Basis: PvPoke simulation · last-30-day field meta · S27 New Beginnings
✔ Strengths & how to use
Its Lead · Switch role scores are all high, so it isn't tied to one slot and can flex across positions.
It posts favorable results against current field-meta staples Palkia (Origin)(#12) · Mega Metagross(#16) · Mega Tyranitar(#24), giving it real value as a meta counter.
On defense it double-resists Psychic · resists Fire · Water · Ice · Ghost · Dark · Steel, holding up well against those attackers.
⚠ Weaknesses & threats
On defense it is weak to Electric · Grass · Fighting · Bug · Fairy, so watch out for those attackers.
High attack but thin bulk means shield management heavily decides its games.
It's notably unfavored into Zacian (Crowned Sword) (usage rank #1), common right now, so dodging that matchup is safer in the current meta.
GBL Note verdict
At a 16% real pick rate, it's a proven pick you'll actually run into often in Master League (Mega) right now.
Mega Gyarados — Master League (Mega) A-tier. Recommended movesets are based on public battle simulation (PvPoke); counters and favorable matchups come from sim results. Pick rates are anonymous aggregates of opponents GBL Note users actually faced. Log my battles →
🎮 Recommended for GBL players
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