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Gyarados, the Atrocious Pokémon — Water/Flying-type Pokémon official artwork
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Gyarados
ID:#130Atrocious Pokémon
Height
6.5m
Weight
235.0kg
Catch Rate
45
Exp
189

Gyarados Pokémon Sapphire: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Gyarados in Pokémon Sapphire. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 39 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Sapphire
Hoenn

Gyarados Pokemon Sapphire Pokedex Entry

I suspect this Pokémon to be the true identity of a dragon written of in ancient texts, which claimed that it razed an entire village with white-hot beams from its maw.

Pokemon Sapphire Gyarados Sprites

Gyarados front-facing sprite from Pokémon SapphirePrimary
Gyarados back-facing sprite from Pokémon SapphireReverse
Gyarados shiny front-facing sprite from Pokémon SapphireShiny
Gyarados shiny back-facing sprite from Pokémon SapphireShiny Reverse

Pokémon Sapphire Gyarados Moveset

Complete registry of moves learned by Gyarados via various methods in Pokémon Sapphire.

MoveTypeRequirement
ThrashnormalLv. 1
BitedarkLv. 20
Dragon RagedragonLv. 25
LeernormalLv. 30
TwisterdragonLv. 35
Hydro PumpwaterLv. 40
Rain DancewaterLv. 45
Dragon DancedragonLv. 50
Hyper BeamnormalLv. 55

End of Move Database

Pokémon Sapphire Gyarados Locations

Gyarados can only be caught in Pokémon Sapphire at Sootopolis City Area, where it appears between Lv. 35 and 40 by fishing with the Super Rod with a 15% encounter rate.

Sootopolis City Area

3 encounters
  • super rod
    Lv. 35-40
    15%Uncommon
  • super rod
    Lv. 35-45
    4%Very Rare
  • super rod
    Lv. 5-45
    1%Very Rare