Gyarados (Pokémon)
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Gyarados (Japanese: ギャラドス Gyarados) is a dual-type Water/Flying Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from Magikarp starting at level 20. It can Mega Evolve into Mega Gyarados using the Gyaradosite.
Biology
Gyarados is a serpentine Pokémon with a long body covered in slightly overlapping scales. It is mostly blue with a yellow underbelly and a row of yellow spots down each side. Its mouth is very large and gaping, bearing four pointed teeth and yellow lips. It has one barbel and a small white fin on each side of its face. The barbels are white on a female and tan on a male. It has small, red eyes, a three-pointed, dark blue crest on its head, and four white, spiky dorsal fins. Gyarados's tail fin is similar in structure to the crest on its head, except with a thin, white fin spread between the points.
The process of evolution causes a change in its brain structure that is believed to cause its violent nature. Gyarados's fangs can crush stones and its scales are harder than steel. Gyarados is feared for its fierce temper and wanton destructive tendencies. It appears in times of conflict and destroys the surrounding area. Its rampages have been known to last a month at a time. Gyarados lives in both fresh and salty waters. Both Gyarados and its Mega form have demonstrated in the anime that it can leap huge distances both from the water and from the ground, usually several times its own body length. However, Gyarados is rarely seen in the wild.
When it Mega Evolves, Gyarados becomes bulkier. The fins on its cheeks become longer and gain a yellow tint. Its crest is larger and black, and its barbels also gain considerable length. A large spike extends downward underneath its chin, and it now has a black underside with a red stripe around the edges. The yellow spots along its body are replaced by raised red scales, which propel Mega Gyarados through the water. Two large yellow fins with blue spines appear on its back. Most of the other fins along its back disappear, replaced by two rows of blue spikes. There are now four yellowish, spiky fins near is tail: two on its back and two on its underside. While its brain has a powerful destructive instinct, it will obey a Trainer it truly trusts. Mega Gyarados is tied with Hoopa Unbound as the tallest Dark-type.
In the anime
In the main series
Major appearances
James's Gyarados
James's Magikarp evolved into a Gyarados in Pokémon Shipwreck after he became frustrated with it and kicked it into the water. It subsequently attacked him with Dragon Rage and left him.
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. In When Regions Collide!, it was revealed that it can Mega Evolve into Mega Gyarados.
Red Gyarados
Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution and Rage Of Innocence focused on a red Gyarados. It was on a destructive rampage until Lance caught it. This Gyarados appeared again in Gaining Groudon and The Scuffle of Legends to stop the feuding of Groudon and Kyogre.
Other
Multiple Gyarados appeared in The Pi-Kahuna. They were seen from within a submarine disguised as or styled after a Gyarados by Jessie, James, and Meowth 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 appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back, under the ownership of Fergus. It was one of the Pokémon that were captured and cloned by Mewtwo. Fergus had Gyarados attack Mewtwo with Hyper Beam, but Mewtwo turned the attack back on it, knocking Gyarados out. The Gyarados clone reappeared in Mewtwo Returns. Before Mewtwo appeared, Ash commented that he heard Gyarados were hard to train. Fergus's Gyarados reappeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, a remake of Mewtwo Strikes Back, where it played the same role.
A Gyarados appeared in The Joy of Pokémon, where it evolved from a giant Magikarp that the Nurse Joy of an unnamed island had befriended as a child. Afterwards, it defeated Team Rocket.
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. The health of the Gyarados being treated by Nurse Joy was later jeopardized after an attack by Team Rocket, but Nurse Joy calmed it down despite her fear of Water-type Pokémon.
A Gyarados appeared in The Perfect Match!, under the ownership of Trinity. It was used in her battle against Misty during the Whirl Cup. Gyarados managed to defeat Poliwhirl before being defeated by Corsola. It reappeared in a flashback in Espeon, Not Included.
A Gyarados debuted in Beauty is Skin Deep, under the ownership of Clair. It was later used in her Gym battle against Ash in Better Eight Than Never, where it was defeated by Pikachu's Thunderbolt. It reappeared in a flashback in the next episode.
A Gyarados appeared in Sandshrew's Locker!, where it played a major role.
A Gyarados appeared in A Crasher Course in Power!, under the ownership of Crasher Wake. It participated in his Gym battle against Ash, where it went up against Pikachu and was defeated. It reappeared briefly in Mamie's flashback in For The Love Of Meowth.
A Gyarados appeared in BWS01, where it played a major role.
A Shiny Gyarados that can Mega Evolve into Mega Gyarados appeared in Coming Apart at the Dreams!, under the ownership of Lysandre.
An actor Gyarados nicknamed Karpy appeared in This Magik Moment!, where it evolved from a Magikarp and subsequently went on a rampage towards a television corporation, until it was calmed down by George Charino.
A Gyarados appeared in SS003, under the ownership of Team Rocket. It and a Tyranitar were loaned to Jessie and James, who used them during an attempt to steal a horde of Bulbasaur and Ivysaur in Vermilion City.
Minor appearances
Gyarados debuted in a cameo appearance in Pokémon - I Choose You!. It was seen swimming by in a river that Ash had jumped into to avoid being chased by a flock of Spearow.
A Gyarados 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.
A Gyarados appeared in a fantasy in The Joy of Pokémon.
Multiple Gyarados appeared in The Power of One.
A wild Gyarados appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
A Gyarados appeared in The Wacky Watcher!, where it evolved from the Magikarp that Dr. Quackenpoker had been observing.
A Gyarados appeared in a fantasy in The Rivalry Revival.
A Gyarados appeared in Pikachu & Pichu as a resident of Big Town.
A Gyarados appeared in a fantasy in the Fortune Teller book in The Fortune Hunters.
A Gyarados appeared in A Better Pill to Swallow as part of Brock's fantasy.
A Gyarados appeared in Snorlax Snowman.
A Gyarados briefly appeared in Houndoom's Special Delivery, where it splashed away a Houndoom and Misty's Togepi.
Two Gyarados appeared in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest. One appeared in a lake, while the other appeared in the opening intro, which was reused for Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias. The former Gyarados briefly reappeared in a montage in The Rise of Darkrai, which chronicled the preceding nine movies.
A Trainer's Gyarados appeared in Dueling Heroes as one of the Pokémon participating in the Whirl Cup.
A regularly-colored Gyarados appeared in Marina's fantasy in The Legend of Thunder!, under the ownership of Lance.
A Gyarados appeared in Enlighten Up! as a resident of Lake Slowpoke.
Multiple Gyarados appeared in Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias.
A Gyarados appeared in Gary's explanation in Johto Photo Finish, where it evolved from a Magikarp.
A Gyarados appeared in A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!, under the ownership of Lola. It reappeared in a fantasy in Grating Spaces!.
A Gyarados appeared in A Six Pack Attack!.
Four Gyarados appeared in The Search for the Legend, where they were driven away by Silver's Salamence.
A Gyarados made a brief cameo appearance 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 it had gone on a rampage after getting a twig lodged in its side. However, Salon Maiden Anabel calmed it and removed the twig.
A Gyarados appeared in a fantasy in Ya See We Want An Evolution!.
A Gyarados appeared in All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go!, where it participated in the Pokémon Dress-Up Contest as a Caterpie.
A Gyarados appeared in a flashback in Pika and Goliath!.
A Gyarados appeared in One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!, under the ownership of the Pokémon Summer Academy. It was used by one of the students in the second leg of the Pokémon Triathlon.
A Gyarados appeared in Strategy Begins at Home!, where it used Hyper Beam to blast Team Rocket off.
A Gyarados made a cameo appearance in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
A Gyarados appeared in Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!.
A Gyarados appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!.
A Gyarados that can Mega Evolve into Mega Gyarados appeared in the opening of Mega Evolution Special I, where it was seen battling a Mega Abomasnow.
A Gyarados and its Mega Evolved form appeared during the opening sequence of Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.
A Gyarados appeared in Pulling Out the Pokémon Base Pepper!, where it was seen playing Pokémon Base.
A Mega Gyarados appeared during a fantasy in Big Sky, Small Fry!.
A wild Gyarados appeared in I Choose You!, where it was seen in a river Ash and Pikachu had fallen into.
A wild Gyarados appeared in Alola, Kanto!, where it scared Misty, Lillie, and Mallow.
Three Gyarados appeared in a fantasy in When Regions Collide!.
A Trainer's Gyarados appeared in Battle Royal 151!, where it competed in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference but was defeated by Pikachu.
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In Pokémon Generations
Red Gyarados
The red Gyarados made an appearance in The Lake of Rage, where it was being subjected to Team Rocket's experiments. However, it was calmed after Team Rocket's radio wave generator was destroyed.
Other
A soldier's Gyarados appeared in The Redemption, during a fantasy of a story from the past. It was one of the many Pokémon fighting in the great war of Kalos 3,000 years previously.
In the manga
In the movie adaptations
A Gyarados appeared in ICYR2, under the ownership of Borosue.
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
- Main article: Misty's Gyarados
Misty owns a Gyarados in The Electric Tale of Pikachu.
Gary has a Gyarados, which was sent out with his other Pokémon to battle the giant Slowpoke in Ash vs. Gary.
In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure manga
- Main article: Red Gyarados
The Red Gyarados appeared in JBA4, where it was targeted by Team Rocket at the Lake of Rage.
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 face-off. Prior to the FireRed and LeafGreen saga, Blue returns Gyarados to Red.
A Gyarados was later seen with Lance, using its Bubble Beam to shield him from the lava of Mt. Cerise. Lance had it since it was a Magikarp, and 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 in a flashback, and again in Delibird Delivery - 2, where they were temporarily under Silver's control to surround the Masked Man.
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 continued to be on his team since the HeartGold & SoulSilver arc.
In Debonaire Dragonair, in the Dragon's Den, three Gyarados appeared, rising out of the water, but they did not attack Clair. Instead, they make way for her peacefully before Suicune appears and attacks.
A Gyarados appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
A Gyarados nicknamed Gyaddy appeared in The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon I, under the ownership of a Swimmer named Jack. It rescued Ruby from a giant flood that happened throughout Slateport City.
A Gyarados appeared in a fantasy in Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming.
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.
Cyrus owns a Gyarados which first appeared in Shunning Spiritomb.
A Gyarados appeared in a flashback in One Way or Another and Flabébé Blooms.
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.
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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 in a Gym battle against Hareta in Dialga's Secret Keys.
In Team Galactic's Conspiracy, Revealed!!, Cyrus sent out his Gyarados after his Weavile suffered heavy damage from Piplup's surprise attack. He used its Giga Impact to destroy the rope bridge where the battle was taking place, sending Hareta and Piplup falling into the river below.
A Trainer's Gyarados appeared in a flashback in Hearts and Spirits Collide.
In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga
Black owns a Gyarados in Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys.
A Trainer's Gyarados appeared in Let's Fight For The Future!!.
In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
Shu caught a Gyarados in GDZ45.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
- Main article: Red Gyarados
Lance owns a Gyarados, which debuted in Space Havoc!!.
The Red Gyarados appeared in Stop the Strange Sonic Sound!!.
A Gyarados appeared in PMDP54.
In the Pokémon Zensho manga
A Gyarados appeared in PZ03, under the ownership of a Team Rocket Grunt.
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
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Gyarados 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."
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Gyarados appears as a Spirit.
Detective Pikachu
A Gyarados appeared in Detective Pikachu. It was first seen as a Magikarp, but it eventually evolved and scared away a Charizard in order to protect Tim Goodman and Detective Pikachu.
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
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky: A Gyarados appears in the Miracle Sea. He scares off the Phione in order to claim the Phione Dew, but is stopped by the player's team.
- PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure: Gyarados tries to take over the Beach Zone in Empoleon's absence. Pikachu then has to beat Gyarados's Aqua Dash so Gyarados stops trying to take over.
- Pokémon: Magikarp Jump: The player's Magikarp may evolve into Gyarados as part of the "Adios, Gyarados!" and "Macho Karp" events (and thereby force it to retire).
- Pokkén Tournament: Gyarados has been shown in the background of the Magikarp Festival stage as an NPC background Pokémon.
Pokédex entries
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| XY | Pokémon Center Battle Championship Gyarados | All | Japan | 50 | May 10 to 18, 2014; June 23 to July 6, 2014 |
| XYORAS | Pokémon Center Hiroshima Gyarados | All | Japan | 20
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| ORAS | Winter Counterattack Gyarados | All | South Korea | 50
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For other sprites and images, please see Gyarados images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
Trivia
- In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Gyarados' name was Skulkraken, a combination of skull and kraken (a mythological sea monster).
- Gyarados's original design resembled a massive leech-like creature without eyes.[1]
- 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 Generations II and 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).
- As of Generation VII, Gyarados and its pre-evolved form's Egg Group combination (Water 2 and Dragon) is unique.
- As of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, 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 Misty, Blue, Clair, and Crasher Wake. However, Misty doesn't use Gyarados during the Gym battle.
- 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.
- Gyarados is tied with Milotic for the greatest increase in base stat total after evolving, at 340 points.
- Mega Gyarados has highest base Attack stat of all Water-type Pokémon.
- Mega Gyarados is tied with Hoopa Unbound and Umbreon for the highest base Special Defense of all Dark-type Pokémon.
- Mega Gyarados is tied with Hoopa Unbound for being the tallest Dark-type Pokémon.
Origin
Gyarados appears to be based on a sea dragon or sea serpent and Chinese dragon. It is also partially based on a legend about how carp that leaped 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-evolved form, Magikarp, could possibly take a lot of drive and effort to legitimately evolve into Gyarados.
Gyarados's Flying type may be a reference to koinobori, a carp-shaped windsock traditionally flown to celebrate Children's Day in Japan, formerly called Tango no Sekku (端午の節句). It could also be inspired by the Inkanyamba, a giant, winged, eel that causes storms when angry, a trait Gyarados is famous for.
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 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 脅す odosu (to threaten), again owing to Gyarados' violent nature.
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