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-| name        = Gyarados
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-| caption     = Gyarados artwork by [[Ken Sugimori]]
-| series      = [[Pokémon]]
-| firstgame   = [[Pokémon Red and Blue|''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'']] (1996)
-| designer    = [[Ken Sugimori]]
-| voice       = [[Unshō Ishizuka]]
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-{{nihongo|'''Gyarados'''|ギャラドス|Gyaradosu|extra={{IPAc-en|ˈ|g|ær|ə|d|oʊ|s|,_|ˈ|g|ɪər|ə|-|,_|-|d|ɒ|s}}}} is a [[List of Pokémon|Pokémon species]] in [[Nintendo]] and [[Game Freak]]'s ''[[Pokémon]]'' franchise. Created by [[Ken Sugimori]], Gyarados first appeared in the video games [[Pokémon Red and Blue|''Pokémon Red'' and ''Pokémon Blue'']] and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed adaptations of the franchise. Gyarados was voiced by [[Unshō Ishizuka]] in both Japanese and English media until Ishizuka died from esophageal cancer. Known as the Atrocious Pokémon, Gyarados is the evolved form of [[Magikarp]], well-known for its fierce temper and reputation for causing nothing but destruction so much so that once it has worked itself into a frenzy, it will not calm down until everything around it has been destroyed.
-Gyarados appears multiple times in the anime under various trainers such as [[Misty (Pokémon)|Misty]], [[Lance (Pokémon)|Lance]], [[Crasher Wake]], and [[List of Pokémon anime characters#Nurse Joy|Nurse Joy]]. Two different Gyarados appear in the ''[[Pokémon Adventures]]'' manga. One is originally owned by Misty, but is traded between [[Red (Pokémon Adventures)|Red]] and [[Blue (Pokémon Adventures)|Blue]]. The other is a red Gyarados owned by [[Silver (Pokémon)|Silver]]. Since it appeared in the ''Pokémon'' series, Gyarados has received generally positive reception. It has been featured in several forms of merchandise, including figurines, plush toys, and the ''[[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]''. Gyarados has been described as both one of the most well-known and most powerful Pokémon.
-==Design and characteristics==
-Gyarados is a fictional species of Pokémon created for the [[Pokémon|''Pokémon'' franchise]]. Developed by [[Game Freak]] and published by [[Nintendo]], the series began in Japan in 1996 with the release of the video games [[Pokémon Red and Blue|''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'']] for the [[Game Boy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2016/12/25/pok-233-mon-red-amp-blue-a-look-back-at-the-20-year-journey-to-catch-em-all.aspx |title=Pokémon Red & Blue – A Look Back At The 20-Year Journey To Catch ‘Em All |work=[[Game Informer]] |last=Hilliard |first=Kyle |date=December 25, 2016 |accessdate=January 22, 2024 |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001192920/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2016/12/25/pok-233-mon-red-amp-blue-a-look-back-at-the-20-year-journey-to-catch-em-all.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> In these games, the player assumes the role of a Pokémon Trainer whose goal is to capture and train creatures called Pokémon. Players use the creatures' special abilities to combat other Pokémon, and some can transform into stronger species through a process called [[Gameplay of Pokémon#Pokémon evolution|evolution]].<ref name="millenial">{{cite book |title=Millennial Monsters: Japanese Toys and the Global Imagination |first=Anne |last=Allison |date=May 2006 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=9780520938991 |pages=192-197}}</ref>
-Gyarados was one of 151 different designs conceived by Game Freak's character development team and finalized by [[Ken Sugimori]] for the first generation of ''Pocket Monsters'' games ''Red'' and ''Green'', which were localized outside Japan as [[Pokémon Red and Blue|''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'']].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/interview/irbj/vol1/index2.html |title=2. 一新されたポケモンの世界 |page=2 |work=Nintendo.com |publisher=[[Nintendo]] |access-date=10 September 2010 |author=Staff |language=ja |archive-date=13 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913024041/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/interview/irbj/vol1/index2.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=91965 |title=Game Freak on Pokémon! |author=Stuart Bishop |publisher=CVG |date=30 May 2003 |access-date=7 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080116030930/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=91965 |archive-date=16 January 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Originally called "Gyarados" in Japanese, Nintendo decided to give the various Pokémon species "clever and descriptive names" related to their appearance or features when translating the game for western audiences as a means to make the characters more relatable to American children.<ref name="Time">{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/99/1122/cover2.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010220055311/http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/99/1122/cover2.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 February 2001|title=PokéMania|last=Chua-Euan|first=Howard|date=22 November 1999|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=15 September 2008}}</ref> As a result, the species' beta name was "Skulkraken", a combination of "skull" or "skulk" and "[[kraken]]", but in the final release the original Japanese name was used.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://guides.ign.com/guides/12045/gyarados.html |title=Pokemon Strategy Guide - IGNguides |magazine=[[IGN]] |access-date=1 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925225251/http://guides.ign.com/guides/12045/gyarados.html |archive-date=25 September 2012 }}</ref>
-Gyarados is a Pokémon whose design is inspired by dragons,<ref name="Dragon Majesty">{{cite web|url=https://drm.pokemontcg.com/en-us/|title=Description of the "Dragon Majesty" expansion of the Trading Card Game|website=NA website of Dragon Majesty|publisher=Nintendo|quote=The Dragon Majesty expansion is loaded with Dragon-type Pokémon, plus many other Pokémon inspired by different kinds of dragons, such as Gyarados and Charizard.|access-date=27 September 2018|archive-date=3 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203123556/https://drm.pokemontcg.com/en-us/|url-status=dead}}</ref> specifically [[Chinese dragon|dragons seen in Chinese mythology]]. The concept of Magikarp evolving into Gyarados is based on the ancient Chinese myth about [[Longmen (mythology)|carp that can evolve into flying dragons after leaping a waterfall]]. Its [[Serpent (symbolism)|snakelike]] body is largely blue, but its underbelly is pale yellow. It has four white fins down its back, and a large and gaping mouth. Gyarados is 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,<ref>{{pokédex|silver|Once it appears, it goes on a rampage. It remains enraged until it demolishes everything around it.}}</ref> and can even go on for a whole month.<ref>{{pokédex|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.}}</ref> This violent nature is attributed to the dramatic structural changes its brain undergoes during evolution.<ref>{{pokédex|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.}}</ref> During times of human conflict Gyarados are said to appear, burning entire cities down to the ground.<ref>{{pokédex|crystal|It appears whenever there is world conflict, burning down any place it travels through.}}</ref> Gyarados usually live in large bodies of water, such as lakes and ponds or even seas and oceans.
-==Appearances==
-===In video games===
-[[File:Lake of Rage Red Gyarados.png|right|thumb|The red Gyarados found on the Lake of Rage in [[Pokémon Gold and Silver|''Pokémon Gold'' and ''Silver'']] is one of the most famous [[Shiny Pokémon]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tapsell |first1=Chris |title=Famous red Gyarados among the first Shinies added to Pokémon Go in latest update |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-03-23-famous-red-gyarados-among-the-first-shinies-added-to-pokemon-go-in-latest-update |website=Eurogamer |access-date=15 February 2021 |date=18 April 2017 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112041339/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-03-23-famous-red-gyarados-among-the-first-shinies-added-to-pokemon-go-in-latest-update |url-status=live }}</ref>]]
-Gyarados first appears in the [[Pokémon (video game series)|Pokémon video game series]] in [[Pokémon Red and Blue|''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'']] and later appears in every subsequent sequel. Gyarados is found uncommonly when fishing with a Super Rod, and evolves from [[Magikarp]] when gaining enough experience in [[Pokémon battle|battle]]. In [[Pokémon Gold and Silver|''Pokémon Gold'', ''Silver'' and ''Crystal'']] and [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver|their remakes]], a red Gyarados is found in the Lake of Rage. The player has one chance to catch it (but in ''[[HeartGold and SoulSilver]]'', it will come back after the player defeats the Elite Four) and the incident triggers the battle against [[Team Rocket]] in the Rocket Hideout in Mahogany Town.<ref name="Gold">{{pokédex|gold|}}</ref> This Gyarados is mentioned at the beginning of [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl|''Diamond'' and ''Pearl'']] when the player sets out on their quest.<ref name="diamond">{{pokédex|diamond|}}</ref> Gyarados is used by many notable trainers such as [[Blue (Pokémon)|Blue]],<ref>{{pokédex|red|}}</ref> [[Clair (Pokémon)|Clair]], [[Lance (Pokémon)|Lance]],<ref name="Gold"/> [[Wallace (Pokémon)|Wallace]], [[Pike Queen Lucy]],<ref>{{pokédex|emerald|}}</ref> [[Crasher Wake]] and [[Cyrus (Pokémon)|Cyrus]].<ref name="diamond"/> Gyarados is one of several Pokémon to gain a Mega Evolution in [[Pokémon X and Y|''Pokémon X'' and ''Y'']]. When it Mega Evolves, it becomes a Water/Dark type and gains the ability Mold Breaker.
-Gyarados makes many appearances outside of the main series, including appearances in ''[[Pokémon Snap]]'', ''[[Pokémon Trading Card Game (video game)|Pokémon Trading Card Game]]'', [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon|''Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team'' and ''Red Rescue Team'']], ''[[Pokémon Ranger]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Go]]''. In [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|''Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time'' and ''Explorers of Darkness'']], a Gyarados appears in the Miracle Sea. He attempts to take control of [[Phione]], but is halted by the player's team. In ''[[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]]'', Gyarados tries to take over the Beach Zone in [[Empoleon]]'s absence and is the host of a mini-game called "Aqua Dash". In ''[[Pokémon Go]]'', Gyarados was the first Pokémon to cost 400 candies to evolve into. This made it one of the rarest Pokémon in the game at the time. In [[Pokkén Tournament|''Pokkén Tournament'' and ''Pokkén Tournament DX'']], Gyarados has been shown in the Magikarp Festival as one of these arenas as only a background character, spectating a battle between the playable fighter Pokémon.
-===In the anime===
-Gyarados first appeared in ''[[Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' swimming in a river. It was then seen in ''Pokémon Shipwreck'', where [[James (Pokémon)|James]] kicked his Magikarp out of frustration, and it evolved into a Gyarados and called the other Gyarados to unleash a Dragon Rage attack by forming a water spout. [[Misty (Pokémon)|Misty]] owns a Gyarados. At first, she fearfully dislikes Gyarados due to a traumatic experience, but manages to get over the fear, take over the Cerulean City Gym, and add one to her team. It's revealed in the Sun and Moon anime that Misty can Mega Evolve her Gyarados. ''Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution'' and ''Rage Of Innocence'' focused on a red Gyarados. It was on a destructive rampage until [[Lance (Pokémon)|Lance]] captured it. This Gyarados appeared again in ''Gaining Groudon'' and ''The Scuffle of Legends'' to stop the feuding of [[Groudon]] and [[Kyogre]], and later reappeared in [[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pokemon Journeys: The Series]]. Gyarados has appeared many other times under the ownership of various trainers, such as [[Crasher Wake]] and [[List of Pokémon anime characters#Nurse Joy|Nurse Joy]]. In ''Coming Apart at the Dreams!'' a Shiny red Gyarados and its Mega Evolved form is under the ownership and usage by Team Flare Mastermind Lysandre. It is unknown what happened to it after Lysandre is engulfed in [[Zygarde|Zygarde's]] Core Enforcer attack in ''Forming a More Perfect Union!''
-===In printed adaptations===
-In [[Pokémon Adventures]], Gyarados debuts in the ''Red, Green & Blue'' chapter in ''Gyarados Splashes In!''. Here, an enraged one attacks its own trainer, Misty, but is recaught by [[Red (Pokémon Adventures)|Red]], who returns it to her. Later on, Misty traded this Gyarados to Red in exchange for Red's [[Krabby]]. When Red borrows [[Blue (Pokémon Adventures)|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.
-A red Gyarados was the leader of a group of Gyarados. When [[Team Rocket]] used the Goldenrod City Radio Tower to disturb Pokémon, these Gyarados went crazy. At the end, it was caught by [[Silver (Pokémon)|Silver]]. After a battle with the Masked Man, this Gyarados was frozen and remained at the bottom of Lake of Rage until [[Lt. Surge (Pokémon)|Lt. Surge]] discovered it. Gyarados was able to free himself and Lt. Surge returned it to Silver. Misty owns a Gyarados in the ''[[Pokémon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu|Electric Tale of Pikachu]]'' manga. It is used against Ash in their gym battle.
-===In film===
-A Gyarados appears in the film ''[[Detective Pikachu (film)|Pokémon: Detective Pikachu]]'', evolving after Detective Pikachu threw a Magikarp to help battle against a [[Charizard]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/detective-pikachu-artist-teases-charizard-vs-gyarados-battle-photos/|title=Detective Pikachu Artist Teases Scrapped Charizard vs Gyarados Battle|website=Anime|access-date=7 July 2021|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185131/https://comicbook.com/anime/news/detective-pikachu-artist-teases-charizard-vs-gyarados-battle-photos/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-==Reception==
-Gyarados has received generally positive reception. Though [[GamesRadar]] described Magikarp as "the ultimate in useless Pokémon", they described Gyarados as one of the "most well-known" characters in the series.<ref name="Elston, Brett 9">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/ds/f/the-complete-pokemon-rby-pokedex-part-12/a-20070822123739315022/g-2006100415372930075/p-9 |title=The complete Pokemon RBY Pokedex, part 12 |author=Elston, Brett |page=9 |access-date=3 October 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223102934/http://www.gamesradar.com/the-complete-pokemon-rby-pokedex-part-12/10/ |archivedate=23 December 2017 |publisher=[[Future Publishing]] |work=[[GamesRadar]]}}</ref> Gyarados has been regarded as one of the best Pokemon by both fans and critics, as well as a particularly powerful Pokémon,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/pok-mon/the-top-100-pokemon-of-all-time/|title=The 100 Best Pokémon|date=27 February 2017|website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|access-date=5 July 2021|archive-date=18 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218143039/https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/pok-mon/the-top-100-pokemon-of-all-time/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/v2/the-top-10-pokemon-of-all-time/|title=The Top 10 Pokemon of All Time|date=27 February 2016|website=[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]|access-date=12 July 2021|archive-date=15 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715095753/https://www.escapistmagazine.com/v2/the-top-10-pokemon-of-all-time/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sea.ign.com/feature/169774/pokemon-face-off-ign-readers-have-chosen-which-pocket-monster-is-the-very-best|title=Pokemon Face-Off: IGN Readers Have Chosen Which Pocket Monster Is the Very Best|date=15 March 2021|website=IGN Southeast Asia|access-date=10 July 2021|archive-date=10 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710001425/https://sea.ign.com/feature/169774/pokemon-face-off-ign-readers-have-chosen-which-pocket-monster-is-the-very-best|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/44935/cool-pokemon/?page=4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008004553/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/44935/cool-pokemon/?page=4|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 October 2014|title=Cool Pokemon |magazine=[[Official Nintendo Magazine]] |date=8 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/2/27/11116786/best-pokemon-20th-anniversary-eevee-squirtle-gyarados-nintendo-day|title=The 10 best Pokemon of all time|first=Andrew|last=Webster|date=27 February 2016|website=The Verge|access-date=9 July 2021|archive-date=27 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127090150/https://www.theverge.com/2016/2/27/11116786/best-pokemon-20th-anniversary-eevee-squirtle-gyarados-nintendo-day|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/10/best-pokemon-crystal-nintendo/|title=The 50 Best Pokemon Up to "Pokemon Crystal"|website=Complex|access-date=9 July 2021|archive-date=7 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107110844/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/10/best-pokemon-crystal-nintendo/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=John Mix Meyer |url=https://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/03/pokemon-black-and-white-review/ |title=Review: Pokémon Black and White Mix New Monsters, Old Fun &#124; GameLife |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |date=4 March 2011 |access-date=1 April 2011 |archive-date=1 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101073349/http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/03/pokemon-black-and-white-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Gyarados Biography">{{cite web |url=http://stars.ign.com/objects/143/14349942_biography.html |title=Gyarados Biography |publisher=[[IGN Entertainment]] |work=[[IGN]] |access-date=3 October 2009}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> ''IGN'' readers voted Gyarados as the 11th best Pokémon, and ''IGN'' staff found it "epitomizes the trials and tribulations" of training a weak Pokemon into being strong.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/top/pokemon/11 |title=Gyarados - #11 Top Pokémon - IGN |work=IGN |author=Sam |access-date=4 March 2012 |archive-date=22 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122003405/http://www.ign.com/top/pokemon/11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Russ Frushtick of ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'' claimed that Gyarados is a worst first-gen Pokémon that should be wiped from existence, and further stated that "its amazing if there were no Gyarados. You’d find a Magikarp in the game and painstakingly level it up, assuming that, of course, it’ll be worth the effort".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/pokemon/2018/9/26/17878724/worst-original-pokemon|title=37 first-gen Pokemon that should be wiped from existence|first=Russ|last=Frushtick|date=26 September 2018|website=Polygon|access-date=7 July 2021|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127234237/https://www.polygon.com/pokemon/2018/9/26/17878724/worst-original-pokemon|url-status=live}}</ref> ''IGN'' write Jack DeVries felt that Magikarp evolving into Gyarados in ''Pokemon Snap'' was one of his "favorite experiences".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/115/1157504p1.html |title=Which Pokemon Game is Better Than Pokemon Black and White? - Nintendo 64 Feature at IGN |work=IGN |author=Jack DeVries |date=March 24, 2011 |access-date=2011-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018060404/http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/03/24/which-pokemon-game-is-better-than-pokemon-black-and-white |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-Author Ash Dekirk wrote that Gyarados and Magikarp were inspired by the Asiatic myth of the [[Asian carp|Dragon Gate]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Gkn0fkhiwS0C|title=Dragonlore: From the Archives of the Grey School of Wizardry|first=Ash|last=Dekirk|date=28 May 2017|publisher=Career Press|access-date=28 May 2017|via=Google Books|isbn=9781564148681}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Author Loredane Lipperini similarly described Gyarados as resembling something from the Chinese New Year.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MOQc163-XCcC |title=Generazione Pokémon |via=[[Google Books]] |access-date=1 April 2011 |isbn=9788882102494 |last1=Lipperini |first1=Loredana |year=2000 |publisher=Castelvecchi |archive-date=23 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323134550/https://books.google.com/books?id=MOQc163-XCcC |url-status=live }}</ref> Author Tracy West named Gyarados the "fourth best Water-type Pokémon".<!--will expand later--><ref name="Top 10">{{cite book |last1=West |first1=Tracy |last2=Noll |first2=Katherine |title=Pokémon Top 10 Handbook |date=September 2006 |publisher=[[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic Inc]] |isbn=0-439-89047-0}}</ref>
-Gyarados also has been featured in several forms of merchandise including figurines,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hardcoregamer.com/news/venusaur-and-gyarados-receive-dx-pokemon-gallery-figures/384748/|title=Venusaur and Gyarados Receive DX Pokémon Gallery Figures - Hardcore Gamer|date=9 August 2020|access-date=7 July 2021|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709191138/https://hardcoregamer.com/news/venusaur-and-gyarados-receive-dx-pokemon-gallery-figures/384748/|url-status=live}}</ref> plush toys,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fatherly.com/gear/pokemon-toys/|title=Pikachu On These Pokemon Toys and Cards|date=6 May 2019|website=Fatherly|access-date=7 July 2021|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184921/https://www.fatherly.com/gear/pokemon-toys/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the ''[[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleedingcool.com/games/gyarados-vmax-to-feature-in-pokemon-tcg-sky-stream/|title=Gyarados VMAX To Feature In Pokémon TCG: Sky Stream|first=Theo|last=Dwyer|date=26 June 2021|website=Bleeding Cool News And Rumors|access-date=7 July 2021|archive-date=28 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128165944/https://bleedingcool.com/games/gyarados-vmax-to-feature-in-pokemon-tcg-sky-stream/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-==References==
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-==External links==
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-* [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Gyarados_(Pok%C3%A9mon) Gyarados on Bulbapedia]
-* [https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokedex/gyarados Gyarados on Pokemon.com]
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 [[Category:Dragon characters in video games]]
 [[Category:Fictional characters who can manipulate darkness or shadows]]
 [[Category:Fictional sea monsters]]
-[[Category:Pokémon species]]
 [[Category:Video game bosses]]
-[[Category:Video game characters introduced in 1996]]
 [[Category:Video game characters with air or wind abilities]]
-[[Category:Video game characters with water abilities]]
+[[Category:Pokémon with Mega Evolutions]]
-[[Category:Characters created by Ken Sugimori]]