James's Gyarados

James's Gyarados コジロウのギャラドス Kojiro's Gyarados

File:James gyarados.png James's Gyarados

Debuts in Battle Aboard the St. Anne Caught at St. Anne Evolves in Pokémon Shipwreck Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Released in Pokémon Shipwreck Current location Unknown

→ This Pokémon spent 1 episode as Magikarp.

Voice actor Japanese English As Magikarp Unshō Ishizuka Maddie Blaustein As Gyarados Unshō Ishizuka

James's Gyarados (Japanese: コジロウのギャラドス Kojirō's Gyarados) was the first Pokémon shown to be captured by James of Team Rocket in the anime. Its voice actor in both Japanese and English is Unshō Ishizuka. As a Magikarp, it was voiced by Maddie Blaustein in the English dub.

James purchased his Gyarados as a Magikarp on the St. Anne. While on the ocean liner, the Magikarp salesman tricked him into buying what he said was a valuable Magikarp inside a gold Poké Ball. Jessie told James that Magikarp is a completely useless Pokémon, and Meowth informed James that the Poké Ball was only gold-plated.

When the St. Anne sank, James tried using Magikarp to help them escape, but it only made their situation worse. After finally making it to the surface, Meowth tried to take a bite out of it. His teeth broke off from the hard skin, and James, angry at how useless it was, kicked it into the ocean. The kick caused Magikarp to evolve into Gyarados.

Using Dragon Rage, James's Gyarados and several other Gyarados sent Team Rocket, Ash and his friends flying. James's Gyarados was never seen again.

Moves used

Using Splash as a Magikarp	Move	First Used In
	Splash	Pokémon Shipwreck
	Dragon Rage	Pokémon Shipwreck
An x shows that the move cannot be legitimately known by this Pokémon in the games.
Moves used recently are in bold unless all moves all fit this case.

Trivia

• Gyarados is the first Pokémon belonging to a main character that was released.
• It is also the first of Team Rocket's Pokémon to evolve.
• It is both the first Template:Type2 and the first Template:Type2 to be owned by James.
• It is the first Pokémon Team Rocket obtains from the Magikarp salesman.

Related articles

• For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Magikarp and Gyarados.
• Magikarp salesman's Magikarp

Team Rocket's Pokémon
Travel with:	Meowth	Rotom Phone
	Jessie			James
On hand:	Wobbuffet	Seviper	Yanmega	Mime Jr.	Carnivine	Yamask
	Woobat	Frillish	Gourgeist	Amoonguss	Inkay	Morpeko
In training:				Cacnea
At home:				Growlie	Chimecho
Released:	Arbok	Dustox	Mimikyu	Weezing	Gyarados	Mareanie
Traded away:	Lickitung			Victreebel
Lived with (all three):	Bewear	Stufful
Worked with (all three):	Delibird	Pelipper
Temporarily owned:	Porygon Zero	Shellder	Magikarp	Second Victreebel	Hoppip
	Mawile
Befriended:	Blissey
Status unknown:	Starmie			Pidgey	Numel
For a list of other Pokémon Team Rocket has commanded, see here and here