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## Complete Guide: How to Build the Best Gyarados Team

Building a competitive team around Gyarados? This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know!


### Why Choose Gyarados?

Gyarados is a fantastic choice for competitive battling due to its versatile movepool and solid stats. Let's explore how to maximize its potential.

### Step 1: Choose Your Role

Gyarados can fulfill several roles:

- **Sweeper**: Focus on Speed and Attack/Special Attack

- **Tank**: Invest in HP and defenses

- **Support**: Utility moves to help your team

### Step 2: EV Spread Optimization

For a sweeper build:

- 252 Speed / 252 Attack or Sp. Attack / 4 HP

For a bulky build:

- 252 HP / 252 Defense or Sp. Defense / 4 Attack

### Step 3: Building Team Synergy


Great teammates for Gyarados:

1. **Eevee** - Covers key weaknesses

2. **Lucario** - Provides additional offensive pressure

3. **Hazard setters** - Help secure KOs


### Step 4: Moveset Recommendations

**Offensive Set:**

- STAB Move 1

- STAB Move 2

- Coverage Move

- Setup/Utility Move

### Step 5: Handling Counters

Know your checks and counters. Always have backup plans for common threats in the metagame.

### Conclusion

With proper team building and practice, Gyarados can be a devastating force in competitive battles!

What's your favorite Gyarados set? Drop your builds in the comments below!

Great discussion topic! There's so much to unpack here.

Just wanted to add - this also works really well with the Shiny Charm equipped.

Couldn't agree more. You've hit the nail on the head here.

For anyone struggling with this, patience is key. Don't give up!