Dark Gyarados (Team Rocket 8)

Dark Gyarados LV.31 わるいギャラドス Bad Gyarados

Illus. Kagemaru Himeno

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Magikarp Card name Dark Gyarados Type Water Hit Points 70 weakness ×2 resistance -30 retreat cost English expansion Team Rocket Rarity English card no. 8/82 Japanese expansion Rocket Gang Japanese rarity Expansion Team Rocket Rarity English card no. 25/82 Card GB 2 set We Are Team Rocket Card GB 2 ID G17 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Gyarados.

Dark Gyarados (Japanese: わるいギャラドス Bad Gyarados) is a Water-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It is part of the Team Rocket expansion.

Card text

Pokémon Power: Final Beam ファイナルビーム

When Dark Gyarados is Knocked Out by an attack, flip a coin. If heads, this power does 20 damage for each Energy attached to Dark Gyarados to the Pokémon that Knocked Out Dark Gyarados. Apply Weakness and Resistance. This power doesn't work if Dark Gyarados is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.

Ice Beam れいとうビーム 30

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Pokédex data

Gyarados - Atrocious Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
130	21'4" (6.5 m)	518 lbs. (253 kg)
Pokédex entry
Normally found only in the deep ocean, it has recently been seen in shallow waters as well.
深海に生息しているので滅多に見かけることがなかったが、ついに浅瀬に姿を現した。

Release information

A special variant of this card with a gold foil "PRERELEASE" stamp was released as a participation prize for the Team Rocket prerelease events held in April 2000.

Trivia

Origin

Ice Beam is a move in the Pokémon games that Gyarados can learn via TM13.

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