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Red Gyarados あかいギャラドス Red Gyarados

The Red Gyarados in the anime

Debuts in Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution Caught at Lake of Rage Evolves in Prior to Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution Gender Unknown* Ability Intimidate* Current location With Lance (anime) With Silver (Pokémon Adventures manga)

→ File:HOME130s.png This Pokémon spent an unknown number of episodes as Magikarp.

Voice actor Japanese English As Magikarp Not heard As Gyarados Unshō Ishizuka

Red Gyarados (Japanese: あかいギャラドス Red Gyarados) is a term used to refer to a Gyarados that is Shiny, which is red rather than its usual blue. According to the anime, this is due to the forced evolution; the Magikarp it evolves from retains its red color, having no time to change its scale color to blue. Unlike other Shiny Pokémon, the red Gyarados's existence is canon in that it is encountered as part of an event in the Generation II games and their remakes.

In the games

In Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver, the red Gyarados is found in the Lake of Rage. The player has one chance to catch it and the incident triggers the battle against Team Rocket in the Team Rocket HQ in Mahogany Town. When captured or defeated, the red Gyarados drops a Red Scale. While this is the only chance to catch the Red Gyarados in the original games, it will respawn in the remakes after the player defeats Lance and the Elite Four, should the player fail to capture it.

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, in the Rocket Warehouse located on Chrono Island, one of the computers displays information about induced evolution using electromagnetic waves, hinting at what occurs to other Gyarados in Generation II's Lake of Rage.

Sightings of a red Gyarados were national news. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl begins with a news report broadcast in Twinleaf Town of Sinnoh, according to which the Red Gyarados had eluded detection by a research crew; it is unknown to which point in time this corresponds in the Johto-based games. Also, in Pokémon Platinum, a cameraman in the Battle Zone comments he filmed it, and claims it was 'award winning'. The player accompanies his/her best friend to Lake Verity in hopes of seeing a similar Pokémon.

While the easiest and most common way to obtain a red Gyarados is at the Lake of Rage in Generations II or IV, any Shiny Gyarados will be red, no matter how it is encountered, through evolution of a gold Magikarp or by encountering it with the normal 1/8192 odds. This is the only possible way to get a red Gyarados outside of the Johto-based games without trading.

Starting moves and sprites

Types: Water Flying Held item: None Gyarados♂/♀ Lv.30 Thrash Normal   --       Bite Dark   --       Dragon Rage Dragon   --       Leer Normal   --

Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Gyarados♂/♀ Lv.30 Bite Dark Physical   --       Dragon Rage Dragon Special   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Twister Dragon Special   --

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Red Gyarados sprite from Gold	Red Gyarados sprite from Silver	Red Gyarados sprite from Crystal	Red Gyarados sprites from HeartGold and SoulSilver

In the anime

History

Johto

As a Magikarp

The red Gyarados's first appearance was in Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution where it leaped out of the Lake of Rage and fired a Hydro Pump at Ash and his friends. However, the attack did not hit them. Later, during a Team Rocket plot, TRTyson ([[{{{2}}} (move)|{{{2}}}]]) assigns Jessie, James and Meowth to capture the red Gyarados. They successfully find the Gyarados and lure it to the surface where the other Team Rocket members catch it in a net. Ash and the group come by and unsuccessfully stop Team Rocket from getting away with Gyarados, and they too get captured by Team Rocket. Professor Sebastian explains that the red Gyarados was forcibly evolved from a normal-colored Magikarp. Since it didn't have time to officially complete the evolution, the coloration of the Pokémon ended up staying red instead of turning blue.

During the episode, Rage of Innocence, after Team Rocket's success in catching the red Gyarados, they decide to do some research on it. Meanwhile, Lance finds out that the Evolution Inducement Ray was the cause of all the unevolved Pokémon growing tired. He then destroys it by with the help of Dragonite's Hyper Beam. After the machine was destroyed, all of the side effects it caused disappeared. No longer affected by the ray, the red Gyarados begins to go on a rampage. It then escapes from the helicopters Team Rocket was carrying it in and dives into the water below. The red Gyarados continues the rampage, destroying everything in sight with Hyper Beam. Ash tries to stop it from going berserk, but it had no effect, making Gyarados retaliate with Hydro Pump. The Team Rocket grunts shoot the same net as the one from the previous episode. This time, Ash sends out Bayleef to cut the net with Razor Leaf. Just when the grunts are defeated, the Team Rocket trio come by and shoot a different net at the red Gyarados. Gyarados breaks free from the net and goes on another rampage, moving towards the river in Mahogany Town. Pryce stops the Atrocious Pokémon from going any further by having his Dewgong use Ice Beam on the river. Lance, after defeating Tyson, battles the red Gyarados with his Dragonite in order for it to calm down. Lance successfully does so and catches the red Gyarados.

Hoenn

The red Gyarados did not appear again until the Advanced Generation series in the episode, The Scuffle of Legends where May, Max and Brock rode on it when Ash was captured by Team Magma. During Gaining Groudon, it ended up helping them out during the fight between Kyogre and Groudon.

Lance's Gyarados appeared in Marina's scrapbook and fantasy, along with its Trainer and his Dragonite. However, instead of red, the color of the Pokémon in The Legend of Thunder! was the regular blue. This may have been because the original airing of Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution in Japan was after The Legend of Thunder! already had aired. This may also mean that Lance also possesses another, normally-colored Gyarados.

Moves used

Using Hydro Pump	Move First Used In Hydro Pump Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution Hyper Beam Rage of Innocence
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Red Gyarados and Silver in HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

This red Gyarados was shown to be the leader of a group of Gyarados. When Team Rocket used the Goldenrod City Radio Tower to disturb Pokémon with their evolution-inducing waves, these Gyarados went crazy. At the end he was caught by Silver with Gold's aid. After a battle with the Masked Man where even his Hyper Beam attack was futile, this Gyarados was frozen and remained at the bottom of Lake of Rage until Lt. Surge discovered him. Gyarados was able to free himself and Lt. Surge acquired and returned him to Silver following a brief battle between the former Team Rocket triad and itself.

The same Gyarados was then seen participating in Silver's brief search for Entei with Gyara, then traded to Blue, and again in the FireRed & LeafGreen arc, where he fought a losing battle against Sird's Banette.

Moves used

Using Hyper Beam	Move First Used In Hydro Pump Raise the Red Gyarados Hyper Beam Delibird Delivery - 2 Whirlpool Curious Kingdra DragonBreath Entranced by Entei Fire Blast Viridian in the Heart Rest Viridian in the Heart Twister VS Feraligatr
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

The Red Gyarados in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

The Red Gyarados makes an appearance in Stop That Strange Sonic Sound!! where Team Rocket plots on catching it by luring it out of hiding using sonic waves. The Red Gyarados is darker than any normal-colored Gyarados in this media.

In the TCG

The red Gyarados has served as the basis for three cards in the TCG, each known by different names. The following is a list of cards based on the red Gyarados.

Red Gyarados Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Shining Gyarados		Neo Revelation		65/64	Awakening Legends
Gyarados δ		EX Holon Phantoms		102/110	Holon Phantom		008/052
Gyarados		HeartGold & SoulSilver		123/123	L-P Promotional cards		004/L-P

Trivia

• Red Gyarados is the only one of Silver's Water-type Pokémon that did not evolve, as it was caught already in its final stage, unlike Feraligatr and Kingdra, who were received in their initial stage.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Magikarp and Gyarados.

Lance's Pokémon
On hand:	Dragonite	Gyarados	Hydreigon
Adventures only:	Dragonair (×4)	Aerodactyl	Tyranitar	Horsea	Lugia
Jō's Big Adventure only:	Charizard

Silver's Pokémon
On hand:	Weavile	Kingdra	Honchkrow	Feraligatr	Gyarados
With Giovanni:	Ursaring
Traded:	Polibo	Unknown
Returned:	Snubbull	Tyranitar	Rhyperior
Temporary:	Gyarados (multiple)	Entei

Lt. Surge's Pokémon
On hand:	Raichu
Adventures only:	Electabuzz	Magnemite	Magneton	Voltorb	Electrode	Zapdos
	Raikou
Pocket Monsters only:	Kingler	Poliwhirl	Horsea	Seel