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* Mega Gyarados has the highest base stat total of any non-legendary {{type|Water}} Pokémon. | * Mega Gyarados has the highest base stat total of any non-legendary {{type|Water}} Pokémon. | ||
* With its [[Mega Evolution]], Gyarados is the only {{type|Dark}} [[Generation I]] Pokémon. | * With its [[Mega Evolution]], Gyarados is the only {{type|Dark}} [[Generation I]] Pokémon. | ||
* Gyarados was originally going to be a Water/Dragon type. | |||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
It appears to be based on a sea dragon or {{wp|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 the player needs to get a 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 appears to be based on a sea dragon or {{wp|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 the player needs to get a 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). | ||