Gyarados (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Gyarados (disambiguation).
Gyarados
ギャラドス Gyarados
#130
130Gyarados.png
Art by Ken Sugimori from FireRed and LeafGreen
Type
Water Flying
Category
Atrocious Pokémon
Abilities
Intimidate Moxie
Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100
1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers
Kanto
#130
Johto
#077
Hoenn
#053
Sinnoh
#024
Regional Browser numbers
Fiore
R-125
Height
21'04"
Imperial
6.5 m
Metric
Weight
518.1 lbs.
Imperial
235.0 kg
Metric
Dex color
Blue
Catch rate
45 (5.9%)
Body style
Body02.png BodyUnknown.png
Blue-Striped
Footprint
 F130.png   F487O.png
Blue-Striped
Gender ratio
50% male, 50% female
Breeding
Water 2 and
Dragon groups
6 cycles
(1530 minimum steps)
EV yield
HP
0
Atk
2
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
0
Base Exp.: 214 Battle Exp.: 2141*

Gyarados (Japanese: ギャラドス Gyarados) is a dual-type Water/Flying Pokémon.

It evolves from Magikarp starting at level 20.

Biology

Physiology

Gyarados is a large dragon Pokémon, resembling dragons seen in Chinese mythology. Its serpentine body is mostly blue, but its underbelly is yellow, as well as the spots along its body. It has a three-pointed, dark blue crest on its head and four white fins down its back. Its mouth is very large and gaping, bearing four canine teeth, but bears some resemblance to that of its pre-evolution Magikarp. Like Magikarp, it has one barbel on both sides of its face. Its pectoral and dorsal fins also resemble Magikarp's. Gyarados is rarely shown with its mouth closed. When Gyarados is forced to undergo evolution, it still retains Magikarp's red coloring, leading to the phenomena of the Red Gyarados.

Gender differences

A female has white barbels, while a male has blue.

Special abilities

Gyarados, like most dragon-like Pokémon, has a high Attack stat, causing it to rely more on physical attacks than special ones. It is one of the few Template:Type2s able to wield both Template:Type2 and Template:Type2 attacks. Its fangs can crush stones and its scales are harder than steel. Despite the strength of its fangs, it cannot learn the move Crunch and can only learn one of the elemental fang moves.

Behavior

This Pokémon bears little resemblance to its docile pre-evolution. Gyarados is infamously known for its fierce temper and wanton destructive tendencies. Once it has worked itself into a frenzy, it will not calm until everything around it is destroyed—this tendency is attributed to the dramatic structural changes its brain undergoes during evolution. It seems attracted to violence. During times of human conflict, Gyarados are said to appear, burning entire cities down to the ground. In addition, Gyarados are also notoriously difficult to tame even after they are captured by the trainer, usually requiring an exceptional amount of work in taming it until it can become loyal and obedient to its trainer.

Habitat

Gyarados usually live in large bodies of water, such as lakes and ponds or even seas and oceans. The Lake of Rage is the best known nesting area for Gyarados, and most famously, the red Gyarados, however, they are still quite rare even in the Lake Of Rage, as they are seldom found in the wild.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

 
Gyarados in the anime
File:Gyarados Hyper Beam.png
Red Gyarados in the anime

Major appearances

Misty's Gyarados

Misty obtained a Gyarados after passing the PIA test in Cerulean Blues. 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.

Red Gyarados

Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution and Rage Of Innocence focused on a red Gyarados. It was on a destructive rampage until Lance captured it. This Gyarados appeared again in Gaining Groudon and The Scuffle of Legends to stop the feuding of Groudon and Kyogre.

Other

It was then seen in Pokémon Shipwreck. James was frustrated with his Magikarp and kicked it into the water. That Magikarp evolved into a Gyarados. Groups of Gyarados were seen from within a submarine disguised as or styled after a Gyarados by Jessie, James, and Meowth in The Pi-Kahuna 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, a Gyarados owned by Fergus was one of the Pokémon that were captured and cloned by Mewtwo. Fergus attacked Mewtwo with Gyarados's Hyper Beam, but Mewtwo turned the attack back on it, knocking the Gyarados out. The Gyarados clone is seen again in Mewtwo Returns. Before Mewtwo appeared, Ash commented that he had heard that Gyarados were hard to train.

Another Gyarados was used in A Crasher Course in Power!, under the ownership of Crasher Wake.

Minor appearances

Gyarados debuted in a cameo appearance in Pokémon - I Choose You!. It was swimming by in a river that Ash had jumped into to avoid being chased by a flock of Spearow.

A Gyarados appeared in Poké Ball Peril.

Nurse Joy had befriended a giant Magikarp that later evolved into Gyarados in The Joy of Pokémon. Despite Magikarp being giant, it was regular-sized as a Gyarados.

The Magikarp that Dr. Quackenpoker had been observing evolved into Gyarados in The Wacky Watcher!.

Trinity used a Gyarados in her battle against Misty in the Whirl Cup in The Perfect Match!.

A Gyarados appeared in Sandshrew's Locker!.

A Gyarados is used by one of the students of Pokémon Summer Academy in the second leg of the Pokémon Triathlon in One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!.

A Gyarados blasted Team Rocket away in Strategy Begins at Home!.

Another Gyarados makes an appearance at the beginning of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry
EP016 Gyarados Ash's Pokédex Gyarados. This Pokémon has a vicious temperament, so use extreme caution. Its fangs can crush stones and its scales are harder than steel.

In the manga

 
Misty's Gyarados in The Electric Tale of Pikachu

In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Main article: Misty's Gyarados

Misty owns a Gyarados in the The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Main article: Gyara
Main article: Red Gyarados

Gyarados debuts in the Red, Green & Blue arc in its own round, Gyarados Splashes In!. Here, an enraged one attacks its own trainer, Misty, but is recaught by Red, who supposedly returns it 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 Krabby which he names Gyara.

Gyarados is later seen with Lance, using its BubbleBeam to shield him from the lava of Mt. Cerise.

A Red Gyarados was seen in the Lake of Rage three years later, but it was caught by Silver. It had the ability to control the other Gyarados in the lake.

When Red borrows Blue's Charizard to travel to Mt. Silver, he temporarily trades his Gyarados to Blue. It later appears as one of Blue's Pokémon in Volume 13, used against Entei, and later part of his revealed team during the Gym Leader faceoff. Prior to the FireRed and LeafGreen saga, Blue returns Gyarados to Red.

Pokédex entries

Manga Chapter Entry
Pokémon Adventures PS006 The evolved form of Magikarp. Rarely seen in the wild. Huge and vicious, it is capable of destroying entire cities in a rage. Can fire a Hyper Beam from its mouth.

In the TCG

Main article: Gyarados (TCG)

Red Gyarados have appeared three times in the TCG, once in Neo Revelation as Shining Gyarados, once in EX Holon Phantoms as Gyarados   δ, and in HeartGold & SoulSilver as Gyarados. The most recent appearance in HeartGold & SoulSilver most likely commemorates Red Gyarados's initial appearance as a significant part of the storyline in Pokémon Gold and Silver.

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Gyarados only 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."

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 Lucas or Dawn and their rival to go to Lake Verity, to see if there is a rare Pokémon dwelling in it.

NPC appearances

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
Generation I
Red Rarely seen in the wild. Huge and vicious, it is capable of destroying entire cities in a rage.
Blue
Yellow Brutally vicious and enormously destructive. Known for totally destroying cities in ancient times.
Stadium Extremely vicious and horribly brutal. Has enough destructive power to totally annihilate even a major city.
Generation II
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.
Stadium 2 They say that during the past wars, Gyarados would appear and leave blazing ruins in its wake.
Generation III
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.
Generation IV
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.
Generation V
Black Once it begins to rampage, a Gyarados will burn everything down, even in a harsh storm.
White
Black 2 {{{black2dex}}}
White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI
X Unknown
Y Unknown


Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
Generation I
Red Blue
None Evolve Magikarp
Blue (Japan)
None Trade
Yellow
Uncommon Fishing in Fuchsia City (Super Rod)
Generation II
Gold Silver
Uncommon
One
Fishing at the Lake of Rage, Fuchsia City (Super Rod)
Red Gyarados
Crystal
Uncommon
One
Fishing at the Lake of Rage, Fuchsia City (Super Rod)
Red Gyarados
Generation III
Ruby Sapphire
Common Fishing in Sootopolis City (Super Rod)
Emerald
Rare Fishing in Sootopolis City (Super Rod)
FireRed LeafGreen
Rare Fishing (Super Rod)
Colosseum
None Trade
XD
None Trade
Generation IV
Diamond Pearl
Common Fishing (Super Rod)
Platinum
Common Fishing (Super Rod)
HeartGold SoulSilver
Uncommon
One
Fishing at the Lake of Rage, Fuchsia City, Mt. Silver, Seafoam Islands (Super Rod)
Red Gyarados*
Pal Park
Pond
Pokéwalker
None
Generation V
Black White
None Evolve Magikarp
Black 2 White 2
None Trade
Dream World
None
Generation VI
X Y
None Trade



In side games

Game Location
Pokémon Snap Valley
Pokémon Pinball Evolve Magikarp
Pokémon Pinball:
Ruby & Sapphire
Evolve Magikarp
Pokémon Trozei! Phobos Submarine
Trozei Battle
Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Red/Blue Rescue Team
Evolve Magikarp
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Explorers of Time/Darkness
Bottomless Sea (B1F-B49F)
Miracle Sea (Deep B5F)
Pokémon Ranger Olive Jungle (during mission)
Safra Sea
Pokémon Rumble Bright Beach
Pokémon Rumble Blast Lake: World Axle - B2F
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure Beach Zone

Held items

Game Held Item(s)
Red* Blue* Bitter Berry (100%)
Yellow*

Stats

Base stats

Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
95
155 - 202 300 - 394
125
117 - 194 229 - 383
79
75 - 144 146 - 282
60
58 - 123 112 - 240
100
94 - 167 184 - 328
81
77 - 146 150 - 287
Total:
540
Other Pokémon with this total
  • Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
  • Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
  • This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 100.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed
2/3 ★★
Power
5/5 ★★★★★
Skill
1/2
Stamina
3/4 ★★★
Jump
4/5 ★★★★
Total
15/19 ★★★


Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
Damaged
normally by:
Normal
Fighting ½×
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
None
Weak to:
Normal
Fighting ½×
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
None
Immune to:
Normal
Fighting ½×
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
None
Resistant to:
Normal
Fighting ½×
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
None
Notes:

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V
Other generations:
I - II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
 Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
00Start Thrash Normal Physical 120120 100100% 10
2020 Bite Dark Physical 06060 100100% 25
2323 Dragon Rage Dragon Special 0000 100100% 10
2626 Leer Normal Status 0000 100100% 30
2929 Twister Dragon Special 04040 100100% 20
3232 Ice Fang Ice Physical 06565 09595% 15
3535 Aqua Tail Water Physical 09090 09090% 10
3838 Rain Dance Water Status 0000 —% 5
4141 Hydro Pump Water Special 120120 08080% 5
4444 Dragon Dance Dragon Status 0000 —% 20
4747 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 09090% 5
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gyarados
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gyarados
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V
Other generations:
I - II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
 TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
  TM05 Roar Normal Status 0000 100}}100% 20
  TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000 090}}90% 10
  TM07 Hail Ice Status 0000 —}}—% 10
  TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 0000 100}}100% 15
  TM12 Taunt Dark Status 0000 100}}100% 20
  TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 09595 100}}100% 10
  TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 120120 070}}70% 5
  TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5
  TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000 —}}—% 10
  TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000 —}}—% 5
  TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000 100}}100% 20
  TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09595 100}}100% 15
  TM25 Thunder Electric Special 120120 070}}70% 10
  TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10
  TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000 100}}100% 20
  TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000 —}}—% 15
  TM35 Flamethrower Fire Special 09595 100}}100% 15
  TM37 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000 —}}—% 10
  TM38 Fire Blast Fire Special 120120 085}}85% 5
  TM41 Torment Dark Status 0000 100}}100% 15
  TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20
  TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000 —}}—% 10
  TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000 100}}100% 15
  TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15
  TM55 Scald Water Special 08080 100}}100% 15
  TM59 Incinerate Fire Special 03030 100}}100% 15
  TM66 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10
  TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5
  TM71 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5
  TM73 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000 100}}100% 20
  TM78 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20
  TM82 Dragon Tail Dragon Physical 06060 090}}90% 10
  TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000 090}}90% 15
  TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000 —}}—% 10
  TM94 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 15
  HM03 Surf Water Special 09595 100}}100% 15
  HM04 Strength Normal Physical 08080 100}}100% 15
  HM05 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 15
  HM06 Dive Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 10
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gyarados
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gyarados
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V
Other generations:
II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
 Father   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.
  • Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Gyarados in Generation V
  • Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
  • Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Gyarados in that game.
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gyarados
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gyarados
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V
Other generations:
II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
 Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
  • A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Gyarados can be tutored the move in that game
  • A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Gyarados cannot be tutored the move in that game
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gyarados
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gyarados
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Generation V
Other generations:
I - II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
 Stage   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
  Splash Normal Status —% 40
  Tackle Normal Physical 50 100% 35
  Flail Normal Physical 100% 15
  Bounce Flying Physical 85 85% 5
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gyarados
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gyarados
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
   
Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Pinball RS
   
Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Trozei!
   
Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
File:MDP RT 130.png Body size: 4
Recruit rate: Evolve
Friend Area: Waterfall Lake
Phrases
51%-100% HP Don't make me angry. I can ruin the world!
26%-50% HP Do something. My HP is down to about half.
1%-25% HP I've had it... I couldn't rampage if I wanted to...
Level up I leveled up! My Hyper Beam's been boosted, too!
Partner phrases
51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%.
26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%.
1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%.
Level up I leveled up! My Hyper Beam's been boosted, too!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness
,
and Explorers of Sky
  Body size: 4
Recruit rate: -4.5%
IQ group: C
Pokémon Ranger
Group:  Water  Poké Assist:  
( Water )
Field move: None
Loops: 11 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0
Browser entry  
Gyarados is a brutal Pokémon that can spit a huge jet of water from its mouth.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None
Browser entry  
This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Group: Poké Assist: Field move:
 Normal  None Past
 
( Normal )
None Past
 
(Electrify ×1)
Browser entry  
This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
N/A Not
Available
Defense
Speed
N/A Not
Available
Defense
Speed
N/A Not
Available
Defense
Speed
N/A Not
Available
Defense
Speed
N/A Not
Available
Defense
Speed
N/A Not
Available
Defense
Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure
  PokéPark Pad entry:
Gyarados is the Attraction Chief of Gyarados's Aqua Dash in the Beach Zone. After he got too cocky, he said he wanted to become the Zone Keeper.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
  Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}}
PokéPark Pad entry:
This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
  HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}}
Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}}
Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}}
Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}}
Does not evolve.
Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

 
Unevolved
Magikarp
 Water 
 
Level 20


 
First evolution
Gyarados
 Water  Flying 


Sprites

Gen Game
I Red Blue Yellow Red (Ja) Green Back
       
II Gold Silver Crystal   Back
       
       
III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Back
       
       
IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Back
       
       
       
       
V Black White Black 2 White 2 Back
     
     
     
     
  For other sprites and images, please see Gyarados images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

File:GyaradosMouthClosed.png
Gyarados with its mouth closed and violet eyes
  • In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Gyarados' name was Skulkraken, a combination of skull and kraken (a mythological sea monster).
  • Despite being part Template:Type2, the only Flying-type move it can learn is Bounce, which is only possible via move tutor in Pokémon Platinum. However, it has been seen flying in the anime.
  • In Generation II and Generation 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).
  • In the Pokémon anime, Gyarados's eyes are violet instead of the red that appears in its sprites and official artwork.
  • Gyarados has the greatest increase of its base stat total of any Pokémon compared to its prevolution, an increase of 340 points. It shares this distinction with Milotic.
  • As of Generation V, Gyarados and its pre-evolution's egg group combination (Water 2 and Dragon) is unique.
  • As of Generation V, Gyarados is used by three of the six Pokémon League Champions, being used by Blue, Lance and Wallace, making it the most popular Pokémon among Pokémon League Champions thus far (although Blue does not always have a Gyarados, depending on the player's starter Pokémon).
  • Both of Gyarados's abilities involve the Attack stat; Intimidate lowers the opponent's Attack, while Moxie increases its own.
  • Gyarados's known abilities are shared with another evolutionary line, Salamence.
  • Prior to Generation V, Gyarados is one of the few Pokémon to be present in every Generation's regional Pokédex. Other Pokémon that are also present include: Pikachu, Raichu, Zubat, Golbat, Tentacool, Tentacruel, and Magikarp.

Origin

It appears to be based on a sea dragon or sea serpent. Gyarados is partially based on a legend about how carp that leapt over the Dragon Gate would become dragons. Several waterfalls and cataracts in China are believed to be the location of the Dragon Gate. This is referenced by Pokémon Snap, as you need to get Magikarp into a waterfall to evolve it into Gyarados. This legend is an allegory of the drive and efforts needed to overcome obstacles (which can be tied to the fact that Gyarados' pre-evolution, Magikarp, could possibly take a lot of drive and effort to legitimately evolve into Gyarados). It also resembles a waterfall.

Name origin

Gyarados's name may be derived from a combination of 虐殺 gyakusatsu massacre/slaughter, and 逆境 gyakkyō, hardship/adversity. Both words relate to the creature's violent nature and the hardship it experienced before evolving. The end of Gyarados' name, ドス dosu, is a Japanese onomatopoeic word representing the piercing of flesh, once again owing to Gyarados' violent nature. Alternatively, the dos may just indicate that it's the second in its evolutionary line.

In other languages

Language Name Name Origin
German Garados
French Leviator A corruption of Leviathan.
Korean 갸라도스 Gyaradoseu
Chinese (Mandarin) 暴鯉龍 / 暴鲤龙 Bàolǐlóng Literally "Explosive dragon".
Chinese (Cantonese) 鯉魚龍 Léihyùhlùhng Literally "Carp dragon".


Related articles

External links

Notes


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