Gyarados (Pokémon)

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Gyarados (Japanese: ギャラドス Gyarados) is a dual-type introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from starting at level 20.
Gyarados can Mega Evolve into Mega Gyarados using the Gyaradosite.
==Biology==
Gyarados is a , draconic with a long serpentine body covered in slightly overlapping scales. It is mostly blue with a yellow underbelly, and it has 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 pair of and a small white fin on each side of its face. The barbels are white on a female and blue on a male. It has small, red eyes, a three-pointed, dark blue crest on its head, and four white, spiky s. 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 since ancient times. In some regions, Gyarados is called the "deity of destruction" because of this. It appears in times of conflict and destroys the surrounding area. Its rampages have been known to last a month at a time. These rampages can occur even during a harsh storm. A Gyarados's rage won't stop completely until everything is destroyed. Some believed any human settlement is fated to be destroyed should a Gyarados appear. Gyarados lives in both . Both Gyarados and its Mega form have demonstrated in Pokémon Chronicles and Pokémon the Series that it can leap huge distances both from the waterCerulean Blues and from the groundComing Apart at the Dreams!, usually several times its own body length. However, Gyarados is rarely seen in the wild. The move is often associated with Gyarados due to it being being powerful enough to instantly destroy everything it hits.
===Forms===
Gyarados can Mega Evolve into Mega Gyarados.
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 its tail: two on its back and two on its underside.
Due the stress Mega Evolution puts on a Gyarados's body, it becomes even more ferocious and rough-tempered than before.| Mega Gyarados | Offical Site | Pokémon X and Pokémon Y All other brain functions cease when Mega Evolution occurs, except for the destructive drive to burn down anything into cinders. Despite its brain having a powerful destructive instinct, it will obey a it truly trusts. Mega Gyarados can launch at Mach Speed by using its orifices to release water from both sides. With this speed, it has enough power to split large ships in two. Mega Gyarados is tied with as the tallest .
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Gyarados
===Evolution===
Gyarados evolves from .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==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 or and 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 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 's absence. 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" . However, once it evolves into Gyarados, it is forced to retire.
* Pokkén Tournament: Gyarados has been shown in the background of the Magikarp Festival stage as an NPC background Pokémon.
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===Held items===
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
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===Stats===
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=====Gyarados=====
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===Type effectiveness===
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===Learnset===
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====Special moves====
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Move	Card
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===Side game data===
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===Form data===
====Mega Evolution====
===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====James's Gyarados=====
In Pokémon Shipwreck, James's Magikarp evolved into a Gyarados after he became frustrated with it and kicked it into the water. It subsequently attacked him with and left him.
=====Misty's Gyarados=====
In Cerulean Blues, obtained a Gyarados after passing the PIA test. 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.
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Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution and Rage Of Innocence focused on a red Gyarados. It was on a destructive rampage until it. In Gaining Groudon and The Scuffle of Legends, Gyarados helped stop the feuding of and . After a long absence, it reappeared in Flash of the Titans!, where it battled and his , and became the first Pokémon in the animated series to Dynamax.
=====Other=====
In Pokémon Shipwreck, four wild Gyarados joined James's Gyarados in using Dragon Rage.
In The Pi-Kahuna, multiple Gyarados seen from within the Gyarados submarine, 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 and its remake Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, Fergus's Gyarados was captured and cloned by . He had it attack Mewtwo with Hyper Beam, but Mewtwo deflected the attack back towards it, knocking Gyarados out. The Gyarados clone reappeared in Mewtwo Returns.
In The Joy of Pokémon, a Gyarados evolved from a Magikarp the Nurse Joy of an had befriended as a child. Afterwards, it defeated Team Rocket.
In The Joy of Water Pokémon, a Gyarados was an inhabitant of Lake Lucid, while another Gyarados was being treated by Nurse Joy for neck problems. The health of the Gyarados treated by Nurse Joy was later jeopardized after an attack by , but she calmed it down despite her fear of Pokémon.
In The Perfect Match!, Trinity used a Gyarados in a Whirl Cup against Misty. Gyarados managed to defeat before being defeated by . It reappeared in a flashback in Espeon, Not Included.
In Beauty is Skin Deep, Clair owns a Gyarados. In Better Eight Than Never, it was used in her Gym battle against , where it was defeated by 's . It reappeared in a flashback in the next episode.
In Sandshrew's Locker!, a Gyarados was the major obstacle in retrieving 's .
In A Crasher Course in Power!, Crasher Wake used a Gyarados in his Gym battle against Ash. It went up against Pikachu and was defeated. It reappeared in Mamie's flashback in For The Love Of Meowth.
In BWS01, accidentally hooked a Gyarados while fishing for . He resolved to catch it, but its immense power was too much for him, and Cilan abandoned the plan.
In Coming Apart at the Dreams!, Lysandre has a Gyarados that can Mega Evolve into Mega Gyarados. It battled Ash, Alain, and their Pokémon, eventually being defeated in the next episode.
In This Magik Moment!, a Magikarp actor nicknamed Karpy evolved into a Gyarados after several efforts to suppress its evolution so as to preserve its career. It subsequently went on a rampage, but it was eventually calmed down by George Charino, allowing it to be cast in an improvisational guest role in , , and 's episode of The Refreshing Trio: Alola Idols.
In Ivysaur's Mysterious Tower!, Jessie received a from the Rocket Prize Master. It was used in an attempt to steal a horde of and in Vermilion City.
In Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit!, Paul used a Gyarados in his battle against Ash. It went up against his , only to be defeated.
====Minor appearances====
Gyarados debuted in Pokémon - I Choose You!, where it was seen swimming by in a river that had jumped into to avoid being chased by a flock of .
A Gyarados appeared in the banned episode EP035.
In Lights, Camera, Quack-tion, a Gyarados was cast for the movie .
A Gyarados appeared in Poké Ball Peril.
A Gyarados appeared in a fantasy in The Joy of Pokémon.
In The Power of One, multiple Gyarados sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
A Gyarados appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
In The Wacky Watcher!, a Magikarp that Dr. Quackenpoker had been observing evolved into a Gyarados.
A Gyarados appeared in a fantasy in The Rivalry Revival.
In Pikachu & Pichu, a Gyarados was living in Big Town.
A Gyarados appeared in a fantasy in the Fortune Teller book in The Fortune Hunters.
A Gyarados appeared in 's fantasy in A Better Pill to Swallow.
A Gyarados appeared in Snorlax Snowman.
In Houndoom's Special Delivery, a Gyarados splashed away a 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's appearance reappeared in a montage in The Rise of Darkrai, which chronicled the preceding nine s.
In Dueling Heroes, a Trainer's Gyarados competed in the Whirl Cup.
In The Legend of Thunder!, 's fantasy featuring Lance had a standard-colored Gyarados in addition to the Shiny one.
In Enlighten Up!, a Gyarados was living in Lake Slowpoke.
In Gary's explanation in Johto Photo Finish, a Gyarados evolved from a .
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!.
In The Search for the Legend, four Gyarados were driven away by 's at One Island.
A Gyarados appeared as a thief in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness.
In Talking a Good Game!, a Gyarados went on a rampage after getting a twig lodged in its side. However, Anabel calmed it and removed the twig.
A Gyarados appeared in a fantasy in Ya See We Want An Evolution!.
In All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go!, a Gyarados dressed as a in the Pokémon Dress-Up Contest.
A Gyarados appeared in a flashback in Pika and Goliath!.
In One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!, a Gyarados was provided to a student by the Pokémon Summer Academy for the second leg of the Pokémon Triathlon.
In Strategy Begins at Home!, a Gyarados used to blast Team Rocket off.
A Gyarados appeared 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!.
In the opening of Mega Evolution Special I, a Gyarados that can Mega Evolve into Mega Gyarados battled a Mega .
A Gyarados and its Mega Evolved form appeared during the opening sequence of Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.
In Pulling Out the Pokémon Base Pepper!, a Gyarados was playing Pokémon Base.
A Mega Gyarados appeared in a fantasy in Big Sky, Small Fry!.
In I Choose You!, a Gyarados was swimming in a river and had fallen into.
In Alola, Kanto!, a wild Gyarados scared , , and .
Three Gyarados appeared in a fantasy in When Regions Collide!.
In Battle Royal 151!, a Trainer's Gyarados competed in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference but was defeated by .
In Getting More Than You Battled For!, a Gyarados was living on Cero Island.
In An Adventure of Mega Proportions!, a Gyarados appeared in the waters around Mega Island. In the same episode, a Gyarados capable of Mega Evolving appeared in a fantasy.
A Gyarados appeared in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.
In Distant Blue Sky!, Ash attempted to catch a Gyarados, only for it to escape.
A Gyarados appeared in The Same Moon, Now and Forever!.
A Gyarados appeared in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One).
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Generations===
====Red Gyarados====
In The Lake of Rage, the red Gyarados was 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.
===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
In Training, a Gyarados was in the Wild Area.
===GOTCHA!===
A Gyarados briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of .
===POKÉTOON===
A Gyarados appeared in Wait for Me, Magikarp!, evolving from the titular .
===Pokémon Evolutions===
A Gyarados appeared in The Visionary, under the ownership of Lysandre. He Mega Evolved it in his battle against 's , where it was immediately defeated with a single .
===Pokémon: Paldean Winds===
A Gyarados appeared in Breathe Together.
==In the manga==
===Movie adaptations===
A Gyarados appeared in ICYR2, under the ownership of Borosue.
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
 owns a Gyarados in The Electric Tale of Pikachu.
 has a Gyarados, which was sent out with his other Pokémon to battle the Slowpoke in Ash vs. Gary.
===Pocket Monsters DP===
A Gyarados appeared in PMDP54.
===Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure===
The Red Gyarados appeared in JBA4, where it was targeted by Team Rocket at the Lake of Rage.
===Pokémon Adventures===
Gyarados debuted in Gyarados Splashes In!, where he attacks his own Trainer Misty but is recaptured by , 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 . He names this Gyarados Gyara. When Red borrows 's 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 , 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 to shield him from the lava of Cerise Island. 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. He was caught by and had the ability to control the other Gyarados in the lake.
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 named Jack. It rescued from a giant flood that happened throughout Slateport City.
A Gyarados appeared in a fantasy in Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming.
Crasher Wake 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.
Lysandre's Gyarados first appeared in They Have a Flare for a Li'l Kanga-Napping. After Celosia had stolen Korrina's Key Stone and fashioned it into a Mega Ring, Lysandre became able to Mega Evolve his Gyarados into Mega Gyarados.
A Gyarados appeared in a flashback in Flabébé Blooms.
A Gyarados appeared in PASS41, being one of many Pokémon to suddenly Dynamax due to the Darkest Day.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Journeys===
A Gyarados appeared in a fantasy in Legend? Check! Friends? Check!.
The red Gyarados, owned by , appeared in Flash of the Titans!.
A Gyarados appeared in Getting More than You Battled For!.
===Pokémon Battle Frontier===
Rald has a Gyarados, as seen in Battle Between Student and Master!.
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
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 to destroy the rope bridge where the battle was taking place, sending Hareta and Piplup falling into the river below.
A 's Gyarados appeared in a flashback in Hearts and Spirits Collide.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
 owns a Gyarados in Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys.
A Trainer's Gyarados appeared in Let's Fight For The Future!!.
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
Shu a Gyarados in GDZ45.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
Lance owns a Gyarados, which debuted in Space Havoc!!.
The Red Gyarados appeared in Stop the Strange Sonic Sound!!.
===Pokémon Zensho===
A Gyarados appeared in PZ03, under the ownership of a .
==In the TCG==
Red Gyarados have appeared five times in the , once in as , once in as Gyarados δ, once in as , and twice in as and .
==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 .
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A Gyarados appeared in . It was first seen as a , but it eventually evolved and scared away a in order to protect Tim Goodman and .
===Pokémon UNITE===
Gyarados is playable through obtaining a Unite License. It is a melee all-rounder that starts as Magikarp, which evolves into Gyarados by either filling up an effort gauge or reaching level 7.
==Trivia==
* In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Gyarados's name was "Skulkraken", a combination of skull and (a mythological sea monster).
* The radio drama The Birth of Mewtwo contains an audio footage of Gyarados's by a female researcher which ends disturbingly.
* Gyarados's original design resembled a massive -like creature without eyes.https://www.newsweek.com/pokemon-beta-designs-red-green-1265710 Though this has now been debunked and is attributed to the myth of Namazu (read more below in Origin). The eyes can now be spotted as tiny dots.
* Gyarados and are the only that can be obtained without a trade, transfer, or in every core series game.
* Gyarados, Magikarp, and are the three Pokémon that can be encountered in the at the lowest and highest levels. In , 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 , Gyarados is the first of only two Shiny Pokémon to be integrated into a game's plot (the second was in and ).
* Gyarados's form is the first Shiny Pokémon to appear in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
* Gyarados and its pre-evolved form's Egg Group combination ( and ) is unique.
** Gyarados is the only Pokémon in the .
* Despite being part Flying-type, Gyarados couldn't learn any Flying-type moves naturally prior to Generation VII.
* Gyarados is tied with as the most common Pokémon found amongst Gym Leaders, being used by seven of them.
** Coincidentally, both are Water and Flying-types.
* In many ways, Gyarados is the counterpart of . 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 , and stats.
** Gyarados is tied with for the greatest increase in base stat total after evolving, at 340 points.
* Mega Gyarados is tied with for being the tallest Pokémon.
* Gyarados appears in . It doesn't behave like any traditional piece in chess. It is only present after Magikarp is damaged.
* Gyarados has featured as multiple cultural references in the Pokémon franchise including in Pokémon the Series and a 1997 May calendar insert, on a Nagoya Castle pin, from Pokémon Center Singapore, and most historically as the Dragon Gate myth discussed further below.
===Origin===
Gyarados appears to be based on a sea dragon or and a . It may also be partially based on a legend about how carp that leaped over the would become s. Several waterfalls and cataracts in China are believed to be the location of the Dragon Gate such as the . This is referenced by Pokémon Snap, as the player needs to get a Magikarp into a waterfall to evolve it into Gyarados, but only after it leaps over a mountain. 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.
It may be partially based on the , as both are destructive sea monsters that are infamous for terrorizing humans. To add to this, one of Gyarados' original names was considered to be "Skullkraken". Gyarados's type may be a reference to , a carp-shaped traditionally flown to celebrate in Japan, formerly called Tango no Sekku (端午の節句). Though it is more likely to be associated with Eastern Dragons in general due to their associations to Water and the Sky - such as the . It could also be inspired by the South African cryptid , a giant, winged eel that causes storms when angry, a trait Gyarados is famous for.
Mega Gyarados' appearance bears similarities to the aforementioned koinobori. Furthermore, its design, specifically its large dorsal fins, strongly resembles that of the unnamed "legendary water Pokémon" seen in the Pokémon the Series episode Enlighten Up!, first aired on April 18, 2002, in which Misty recounts seeing an unknown water Pokémon. This creature may have inspired the design of Mega Gyarados when it was eventually created 10 years later.
On December 2018, the Beta Sprite for Gyarados was showcased on the NHK Broadcast in Japan, where it had a worm-like body with a mouthful of sharp teeth, barbels on the top of its head, and multiple fins on the side of its body. The inspiration for this original design may be related to the myth of 鯰 or 大鯰 Ōnamazu from 16th century Japan. Namazu was known as a catfish that was said to destroy cities with earthquakes and appears during times of human conflict - much like Gyarados' Pokédex entries in the original first two generations of games. Namazu's history as a mythos is also directly tied to - the real life version of the Lake of Rage - where said earthquakes were said to occur.
====Name origin====
According to Ken Sugimori, Gyarados's name has no specific origin and was chosen merely for its "force".Tweet by 杉森 建 (@SUPER_32X). Posted on December 12, 2011. Archived from the original via Archive.today. However, it may be variously derived from 虐殺 gyakusatsu (slaughter), 逆境 gyakkyō (adversity), or 逆転 gyakuten (reversal, turnaround); 荒らす arasu (to devastate); and 脅す odosu (to threaten).
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Misty's Gyarados
* James's Gyarados
* Red Gyarados
* Lance's Gyarados
* Gyara
* Silver's Gyarados
* Gyarados (UNITE)
* Mega Evolution
==References==
==External links==
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