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Lance's Gyarados あかいギャラドス Lance's Gyarados

Lance's Gyarados in the anime

Debuts in Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution Caught in Rage of Innocence Caught at Outskirts of Mahogany Town Evolves in Prior to Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location With Lance

→ This Pokémon spent an unknown number of episodes as Magikarp.

Voice actor Japanese English As Magikarp N/A As Gyarados Unshō Ishizuka (EP236 - AG098) Unknown (JN012)

Lance's Gyarados (Japanese: ワタル ギャラドス Wataru's Gyarados) is one of Lance's main Pokémon in the anime, games and manga.

In the anime

In the main series

History

Original series

As a wild Pokémon

As a Magikarp in the anime

The red Gyarados debuted 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, Tyson assigned Jessie, James and Meowth to capture the red Gyarados. They successfully found the Gyarados and lured it to the surface where the other Team Rocket members caught it in a net.

Ash and the group came by and unsuccessfully stopped Team Rocket from getting away with Gyarados, and they too got captured by Team Rocket. Professor Sebastian explained to them 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 Rage of Innocence, after Team Rocket's success in catching the red Gyarados, they decided to do some research on it. Meanwhile, Lance found out that the Evolution Inducement Ray was the cause of all the unevolved Pokémon growing tired. He then destroyed its source with the help of his 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 began to go on a rampage. It then escaped from the helicopters Team Rocket was carrying it in and dove into the water below. The red Gyarados continued its rampage, destroying everything in sight with Hyper Beam. Ash tried to stop it from going berserk, but it had no effect, making Gyarados retaliate with Hydro Pump.

The Team Rocket grunts tried catching it with another net. This time, Ash sent out Bayleef to cut the net with Razor Leaf. Just when the grunts were defeated, the Team Rocket trio arrived and shot a different net at the red Gyarados. Gyarados broke free from the net and went on another rampage, moving towards the river in Mahogany Town. Pryce stopped the Atrocious Pokémon from going any further by having his Dewgong use Ice Beam on the river. Lance, after defeating Tyson, battled the red Gyarados with his Dragonite in order for it to calm down. Lance successfully did so and caught the red Gyarados.

With Lance

Shortly after capturing Gyarados, Lance promises Ash that he will take care of his new Pokémon and that, like Dragonite, he will be his friend. The Red Gyarados reappeared in a flashback in Beauty is Skin Deep, when Ash and his friends told Clair about what happened in Mahogany Town.

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

In Gaining Groudon, May, Max, and Brock rode on the red Gyarados when Ash was captured by Team Magma, Brock recognized the Atrocious Pokémon almost immediately. After the confusion is over, and Brock explains who Gyarados belonged to, he takes the trio to the island where Ash, Pikachu and Lance meet. This time, Gyarados is more calm and loyal to his Trainer's orders. Showing that Lance managed to fulfill his promise to care for the Pokémon.

In The Shuffle of Legends, it ended up helping them out during the fight between Kyogre and Groudon, joining forces with Brock's Mudkip and May's Beautfly.

Gyarados with Lance against Leon and Charizard

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

In Flash of the Titans!, Gyarados is Lance's choice in the Pokémon World Championish finals against Leon's Charizard. During the battle, the two Pokémon prove to be extremely powerful and practically equivalent in power levels.

In the middle of the battle,Lance was revealed to possess a Dynamax Band, they both decide to use the Dynamax power of their Pokémon even so, Gyarados is defeated by a combination of Max Lightning and Max Airstream, after an intense battle and the incredible efforts of Gyarados and despite possessing a type advantage. This guarantees Leon the title of World Champion. In this episode, it was mentioned to have evolved from a golden Magikarp. However, while this is normally true, Lance's Gyarados evolved from a regular Magikarp due to one of Team Rocket's experiments, something the announcer would likely not have known about.

Gyarados Dynamaxed in the anime

Personality and characteristics

Prior to Lance capturing the red Gyarados, the red Gyarados had a bad temper towards people. It became worse after the machine forcing Pokémon to evolve got destroyed. Because of the increased rage, the Gyarados easily broke out of the prisons Team Rocket held it in. After Lance caught the red Gyarados, it calmed down. During Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, the red Gyarados got along with people and worked with Ash's friends to help them out during the fight with Groudon and Kyogre.

Moves used

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

Max Moves used

Picture	Max Move	First Used in	Base Move
	Max Geyser	Flash of the Titans!	Aqua Tail
	Description: While Dynamaxed, Gyarados launches a supermassive stream of water in front of its mouth at the opponent. The impact causes rain to fall on the battlefield.
	Max Strike	Flash of the Titans!	Hyper Beam
	Description: While Dynamaxed, Gyarados strikes its tail into the ground, sending sparks of energy across the battlefield and towards the opponent. When the sparks reach the opponent, the ground underneath them explodes.
	Max Guard	Flash of the Titans!	Dragon Dance
	Description: While Dynamaxed, Gyarados forms a light blue barrier of energy in front of itself, protecting it from attacks, including Max Moves.

In Pokémon Generations

In The Lake of Rage, Lance and his Dragonite battled the red Gyarados in a flashback. Its appearance was what inspired Lance to investigate the Team Rocket HQ. Later, after Team Rocket's radio wave generator had been destroyed, Lance witnessed the red Gyarados calming down and diving back into the depths of the lake.

Moves used

Using Dragon Rage	Move First Used In Dragon Rage The Lake of Rage
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the games

In the core series

Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow	Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
		First battle	Rematch
Types: Water Flying Gyarados Lv.58 Hydro Pump Water   --       Dragon Rage Dragon   --       Leer Normal   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --	Types: Water Flying Held item: None Gyarados♂ Lv.44 Rain Dance Water   --       Surf Water   --       Flail Normal   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --	Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Gyarados♂ Lv.56 Bite Dark   --       Dragon Rage Dragon   --       Twister Dragon   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --	Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Gyarados♂ Lv.68 Hyper Beam Normal   --       Dragon Dance Dragon   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver		Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
First battle	Rematch/Multi Battle with Clair	First battle	Rematch
Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Gyarados♂ Lv.46 Waterfall Water Physical   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Flail Normal Physical   --	Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Gyarados♂ Lv.68 Dragon Dance Dragon Status   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --	Types: Water Flying Ability: No Ability Held item: None Gyarados♀ Lv.54 Waterfall Water Physical   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --	Types: Water Flying Ability: No Ability Held item: None Gyarados♀ Lv.64 Waterfall Water Physical   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --

In the Stadium series

Pokémon Stadium	Pokémon Stadium 2
Types: Water Flying Gyarados Lv.50-100 Dragon Rage Dragon   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --	Types: Water Flying Held item: PRZCureBerry Gyarados♀ Lv.50-100 Surf Water   --       DragonBreath Dragon   --       Sleep Talk Normal   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Gyarados in Pokémon Adventures

As a Magikarp in Pokémon Adventures

Gyarados evolved from a Magikarp sometime before the events of the manga. It first appears in Extricated from Exeggutor together with Lance's other Pokémon. Later was used to shield Lance from the lava on Cerise Island using its bubbles.

It is later used in the final battle against Yellow alongside Lance's Dragon Pokémon.

Moves used

Using Bubble Beam	Move First Used In Bubble Beam Rhyhorn Rising Hyper Beam The Beedrill All and End All
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

Lance's Gyarados in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Gyarados was the first test that Red and the gang had to handle. It popped out of a pool of water when Lance commanded it to do so. Gyarados was proven to be a challenge when it kept on hiding in the water and used its tail at one point to slap Clefairy. Clefairy tied Red's Pikachu to a fishing line and threw him to the pool of water to find Gyarados. After Pikachu went inside Gyarados's mouth, Pikachu shocked it, defeating Gyarados.

In the Pocket Monsters manga

The red Gyarados appeared in JNM04, where it and Lance were defeated by Leon and his Charizard during the finals of the World Coronation Series.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Lance's Gyarados in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Lance's Pokémon 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	#
Lance's Gyarados					Pokémon VS		098/141

Trivia

Lance's normal colored Gyarados

• In The Legend of Thunder!, Lance is seen with a normal colored Gyarados in Marina's imagination, but it is unknown if he actually owns one.
• Gyarados is the first Shiny Pokémon seen in the anime in possession of an Elite Four or Champion.
• In the anime, Gyarados is the first Pokémon to do a standard Dynamax.

Related articles

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

• Red Gyarados

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

Recurring wild Pokémon characters in the anime
Fearow	Ho-Oh	Pink Butterfree	Haunter	Jigglypuff	Clefairy
Mewtwo	Slowking (M02)	Lapras	Suicune	Pichu Posse	Articuno (OS)
Lugia (OS)	Silver	Wynaut	Larvitar	Loudred	Spoink
Kyogre and Groudon (RS)	Articuno (RS)	Deoxys	Lake guardians	Marill	Hippopotas
Zekrom	Forces of Nature	Carracosta	Meloetta	Reshiram	Malamar
Super-ancient Pokémon (XY)	Wooper	Florges	Squishy	Z2	Guardian deities
Bewear	Toucannon's flock	Stoutland	Exeggutor	Oranguru	Lunala
Necrozma	Stufful	Ultra Beasts	Grandpa Forest	Melemele Greens	Mantine
Zeraora	Meltan	Shaymin	Magearna	Celebi	Wingull
Mew	Lugia (JN)	Thievul trio	Drednaw	Slowking (JN)	Legendary heroes
Mewtwo's friends	Cresselia	Darkrai	Dialga	Palkia	Heatran
Latias	Terapagos
Recurring wild Pokémon that have been caught
Caterpie	Gyarados	Aipom	Gible	Krokorok	Dedenne
Goodra	Litten	Rockruff	Mimikyu	Mareanie	Poipole
Eevee	Greedy Rapooh	Meltan	Scorbunny	Gengar	Sobble
Eternatus	Morpeko	Fuecoco	Wattrel	Quaxly

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