gyarados

gyarados

Attributes

  • Species: Gyarados
  • Base Experience: 189
  • Height: 65
  • Weight: 2350
  • Is Default: True
  • Order: 211
  • Base Happiness: 70
  • Capture Rate: 45
  • Color: Blue
  • Egg Groups: Water2 , Dragon
  • Gender Rate: 4
  • Has Gender Differences
  • Hatch Counter: 5
  • Habitat: Waters-Edge
  • Is Baby: False
  • Is Legendary: False
  • Is Mythical: False
  • Shape: Squiggle

Stats

  • HP
    95
  • Attack
    125
  • Defense
    79
  • Special Attack
    60
  • Special Defense
    100
  • Speed
    81

Abilities

Held items

    None

Summary

Gyarados is a Water/Flying-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

Type: Water / Flying

Abilities:

  • Intimidate: Lowers the opposing Pokémon's Attack stat upon entering battle.
  • Moxie (Hidden Ability): Boosts the Attack stat after knocking out an opponent.

Physical Characteristics:

  • Serpentine, dragon-like Pokémon
  • Blue scales with a cream underbelly
  • Ferocious face with a large mouth and sharp fangs
  • Three-pointed, white crest on its head and a spiky dorsal fin
  • Long, flowing tail with a white fan-like fin

Behavior and Habitat:

  • Known for its violent and aggressive behavior
  • Often found in large bodies of water such as lakes and oceans
  • Rarely seen during peaceful periods; emerges when enraged
  • Capable of destroying cities due to its powerful rage

In Battle:

  • Strong physical attacker with high Attack stat
  • Signature moves include Hyper Beam, Aqua Tail, and Dragon Dance
  • Effective against Fire, Ground, and Rock types
  • Vulnerable to Electric and Rock types due to its Flying typing

Evolution:

  • Evolves from Magikarp starting at level 20
  • Does not evolve into or from any other Pokémon

Interesting Facts:

  • Known as the "Atrocious Pokémon" due to its destructive nature
  • Inspired by the myth of a carp transforming into a dragon
  • Despite its Flying type, it cannot naturally learn Fly
  • Frequently appears in the Pokémon anime, often as a formidable opponent or a Pokémon belonging to notable trainers

Gyarados is renowned for its intimidating presence and powerful attacks, making it a staple on many trainers' teams. Its ability to Mega Evolve further enhances its strength and shifts its type to Water/Dark, providing new strategic opportunities.

Pokémon Sprites

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Front Default
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Back Default
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Back Female
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Back Shiny
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Front Shiny Female
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Back Shiny Female

Evolution Chain

Magikarp - 129
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Gyarados - 130
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Min. Lvl 20

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Flavor Text Entries

  • Platinum: Once it begins to rampage, a GYARADOS will burn everything down, even in a harsh storm.
  • Heartgold: They say that during past strife, GYARADOS would appear and leave blazing ruins in its wake.
  • Red: Rarely seen in the wild. Huge and vicious, it is capable of destroying entire cities in a rage.
  • 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 ram­ page. It remains enraged until it demolishes every­ thing around it.
  • Crystal: It appears when­ ever 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.
  • 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.
  • X: In ancient literature, there is a record of a Gyarados that razed a village when violence flared.
  • Y: Rarely seen in the wild. Huge and vicious, it is capable of destroying entire cities in a rage.
  • Omega-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.
  • Alpha-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.
  • Sun: A tale is told of a town that angered Gyarados. Before the sun rose the next day, flames utterly consumed the town, leaving not a trace behind.
  • Moon: There are people who swear that any place Gyarados appears is fated for destruction.
  • Ultra-Sun: It fires hyper beams in all directions, burning the surrounding area to ash. There are some regions where it’s called “the deity of destruction.”
  • Ultra-Moon: The energy from evolution stimulated its brain cells strongly, causing it to become very ferocious.
  • Lets-Go-Pikachu: Brutally vicious and enormously destructive. Known for totally destroying cities in ancient times.
  • Lets-Go-Eevee: Brutally vicious and enormously destructive. Known for totally destroying cities in ancient times.
  • Sword: It has an extremely aggressive nature. The Hyper Beam it shoots from its mouth totally incinerates all targets.
  • Shield: Once it begins to rampage, a Gyarados will burn everything down, even in a harsh storm.
  • Legends-Arceus: I suspect this Pokémon to be the true identity of a dragon written of in ancient texts, which claimed that it razed an entire village with white-hot beams from its maw.