Gyarados B--->B+
I know this might be odd, and that a lot of people feel that Gyarados and Mega Gyarados should be the same rank, but I feel after extensive use, that regular Gyarados should raise to B+
The set that I think warrants the rise is the Moxie Flyium set. This set at +1 outspeeds every Pokemon in the entire tier bar scarfers. I feel like with the increase in usage of Pokemon like Heatran and Tapu Bulu have really helped it a lot, and that Water/Flying is a really good typing right now. Flying is an amazing stab type to have right now and Flyium helps Gyarados get to +2 relatively easy due to very few things being able to switch in at +1. It also, unlike Mega Gyaraods, doesn't just flat out die to some of the most common Scarfers, being Kartana and Greninja, so it gets really hard for most teams to deal with after a boost. Some examples of Pokemon it OHKO's at +1 with Flyium Z are Kartana, Toxapex(after rocks), Tangrowth, Mega Venusaur, Offensive Zygarde(after rocks), Mega Pinsir and a bunch more Pokemon. Setting up due to it's bulk and typing isn't too hard and you can often set up 1 DD or 2 fairly easily. I do think there are some things that are hurting it right now, like the increases usage of Zapdos, but I don't think this is enough to keep it from rising. Moxie allows it to be more of a threat then Mega Gyarados IMO, even after just one KO.
I know this might be odd, and that a lot of people feel that Gyarados and Mega Gyarados should be the same rank, but I feel after extensive use, that regular Gyarados should raise to B+
The set that I think warrants the rise is the Moxie Flyium set. This set at +1 outspeeds every Pokemon in the entire tier bar scarfers. I feel like with the increase in usage of Pokemon like Heatran and Tapu Bulu have really helped it a lot, and that Water/Flying is a really good typing right now. Flying is an amazing stab type to have right now and Flyium helps Gyarados get to +2 relatively easy due to very few things being able to switch in at +1. It also, unlike Mega Gyaraods, doesn't just flat out die to some of the most common Scarfers, being Kartana and Greninja, so it gets really hard for most teams to deal with after a boost. Some examples of Pokemon it OHKO's at +1 with Flyium Z are Kartana, Toxapex(after rocks), Tangrowth, Mega Venusaur, Offensive Zygarde(after rocks), Mega Pinsir and a bunch more Pokemon. Setting up due to it's bulk and typing isn't too hard and you can often set up 1 DD or 2 fairly easily. I do think there are some things that are hurting it right now, like the increases usage of Zapdos, but I don't think this is enough to keep it from rising. Moxie allows it to be more of a threat then Mega Gyarados IMO, even after just one KO.