Dance, and only then attack. Provided that Gyarados is using Earthquake, it may also 50/50 Magearna by either Taunting as Magearna uses Iron Defense or using Earthquake (and not Mega Evolving) as Magearna uses Twinkle Tackle. Similarly, with Crunch, Gyarados can outplay defensive Mew by Dragon Dancing on an incoming Will-O-Wisp or Crunching on an incoming Taunt. After using Dragon Dance, Gyarados should proceed to Taunt Mew. Again, 50/50 Against most stall Pokemon not mentioned here such as [insert Pokemon], the standard play is to Taunt on turn 1. Move this sentence after 2nd sentence in this bullet point, as setting the general usage tip is a better thing to do before going into specifics. Also, mention the some examples of these stall Pokemon
• In some situations, it may be advantageous to not Mega Evolve, which preserves Gyarados' Water / Flying typing. This gives it a better shot at beating type matchup against Pokemon such as Mega Charizard Y, Greninja, and Sawk, although Gyarados must still be wary of Electric-type coverage.

Team Options
========

• Fast and hard-hitting Pokemon such as Naganadel, Greninja, and Choice Scarf Porygon-Z make for good teammates as they can deal with various Pokemon that threaten Mega Gyarados like Mega Charizard Y, Tapu Lele and Genesect while Mega Gyarados can cover up their weaknesses to Sturdy users.
• Jumpluff makes for a strong Mega Gyarados teammate as it can deal with Magearna, Mega Metagross More than half of Mega Metagross run Ice Punch, and it speed ties with Jumpluff. Def not something Jumpluff deals with, Mimikyu, Landorus-T, and certain variants of Mega Charizard Y and Tapu Lele for Gyarados. Instead of just saying 'Jumpluff', state the role that Jumpluff plays and recommend that type of Pokemon. Either "Pokemon that can speedtrap" or "Effective Stallers", that way it isn't implied that Mega Gyarados can only be paired with Jumpluff
• Aside from those, just about any Pokemon can fit on a team with Mega Gyarados due to its high potential for customization and versatile movepool. The important thing to look for in a teammate is that it doesn't overlap too much in the things that it beats with Mega Gyarados. Saying a Pokemon can fit with everything is always a sweeping generalization, even with a Pokemon as undeniably versatile as Mega Gyarados. You should definitely go more in depth other roles that compliment Mega Gyarados, such as "Pokemon that Resist Electric and Grass" or something like that

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

• Stone Edge can be used to take care of Mega Charizard Y and Mega Pinsir, but in order to beat Pinsir reliably, it needs to use the EV spread of 136 HP / 228 Def / 144 Spe with an Impish nature. First off, to beat an adamant Mega Pinsir's close combat into a quick attack only needs 168 / 144 Impish, saving 52 EVs, secondly 144 is for base 110s, not 105s, so bringing that down to outspeed 105s saves 28 more. Optimal evs would be 168 HP / 80 Atk / 144 Def / 116 Spe with an Impish Nature. Also, is there anything else a more physically defensive Mega Gyarados beats consistently besides Mega Pinsir? Perhaps something like Mega Mawile if it doesn't mega evolve turn one and Earthquakes. if so, it would definitely be worth mentioning, since u list Mega Mawile as a Gyara answer later.
• A set using Iron Head and the EVs of 144 HP / 64 Atk / 248 Def / 52 Spe with an Adamant nature can be used to beat Mimikyu reasonably reliably. Gyarados should almost always not Mega Evolve and use Dragon Dance turn 1 and follow it up with Mega-Evolved Iron Heads on turns 2 and 3. Not quite sure how this works. This just doesn't work. You're not outspeeding Mimikyu guaranteed after +1 ( you need 64 Spe EVs for that), which means that if someone does what you say to do and their opposing Mimikyu SDs into LSF, they win. Also, if they are will o wisp, they win. and Bulk up into lsf into sneak will ko if u mega evolve, and even so if they bulk up you lose to chance to boost to a guaranteed 2hko/ohko. Maybe this set beats some bulkier variants, but definitely isn't reliable vs all Mimikyus
• A set utilizing Curse, Rest, Payback and Ice Fang with an EV spread of 248 HP / 12 Atk / 248 Def and an Adamant nature can be used to take on Mega Metagross very reliably. It also beats Landorus-T and Zygarde. what do these EVs do in those matchupz? a small explanation is required However, Curse is incompatible with Intimidate, significantly worsening its initial physical bulk, making it unable to beat most Mega Charizard X.
• A set featuring Thunderbolt, Fire Blast, Ice Beam, and a filler such as Hurricane or Hydro Pump can be used to beat opposing Mega Gyarados, Zygarde, Landorus-T, Ferrothorn, Genesect, Kartana, Mega Scizor, Durant, Buzzwole, and Mega Heracross, providing outstanding utility. However, it is incredibly weak leaving it as purely a lure set. Such a set should use an EV spread of 124 HP / 232 Def / 152 SpA with a Bold nature. After doing some calcs, the only Mons that you really are guaranteed to beat are Kartana, Ferrothorn, Durant and Mega Heracross. These really aren't the most relevant Pokemon, and only two of these Pokemon are lured by Mega Gyarados. I would remove this set.
• Mega Gyarados has other other coverage options not mentioned in the primary set such as Ice Fang, just make this an analysis on Ice Fang which should be used only on sets using Taunt but not Waterfall or Outrage as a method of hitting Zygarde, Landorus-T, and Dragonite. It can also use Iron Head on non-specialized sets, but it will fail to beat most good Swords Dance Mimikyu sets. I've already discussed Iron Head vs Mimikyu, unless u can make a more effective anti Mimikyu EV spread I would remove Iron Head altogether

Again mention Substitute move here, if you want to keep it in this analysis
Checks and Counters
===================

**Steel-Type Pokemon**: Most Steel types, notably including Magearna, Mega Metagross, Genesect, Ferrothorn, Kartana and Durant, can take care of Mega Gyarados in one way or another, generally as a result of their large defense stats and super-effective coverage.

**Fairy-Type Pokemon**: Fairy types, by various means, can generally beat Mega Gyarados. Such Pokemon include Bulky Setup Swords Dance Mimikyu, Tapu Lele, Mega Altaria, Tapu Fini, Primarina, Tapu Bulu, and Mega Mawile.

**Physical Walls**: Physically defensive Pokemon such as Mega Venusaur, Mega Slowbro you've already mentioned this as something the main set can beat, would avoid using it here and Buzzwole can tank Mega Gyarados' attacks easily as a result of their high defense stats and shrug off the damage with reliably recovery or KO Mega Gyarados back.

**Bulky Boosters**: Pokemon such as Mimikyu, Landorus-T, Mega Pinsir, Zeraora, and Kartana can all tank a hit from a +1 Mega Gyarados, and after a Swords Dance or Bulk Up, KO Mega Gyarados.

**Coverage-Dependent Checks**: Pokemon that can use attacks that hit both pre- and post-Mega Gyarados effectively, utilizing coverage combos such as Electric+Fighting or Electric+Grass can beat Mega Gyarados. Such Pokemon include Sawk, Mega Charizard Y, Mega Lopunny, Genesect, and Durant.

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Just in general, you need to flesh out consistent examples and explanations. Simply stating "run these evs" doesn't really explain why a person should run those evs, and in turn doesn't elaborate on how to play Mega Gyarados. Also, a description on how to play a matchup that Mega Gyarados doesn't even win all of the time is just not worth taking up space in an analysis. You may want to consider reorganizing your EVs to focus more on what Mega Gyarados can beat consistently (like, instead of worrying about not getting 2hkoed by uproar pz, ev just for modest hyper beam pz, or something less straining).

This is only my second qc, so i'll probs check in with figures of authoriteh and see how they feel about my qc and this Analysis in general. But unless I am told otherwise, implement this, fix some evs and add more examples, and then qc 2/3

 

[Ginger Princess]

Heyo, after reviewing this old QC, and since it hasn't been fully implemented, I decided to change one thing. Before I said to not mention that Waterfall can cheese wins, but in retrospect this is a strategy a player should be aware of. However, you should definitely clarify alongside that it is naturally unreliable, and should only be used as a last resort

 

[Chickenpie2]

Hey Mace just wondering if you're still continuing this? I wanted to qc but i don't think the previous qc has been implemented? if it has please change to qc [2/3]

 

[Nalei]

[2 years later]

>revive
Bolded is additions, strikethrough is stuff that should be removed or edited, red is comments. All information I bring is based on 1630 Usage stats and Calcs.


Just in general, you need to flesh out consistent examples and explanations. Simply stating "run these evs" doesn't really explain why a person should run those evs, and in turn doesn't elaborate on how to play Mega Gyarados. Also, a description on how to play a matchup that Mega Gyarados doesn't even win all of the time is just not worth taking up space in an analysis. You may want to consider reorganizing your EVs to focus more on what Mega Gyarados can beat consistently (like, instead of worrying about not getting 2hkoed by uproar pz, ev just for modest hyper beam pz, or something less straining).

This is only my second qc, so i'll probs check in with figures of authoriteh and see how they feel about my qc and this Analysis in general. But unless I am told otherwise, implement this, fix some evs and add more examples, and then qc 2/3

Mostly implemented, chatted with TDA about what I didn't implement
Also brought everything up to date by making various changes like removing mentions of Mimikyu

 

[The Official Glyx]

red cross out = remove
blue text = my commentary

[OVERVIEW]

• Mega Gyarados is a dominant force in the 1v1 metagame.
• After Mega Evolving, Gyarados' ability becomes Mold Breaker, allowing it to ignore abilities such as Sturdy, Multiscale, and Magic Bounce, notably encompassing Crustle, Dragonite, and Mega Sableye.
• Gyarados may also opt not to Mega Evolve, preserving its Water / Flying typing over Water / Dark, opening up an entire other range of Pokemon it can tank from such as Magearna and Sawk.
• Additionally, Mega Gyarados has an impressive movepool featuring usable STAB attacks in Waterfall and Crunch, good coverage options in Outrage and Earthquake among others, anti-stall measures like Taunt, but also boosting moves, particularly Dragon Dance, which it is an exemplary user of.
• This is because of its great bulk paired with its high Attack stat, and despite its speed being somewhat lackluster, it's capable of outspeeding most Pokemon with proper investment after a Dragon Dance.
• While it is indeed incredibly powerful, it's far from unstoppable with counters in bulky offensive Pokemon that have favorable type matchups like Tapu Lele, Mega Venusaur and Mega Altaria.

[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Waterfall / Outrage
move 3: Crunch / Outrage / Earthquake / Stone Edge
move 4: Taunt / Outrage / Earthquake / Stone Edge
item: Gyaradosite
ability: Intimidate
nature: Adamant
EVs: 248 HP / 44 Atk / 28 Def / 44 SpD / 144 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

• Dragon Dance boosts Mega Gyarados' Attack and Speed stats, allowing it to take on faster Pokemon better, notably beating certain variants of Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, Mega Metagross, and Landorus-T with it. The play against Landorus-Therian is to stay reg and spam Waterfall. The main scenario you'd want to use DD is if you know Lando has SD instead of Bulk Up, and while it is more used, I'd say it's less viable overall, and even then, you can still live a Rock Tomb (just be wary of Z-Fly).
• Waterfall is Mega Gyarados' Water STAB move and hits Landorus-T, Donphan, Golem and Crustle super effectively. It has a very useful 20% chance to flinch.
• Crunch provides Mega Gyarados a Dark-type STAB attack and hits Mega Metagross, Mega Slowbro, Meloetta, Mew, and Necrozma. Be wary of Thunder Punch variants of Mega Metagross, which beat this Mega Gyarados set, if you opt to use this move. Note also that in order to check Mega Slowbro, Taunt must be used.
• In addition to the aforementioned coverage-dependent targets, Taunt can beat Jumpluff, Chansey, Mega Sableye and other miscellaneous stall Pokemon. Taunt doesn't really help in these matchups, since Jumpluff uses Grassium, and Chansey can still KO with Seismic Toss and Counter. Instead, make it more about stopping setup, to which you can also move the comments about Slowbro and Zygarde here, as well as other potential examples, like Crustle, Magearna, Venusaur, etc.
• Outrage hits equally as hard as Mega Gyarados' STAB attacks and provides valuable coverage against opposing Mega Gyarados, Dragonite, Zygarde, and Garchomp. In order to beat Zygarde, however, Mega Gyarados must have Taunt so that Zygarde can't use Coil.
• Earthquake can be used to beat most Magnezone and get a better matchup against Magearna and Mega Mawile.
• Stone Edge allows Gyarados to reliably beat Mega Charizard Y and most Mega Pinsir, and in the absence of Outrage, is useful against Mega Charizard X and Dragonite.

Set Details
========

• 248 HP paired with 28 Defense gives a nearly perfect likelihood of avoiding the 2HKO from Adamant Mega Charizard X's Outrage. When you have mixed bulk evs like this, be sure to make it clear why you're going with 248 HP over 252. I know that the 4 evs actually don't make much of a difference vs most damage rolls, but the people who read this might not understand that.
• Similarly, 44 SpD with the given HP gives Mega Gyarados an extremely favorable roll against Porygon-Z's Uproar, avoiding the 2HKO while not investing too many EVs here here.
• 144 Speed EVs allows Mega Gyarados to outspeed base 110s like Mega Metagross and Mega Diancie after a Dragon Dance.
• The remainder of Mega Gyarados' EVs are placed into its Attack stat to hit as hard as possible, and for the same reason, and Adamant nature is used.
• Intimidate is Mega Gyarados' most viable pre-Mega ability as it lowers the opponent's Attack stat, effectively increasing Mega Gyarados' physical bulk by a factor of 1.5.

Usage Tips
========

• Generally speaking, if the opposing Pokemon can outspeed Mega Gyarados, it's best to Dragon Dance before attacking with the appropriate move. However, if the opposing Pokemon is slower than Mega Gyarados, it is typically best to start attacking immediately as except in battles longer than three turns, this will yield greater damage.
• Against Donphan and other Counter users. Don't wanna keep it limited to just a single, low-ranked mon, it is advisable to use Dragon Dance twice before attacking with Waterfall so that Mega Gyarados can OHKO it, thus avoiding a potential Counter. If Waterfall is not being run, Outrage or Crunch will usually 2HKO at +1, but Counter must still be played around.
• If you end up in a seemingly unwinnable matchup and are running Waterfall, it is advisable to go for flinches which can allow you to cheese out a win. This is not a strategy which should be relied upon.
• If Mega Gyarados is using Taunt, it is important to recognize which Pokemon to use it against and in what manner. Versus Crustle, Mega Gyarados should use Taunt immediately, Dragon Dance, and then KO with Waterfall. If Waterfall isn't being used, Mega Gyarados must play correctly by Tauning only on turns where Crustle tries to Shell Smash and never attack on a turn which Crustle uses Counter. Without Waterfall, this matchup is not favorable. Against Jumpluff, Dragon Dance first and then follow up with Taunt. If Mega Gyarados is also using Crunch, to beat most Mega Slowbro, it should use Crunch until Slowbro opts to Mega Evolve as Slowbro has the Oblivious ability (which Mold Breaker is ineffective against). When pitted against Zygarde, MegaGyarados should Taunt, Dragon Dance, and only then attack. Provided that Gyarados is using Earthquake, it may also 50/50 Magearna by either Taunting as Magearna uses Iron Defense or using Earthquake (and not Mega Evolving) as Magearna uses Twinkle Tackle ideally, the Magearna matchup is played by using EQ first, and 2HKO in the rare possibility that they just go for the Z-move immediately, and then follow up with either Taunt to block ID/Pain Split, or EQ to 3HKO after ID if you expect they'll use their Z t2. Taunting t2 usually wins this matchup, in my experience. Similarly, with Crunch, Gyarados can outplay defensive Mew by Dragon Dancing on an incoming Will-O-Wisp or Crunching on an incoming Taunt. After using Dragon Dance, Gyarados should proceed to Taunt Mew. Against most stall Pokemon not mentioned here, the standard play is to Taunt on turn 1.
• In some situations, it may be advantageous to not Mega Evolve, which preserves Gyarados' Water / Flying typing. This gives it a better shot at beating Pokemon such as Mega Charizard Y, Greninja, and Sawk, although Gyarados must still be wary of Electric-type coverage.

Team Options
========

• Fast and hard-hitting Pokemon such as Naganadel, Greninja, and Choice Scarf Porygon-Z make for good teammates as they can deal with various Pokemon that threaten Mega Gyarados like Mega Charizard Y, Tapu Lele and Genesect while Gyarados can cover up their weaknesses to Sturdy users.
• Jumpluff makes for a strong Mega Gyarados teammate as it can deal with Magearna, Mega Metagross, Landorus-T, and certain variants of Mega Charizard Y and Tapu Lele for Gyarados. What does Gyarados do for Jumpluff in return?
• Pokemon who have typings that have synergy with Mega Gyarados' make for good teammates. Grass- and Fire- type Pokemon in particular form a Fire-Water-Grass core with Mega Gyarados and cover its weaknesses to Electric- and Grass- type Pokemon. Examples of such Pokemon include Mega Venusaur, Mega Charizard X, and Victini. Same here, make sure it's clear what Gyarados is helping to cover that its teammates cannot/struggle with.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

• A set utilizing Curse, Rest, Payback and Ice Fang with an EV spread of 232 HP / 32 Atk / 244 Def and an Adamant nature can be used to take on Mega Metagross somewhat reliably by using Curse followed by Payback. It also beats Landorus-T and Zygarde. However, Curse is incompatible with Intimidate, significantly worsening its initial physical bulk, making it unable to beat most Mega Charizard X.
• A set featuring Thunderbolt, Fire Blast, Ice Beam, and a filler such as Hurricane or Taunt can be used to beat opposing Mega Gyarados, Zygarde, Landorus-T, Ferrothorn, Genesect, Kartana, Mega Scizor, Durant, Buzzwole, and Mega Heracross, providing outstanding utility. However, it is incredibly weak leaving it as purely a lure set.
• Bounce may be used to beat Greninja, Mega Lopunny, Sawk, and Mega Heracross. It's generally not as useful as other coverage options, though.
• Other speed tiers, such as outspeeding Timid Magnezone and Greninja (after a Dragon Dance) are viable. The aforementioned speed tiers are met with 172 and 216 EVs, respectively.
• We had our discussion in discord about the slight modifications I suggested, make sure to bring up these kinds of slight ev modifications based on move selection somewhere in here

Checks and Counters
===================

**Steel-Type Pokemon**: Most Steel types, notably including Mega Metagross, Genesect, Ferrothorn, Kartana and Durant, can take care of Mega Gyarados in one way or another, generally as a result of their large defense stats and super-effective coverage.

**Fairy-Type Pokemon**: Fairy types, by various means, can generally beat Mega Gyarados. Such Pokemon include Tapu Lele, Mega Altaria, Tapu Fini, Primarina, Tapu Bulu, and Mega Mawile.

**Physical Walls**: Physically defensive Pokemon such as Mega Venusaur, Mega Slowbro and Buzzwole can tank Mega Gyarados' attacks easily as a result of their high defense stats and shrug off the damage with reliably recovery or KO Mega Gyarados back.

**Bulky Boosters**: Pokemon such as Landorus-T Loses most of the time to Waterfall spam unless it's physically defensive SD Z-Fly, Mega Pinsir, Zeraora, and Kartana can all tank a hit from a +1 Mega Gyarados, and after a Swords Dance or Bulk Up, KO Mega Gyarados.

**Coverage-Dependent Checks**: Pokemon that can use attacks that hit both pre- and post-Mega Gyarados effectively, utilizing coverage combos such as Electric+Fighting or Electric+Grass can beat Mega Gyarados. Such Pokemon include Sawk, Mega Charizard Y, Mega Lopunny, Genesect, and Durant.

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Looks solid
QC 3/3 once everything is updated c:

 

[Nalei]

red cross out = remove
blue text = my commentary

Looks solid
QC 3/3 once everything is updated c:

Implemented. Ready for GP

 

[The Official Glyx]

You're missing the userids in your credits, but looks good enough to me

 

[Ginger Princess]

Yeah you should def include the user ids. You can get them in the URLs to the individual accounts
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/osra.239997/ like that number right there

 

[Lumari]

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[OVERVIEW]

Mega Gyarados is a dominant force in the 1v1 metagame. After it Mega Evolving Evolves, Gyarados's ability becomes Mold Breaker, allowing it to ignore abilities such as Sturdy, Multiscale, and Magic Bounce, notably encompassing from notable foes such as Crustle, Dragonite, and Mega Sableye. Gyarados may also opt not to Mega Evolve, preserving its Water / Flying typing over Water / Dark, opening up an entire other range of Pokemon it can tank attacks from such as Magearna and Sawk. Additionally, Mega Gyarados has an impressive movepool featuring usable STAB attacks in Waterfall and Crunch, good coverage options in such as Outrage and Earthquake among others, anti-stall measures like Taunt, but also boosting moves, particularly Dragon Dance, which it is an exemplary user of. This is because of its great bulk paired with its high Attack stat, and despite its speed being somewhat lackluster Speed, it's capable of outspeeding most Pokemon with proper investment after a Dragon Dance boost. However, while it is indeed incredibly powerful, it's far from unstoppable, (AC) with counters in bulky offensive Pokemon that have favorable type matchups like Tapu Lele, Mega Venusaur, (AC) and Mega Altaria countering it.

[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Waterfall / Outrage
move 3: Crunch / Outrage / Earthquake / Stone Edge
move 4: Taunt / Outrage / Earthquake / Stone Edge
item: Gyaradosite
ability: Intimidate
nature: Adamant
evs: 248 HP / 44 Atk / 28 Def / 44 SpD / 144 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Dragon Dance boosts Mega Gyarados's Attack and Speed stats, allowing it to take on faster Pokemon better, notably beating certain variants of Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, (AC) and Mega Metagross with it. Waterfall is Mega Gyarados's Water STAB move and hits Landorus-T, Donphan, Golem, (AC) and Crustle super effectively. It also has a very useful 20% chance to flinch. Crunch provides Mega Gyarados with a Dark-type STAB attack and hits Mega Metagross, Mega Slowbro, Meloetta, Mew, and Necrozma. Be wary of Thunder Punch variants of Mega Metagross, however, which beat this Mega Gyarados set, if you opt to use this move. Note also that in order to check Mega Slowbro, Taunt must be used. In addition to the aforementioned coverage-dependent targets, Taunt can beat Mega Sableye and stop Pokemon like Zygarde and Crustle from using setup moves. Outrage hits equally as hard as Mega Gyarados's STAB attacks and provides valuable coverage against opposing Mega Gyarados, Dragonite, Zygarde, and Garchomp. In order to beat Zygarde, however, Mega Gyarados must have Taunt so that Zygarde can't use Coil. Earthquake can be used to beat most Magnezone and get a better matchup against Magearna and Mega Mawile. Stone Edge allows Gyarados to reliably beat Mega Charizard Y and most Mega Pinsir, and in the absence of Outrage, it is useful against Mega Charizard X and Dragonite.

Set Details
========

248 HP EVs help maximize Mega Gyarados's mixed bulk, and in Mega Gyarados' case, does this better than 252 HP EVs would. 28 Defense EVs with the given HP gives a nearly perfect likelihood of avoiding guarantee Mega Gyarados can avoid the 2HKO from Adamant Mega Charizard X's Outrage. Similarly, 44 SpD EVs with the given HP gives give Mega Gyarados an extremely favorable roll against Porygon-Z's Uproar, avoiding the 2HKO while not without investing too many EVs here here. 144 Speed EVs allows allow Mega Gyarados to outspeed base 110s like Mega Metagross and Mega Diancie after a Dragon Dance. The remainder of Mega Gyarados's EVs are placed into its Attack stat to hit as hard as possible, and for the same reason, and an Adamant nature is used. Intimidate is Mega Gyarados's most (you're fine to just make this "only" ftr for obvious moxie mechanics reasons) viable pre-Mega ability, (AC) as it lowers the opponent's Attack stat, effectively increasing increases Mega Gyarados's physical bulk by a factor of 1.5.

Usage Tips
========

Generally speaking, if the opposing Pokemon can outspeed Mega Gyarados, it's best to set up Dragon Dance before attacking with the appropriate move. However, if the opposing Pokemon is slower than Mega Gyarados, it is typically best to start attacking immediately, (AC) as except in battles longer than three turns, this will yield greater damage. Against Donphan and other Counter users, it is advisable to use Dragon Dance twice before attacking with Waterfall so that Mega Gyarados can OHKO it them, thus avoiding a potential Counter. If Waterfall is not being run, Outrage or Crunch will usually 2HKO them at +1, but Counter must still be played around. If you end up in a seemingly unwinnable matchup and are running Waterfall, it is advisable to go for flinches, (AC) which can allow you Mega Gyarados to cheese out steal (too casual, still meh though) a win. This is not a strategy which that should be relied upon, however. If Mega Gyarados is using Taunt, it is important to recognize which Pokemon to use it against and in what manner. Versus Crustle, Mega Gyarados should use Taunt immediately, set up Dragon Dance, and then KO with Waterfall. If Waterfall isn't being used, Mega Gyarados must play correctly by Tauning using Taunt only on turns where Crustle tries to set up Shell Smash and never attack attacking on a turn on which Crustle uses Counter. Without Waterfall, this matchup is not favorable. Against Jumpluff, set up Dragon Dance first and then follow up with Taunt. If Mega Gyarados is also using Crunch, to beat most Mega Slowbro, it should use Crunch until Slowbro opts to Mega Evolve, (AC) as Slowbro has the Oblivious ability (which Mold Breaker is ineffective against). When pitted against Zygarde, Mega Gyarados should use Taunt, set up Dragon Dance, and only then attack. Provided that Gyarados is using Earthquake, it may also check Magearna by using Earthquake (and not Mega Evolving) on turn 1 and following it up with a Taunt or additional Earthquake depending upon whether Magearna uses Iron Defense or Twinkle Tackle. Similarly, with Crunch, Gyarados can outplay defensive Mew by setting up Dragon Dancing Dance on an incoming Will-O-Wisp or using Crunching on an incoming Taunt. After using Dragon Dance, Gyarados should proceed to Taunt Mew. Against most stall Pokemon not mentioned here, the standard play is to use Taunt on turn 1. In some situations, it may be advantageous to not Mega Evolve, which preserves regular Gyarados's Water / Flying typing. This gives it a better shot at beating Pokemon such as Mega Charizard Y, Greninja, and Sawk, although Gyarados must still be wary of Electric-type coverage.

Team Options
========

Fast and hard-hitting Pokemon such as Naganadel, Greninja, and Choice Scarf Porygon-Z make for good teammates, (AC) as they can deal with various Pokemon that threaten Mega Gyarados like Mega Charizard Y, Tapu Lele, (AC) and Genesect, (AC) while Gyarados can cover up their weaknesses to Sturdy users. Jumpluff makes for a strong Mega Gyarados teammate, (AC) as it can deal with Magearna, Mega Metagross, Landorus-T, and certain variants of Mega Charizard Y and Tapu Lele for Mega Gyarados. Meanwhile, Mega Gyarados can support Jumpluff by beating Pokemon that it struggles against such as Crustle, Heatran, and Naganadel. Pokemon who have with typings that have synergy with Mega Gyarados's make for good teammates. Grass- and Fire- type Pokemon in particular form a Fire-Water-Grass Fire / Water / Grass core with Mega Gyarados and cover its weaknesses to Electric- and Grass-type 9spacing) Pokemon. Examples of such Pokemon include Mega Venusaur, Mega Charizard X, and Victini.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

A set utilizing Curse, Rest, Payback, (AC) and Ice Fang with an EV spread of 232 HP / 32 Atk / 244 Def and an Adamant nature can be used to take on Mega Metagross somewhat reliably by using Curse followed by Payback. It also beats Landorus-T and Zygarde. However, Curse is incompatible with Intimidate, significantly worsening its Mega Gyarados's initial physical bulk (RC) and making it unable to beat most Mega Charizard X. A set featuring Thunderbolt, Fire Blast, Ice Beam, and a filler move such as Hurricane or Taunt can be used to beat opposing Mega Gyarados, Zygarde, Landorus-T, Ferrothorn, Genesect, Kartana, Mega Scizor, Durant, Buzzwole, and Mega Heracross, providing outstanding utility. However, it is incredibly weak, (AC) leaving it as purely a lure set. Bounce may be used to beat Greninja, Mega Lopunny, Sawk, and Mega Heracross. It's generally not as useful as other coverage options, though. Mega Gyarados's EVs may be modified depending on what coverage it's using or team composition. Examples include outspeeding Timid Magnezone, outspeeding Greninja (after a Dragon Dance), lowering Defense investment to avoid being 2HKOd 2HKOed by Crustle rather than Mega Charizard X, or and increasing Special Defense investment to more reliably beat Porygon-Z.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Steel-type Pokemon**: Most Steel-types, (H) notably including Mega Metagross, Genesect, Ferrothorn, Kartana, (AC) and Durant, can take care of Mega Gyarados in one way or another, generally as a result of their large Defense stats and super effective (RH) coverage.

**Fairy-type Pokemon**: Fairy-types, (AH) by various means, can generally beat Mega Gyarados. Such Pokemon include Tapu Lele, Mega Altaria, Tapu Fini, Primarina, Tapu Bulu, and Mega Mawile.

**Physical Walls**: Physically defensive Pokemon such as Mega Venusaur, Mega Slowbro, (AC) and Buzzwole can tank Mega Gyarados's attacks easily as a result of their high Defense stats and shrug off the damage with reliably reliable recovery or KO Mega Gyarados back.

**Bulky Boosters**: Pokemon such as Mega Pinsir, Zeraora, and Kartana can all tank a hit from a +1 Mega Gyarados, and after a Swords Dance or Bulk Up, KO Mega Gyarados.

**Coverage-dependent Checks**: Pokemon that can use attacks that hit both pre- and post- regular and Mega Gyarados effectively, utilizing coverage combos such as Electric+Fighting or Electric+Grass, (AC) can beat Mega Gyarados. Such Pokemon include Sawk, Mega Charizard Y, Mega Lopunny, Genesect, and Durant.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[MaceMaster, 302951]]
- Quality checked by: [[charizard8888, 333554], [TDA, 276708], [Osra, 239997]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]

 

[Nalei]

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[OVERVIEW]

Mega Gyarados is a dominant force in the 1v1 metagame. After it Mega Evolving Evolves, Gyarados's ability becomes Mold Breaker, allowing it to ignore abilities such as Sturdy, Multiscale, and Magic Bounce, notably encompassing from notable foes such as Crustle, Dragonite, and Mega Sableye. Gyarados may also opt not to Mega Evolve, preserving its Water / Flying typing over Water / Dark, opening up an entire other range of Pokemon it can tank attacks from such as Magearna and Sawk. Additionally, Mega Gyarados has an impressive movepool featuring usable STAB attacks in Waterfall and Crunch, good coverage options in such as Outrage and Earthquake among others, anti-stall measures like Taunt, but also boosting moves, particularly Dragon Dance, which it is an exemplary user of. This is because of its great bulk paired with its high Attack stat, and despite its speed being somewhat lackluster Speed, it's capable of outspeeding most Pokemon with proper investment after a Dragon Dance boost. However, while it is indeed incredibly powerful, it's far from unstoppable, (AC) with counters in bulky offensive Pokemon that have favorable type matchups like Tapu Lele, Mega Venusaur, (AC) and Mega Altaria countering it.

[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Waterfall / Outrage
move 3: Crunch / Outrage / Earthquake / Stone Edge
move 4: Taunt / Outrage / Earthquake / Stone Edge
item: Gyaradosite
ability: Intimidate
nature: Adamant
evs: 248 HP / 44 Atk / 28 Def / 44 SpD / 144 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Dragon Dance boosts Mega Gyarados's Attack and Speed stats, allowing it to take on faster Pokemon better, notably beating certain variants of Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, (AC) and Mega Metagross with it. Waterfall is Mega Gyarados's Water STAB move and hits Landorus-T, Donphan, Golem, (AC) and Crustle super effectively. It also has a very useful 20% chance to flinch. Crunch provides Mega Gyarados with a Dark-type STAB attack and hits Mega Metagross, Mega Slowbro, Meloetta, Mew, and Necrozma. Be wary of Thunder Punch variants of Mega Metagross, however, which beat this Mega Gyarados set, if you opt to use this move. Note also that in order to check Mega Slowbro, Taunt must be used. In addition to the aforementioned coverage-dependent targets, Taunt can beat Mega Sableye and stop Pokemon like Zygarde and Crustle from using setup moves. Outrage hits equally as hard as Mega Gyarados's STAB attacks and provides valuable coverage against opposing Mega Gyarados, Dragonite, Zygarde, and Garchomp. In order to beat Zygarde, however, Mega Gyarados must have Taunt so that Zygarde can't use Coil. Earthquake can be used to beat most Magnezone and get a better matchup against Magearna and Mega Mawile. Stone Edge allows Gyarados to reliably beat Mega Charizard Y and most Mega Pinsir, and in the absence of Outrage, it is useful against Mega Charizard X and Dragonite.

Set Details
========

248 HP EVs help maximize Mega Gyarados's mixed bulk, and in Mega Gyarados' case, does this better than 252 HP EVs would. 28 Defense EVs with the given HP gives a nearly perfect likelihood of avoiding guarantee Mega Gyarados can avoid the 2HKO from Adamant Mega Charizard X's Outrage. Similarly, 44 SpD EVs with the given HP gives give Mega Gyarados an extremely favorable roll against Porygon-Z's Uproar, avoiding the 2HKO while not without investing too many EVs here here. 144 Speed EVs allows allow Mega Gyarados to outspeed base 110s like Mega Metagross and Mega Diancie after a Dragon Dance. The remainder of Mega Gyarados's EVs are placed into its Attack stat to hit as hard as possible, and for the same reason, and an Adamant nature is used. Intimidate is Mega Gyarados's most (you're fine to just make this "only" ftr for obvious moxie mechanics reasons) viable pre-Mega ability, (AC) as it lowers the opponent's Attack stat, effectively increasing increases Mega Gyarados's physical bulk by a factor of 1.5.

Usage Tips
========

Generally speaking, if the opposing Pokemon can outspeed Mega Gyarados, it's best to set up Dragon Dance before attacking with the appropriate move. However, if the opposing Pokemon is slower than Mega Gyarados, it is typically best to start attacking immediately, (AC) as except in battles longer than three turns, this will yield greater damage. Against Donphan and other Counter users, it is advisable to use Dragon Dance twice before attacking with Waterfall so that Mega Gyarados can OHKO it them, thus avoiding a potential Counter. If Waterfall is not being run, Outrage or Crunch will usually 2HKO them at +1, but Counter must still be played around. If you end up in a seemingly unwinnable matchup and are running Waterfall, it is advisable to go for flinches, (AC) which can allow you Mega Gyarados to cheese out steal (too casual, still meh though) a win. This is not a strategy which that should be relied upon, however. If Mega Gyarados is using Taunt, it is important to recognize which Pokemon to use it against and in what manner. Versus Crustle, Mega Gyarados should use Taunt immediately, set up Dragon Dance, and then KO with Waterfall. If Waterfall isn't being used, Mega Gyarados must play correctly by Tauning using Taunt only on turns where Crustle tries to set up Shell Smash and never attack attacking on a turn on which Crustle uses Counter. Without Waterfall, this matchup is not favorable. Against Jumpluff, set up Dragon Dance first and then follow up with Taunt. If Mega Gyarados is also using Crunch, to beat most Mega Slowbro, it should use Crunch until Slowbro opts to Mega Evolve, (AC) as Slowbro has the Oblivious ability (which Mold Breaker is ineffective against). When pitted against Zygarde, Mega Gyarados should use Taunt, set up Dragon Dance, and only then attack. Provided that Gyarados is using Earthquake, it may also check Magearna by using Earthquake (and not Mega Evolving) on turn 1 and following it up with a Taunt or additional Earthquake depending upon whether Magearna uses Iron Defense or Twinkle Tackle. Similarly, with Crunch, Gyarados can outplay defensive Mew by setting up Dragon Dancing Dance on an incoming Will-O-Wisp or using Crunching on an incoming Taunt. After using Dragon Dance, Gyarados should proceed to Taunt Mew. Against most stall Pokemon not mentioned here, the standard play is to use Taunt on turn 1. In some situations, it may be advantageous to not Mega Evolve, which preserves regular Gyarados's Water / Flying typing. This gives it a better shot at beating Pokemon such as Mega Charizard Y, Greninja, and Sawk, although Gyarados must still be wary of Electric-type coverage.

Team Options
========

Fast and hard-hitting Pokemon such as Naganadel, Greninja, and Choice Scarf Porygon-Z make for good teammates, (AC) as they can deal with various Pokemon that threaten Mega Gyarados like Mega Charizard Y, Tapu Lele, (AC) and Genesect, (AC) while Gyarados can cover up their weaknesses to Sturdy users. Jumpluff makes for a strong Mega Gyarados teammate, (AC) as it can deal with Magearna, Mega Metagross, Landorus-T, and certain variants of Mega Charizard Y and Tapu Lele for Mega Gyarados. Meanwhile, Mega Gyarados can support Jumpluff by beating Pokemon that it struggles against such as Crustle, Heatran, and Naganadel. Pokemon who have with typings that have synergy with Mega Gyarados's make for good teammates. Grass- and Fire- type Pokemon in particular form a Fire-Water-Grass Fire / Water / Grass core with Mega Gyarados and cover its weaknesses to Electric- and Grass-type 9spacing) Pokemon. Examples of such Pokemon include Mega Venusaur, Mega Charizard X, and Victini.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

A set utilizing Curse, Rest, Payback, (AC) and Ice Fang with an EV spread of 232 HP / 32 Atk / 244 Def and an Adamant nature can be used to take on Mega Metagross somewhat reliably by using Curse followed by Payback. It also beats Landorus-T and Zygarde. However, Curse is incompatible with Intimidate, significantly worsening its Mega Gyarados's initial physical bulk (RC) and making it unable to beat most Mega Charizard X. A set featuring Thunderbolt, Fire Blast, Ice Beam, and a filler move such as Hurricane or Taunt can be used to beat opposing Mega Gyarados, Zygarde, Landorus-T, Ferrothorn, Genesect, Kartana, Mega Scizor, Durant, Buzzwole, and Mega Heracross, providing outstanding utility. However, it is incredibly weak, (AC) leaving it as purely a lure set. Bounce may be used to beat Greninja, Mega Lopunny, Sawk, and Mega Heracross. It's generally not as useful as other coverage options, though. Mega Gyarados's EVs may be modified depending on what coverage it's using or team composition. Examples include outspeeding Timid Magnezone, outspeeding Greninja (after a Dragon Dance), lowering Defense investment to avoid being 2HKOd 2HKOed by Crustle rather than Mega Charizard X, or and increasing Special Defense investment to more reliably beat Porygon-Z.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Steel-type Pokemon**: Most Steel-types, (H) notably including Mega Metagross, Genesect, Ferrothorn, Kartana, (AC) and Durant, can take care of Mega Gyarados in one way or another, generally as a result of their large Defense stats and super effective (RH) coverage.

**Fairy-type Pokemon**: Fairy-types, (AH) by various means, can generally beat Mega Gyarados. Such Pokemon include Tapu Lele, Mega Altaria, Tapu Fini, Primarina, Tapu Bulu, and Mega Mawile.

**Physical Walls**: Physically defensive Pokemon such as Mega Venusaur, Mega Slowbro, (AC) and Buzzwole can tank Mega Gyarados's attacks easily as a result of their high Defense stats and shrug off the damage with reliably reliable recovery or KO Mega Gyarados back.

**Bulky Boosters**: Pokemon such as Mega Pinsir, Zeraora, and Kartana can all tank a hit from a +1 Mega Gyarados, and after a Swords Dance or Bulk Up, KO Mega Gyarados.

**Coverage-dependent Checks**: Pokemon that can use attacks that hit both pre- and post- regular and Mega Gyarados effectively, utilizing coverage combos such as Electric+Fighting or Electric+Grass, (AC) can beat Mega Gyarados. Such Pokemon include Sawk, Mega Charizard Y, Mega Lopunny, Genesect, and Durant.

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- Written by: [[MaceMaster, 302951]]
- Quality checked by: [[charizard8888, 333554], [TDA, 276708], [Osra, 239997]]
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[OVERVIEW]

Mega Gyarados is a dominant force in the 1v1 metagame. After it Mega Evolves, Gyarados's ability becomes Mold Breaker, allowing it to ignore abilities such as Sturdy, Multiscale, and Magic Bounce, from notable foes such as Crustle, Dragonite, and Mega Sableye. Gyarados may also opt not to Mega Evolve, preserving its Water / Flying typing over Water / Dark, opening up an entire other range of Pokemon it can tank attacks from such as Magearna and Sawk. Additionally, Mega Gyarados has an impressive movepool featuring usable STAB attacks in Waterfall and Crunch, good coverage options such as Outrage and Earthquake, anti-stall measures like Taunt, but and you don't need "but" since this isn't a contrast to anything previously stated also boosting moves, particularly Dragon Dance, which it is an exemplary user of. This is because of its great bulk paired with its high Attack stat, and despite its somewhat lackluster Speed, it's capable of outspeeding most Pokemon with proper investment after a boost. While it is indeed incredibly powerful, it's far from unstoppable, with bulky offensive Pokemon that have favorable type matchups like Tapu Lele, Mega Venusaur, and Mega Altaria countering it.

[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Waterfall / Outrage
move 3: Crunch / Outrage / Earthquake / Stone Edge
move 4: Taunt / Outrage / Earthquake / Stone Edge
item: Gyaradosite
ability: Intimidate
nature: Adamant
evs: 248 HP / 44 Atk / 28 Def / 44 SpD / 144 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Dragon Dance boosts Mega Gyarados's Attack and Speed stats, allowing it to take on faster Pokemon better, notably beating certain variants of Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, and Mega Metagross. Waterfall is Mega Gyarados's Water STAB move and hits Landorus-T, Donphan, Golem, and Crustle super effectively. It also has a very useful 20% chance to flinch. Crunch provides Mega Gyarados with a Dark-type STAB attack and hits Mega Metagross, Mega Slowbro, Meloetta, Mew, and Necrozma. Be wary of Thunder Punch variants of Mega Metagross, however, which beat this Mega Gyarados set, if you opt to use this move. Note also that in order to check Mega Slowbro, Taunt must be used. In addition to the aforementioned coverage-dependent targets, Taunt can beat Mega Sableye and stop Pokemon like Zygarde and Crustle from using setup moves. Outrage hits equally as hard as Mega Gyarados's STAB attacks and provides valuable coverage against opposing Mega Gyarados, Dragonite, Zygarde, and Garchomp. In order to beat Zygarde, however, Mega Gyarados must have Taunt so that Zygarde can't use Coil. Earthquake can be used to beat most Magnezone and get a better matchup against Magearna and Mega Mawile. Stone Edge allows Gyarados to reliably beat Mega Charizard Y and most Mega Pinsir, and in the absence of Outrage, it is useful against Mega Charizard X and Dragonite.

Set Details
========

248 HP EVs help maximize Mega Gyarados's mixed bulk, and does this unnecessary better than 252 HP EVs would. i'm guessing it's better because you're not wasting evs for that extra hitpoint, but you might want to clarify that. 28 Defense EVs with the given HP nearly guarantee that Mega Gyarados can avoid the 2HKO from Adamant Mega Charizard X's Outrage. Similarly, 44 SpD EVs with the given HP give Mega Gyarados an extremely favorable roll against Porygon-Z's Uproar, avoiding the 2HKO without investing too many EVs here here. 144 Speed EVs allow Mega Gyarados to outspeed base 110s like Mega Metagross and Mega Diancie after a Dragon Dance. The remainder of Mega Gyarados's EVs are placed into its Attack stat to hit as hard as possible, and for the same reason, an Adamant nature is used. Intimidate is Mega Gyarados's most viable pre-Mega ability, as it effectively increases Mega Gyarados's physical bulk by a factor of 1.5.

Usage Tips
========

Generally speaking, if the opposing Pokemon can outspeed Mega Gyarados, it's best to set up Dragon Dance before attacking with the appropriate move. However, if the opposing Pokemon is slower than Mega Gyarados, it is typically best to start attacking immediately, as except in battles longer than three turns, this will yield greater damage. Against Donphan and other Counter users, it is advisable to use Dragon Dance twice before attacking with Waterfall so that Mega Gyarados can OHKO them, thus avoiding a potential Counter. If Waterfall is not being run, Outrage or Crunch will usually 2HKO them at +1, but Counter must still be played around. If you end up in a seemingly unwinnable matchup and are running Waterfall, it is advisable to go for flinches, which can allow you to cheese out a win. This is not a strategy that should be relied upon, however. If Mega Gyarados is using Taunt, it is important to recognize which Pokemon to use it against and in what manner. Versus Crustle, Mega Gyarados should use Taunt immediately, set up Dragon Dance, and then KO with Waterfall. If Waterfall isn't being used, Mega Gyarados must play correctly by using Taunt only on turns where Crustle tries to set up Shell Smash and never attack on a turn on which Crustle uses Counter. Without Waterfall, this matchup is not favorable. Against Jumpluff, set up Dragon Dance first and then follow up with Taunt. If Mega Gyarados is also using Crunch, to beat most Mega Slowbro, it should use Crunch until Slowbro opts to Mega Evolve, as Slowbro has the Oblivious ability (which Mold Breaker is ineffective against). When pitted against Zygarde, Mega Gyarados should use Taunt, set up Dragon Dance, and only then attack. Provided that Gyarados is using Earthquake, it may also check Magearna by using Earthquake (and not Mega Evolving) on turn 1 and following it up with a Taunt or additional Earthquake depending upon whether Magearna uses Iron Defense or Twinkle Tackle. Similarly, with Crunch, Mega Gyarados unless you're not mega evolving to win this matchup, you should refer to it as "Mega Gyarados" for consistency's sake can outplay defensive Mew by setting up Dragon Dance on an incoming Will-O-Wisp or using Crunch on an incoming Taunt. After using Dragon Dance, Mega Gyarados should proceed to Taunt Mew. Against most stall Pokemon not mentioned here, the standard play is to use Taunt on turn 1. In some situations, it may be advantageous to not Mega Evolve, which preserves regular Gyarados's Water / Flying typing. This gives it a better shot at beating Pokemon such as Mega Charizard Y, Greninja, and Sawk, although Gyarados must still be wary of Electric-type coverage.

Team Options
========

Fast and hard-hitting Pokemon such as Naganadel, Greninja, and Choice Scarf Porygon-Z make for good teammates, as they can deal with various Pokemon that threaten Mega Gyarados like Mega Charizard Y, Tapu Lele, and Genesect, while Gyarados can cover up their weaknesses to Sturdy users. Jumpluff makes for a strong Mega Gyarados teammate, as it can deal with Magearna, Mega Metagross, Landorus-T, and certain variants of Mega Charizard Y and Tapu Lele. Meanwhile, Mega Gyarados can support Jumpluff by beating Pokemon that it struggles against such as Crustle, Heatran, and Naganadel. Pokemon with typings that have synergy with Mega Gyarados's make for good teammates. Grass- and Fire- type Pokemon in particular form a Fire / Water / Grass core with Mega Gyarados and cover its weaknesses to Electric- and Grass-type Pokemon. Examples of such Pokemon include Mega Venusaur, Mega Charizard X, and Victini.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

A set utilizing Curse, Rest, Payback and Ice Fang with an EV spread of 232 HP / 32 Atk / 244 Def and an Adamant nature can be used to take on Mega Metagross somewhat reliably by using Curse followed by Payback. It also beats Landorus-T and Zygarde. However, Curse is incompatible with Intimidate, significantly worsening Mega Gyarados's initial physical bulk and making it unable to beat most Mega Charizard X. A set featuring Thunderbolt, Fire Blast, Ice Beam, and a filler move such as Hurricane or Taunt can be used to beat opposing Mega Gyarados, Zygarde, Landorus-T, Ferrothorn, Genesect, Kartana, Mega Scizor, Durant, Buzzwole, and Mega Heracross, providing outstanding utility. However, it is incredibly weak leaving it as purely a lure set. Bounce may be used to beat Greninja, Mega Lopunny, Sawk, and Mega Heracross. It's generally not as useful as other coverage options, though. Mega Gyarados's EVs may be modified depending on what coverage it's using or team composition. Examples include outspeeding Timid Magnezone, outspeeding Greninja after a Dragon Dance, lowering Defense investment to avoid being 2HKOed by Crustle rather than Mega Charizard X, and increasing Special Defense investment to more reliably beat Porygon-Z.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Steel-type Pokemon**: Most Steel-types, notably including Mega Metagross, Genesect, Ferrothorn, Kartana, and Durant, can take care of Mega Gyarados in one way or another, generally as a result of their large Defense stats and super effective coverage.

**Fairy-type Pokemon**: Fairy-types, by various means, can generally beat Mega Gyarados. Such Pokemon include Tapu Lele, Mega Altaria, Tapu Fini, Primarina, Tapu Bulu, and Mega Mawile.

**Physical Walls**: Physically defensive Pokemon such as Mega Venusaur, Mega Slowbro and Buzzwole can tank Mega Gyarados's attacks easily as a result of their high Defense stats and shrug off the damage with reliable recovery or KO Mega Gyarados back.

**Bulky Boosters**: Pokemon such as Mega Pinsir, Zeraora, and Kartana can all tank a hit from a +1 Mega Gyarados, and after a Swords Dance or Bulk Up, KO Mega Gyarados.

**Coverage-dependent Checks**: Pokemon that can use attacks that hit both regular and Mega Gyarados effectively, utilizing coverage combos such as Electric+Fighting or Electric+Grass, can beat Mega Gyarados. Such Pokemon include Sawk, Mega Charizard Y, Mega Lopunny, Genesect, and Durant.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[MaceMaster, 302951]]
- Quality checked by: [[charizard8888, 333554], [TDA, 276708], [Osra, 239997]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216], [, ]]

 

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[OVERVIEW]

Mega Gyarados is a dominant force in the 1v1 metagame. After it Mega Evolves, Gyarados's ability becomes Mold Breaker, allowing it to ignore abilities such as Sturdy, Multiscale, and Magic Bounce, (comma) from notable foes such as Crustle, Dragonite, and Mega Sableye. Gyarados may also opt not to Mega Evolve, preserving its Water / Flying typing over Water / Dark, opening up an entire other range of Pokemon it can tank attacks from such as Magearna and Sawk. Additionally, Mega Gyarados has an impressive movepool featuring usable STAB attacks in Waterfall and Crunch, good coverage options such as Outrage and Earthquake, anti-stall measures like Taunt, and also boosting moves, particularly Dragon Dance, which it is an exemplary user of. This is because of its great bulk paired with its high Attack stat, and despite its somewhat lackluster Speed, it's capable of outspeeding most Pokemon with proper investment after a boost. While it is indeed incredibly powerful, it's far from unstoppable, with bulky offensive Pokemon that have favorable type matchups like Tapu Lele, Mega Venusaur, and Mega Altaria countering it.

[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Waterfall / Outrage
move 3: Crunch / Outrage / Earthquake / Stone Edge
move 4: Taunt / Outrage / Earthquake / Stone Edge
item: Gyaradosite
ability: Intimidate
nature: Adamant
evs: 248 HP / 44 Atk / 28 Def / 44 SpD / 144 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Dragon Dance boosts Mega Gyarados's Attack and Speed stats, allowing it to take on faster Pokemon better, notably beating certain variants of Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, and Mega Metagross. Waterfall is Mega Gyarados's Water STAB move and hits Landorus-T, Donphan, Golem, and Crustle super effectively. It also has a very useful 20% chance to flinch. Crunch provides Mega Gyarados with a Dark-type STAB attack and hits Mega Metagross, Mega Slowbro, Meloetta, Mew, and Necrozma. Be wary of Thunder Punch variants of Mega Metagross, however, which beat this Mega Gyarados set, if you opt to use this move. Note also that in order to check Mega Slowbro, Taunt must be used. In addition to the aforementioned coverage-dependent targets, Taunt can beat Mega Sableye and stop Pokemon like Zygarde and Crustle from using setup moves. Outrage hits equally as hard as Mega Gyarados's STAB attacks and provides valuable coverage against opposing Mega Gyarados, Dragonite, Zygarde, and Garchomp. In order to beat Zygarde, however, Mega Gyarados must have Taunt so that Zygarde can't use Coil. Earthquake can be used to beat most Magnezone and get a better matchup against Magearna and Mega Mawile. Stone Edge allows Gyarados to reliably beat Mega Charizard Y and most Mega Pinsir, and in the absence of Outrage, it is useful against Mega Charizard X and Dragonite.

Set Details
========

248 HP EVs help maximize Mega Gyarados's mixed bulk better than 252 HP EVs would. 28 Defense EVs with the given HP nearly guarantee that Mega Gyarados can avoid the a 2HKO from Adamant Mega Charizard X's Outrage. Similarly, 44 SpD EVs with the given HP give Mega Gyarados an extremely favorable roll against Porygon-Z's Uproar, avoiding the a 2HKO without investing too many EVs here here. 144 Speed EVs allow Mega Gyarados to outspeed Pokemon with base 110s Speed like Mega Metagross and Mega Diancie after a Dragon Dance. The remainder of Mega Gyarados's EVs are placed into its Attack stat to hit as hard as possible, and for the same reason, an Adamant nature is used. Intimidate is Mega Gyarados's most viable pre-Mega ability, as it effectively increases Mega Gyarados's physical bulk by a factor of 1.5.

Usage Tips
========

Generally speaking, if the opposing Pokemon can outspeed Mega Gyarados, it's best to set up Dragon Dance before attacking with the appropriate move. However, if the opposing Pokemon is slower than Mega Gyarados, it is typically best to start attacking immediately, as except in battles longer than three turns, this will yield greater damage in battles shorter than four turns. Against Donphan and other Counter users, it is advisable to use Dragon Dance twice before attacking with Waterfall so that Mega Gyarados can OHKO them, thus avoiding a potential Counter. If Waterfall is not being run, Outrage or Crunch will usually 2HKO them +1, but Counter must still be played around. If you end up in a seemingly unwinnable matchup and are running Waterfall, it is advisable to go for flinches, which can allow you to cheese out a win through luck. This is not a strategy that should be relied upon, however. If Mega Gyarados is using Taunt, it is important to recognize which Pokemon to use it against and in what manner. Versus Crustle, Mega Gyarados should use Taunt immediately, set up Dragon Dance, and then KO with Waterfall. If Waterfall isn't being used, Mega Gyarados must play correctly by using Taunt only on turns where Crustle tries to set up Shell Smash and never attack on a turn on which Crustle uses Counter. Without Waterfall, this matchup is not favorable. Against Jumpluff, set up Dragon Dance first and then follow up with Taunt. If Mega Gyarados is also using Crunch, to beat most Mega Slowbro, it should use Crunch until Slowbro opts to Mega Evolve, as Slowbro has the Oblivious ability, (comma) (which Mold Breaker is ineffective against). When pitted against Zygarde, Mega Gyarados should use Taunt, set up Dragon Dance, and only then attack. Provided that Gyarados is using Earthquake, it may also check Magearna by using Earthquake (and not Mega Evolving) on turn 1 and following it up with a Taunt or additional Earthquake depending upon whether Magearna uses Iron Defense or Twinkle Tackle. Similarly, with Crunch, Mega Gyarados can outplay defensive Mew by setting up Dragon Dance on an incoming Will-O-Wisp or using Crunch on an incoming Taunt. After using Dragon Dance, Mega Gyarados should proceed to Taunt Mew. Against most stall Pokemon not mentioned here, the standard play is to use Taunt on turn 1. In some situations, it may be advantageous to not Mega Evolve, which preserves regular Gyarados's Water / Flying typing. This gives it a better shot at beating Pokemon such as Mega Charizard Y, Greninja, and Sawk, although Gyarados must still be wary of Electric-type coverage.

Team Options
========

Fast and hard-hitting Pokemon such as Naganadel, Greninja, and Choice Scarf Porygon-Z make for good teammates, as they can deal with various Pokemon that threaten Mega Gyarados like Mega Charizard Y, Tapu Lele, and Genesect, while Gyarados can cover up their weaknesses to Sturdy users. Jumpluff makes for a strong Mega Gyarados teammate, as it can deal with Magearna, Mega Metagross, Landorus-T, and certain variants of Mega Charizard Y and Tapu Lele. Meanwhile, Mega Gyarados can support Jumpluff by beating Pokemon that it struggles against such as Crustle, Heatran, and Naganadel. Pokemon with typings that have synergy with Mega Gyarados's make for good teammates. Grass- and Fire- type Pokemon in particular form a Fire / Water / Grass core with Mega Gyarados and cover its weaknesses to Electric- and Grass-type Pokemon. Examples of such Pokemon include Mega Venusaur, Mega Charizard X, and Victini.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

A set utilizing Curse, Rest, Payback, (comma) and Ice Fang with an EV spread of 232 HP / 32 Atk / 244 Def and an Adamant nature can be used to take on Mega Metagross somewhat reliably by using Curse followed by Payback. It also beats Landorus-T and Zygarde. However, Curse is incompatible with Intimidate, significantly worsening Mega Gyarados's initial physical bulk and making it unable to beat most Mega Charizard X. A set featuring Thunderbolt, Fire Blast, Ice Beam, and a filler move such as Hurricane or Taunt can be used to beat opposing Mega Gyarados, Zygarde, Landorus-T, Ferrothorn, Genesect, Kartana, Mega Scizor, Durant, Buzzwole, and Mega Heracross, providing outstanding utility. However, it is incredibly weak, (comma) leaving it as purely a lure set. Bounce may be used to beat Greninja, Mega Lopunny, Sawk, and Mega Heracross. It's generally not as useful as other coverage options, though. Mega Gyarados's EVs may be modified depending on what coverage it's using or team composition. Examples include outspeeding Timid Magnezone, outspeeding Greninja after a Dragon Dance, lowering Defense investment to avoid being 2HKOed by Crustle rather than Mega Charizard X, and increasing Special Defense investment to more reliably beat Porygon-Z.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Steel-type Pokemon**: Most Steel-types, notably including Mega Metagross, Genesect, Ferrothorn, Kartana, and Durant, can take care of Mega Gyarados in one way or another, generally as a result of their large Defense stats and super effective coverage.

**Fairy-type Pokemon**: Fairy-types, by various means, can generally beat Mega Gyarados. Such Pokemon include Tapu Lele, Mega Altaria, Tapu Fini, Primarina, Tapu Bulu, and Mega Mawile.

**Physical Walls**: Physically defensive Pokemon such as Mega Venusaur, Mega Slowbro and Buzzwole can tank Mega Gyarados's attacks easily as a result of their high Defense stats and shrug off the damage with reliable recovery or KO Mega Gyarados back.

**Bulky Boosters**: Pokemon such as Mega Pinsir, Zeraora, and Kartana can all tank a hit from a +1 Mega Gyarados, and after a Swords Dance or Bulk Up, KO Mega Gyarados.

**Coverage-dependent Checks**: Pokemon that can use attacks that hit both regular and Mega Gyarados effectively, utilizing coverage combos such as Electric+Fighting or Electric+Grass, can beat Mega Gyarados. Such Pokemon include Sawk, Mega Charizard Y, Mega Lopunny, Genesect, and Durant.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[MaceMaster, 302951]]
- Quality checked by: [[charizard8888, 333554], [TDA, 276708], [Osra, 239997]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216], [, ]]

 

[Ginger Princess]

Also MaceMaster you should turn the “turn 1”s into “turn one”, to follow traditional grammar rules concerning numbers

 

[Nalei]

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[OVERVIEW]

Mega Gyarados is a dominant force in the 1v1 metagame. After it Mega Evolves, Gyarados's ability becomes Mold Breaker, allowing it to ignore abilities such as Sturdy, Multiscale, and Magic Bounce, (comma) from notable foes such as Crustle, Dragonite, and Mega Sableye. Gyarados may also opt not to Mega Evolve, preserving its Water / Flying typing over Water / Dark, opening up an entire other range of Pokemon it can tank attacks from such as Magearna and Sawk. Additionally, Mega Gyarados has an impressive movepool featuring usable STAB attacks in Waterfall and Crunch, good coverage options such as Outrage and Earthquake, anti-stall measures like Taunt, and also boosting moves, particularly Dragon Dance, which it is an exemplary user of. This is because of its great bulk paired with its high Attack stat, and despite its somewhat lackluster Speed, it's capable of outspeeding most Pokemon with proper investment after a boost. While it is indeed incredibly powerful, it's far from unstoppable, with bulky offensive Pokemon that have favorable type matchups like Tapu Lele, Mega Venusaur, and Mega Altaria countering it.

[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Waterfall / Outrage
move 3: Crunch / Outrage / Earthquake / Stone Edge
move 4: Taunt / Outrage / Earthquake / Stone Edge
item: Gyaradosite
ability: Intimidate
nature: Adamant
evs: 248 HP / 44 Atk / 28 Def / 44 SpD / 144 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Dragon Dance boosts Mega Gyarados's Attack and Speed stats, allowing it to take on faster Pokemon better, notably beating certain variants of Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, and Mega Metagross. Waterfall is Mega Gyarados's Water STAB move and hits Landorus-T, Donphan, Golem, and Crustle super effectively. It also has a very useful 20% chance to flinch. Crunch provides Mega Gyarados with a Dark-type STAB attack and hits Mega Metagross, Mega Slowbro, Meloetta, Mew, and Necrozma. Be wary of Thunder Punch variants of Mega Metagross, however, which beat this Mega Gyarados set, if you opt to use this move. Note also that in order to check Mega Slowbro, Taunt must be used. In addition to the aforementioned coverage-dependent targets, Taunt can beat Mega Sableye and stop Pokemon like Zygarde and Crustle from using setup moves. Outrage hits equally as hard as Mega Gyarados's STAB attacks and provides valuable coverage against opposing Mega Gyarados, Dragonite, Zygarde, and Garchomp. In order to beat Zygarde, however, Mega Gyarados must have Taunt so that Zygarde can't use Coil. Earthquake can be used to beat most Magnezone and get a better matchup against Magearna and Mega Mawile. Stone Edge allows Gyarados to reliably beat Mega Charizard Y and most Mega Pinsir, and in the absence of Outrage, it is useful against Mega Charizard X and Dragonite.

Set Details
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248 HP EVs help maximize Mega Gyarados's mixed bulk better than 252 HP EVs would. 28 Defense EVs with the given HP nearly guarantee that Mega Gyarados can avoid the a 2HKO from Adamant Mega Charizard X's Outrage. Similarly, 44 SpD EVs with the given HP give Mega Gyarados an extremely favorable roll against Porygon-Z's Uproar, avoiding the a 2HKO without investing too many EVs here here. 144 Speed EVs allow Mega Gyarados to outspeed Pokemon with base 110s Speed like Mega Metagross and Mega Diancie after a Dragon Dance. The remainder of Mega Gyarados's EVs are placed into its Attack stat to hit as hard as possible, and for the same reason, an Adamant nature is used. Intimidate is Mega Gyarados's most viable pre-Mega ability, as it effectively increases Mega Gyarados's physical bulk by a factor of 1.5.

Usage Tips
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Generally speaking, if the opposing Pokemon can outspeed Mega Gyarados, it's best to set up Dragon Dance before attacking with the appropriate move. However, if the opposing Pokemon is slower than Mega Gyarados, it is typically best to start attacking immediately, as except in battles longer than three turns, this will yield greater damage in battles shorter than four turns. Against Donphan and other Counter users, it is advisable to use Dragon Dance twice before attacking with Waterfall so that Mega Gyarados can OHKO them, thus avoiding a potential Counter. If Waterfall is not being run, Outrage or Crunch will usually 2HKO them +1, but Counter must still be played around. If you end up in a seemingly unwinnable matchup and are running Waterfall, it is advisable to go for flinches, which can allow you to cheese out a win through luck. This is not a strategy that should be relied upon, however. If Mega Gyarados is using Taunt, it is important to recognize which Pokemon to use it against and in what manner. Versus Crustle, Mega Gyarados should use Taunt immediately, set up Dragon Dance, and then KO with Waterfall. If Waterfall isn't being used, Mega Gyarados must play correctly by using Taunt only on turns where Crustle tries to set up Shell Smash and never attack on a turn on which Crustle uses Counter. Without Waterfall, this matchup is not favorable. Against Jumpluff, set up Dragon Dance first and then follow up with Taunt. If Mega Gyarados is also using Crunch, to beat most Mega Slowbro, it should use Crunch until Slowbro opts to Mega Evolve, as Slowbro has the Oblivious ability, (comma) (which Mold Breaker is ineffective against). When pitted against Zygarde, Mega Gyarados should use Taunt, set up Dragon Dance, and only then attack. Provided that Gyarados is using Earthquake, it may also check Magearna by using Earthquake (and not Mega Evolving) on turn 1 and following it up with a Taunt or additional Earthquake depending upon whether Magearna uses Iron Defense or Twinkle Tackle. Similarly, with Crunch, Mega Gyarados can outplay defensive Mew by setting up Dragon Dance on an incoming Will-O-Wisp or using Crunch on an incoming Taunt. After using Dragon Dance, Mega Gyarados should proceed to Taunt Mew. Against most stall Pokemon not mentioned here, the standard play is to use Taunt on turn 1. In some situations, it may be advantageous to not Mega Evolve, which preserves regular Gyarados's Water / Flying typing. This gives it a better shot at beating Pokemon such as Mega Charizard Y, Greninja, and Sawk, although Gyarados must still be wary of Electric-type coverage.

Team Options
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Fast and hard-hitting Pokemon such as Naganadel, Greninja, and Choice Scarf Porygon-Z make for good teammates, as they can deal with various Pokemon that threaten Mega Gyarados like Mega Charizard Y, Tapu Lele, and Genesect, while Gyarados can cover up their weaknesses to Sturdy users. Jumpluff makes for a strong Mega Gyarados teammate, as it can deal with Magearna, Mega Metagross, Landorus-T, and certain variants of Mega Charizard Y and Tapu Lele. Meanwhile, Mega Gyarados can support Jumpluff by beating Pokemon that it struggles against such as Crustle, Heatran, and Naganadel. Pokemon with typings that have synergy with Mega Gyarados's make for good teammates. Grass- and Fire- type Pokemon in particular form a Fire / Water / Grass core with Mega Gyarados and cover its weaknesses to Electric- and Grass-type Pokemon. Examples of such Pokemon include Mega Venusaur, Mega Charizard X, and Victini.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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A set utilizing Curse, Rest, Payback, (comma) and Ice Fang with an EV spread of 232 HP / 32 Atk / 244 Def and an Adamant nature can be used to take on Mega Metagross somewhat reliably by using Curse followed by Payback. It also beats Landorus-T and Zygarde. However, Curse is incompatible with Intimidate, significantly worsening Mega Gyarados's initial physical bulk and making it unable to beat most Mega Charizard X. A set featuring Thunderbolt, Fire Blast, Ice Beam, and a filler move such as Hurricane or Taunt can be used to beat opposing Mega Gyarados, Zygarde, Landorus-T, Ferrothorn, Genesect, Kartana, Mega Scizor, Durant, Buzzwole, and Mega Heracross, providing outstanding utility. However, it is incredibly weak, (comma) leaving it as purely a lure set. Bounce may be used to beat Greninja, Mega Lopunny, Sawk, and Mega Heracross. It's generally not as useful as other coverage options, though. Mega Gyarados's EVs may be modified depending on what coverage it's using or team composition. Examples include outspeeding Timid Magnezone, outspeeding Greninja after a Dragon Dance, lowering Defense investment to avoid being 2HKOed by Crustle rather than Mega Charizard X, and increasing Special Defense investment to more reliably beat Porygon-Z.

Checks and Counters
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**Steel-type Pokemon**: Most Steel-types, notably including Mega Metagross, Genesect, Ferrothorn, Kartana, and Durant, can take care of Mega Gyarados in one way or another, generally as a result of their large Defense stats and super effective coverage.

**Fairy-type Pokemon**: Fairy-types, by various means, can generally beat Mega Gyarados. Such Pokemon include Tapu Lele, Mega Altaria, Tapu Fini, Primarina, Tapu Bulu, and Mega Mawile.

**Physical Walls**: Physically defensive Pokemon such as Mega Venusaur, Mega Slowbro and Buzzwole can tank Mega Gyarados's attacks easily as a result of their high Defense stats and shrug off the damage with reliable recovery or KO Mega Gyarados back.

**Bulky Boosters**: Pokemon such as Mega Pinsir, Zeraora, and Kartana can all tank a hit from a +1 Mega Gyarados, and after a Swords Dance or Bulk Up, KO Mega Gyarados.

**Coverage-dependent Checks**: Pokemon that can use attacks that hit both regular and Mega Gyarados effectively, utilizing coverage combos such as Electric+Fighting or Electric+Grass, can beat Mega Gyarados. Such Pokemon include Sawk, Mega Charizard Y, Mega Lopunny, Genesect, and Durant.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[MaceMaster, 302951]]
- Quality checked by: [[charizard8888, 333554], [TDA, 276708], [Osra, 239997]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216], [, ]]

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