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'''James's Gyarados''' (Japanese: '''コジロウのギャラドス''' ''Kojirō's Gyarados'') was the first [[Pokémon]] shown to be {{pkmn2|caught|captured}} by [[James]] of [[Team Rocket]] in the {{pkmn|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's Gyarados''' (Japanese: '''コジロウのギャラドス''' ''Kojirō's Gyarados'') is the second Pokémon that was shown to be owned by [[James]], and his fourth overall. It was sold to him as a {{p|Magikarp}} by the [[Magikarp salesman]] on the [[S.S. Anne|St. Anne]].


James purchased his Gyarados as a {{p|Magikarp}} on the [[S.S. Anne|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 {{MTR}} informed James that the Poké Ball was only gold-plated.
==History==
[[File:James Magikarp.png|left|thumb|215px|As a Magikarp]]
James purchased his {{p|Gyarados}} as a {{p|Magikarp}} on the [[S.S. Anne|St. Anne]] in ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]''. While on the ocean liner, the [[Magikarp salesman]] tricked him into buying Magikarp, claiming that he could {{pkmn|breeding|breed}} it to sell more and more Magikarp. Blinded by the chance to become filthy rich, James gladly accepted the deal. When he later told about his purchase to [[Jessie]] and {{MTR}}, however, they revealed him that he had been tricked: Magikarp was a completely useless Pokémon, and even its {{DL|Poké Ball|In the anime|"gold" Poké Ball}} was just gold-plated. When James revealed that he had spent the advances on both his and Jessie's salaries to buy Magikarp, Jessie got furious, angrily telling him to return it immediately. However, before he could find the salesman again, [[Team Rocket]]'s assault on the ship started, and James was forced to abandon his search to join the other {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s. After the operation had been ruined by the passengers' rebellion, the rocking of the ship caused James to drop Magikarp's Poké Ball, and the trio kept chasing it through the ship, causing them to get trapped inside when the ship sunk soon after.


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 [[Evolution|evolve]] into Gyarados.
In ''[[EP016|Pokémon Shipwreck]]'', when Team Rocket temporarily joined forces with {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} in order to escape the sunken ship, they appeared to lack a {{t|Water}} Pokémon to swim to the surface, at which point James revealed his Magikarp, believing that it could help them escape. Unfortunately, they soon found out that Magikarp wasn't able to swim at all, just {{m|splash}}ing on its place. By sheer luck, the trio was carried to the surface when the ship flooded, along with Magikarp.


Using {{m|Dragon Rage}}, James's Gyarados and several other Gyarados sent Team Rocket, {{Ash}} and {{ashfr|his friends}} flying. James's Gyarados was never seen again.
The next day, when the group was starving with hunger, they started staring at Magikarp, thinking of {{DL|Pokémon food|Eating other Pokémon|eating it}}. However, when Meowth tried to take a {{m|bite}} out of it, their dreams of a Magikarp lunch were ruined, as, like {{an|Misty}} then mentioned, Magikarp is all skin and bones, making it completely inedible. At this point, James got extremely enraged at Magikarp, declaring that it was completely useless and he didn't want to be its {{pkmn|Trainer|master}} anymore, and kicking it off the raft. This proved to be a big mistake, as it caused Magikarp to [[evolution|evolve]] into a Gyarados. Furious of James's behavior, Gyarados completely ignored his attempt to reclaim its loyalty, and gave a chase for the group. After a while of chasing, it suddenly stopped, roaring into the sky. Instead of giving up, however, as the group was hoping for, this proved to be something much worse, as multiple other Gyarados then appeared, and they unleashed a devastating {{m|Dragon Rage}} on the group, sending them flying in a watery tornado. James's Gyarados hasn't appeared since, having returned to living in the {{pkmn2|wild}}. It was shown in a flashback in ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]''.
 
Gyarados was shown again as a Magikarp in flashbacks in ''[[EP146|Tricks of the Trade]]'' and ''[[EP261|Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid]]''.
 
==Personality and characteristics==
As a Magikarp, Gyarados showed typical traits of its species, merely splashing on its place. It often disappointed its Trainer with how useless it was and seemed oblivious to anything going on around it. After evolving into Gyarados, it showed a lot of rage, angry at its Trainer for deeming it worthless. It was also shown to become a very powerful swimmer after evolving, keeping up with all of {{cat|Misty's Pokémon}}. It isn't known whether this is Gyarados's usual personality or if it was just angry.


==Moves used==
==Moves used==
{{anmu/h|water|flying|3|align=center|move=Splash|pic=EP016.png|pkmn=Magikarp}}
{{anmov/h|water|flying|James {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Magikarp Splash.png|1=Gyarados Dragon Rage.png}}|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Splash as a Magikarp|1=Dragon Rage}}}}
{{anmu|normal|Splash|EP016|Pokémon Shipwreck}}
{{anmov|normal|Splash|EP016|Pokémon Shipwreck}}
{{anmu|dragon|Dragon Rage|EP016|Pokémon Shipwreck}}
{{anmov|dragon|Dragon Rage|EP016|Pokémon Shipwreck}}
{{anmu/f|flying|no|c=a}}
{{anmov/f|flying}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Gyarados is the first Pokémon belonging to a main character that was released.
[[File:Edible Magikarp.png|thumb|150px|{{Ash}} and {{an|Brock}} thinking about eating Magikarp]]
*It is also the first of Team Rocket's Pokémon to evolve.
* Gyarados is the first Pokémon Team Rocket obtains from the [[Magikarp salesman]].
*It is both the first {{type2|Water}} and the first {{type2|Flying}} to be owned by James.
* As a Magikarp, Gyarados was one of the very few Pokémon considered {{DL|Pokémon food|Eating other Pokémon|to be eaten}} in the anime.
*It is the first Pokémon Team Rocket obtains from the [[Magikarp salesman]].


==Related articles==
==Related articles==
* {{Animespeciesevo1|Magikarp|Gyarados}}
* {{Animespeciesevo1|Magikarp|Gyarados}}
* [[Magikarp salesman's Magikarp]]
* [[Magikarp salesman's Magikarp]]
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Revision as of 13:51, 3 August 2017

James's Gyarados
コジロウのギャラドス Kojiro's Gyarados
James Gyarados.png
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
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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) is the second Pokémon that was shown to be owned by James, and his fourth overall. It was sold to him as a Magikarp by the Magikarp salesman on the St. Anne.

History

As a Magikarp

James purchased his Gyarados as a Magikarp on the St. Anne in Battle Aboard the St. Anne. While on the ocean liner, the Magikarp salesman tricked him into buying Magikarp, claiming that he could breed it to sell more and more Magikarp. Blinded by the chance to become filthy rich, James gladly accepted the deal. When he later told about his purchase to Jessie and Meowth, however, they revealed him that he had been tricked: Magikarp was a completely useless Pokémon, and even its "gold" Poké Ball was just gold-plated. When James revealed that he had spent the advances on both his and Jessie's salaries to buy Magikarp, Jessie got furious, angrily telling him to return it immediately. However, before he could find the salesman again, Team Rocket's assault on the ship started, and James was forced to abandon his search to join the other Team Rocket Grunts. After the operation had been ruined by the passengers' rebellion, the rocking of the ship caused James to drop Magikarp's Poké Ball, and the trio kept chasing it through the ship, causing them to get trapped inside when the ship sunk soon after.

In Pokémon Shipwreck, when Team Rocket temporarily joined forces with Ash and his friends in order to escape the sunken ship, they appeared to lack a Water Pokémon to swim to the surface, at which point James revealed his Magikarp, believing that it could help them escape. Unfortunately, they soon found out that Magikarp wasn't able to swim at all, just splashing on its place. By sheer luck, the trio was carried to the surface when the ship flooded, along with Magikarp.

The next day, when the group was starving with hunger, they started staring at Magikarp, thinking of eating it. However, when Meowth tried to take a bite out of it, their dreams of a Magikarp lunch were ruined, as, like Misty then mentioned, Magikarp is all skin and bones, making it completely inedible. At this point, James got extremely enraged at Magikarp, declaring that it was completely useless and he didn't want to be its master anymore, and kicking it off the raft. This proved to be a big mistake, as it caused Magikarp to evolve into a Gyarados. Furious of James's behavior, Gyarados completely ignored his attempt to reclaim its loyalty, and gave a chase for the group. After a while of chasing, it suddenly stopped, roaring into the sky. Instead of giving up, however, as the group was hoping for, this proved to be something much worse, as multiple other Gyarados then appeared, and they unleashed a devastating Dragon Rage on the group, sending them flying in a watery tornado. James's Gyarados hasn't appeared since, having returned to living in the wild. It was shown in a flashback in Island of the Giant Pokémon.

Gyarados was shown again as a Magikarp in flashbacks in Tricks of the Trade and Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid.

Personality and characteristics

As a Magikarp, Gyarados showed typical traits of its species, merely splashing on its place. It often disappointed its Trainer with how useless it was and seemed oblivious to anything going on around it. After evolving into Gyarados, it showed a lot of rage, angry at its Trainer for deeming it worthless. It was also shown to become a very powerful swimmer after evolving, keeping up with all of Misty's Pokémon. It isn't known whether this is Gyarados's usual personality or if it was just angry.

Moves used

James Gyarados Dragon Rage.png
Using Dragon Rage
Move First Used In
Splash Pokémon Shipwreck
Dragon Rage Pokémon Shipwreck
A shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Trivia

Ash and Brock thinking about eating Magikarp
  • Gyarados is the first Pokémon Team Rocket obtains from the Magikarp salesman.
  • As a Magikarp, Gyarados was one of the very few Pokémon considered to be eaten in the anime.

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