Is Gyarados playable?

[Souless_Heat]

I was thinking of possibly using a Gyarados, and I wanted to know if what moveset would be best for it.

Possibly one with Surf so it has so Water to it.

 

[Overheat Hothead]

Gyarados @Leftovers
Adamant Nature
-Earthquake
-Return
-Hydro Pump/Thunderwave
-Dragon Dance

 

[Souless_Heat]

That seems like the usual set for it.

 

[Undertaker88]

yea that does cause it will increase attack by a lot and then the attacks will be powerful

 

[Souless_Heat]

I wish Gyarados was boosted with it's special attacks, it would be so much more useful in my opinion.

 

[WhiteWizard42]

no it wouldn't, because gyara's special attack is less than half of its physical. DDdos is about the best it's going to get, and the only problems with it is that it needs HP Flying to be really good.

 

[Spartan 37]

The best set:

Gyarados - Adamant

-Return
-Thunder Wave
-DD
-Earthquake

 

[Souless_Heat]

no it wouldn't, because gyara's special attack is less than half of its physical. DDdos is about the best it's going to get, and the only problems with it is that it needs HP Flying to be really good.

Ok.... what I meant by what I said was that I wish instead of him having a huge "boosted" attack, its sp.atk was "boosted" up.

 

[magnemiteZ]

Its Special Movepool is considerably better than its Physical.
So it would be nice if it had a decent special attack stat.

 

[klonoa]

I would also consider putting on taunt as it stop your enemies doing moves like thunderwave toxic etc. I quite like having a physical gyrados but yeah if it had high special attack it would be cool

 

[magnemiteZ]

Taunt is more usefull on NB while Thunder Wave is more suited to in-game imo.
Just give it a Lum Berry if you are scared of Status.