This is where it ends. Gyarados will always be the GOD, the janitor, the destroyer, the soul reaper in my playthrough. The only reason Ame moved Gyarados it's because of it's weird combination of good things. I mean, we can have a simple look at it:
- Gyarados was very easy to get. Pay for a Magikarp and just wait.
- Gyarados has a very good typing. 4x weak to electric? Yeah, but chances are, you're not going to use Gyarados against Julia anyway.
- Gyarados weird combination of Dragon Rage + Moxie is devastating early on. Most things can't take more than 2 Dragon Rage, and the ones that can, well it's no problem. The things you killed with Dragon Rage raised your attack because of Moxie, so a Bite should be enough.
Gyarados was too good for the early game, but being completely honest: There's a lot of other pokes that could be in Magikarp's place, AND they would be just as good. Also, people tend to forget that Charmeleon gets Dragon Rage too, to completely destroy the early game. But just like Gaunt said, Gyarados is one of my favorite pokes, so yes... i'll use it as much as i can.
i want to try that clefable tho