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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. It can Mega Evolve into Mega Gyarados using the Gyaradosite.
Biology
Gyarados is a serpentine Chinese dragon-like Pokémon. It is mostly blue, with a yellow underbelly and yellow spots along its body. It has a three-pointed, dark blue crest on its head and four white, dorsal fins. Its mouth is very large and gaping, bearing four canine teeth. It has one barbel on each side of its face. The barbels are white on a female and the same color as the main body on a male. Gyarados's tailfin is similar in structure to the crest on its head, except with a thin, white fin spread between the points.
Mega Gyarados is bulkier than its previous form. The fins on its face, its barbels, and its crest are now considerably longer. A large spike extends downward underneath its chin, and it now has a black underside. The yellow spots along its body are replaced by raised red scales that run down its side with a single red stripe below them. Two large white fins appear on its back, similar to those on its face. Most of the other fins along its back disappear, except for the one near the tail. Instead, it now has four white, pointed fins near is tail: two on its back and two on its underside.
Even though Gyarados cannot fly, both it and its Mega form have demonstrated in the anime that it can leap huge distances both from the water and from the ground, in a movement that resembles swimming through air. Its fangs can crush stones and its scales are harder than steel. Gyarados is infamously known for its fierce temper and wanton destructive tendencies, and is attracted to violence. In addition, Gyarados is also notoriously difficult to tame even after it is captured by the Trainer, usually requiring an exceptional amount of work in taming it until it can obey its Trainer. Gyarados usually lives in large bodies of water, such as lakes and ponds or even seas and oceans.
In the anime
Shiny Gyarados in the anime
Mega Gyarados in the anime
Shiny Mega Gyarados in the anime
Major appearances
James's Magikarp evolved into a Gyarados in Pokémon Shipwreck. James was frustrated with his Magikarp and kicked it into the water, which evolved into a Gyarados afterwards.
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.
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
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.
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's Hyper Beam, but Mewtwo turned the attack back on it, knocking the Gyarados out. The Gyarados clone is seen again in Mewtwo Returns. Before Mewtwo appeared, Ash commented that he had heard that Gyarados were hard to train.
Two Gyarados appeared in The Joy of Water Pokémon. One was an inhabitant of Lake Lucid, while the other one was being treated by Nurse Joy for neck problems.
Trinity used a Gyarados in her battle against Misty in the Whirl Cup in The Perfect Match!. It reappeared in a flashback in Espeon, Not Included.
Clair's Gyarados debuted alongside her in Beauty is Skin Deep. It was later used in her battle against Ash in Better Eight Than Never.
A Gyarados appeared in Sandshrew's Locker!.
Another Gyarados was used in A Crasher Course in Power!, under the ownership of Crasher Wake.
Another Gyarados appeared in SS027.
A Gyarados that can Mega Evolve into Mega Gyarados debuted in Mega Evolution Special I, battling a Mega Abomasnow.
A Shiny Gyarados that can Mega Evolve into Mega Gyarados appeared under the ownership of Lysandre in XY133.
Minor appearances
Gyarados debuted in a cameo appearance in Pokémon - I Choose You!. It was swimming by in a river that Ash had jumped into to avoid being chased by a flock of Spearow.
Gyarados also appeared in the banned episode EP035.
A Gyarados appeared in Lights, Camera, Quack-tion, as part of the cast for the movie "Pokémon in Love".
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.
Multiple Gyarados also appeared in The Power of One and Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias.
The Magikarp that Dr. Quackenpoker had been observing evolved into Gyarados in The Wacky Watcher!.
A Gyarados was seen in a fantasy in The Rivalry Revival.
A Gyarados appeared in A Better Pill to Swallow as part of Brock's fantasy.
A Gyarados made a brief appearance in Houndoom's Special Delivery where it splashed away Houndoom and Misty's Togepi.
A Gyarados also appeared in Celebi: Voice of the Forest and Dueling Heroes.
Lance also owns a normal Gyarados, but not much is known about this one as its only appearance was in Marina's fantasy in The Legend of Thunder!.
A Gyarados was one of the Pokémon living in Lake Slowpoke in Enlighten Up!.
A Gyarados appeared in Gary's explanation in Johto Photo Finish.
Lola owns a Gyarados as seen in A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!.
Four Gyarados appeared in The Search for the Legend where they were driven away by Silver's Salamence.
A Gyarados made a brief cameo as a thief in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness.
A Gyarados appeared in Talking a Good Game! where Salon Maiden Anabel helped its problem.
A Gyarados appeared in All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go! participating in the Pokémon Dress-Up Contest.
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!.
Another Gyarados makes an appearance at the beginning of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
A Gyarados appeared in Best Wishes Until We Meet Again! and Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!.
Pokédex entries
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Gyarados
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Gyarados. This Pokémon has a vicious temperament, so use extreme caution. Its fangs can crush stones and its scales are harder than steel.
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In the manga
Gyarados in The Electric Tale of Pikachu
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
- Main article: Misty's Gyarados
Misty owns a Gyarados in the The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga.
Gary has a Gyarados which was sent out with his other Pokémon to battle the giant Slowpoke in Ash vs. Gary.
Normal and Shiny Gyarados in Pokémon Adventures
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
- Main article: Gyara
- Main article: Silver's Gyarados
Gyarados debuts in Gyarados Splashes In!. Here, an enraged one attacks his own Trainer, Misty, but is recaught by Red, who returns him 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 which he names him Gyara. When Red borrows Blue's Charizard to travel to Mt. Silver, he temporarily trades his Gyarados to Blue. He later appears as one of Blue's Pokémon in Entranced by Entei, 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.
A Gyarados is later seen with Lance, using its BubbleBeam to shield him from the lava of Mt. Cerise. Lance had it since it was a Magikarp, it first appeared in Extricated from Exeggutor.
Multiple Magikarp had evolved into Gyarados at the Lake of Rage from the Radio waves emitted from Team Rocket in Raise the Red Gyarados. They are seen again in Delibird Delivery - 1 where they were seen in a flashback, and again in Delibird Delivery - 2 where they were temporarily under Silver's control to surround the Masked Man.
Mega Gyarados in Pokémon Adventures
A Red Gyarados was seen in the Lake of Rage in Raise the Red Gyarados, but he was caught by Silver. He had the ability to control the other Gyarados in the lake. He continues to be on his team since HeartGold & SoulSilver arc.
In Debonaire Dragonair in the Dragon's Den three Gyarados appeared rising out of the water but did not attack Clair. Instead, they make way for her peacefully before Suicune appears and attacks.
A Gyarados was one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in Ilex Forest in The Last Battle XIII.
Crasher Wake also has a Gyarados which was very briefly seen during his presentation, where he was riding on it in A Skuffle with Skorupi.
Lysandre's Gyarados appears in They Have a Flare for a Li'l Kanga-Napping. Lysandre eventually fashioned a Mega Ring with a Key Stone stolen from Korrina, with it he can Mega Evolve his Gyarados into Mega Gyarados.
In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
Shū has a Gyarados in the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga.
In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga
Black owns a Gyarados in The Golden Boys manga.
In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga
Rald has a Gyarados as seen in Battle Between Student and Master!.
In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
Crasher Wake has a Gyarados which was used against Hareta in a Gym battle.
Cyrus sent out his Gyarados after his Weavile suffered heavy damage from Piplup's surprise attack. He used its Hyper Beam to destroy the rope bridge where the battle was taking place, sending Hareta and Piplup falling into the river below.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Lance owns a Gyarados as seen in Space Havoc!!.
Pokédex entries
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The evolved form of Magikarp. Rarely seen in the wild. Huge and vicious, it is capable of destroying entire cities in a rage. Can fire a Hyper Beam from its mouth.
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In the TCG
- Main article: Gyarados (TCG)
Red Gyarados have appeared five times in the TCG, once in Neo Revelation as Shining Gyarados, once in EX Holon Phantoms as Gyarados 
δ, once in HeartGold & SoulSilver as Gyarados, and twice in BREAKpoint as Gyarados-EX and M Gyarados-EX.
Other appearances
Gyarados only appears as a trophy.
Trophy information
"An Atrocious Pokémon rarely seen in the wild. When it does appear, it's usually running rampant in a destructive rage--behavior that has the unfortunate side effect of leaving whole cities in ruin. It is said that when humans begin a conflict, Gyarados incinerates the towns of both warring parties. There are records of a Gyarados rampage lasting as long as a month. Its pre-evolution form is Magikarp."
Game data
In Diamond and Pearl, 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
Pokédex entries
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Rarely seen in the wild. Huge and vicious, it is capable of destroying entire cities in a rage.
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Brutally vicious and enormously destructive. Known for totally destroying cities in ancient times.
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Extremely vicious and horribly brutal. Has enough destructive power to totally annihilate even a major city.
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They say that during past wars, Gyarados would appear and leave blazing ruins in its wake.
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Once it appears, it goes on a rampage. It remains enraged until it demolishes everything around it.
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It appears whenever there is world conflict, burning down any place it travels through.
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They say that during the past wars, Gyarados would appear and leave blazing ruins in its wake.
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When Magikarp evolves into Gyarados, its brain cells undergo a structural transformation. It is said that this transformation is to blame for this Pokémon's wildly violent nature.
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Once Gyarados goes on a rampage, its ferociously violent blood doesn't calm until it has burned everything down. There are records of this Pokémon's rampages lasting a whole month.
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It is an extremely vicious and violent Pokémon. When humans begin to fight, it will appear and burn everything to the ground with intensely hot flames.
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It has an extremely aggressive nature. The Hyper Beam it shoots from its mouth totally incinerates all targets.
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Rarely seen in the wild. Huge and vicious, it is capable of destroying entire cities in a rage.
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Once it appears, its rage never settles until it has razed the fields and mountains around it.
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In ancient literature, there is a record of a Gyarados that razed a village when violence flared.
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Once it begins to rampage, a Gyarados will burn everything down, even in a harsh storm.
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They say that during past wars, Gyarados would appear and leave blazing ruins in its wake.
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Once it appears, it goes on a rampage. It remains enraged until it demolishes everything around it.
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Once it begins to rampage, a Gyarados will burn everything down, even in a harsh storm.
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Once it begins to rampage, a Gyarados will burn everything down, even in a harsh storm.
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In ancient literature, there is a record of a Gyarados that razed a village when violence flared.
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Rarely seen in the wild. Huge and vicious, it is capable of destroying entire cities in a rage.
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When Magikarp evolves into Gyarados, its brain cells undergo a structural transformation. It is said that this transformation is to blame for this Pokémon's wildly violent nature.
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Once Gyarados goes on a rampage, its ferociously violent blood doesn't calm until it has burned everything down. There are records of this Pokémon's rampages lasting a whole month.
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Routes 204, 205, 208, 209, 210, 212, 213, 214, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, and 230, Twinleaf Town, Eterna City, Canalave City, Celestic Town, Pastoria City, Sunyshore City, Lake Verity, Lake Acuity, Lake Valor, Ravaged Path, Valley Windworks, Mt. Coronet, Iron Island, Sendoff Spring, Pokémon League, Victory Road, Fuego Ironworks, Oreburgh Gate, Resort Area (Super Rod)
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Great Marsh (Good Rod or Super Rod)
Routes 204, 205, 208, 209, 210, 212, 213, 214, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, and 230, Twinleaf Town, Eterna City, Canalave City, Celestic Town, Pastoria City, Sunyshore City, Lake Verity, Lake Acuity, Lake Valor, Ravaged Path, Valley Windworks, Mt. Coronet, Iron Island, Sendoff Spring, Pokémon League, Victory Road, Fuego Ironworks, Oreburgh Gate (Super Rod)
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Held items
Stats
Base stats
Gyarados
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95
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155 - 202
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300 - 394
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125
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117 - 194
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229 - 383
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79
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75 - 144
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146 - 282
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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81
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77 - 146
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150 - 287
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Total: 540
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 100.
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Mega Gyarados
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At Lv. 100
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95
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155 - 202
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300 - 394
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155
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144 - 227
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283 - 449
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109
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102 - 177
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200 - 348
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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130
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121 - 200
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238 - 394
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81
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77 - 146
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150 - 287
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Total: 640
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- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Gyarados
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gyarados
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by a Mega Evolution of Gyarados
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gyarados
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Gyarados in Generation VI
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Gyarados in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gyarados
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by a Mega Evolution of Gyarados
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Gyarados can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Gyarados cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gyarados
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by a Mega Evolution of Gyarados
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Side game data
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Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
Gyarados with its mouth closed and violet eyes
- In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Gyarados' name was Skulkraken, a combination of skull and kraken (a mythological sea monster).
- Gyarados is tied with Magikarp and Regigigas for being the lowest level Pokémon encountered in the wild, as well as also tied with Magikarp for the highest level Pokémon encountered in the wild. In Black 2 and White 2, Gyarados can be found at levels ranging from level 1 to 100 in the Nature Preserve by using a Super Rod in rippling water.
- In Generation II and Generation IV, Gyarados is 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).
- Gyarados is tied with Milotic for the greatest increase in base stat total after evolving, at 340 points.
- As of Generation VI, Gyarados and its pre-evolution's Egg Group combination (Water 2 and Dragon) is unique.
- As of X and Y, Gyarados is used by three of the nine Pokémon League Champions, being used by Blue, Lance, and Wallace, making it the most popular Pokémon among Pokémon League Champions thus far (although Blue does not always have a Gyarados, depending on the player's starter Pokémon). However, Blue is the only one to use it in the Pokémon World Tournament.
- Gyarados is also a popular Pokémon among Gym Leaders, being used by Blue, Clair, and Crasher Wake.
- Gyarados has also been used twice by two villainous Team Leaders. The first instance was Cyrus and the second instance was Lysandre.
- In many ways, Gyarados is the counterpart of Milotic. Both are the serpentine evolved forms of weak fish Pokémon, and both appear in times of conflict, Gyarados to destroy, Milotic to becalm. Both have base stat totals of 540, the only difference being the distribution of their Attack, Special Attack and Special Defense stats.
- Mega Gyarados has the highest base stat total of all non-legendary Water-type Pokémon.
- It also has the highest Attack stat of all Water-type Pokémon.
- Mega Gyarados is tied with Hoopa Unbound as the tallest Dark-type Pokémon.
- Mega Gyarados is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 640.
Origin
It appears to be based on a sea dragon or sea serpent and chinese dragon. 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 is referenced by Pokémon Snap, as the player needs to get a Magikarp into a waterfall to evolve it into Gyarados. 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).
Its Flying-type may be a reference of koinobori, a carp-shaped wind sock traditionally flown to celebrate the Children's Day in Japan, formerly called Tango no Sekku (端午の節句).
Name origin
Gyarados may derive from 虐殺 gyakusatsu (massacre/slaughter) or 逆境 gyakkyō (hardship/adversity)—both words relate to the creature's violent nature and the hardship it experienced before evolving. In addition, 逆 gyaku means "reverse" or "contrary", possibly referring to how Gyarados evolves from a pathetically weak Pokémon to one capable of destroying entire cities, and, in legend, how the carp goes against the flow of the waterfall in order to reach the top. It may also involve 嵐 arashi (storm) or 争い arasoi (conflict, referencing on how it appeared during wars). The last part may be from ドス dosu (onomatopoeia for the piercing of flesh, again owing to Gyarados' violent nature). Alternatively, dos (Spanish for two) may indicate that it is the second in its evolutionary line.
In other languages
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ギャラドス Gyarados
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From ギャオス gyaos (Gyaos) and ラドン radon (Rodan).
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Léviator
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A corruption of Leviathan
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Gyarados
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Same as English/Japanese name
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Garados
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Similar to English/Japanese name
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Gyarados
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Same as English/Japanese name
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갸라도스 Gyarados
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Transliteration of Japanese name
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暴鯉龍 / 暴鲤龙 Bàolǐlóng
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Literally "Violent carp dragon". Possibly from 鯉躍龍門 Lǐ yuè Lóngmén and 龍鯉 Lónglǐ.
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鯉魚龍 Léihyùhlùhng
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Literally "Carp dragon". Possibly from 鯉魚跳龍門 Léihyùh tiu Lùhngmùhn and 龍鯉 Lùhngléih.
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 Bulgarian
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Гайрадос Gairados
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A corruption of Gyarados
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 Hindi
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ग्याराडोस Gyarados
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Same as English name
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Гиарадос Giarados
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Transcription of English/Japanese name
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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δ, once in HeartGold & SoulSilver as Gyarados, and twice in BREAKpoint as Gyarados-EX and M Gyarados-EX.
Gyaradosite (100%)
For other sprites and images, please see Gyarados images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
