Gyarados

Template:Gyarados Gyarados (Japanese: ギャラドス Gyaradosu) is a Water/Flying-type Pokémon and is a Water/ Dark when Mega Evolved. (Generation VI and up)

Biology

Physiology

It is a dragon-like Pokémon which is serpentine in shape and covered in blue and yellow scales. It has white fins on top of its body and it has a tan underbelly. It has fins on the side of its face and a large blue crest on its forehead. Like Magikarp, it has "whiskers."

Behavior

Gyarados is known as The Atrocious Pokémon. They are to be extremely violent, destroying anything when in a rampage. It is all so one of the only Pokémon that can have a red form.

Natural abilities

Gyarados have the ability Intimidate, which decreases the opponent's Attack by one level when Gyarados is sent out into the battle.

Gender differences

Female Gyarados have light whiskers.

Evolution

Gyarados is the evolved form of Magikarp as of level 20.

Game info

Game locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Red and Blue	Evolve Magikarp	None
Yellow	Fishing in Fuchsia City (Super Rod)	Rare
Gold and Silver	Fishing at the Lake of Rage, Fuchsia City (Super Rod) Red Gyarados (Lake of Rage)	Uncommon One
Crystal	Fishing at the Lake of Rage, Fuchsia City (Super Rod) Shiny Gyarados (Lake of Rage)	Uncommon One
Ruby and Sapphire	Fishing in Sootopolis City (Super Rod)	Common
FireRed and LeafGreen	Fishing (Super Rod)	Rare
Emerald	Fishing in Sootopolis City (Super Rod)	Rare
Diamond and Pearl	Fishing (Super Rod)	Common
Platinum	Fishing (Super Rod)	Common
HeartGold and SoulSilver	Fishing at the Lake of Rage, Fuchsia City, Mt. Silver, Seafoam Islands (Super Rod) Shiny Gyarados (Lake of Rage)	Uncommon One
Black and White	Evolve Magikarp	None
X and Y	Fishing at Route 3, Route 22, Parfum Palace (Super Rod)	Common

Side game locations

Locations
Game(s)	Area(s)
Pokémon Snap	Valley
Pokémon Trozei!	Phobos Submarine Trozei Battle Mr. Who's Den
Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team	Evolve Magikarp
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness	Zero Isle South (B41F-B48F)
Pokémon Ranger	Olive Jungle (during mission)

Pokédex entries

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Stats

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Sprites

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Mega Evolution sprites

Front	Back
Front (Shiny)	Back (Shiny)

Appearances

Anime

File:Lance Red Gyarados.png

A Shiny Gyarados

James' Magikarp, which he bought from a dealer, evolves into a Gyarados, which called forth four wild Gyarados to use Dragon Rage and send Ash and co flying.

A Red Gyarados is found in the Lake of Rage, north of Mahogany Town, in Johto. It is owned by the Elite Four, Lance. Lance once use the Red Gyarados to save Brock, May and Max from drowning while he is disguising as a Team Magma grunt. Misty owns a Gyarados.

Trivia

Despite its dragon-like appearance, it isn't Dragon-type, yet it can learn Dragon Type moves such as Dragon Rage and Dragon Breath and is used by many Dragon Trainers such as Lance and Clair.
- When it Mega Evolves, it does not gain the Dragon-type, instead gaining the Dark-type
Despite it being a Flying-type, it can only learn one Flying-type move, Bounce, and this is only because its pre-evolution, Magikarp can learn it in Generation IV only.
Despite it being seen flying in the anime, it cannot learn the move, Fly.
This was the first ever Shiny Pokémon ever seen.
If Mega Evolved, it is a Water and Dark type Pokémon.
Because of it's Mega Evolution, Gyarados is the only Dark type Generation I Pokémon.

Origins

Gyarados appears to based off a sea dragon or a sea serpent from China.
This Pokémon may also be based off of Utuboros from the Megaman games.
Gyarados, being evolved from Magikarp, which is a useless and weak Pokémon, is a reference to a common belief in Asian countries that a carp will transform into dragon after it passes through hard ordeals.

v · d · eMega Pokémon

Generation I	Venusaur Charizard Blastoise Beedrill Pidgeot Alakazam Slowbro Gengar Kangaskhan Pinsir Gyarados Aerodactyl Mewtwo

Generation II	Ampharos Steelix Scizor Heracross Houndoom Tyranitar

Generation III	Sceptile Blaziken Swampert Gardevoir Sableye Mawile Aggron Medicham Manectric Sharpedo Camerupt Altaria Banette Absol Glalie Salamence Metagross Latias Latios Rayquaza

Generation IV	Lopunny Garchomp Lucario Abomasnow Gallade

Generation V	Audino

Generation VI	Diancie

See also	Gigantamax

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