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Gyarados (ギャラドス Gyaradosu)
Artwork		General

		National Dex:	#130
		Evolves From:	Magikarp
		Evolves Into:	None
		Generation:	Generation I
		Pronunciation:	$GARE-ih-dose$
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Base Stats		Biological Details
HP:	95	Species:	Atrocious Pokémon
Attack:	125	Type(s):	Water/Flying
Defense:	79	Height:	21'04"
Special Atk:	60	Weight:	518.1 lbs
Special Def:	100	Abilities:	Intimidate Moxie (Dream World)
Speed:	81	Pokédex Color:	Blue
Stat Total:	540	Gender:	50% ♀/50% ♂
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Gyarados (Japanese: ギャラドス Gyaradosu) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I. A Shiny Gyarados appeared in the episode "Talkin` bout an Evolution". Shiny Gyarados are red and are the most well known of all the Shiny Pokémon.

BiologyEdit

AppearanceEdit

It is serpentine in shape and is 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."

Gender differencesEdit

The females have light whiskers.

BehaviorEdit

Gyarados is known as The Atrocious Pokémon. They are to be extremely violent, destroying anything when in a rampage.

EvolutionEdit

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

Special abilitiesEdit

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

In the animeEdit

James's 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.

Game infoEdit

Game locationsEdit

Version(s)	Location	Rarity
Gyarados Locations
Red/Blue	Evolve Magikarp	None
Yellow	Fishing in Fuchsia City (Super Rod)	Rare
Gold/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/ Sapphire	Fishing in Sootopolis City (Super Rod)	Common
Emerald	Fishing in Sootopolis City (Super Rod)	Rare
FireRed/ LeafGreen	Fishing (Super Rod)	Rare
Diamond/ Pearl	Fishing (Super Rod)	Common
Platinum	Fishing (Super Rod)	Common
HeartGold/SoulSilver	Fishing at the Lake of Rage, Fuchsia City, Mt. Silver, Seafoam Islands (Super Rod) Shiny Gyarados (Lake of Rage)	Uncommon One
Black/White	Evolve Magikarp	None

Side game locationsEdit

Game(s)	Location
Gyarados Locations
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 entriesEdit

Pokédex Entries
Red
Blue
Rarely seen in the wild. Huge and vicious, it is capable of destroying entire cities in a rage.
Yellow
Brutally vicious and enormously destructive. Known for totally destroying cities in ancient times.
Gold
They say that during past wars, Gyarados would appear and leave blazing ruins in its wake.
Silver
Once it appears, it goes on a rampage. It remains enraged until it demolishes everything around it.
Crystal
It appears whenever there is world conflict, burning down any place it travels through.
Ruby
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.
Sapphire
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.
Emerald
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.
FireRed
It has an extremely aggressive nature. The Hyper Beam it shoots from its mouth totally incinerates all targets.
LeafGreen
Rarely seen in the wild. Huge and vicious, it is capable of destroying entire cities in a rage.
Diamond
Once it appears, its rage never settles until it has razed the fields and mountains around it.
Pearl
In ancient literature, there is a record of a Gyarados that razed a village when violence flared.
Platinum
Once it begins to rampage, a Gyarados will burn everything down, even in a harsh storm.
HeartGold
They say that during past wars, Gyarados would appear and leave blazing ruins in its wake.
SoulSilver
Once it appears, it goes on a rampage. It remains enraged until it demolishes everything around it.
Black
Once it begins to rampage, a Gyarados will burn everything down, even in a harsh storm.
White
Once it begins to rampage, a Gyarados will burn everything down, even in a harsh storm.
Black 2
Once it begins to rampage, a Gyarados will burn everything down, even in a harsh storm.
White 2
Once it begins to rampage, a Gyarados will burn everything down, even in a harsh storm.

OriginsEdit

Gyarados appears to based off a sea dragon or a sea serpent from China.

GalleryEdit

TriviaEdit

Despite its dragon-like appearance, it isn't Dragon-type, yet it learns Dragon Type moves such as Dragon Rage and Dragonbreath and is used by many Dragon Trainers such as Lance and Clair.
Despite it being a Flying-type, it can only know one Flying-type move, Bounce, and this is only because it's pre-evolution,Magikarp can learn it in Generation IV only.
Despite it being seen flying in the anime, it cannot learn the move, Fly.
Gyarados may be based on the mythological creature, the Kraken, since it's original name was going to be Skullkraken.
In Generation II and IV, Gyarados is the only 100%-certain shiny 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)
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.
Ths was the first ever Shiny Pokémon ever seen.

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