James's Gyarados

James's Gyarados コジロウのギャラドス Kojiro's Gyarados

James's Gyarados

Debuts in Battle Aboard the St. Anne Caught at St. Anne Evolves in Pokémon Shipwreck Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Released in Pokémon Shipwreck Current location Unknown

→ This Pokémon spent 1 episode as Magikarp.

Voice actor Japanese English As Magikarp Unshō Ishizuka Maddie Blaustein As Gyarados Unshō Ishizuka

James's Gyarados (Japanese: コジロウのギャラドス Kojirō's Gyarados) was the first Pokémon shown to be captured by James of Team Rocket in the anime. Its voice actor in both Japanese and English is Unshō Ishizuka. As a Magikarp, it was voiced by Maddie Blaustein in the English dub.

James purchased his Gyarados as a Magikarp on the St. Anne. While on the ocean liner, the Magikarp salesman tricked him into buying what he said was a valuable Magikarp inside a gold Poké Ball. Jessie told James that Magikarp is a completely useless Pokémon, and Meowth informed James that the Poké Ball was only gold-plated.

When the St. Anne sank, James tried using Magikarp to help them escape, but it only made their situation worse. After finally making it to the surface, Meowth tried to take a bite out of it. His teeth broke off from the hard skin, and James, angry at how useless it was, kicked it into the ocean. The kick caused Magikarp to evolve into Gyarados.

Using Dragon Rage, James's Gyarados and several other Gyarados sent Team Rocket, Ash and his friends flying. James's Gyarados was never seen again.

Moves used

Using Splash as a Magikarp	Move	First used in
	Splash	Pokémon Shipwreck
	Dragon Rage	Pokémon Shipwreck
Moves used recently are in bold and have been italicized unless all moves all fit this case.
An x shows that the move cannot be legitimately learned by this Pokémon in the games.

Trivia

• Gyarados is the first Pokémon belonging to a main character that was released.
• It is also the first of Team Rocket's Pokémon to evolve.
• It is both the first Water-type and the first Flying-type to be owned by James.
• It is the first Pokémon Team Rocket obtains from the Magikarp salesman.

Related articles

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

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