- Mega Gyarados has now joined the Pokémon Unite roster.
- Mega Gyarados presents a highly offensive All-rounder to each battle.
- Mega Gyarados is available for free in its exclusive Challenge event.
Mega Gyarados is the newest Mega Evolution Pokémon that will be joining the ever-increasing Pokémon Unite fray. Mega Gyarados is a dominant All-Rounder Pokémon with powerful mobility, strong disruption, and serious sustained damage during fights. This guide will let you know about Mega Gyarados in Pokémon Unite, its abilities, best items, and team compositions.
Mega Gyarados: In-game Cost
Mega Gyarados is an exclusive Unite license currently available for grabs in the Mega Gyarados Challenge event. In the event, you can obtain the Mega Gyarados Unite License for free after completing Fishing missions and accumulating 500 Event Coins.
Pokémon Unite Mega Gyarados Movesets
Basic Attack
Has the user lunge towards opposing Pokémon, dealing damage to them.
Passive ability
Mega Gyarados’s Passive ability changes when in Normal, Evolved, and Mega Evolved form. The abilities are highlighted below:
- Swift Swim (Magikarp Form): When the Pokémon uses a move, its movement speed increases for a short time. Each time the Pokémon with this Ability knocks out an opposing Pokémon, scores a goal, or otherwise makes a contribution in battle, its Effort gauge increases. Once the effort gauge is full, the Pokémon evolves into Gyarados.
- Intimidate (Gyarados Form): The Pokémon decreases the Attack of opposing Pokémon it damages.
- Mold Breaker (Mega Gyarados Form): The Pokémon decreases the Defence of opposing Pokémon it damages
Ability 1 – Flail
Has the user Flail about, dealing damage to nearby opposing Pokémon. The lower the user’s remaining HP, the more damage this move deals.
Dragon Breath
On evolving into Gyarados, it will have access to this ability. The ability details are highlighted below:
- Has the user exhale a mighty gust, dealing damage to opposing Pokémon and leaving them paralysed. If the user hits an opposing Pokémon with this move, the user’s basic attacks are boosted for a short time, dealing increased damage with increased basic attack speed. The more opposing Pokémon hit by this move (up to a maximum of 3), the greater the basic attack speed increase.
- When the user Mega Evolves, its basic attacks will chase down distant opposing Pokémon, but the user will be unable to perform other actions for a short while.
- Upgrade: Increase the damage dealt by this move and basic attacks.
Ability 2 – Splash
The skill allows the user to jump to the designated location. A maximum of 3 uses can be kept in reserve for this move.
Waterfall
On evolving into Gyarados, it will instantly be able to unlock this ability. The ability details are highlighted below:
- Has the user charge three times in a row at awesome speed, dealing damage to opposing Pokémon it hits. The user can change direction between each charge. If the second charge hits an opposing Pokémon, the user is granted a shield. If the third charge hits an opposing Pokémon, the opposing Pokémon is thrown.
- When the user Mega Evolves, this move’s cooldown is reduced every time it lands successfully, and charge effects are granted even on a miss.
- Upgrade: Decreases the move’s Cooldown.
Unite Move – Dragon Current
The skill has the user dive underwater, where it can’t attack or be targeted by opposing Pokémon while the Unite Move button is held down. When the Unite Move button is released, the user leaps up forcefully and attacks. If the user stays underwater for a set amount of time, it creates a whirlpool where it surfaces, applying a continuous slowing effect to opposing Pokémon it hits.
If the user stays underwater for an even longer amount of time, it creates a waterspout where it surfaces, throwing opposing Pokémon it hits. After using this Unite Move, Gyarados immediately Mega Evolve into Mega Gyarados.
Best Items for Mega Gyarados in Pokémon Unite
Further in this guide, we will discuss the best-held items for Mega Gyarados in Pokémon Unite, as well as its best battle item.
Best Held Items
| Item(s) | Benefits |
|---|---|
| Gyaradosite | This is a compulsory held item that allows Gyarados to actually evolve into Mega Gyarados. |
| Scope Lens | This battle item increases Mega Gyarados’ Critical Rate and Critical Damage, effectively boosting its basic attack and overall damage output. |
| Muscle Band | When a basic attack hits, the damage dealt is increased by 1% of the opposition Pokémon’s remaining HP. This incredibly boosts Mega Gyarados’ attack potential. |
Besides the above-suggested builds, you can also use the following item builds:
- Gyaradosite, Razor Claw, and Weakness Policy
- Gyaradosite, Muscle Band, and Focus Band.
Best Battle Items
- Eject Button: It helps Mega Gyarados to quickly move to a designated place when retreating or chasing opponents.
- X.Attack: This item greatly boosts Mega Gyarados’ damage output for a short while.
- Full Heal: It removes all Crowd-control effects and debuffs on Mega Gyarados and also increases its critical hit rate and damage whilst the item is active.
Pokémon Unite Mega Gyarados Gameplay Tips
Our Pokémon Unite Mega Gyarados Guide will now discuss how to play and achieve a perfect game plan for the Pokémon across the game. The following division has two sections of the early and late game, which players must make sure to read till the end.
Early Game
In the early game, since Mega Gyarados starts as Mapikarp, you should prioritize safe farming for quick evolution. Use Splash as an extra form of mobility, as you can leap to secure last hits, reposition when pressured, or jump over small terrain gaps to escape. Flail should be used only when multiple enemies aren’t nearby, because you cannot trade effectively early.
Once you evolve into Gyarados, you instantly unlock your 2 other abilities, granting you significant boosts to your offensive stats early on. The more you attack, get assists, KO, or successfully secure a Score, your Effort gauge increases. Therefore, prioritise securing one of these to evolve and become stronger early on.
Prioritise helping your team’s attacker to farm efficiently and take down early epic Pokémon like the Rotom, Regligeck, or Regice as soon as possible. This would help your team level up as fast as possible, while securing crucial takedowns needed to seal the win for your team.
Mid and Late Game
Upon evolving, your kit transforms into an offensive powerhouse completely. Dragon Breath + Waterfall becomes your ideal combo because it gives mobility, burst pressure, and chase. Engage with Dragon Breath while ensuring to hit multiple enemies if possible, to increase and boost your attack speed.
After paralysing them, dash into them with Waterfall to deal lots of damage to them. Land charge 2 or 3 to gain shields or throws, which turns skirmishes in your favour. In the late game, activate your Unite Move right before engaging to ambush and shred down enemies. Holding Mega Gyarados Unite move gives untargetability underwater, meaning you can dodge high burst moves and reposition behind priority targets.
While on instantly using the Unite move instantly, you will be able to slow and damage enemies in a large area. Regardless of which you choose, Gyarados Unite Move is really helpful while contesting major objectives like Groudon and Regidragon.
After surfacing and transforming into Mega Gyarados, capitalise on your boosted abilities and play aggressively. Your First skill reduces enemy Defence, allowing your teammates to shred their frontline. Your Second skill now locks onto distant targets during boosted attacks, letting you chase and finish off enemy Pokémon.
Positioning of Mega Gyarados
The best path for Mega Gyarados would be the top or bottom Lane. Players should prioritise farming Aipoms and Audinos to level up efficiently. The cluster of Combees and Vespiqueen should be hunted down as much as possible to allow for increased exp and easy level-up.
Mega Gyarados with other Pokémon
Our Pokémon Unite Gyarados guide will also talk about the relationship between Mega Gyarados and other Pokémon.
Best synergies with Mega Gyarados
Mega Gyarados is best paired with a Supporter-type Pokémon, as it can easily bring out the best of its offensive capabilities.
| Pokémon | Benefits |
|---|---|
| Blissey | Thanks to Blissey’s healing and sustain abilities, Mega Gyarados can effectively dominate and outlast opposing Pokémon |
| Snorlax | It would provide extra crowd control and disables for Gyarados and his team during core team fights. |
| Comfey | An extra source of sustain via Comfey’s healing abilities will greatly help raise Mega Gyarados’ effectiveness on the battlefield. |
Pokémon that are strong and weak against Mega Gyarados
| Pokémon that Mega Gyarados counters | Pokémon that counter Mega Gyarados |
|---|---|
| Igglytuff | Zoroark |
| Cramorant | Alolan Ninetales |
| Decidueye | Mewtwo X |
| Glaceon | Zeraora |
| Pikachu | Slowbro |
Final Thoughts
Players must keep all the valuable points in mind while playing with Mega Gyarados. It is indeed a powerful all-rounder with a nice set of offensive abilities, making it quite better than the original.
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