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Gyarados (Japanese: ギャラドス Gyarados) is a dual-type Water/Flying Pokémon.
It evolves from Magikarp starting at level 20.
Biology
Physiology
Gyarados is a large dragon Pokémon most similar in appearance to those seen in Chinese mythology. Its serpentine body is largely blue, but its underbelly and the spots along its body are yellow. It has a three-pointed, dark blue crest on its head and four white fins down its back. Its mouth is very large and gaping, but bears some resemblance to that of its pre-evolution Magikarp. Like Magikarp, it has barbels on its face. Its pectoral and dorsal fins also resemble Magikarp's. Gyarados is only rarely shown with its mouth closed.
Gender differences
A female has white barbels.
Special abilities
Gyarados, like most dragon-like Pokémon, has a high Attack stat, causing it to rely more on physical attacks than special ones. It is one of the few Template:Type2s able to wield both Template:Type2 and Template:Type2 attacks. Its fangs can crush stones and its scales are harder than steel.
Behavior
This Pokémon bears little resemblance to its docile pre-evolution. Gyarados is infamously known for its fierce temper and wanton destructive tendencies. Once it has worked itself into a frenzy, it will not calm until everything around it is destroyed—this tendency is attributed to the dramatic structural changes its brain undergoes during evolution. It seems attracted to violence, although this Pokémon is very rarely seen in the wild. During times of human conflict Gyarados are said to appear, burning entire cities down to the ground.
Habitat
Gyarados usually live in large bodies of water, such as lakes and ponds or even seas and oceans. The Lake of Rage is the best known nesting area for Gyarados, and most famously, the red Gyarados.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Major appearances
Misty's Gyarados
Misty obtained a Gyarados after passing the PIA test in Cerulean Blues. Prior to the test, Misty was terrified of Gyarados, but in order to pass the test, she had to overcome her fear of it. In the end, she calmed and kept the Gyarados.
Red Gyarados
Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution and Rage Of Innocence focused on a red Gyarados. It was on a destructive rampage until Lance captured it. This Gyarados appeared again in Gaining Groudon and The Scuffle of Legends to stop the feuding of Groudon and Kyogre.
Other
Gyarados had a cameo appearance in Pokémon - I Choose You! It was then seen in Pokémon Shipwreck. James was frustrated with his Magikarp and kicked it into the water. That Magikarp evolved into a Gyarados.
Groups of Gyarados were seen from within a submarine disguised as or styled after a Gyarados by Jessie, James, and Meowth in The Pi-Kahuna shortly before the onset of a massive, annual tidal wave celebrated by local surfers who were apparently not aware of the annual migration. According to James, the Gyarados gathered each year in this location to lay their eggs.
A Gyarados was used in A Crasher Course in Power!, under the ownership of Crasher Wake.
Minor appearances
In Mewtwo Strikes Back, a Gyarados owned by Fergus was one of the Pokémon that were captured and cloned by Mewtwo. Fergus attacked Mewtwo with Gyarados' Hyper Beam but Mewtwo turned the attack back on itself, knocking the Gyarados out. The Gyarados clone is seen again in Mewtwo Returns.
A Gyarados appeared in Poké Ball Peril.
Nurse Joy had befriended a giant Magikarp that later evolved into Gyarados in The Joy of Pokémon. Despite Magikarp being giant, it was regular-sized as a Gyarados.
The Magikarp that Dr. Quackenpoker had been observing evolved into Gyarados in The Wacky Watcher!.
Trinity used a Gyarados in her battle against Misty in the Whirl Cup in The Perfect Match!.
A Gyarados appeared in Sandshrew's Locker!.
A Gyarados is used by one of the students of Pokémon Summer Academy in the second leg of the Pokémon Triathlon in One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!.
A Gyarados blasted Team Rocket away in Strategy Begins at Home!.
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In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Gyarados debuts in the Red, Green & Blue arc in its own round, Gyarados Splashes In!. Here, an enraged one attacks its own trainer, Misty, but is recaught by Red, who supposedly returns it to her. The drastic change in attitude of the Pokémon was the result of a Team Rocket experiment as is shown in Raging Rhydon.
Later on, Misty traded this Gyarados to Red in exchange for Red's Krabby.
Gyarados is later seen with Lance, using its BubbleBeam to shield him from the lava of Mt. Cerise.
A Red Gyarados was seen in the Lake of Rage three years later, but it was caught by Silver. It had the ability to control the other Gyarados in the lake.
When Red borrows Blue's Charizard to travel to Mt. Silver, he temporarily trades his Gyarados to Blue. It later appears as one of Blue's Pokémon in Volume 13, used against Entei, and later part of his revealed team during the Gym Leader faceoff. Prior to the FireRed and LeafGreen saga, Blue returns Gyarados to Red.
Both Gyarados have remained on their Trainer's teams to this day.
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In the TCG
- Main article: Gyarados (TCG)
Red Gyarados have appeared three times in the TCG, once in Neo Revelation as Shining Gyarados, once in EX Holon Phantoms as Gyarados δ, and in HeartGold & SoulSilver as Gyarados. The most recent appearance in HeartGold & SoulSilver most likely commemorates Red Gyarados's initial appearance as a significant part of the storyline in Pokémon Gold and Silver.
Game data
In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, a red Gyarados is featured on the TV on a program called "Search for the Red Gyarados." It is this that inspires Lucas or Dawn and their rival to go to Lake Verity, to see if there is a rare Pokémon dwelling in it.
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: A Gyarados appears in the Miracle Sea. He attempts to take control of the Phione, but is stopped by the player's team.
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky: The same Gyarados takes on the same role as it did in Time and Darkness.
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In side games
Game | Location |
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Pokémon Snap | Valley |
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire |
Evolve from Magikarp |
Pokémon Trozei! | Phobos Submarine Trozei Battle Mr. Who's Den |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team |
Evolve from Magikarp |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness |
Bottomless Sea (B1F-B49F) Miracle Sea (Deep B5F) |
Pokémon Ranger | Olive Jungle (during mission) |
Pokémon Rumble | Bright Beach |
Held items
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Red* | Blue* | Bitter Berry (100%) | |
Yellow* |
Stats
Base stats
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HP: 95
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155 - 202 | 300 - 394 | |
125
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117 - 194 | 229 - 383 | |
79
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75 - 144 | 146 - 282 | |
60
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58 - 123 | 112 - 240 | |
100
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94 - 167 | 184 - 328 | |
81
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77 - 146 | 150 - 287 | |
Total: 540
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Type effectiveness
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Learnset
By leveling up
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By breeding
None.
By tutoring
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Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an Evolution of this Pokémon
A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game,
while a colored background indicates that the move is available.
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
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Evolution
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Sprites
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I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | HeartGold | SoulSilver | Back | |
V | Black | White | Black 2 | White 2 | Back | ||
Trivia
- According to some Nintendo of America artwork, Gyarados was originally slated to have the English name Skullkraken, a combination of the words "skull" and "kraken" (a mythological sea monster). This name would be impossible because of the games' a 10-character limit on English Pokémon names.
- Despite being part Template:Type2, it does not have wings and the only Flying-type move it can learn is Bounce, which is only possible via move tutor in Pokémon Platinum. However, it has been seen flying in the anime.
- It is shown hovering in its 3D models, but does not have the Levitate ability.
- In Generation II and Generation IV, Gyarados is the only 100%-certain Template:Shiny2 encounter and the first of only two shiny Pokémon to be integrated into a game's plot (the second was Celebi in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness).
- In the Pokémon anime, Gyarados's eyes are violet instead of the red that appears in its sprites and official artwork.
- Gyarados is one of ten non-Bug, Template:Type2 Pokémon that cannot learn Fly.
- In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, Gyarados is the only non-legendary boss Pokémon to speak entirely in capital letters.
- In the anime episode Sandshrew's Locker!, Gyarados has the same cry as Dialga.
- In many ways, Gyarados is the Kanto counterpart of Hoenn's Milotic. Both are the evolved forms of incredibly weak fish Pokémon, and both appear in times of conflict, Gyarados to destroy, Milotic to becalm. Both have base stat totals of 540 with numbers matching down to the digits, but a different distribution in their stats: Gyarados is more Physical-Attack/Special Defense based while Milotic is more of an Special-Defense/Special Attack based. They both have the same HP, Defense, and Speed.
- Along with Charizard and Aerodactyl, Gyarados is commonly used by Dragon-type based gym leaders and Elite 4 members despite not actually being a true Dragon type.
Origin
It appears to be based on a sea dragon or sea serpent. Gyarados is partially based on a legend about how carp that leapt over the Dragon Gate would become dragons. Several waterfalls and cataracts in China are believed to be the location of the Dragon Gate. This legend is an allegory of the drive and efforts needed to overcome obstacles (which can be tied to the fact that Gyarados' pre-evolution, Magikarp, could possibly take a lot of drive and effort to legitimately evolve into Gyarados).
Name origin
Gyarados's name may be derived from a combination of 虐殺 gyakusatsu massacre/slaughter, and 逆境 gyakkyō, hardship/adversity. Both words relate to the creature's violent nature and the hardship it experienced before evolving. The end of Gyarados' name, ドス dosu, is a Japanese onomatopeic word representing the piercing of flesh, once again owing to Gyarados' violent nature. Alternatively, the dos may just indicate that it's the second in its evolutionary line.
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