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This article is about the anime counterpart of Misty's Gyarados. For the Pokémon Adventures counterpart, see Gyara.

Misty's Gyarados カスミのギャラドス Kasumi's Gyarados

Misty's Gyarados As a Mega Gyarados

Debuts in Cerulean Blues Caught at Cerulean Gym Evolves in Prior to Cerulean Blues Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location With Misty

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

Voice actor Japanese English As Magikarp N/A As Gyarados Unshō Ishizuka

Misty's Gyarados (Japanese: カスミのギャラドス Kasumi's Gyarados) was the tenth Pokémon Misty owned; she adopted it in the Kanto region after she returned home in Cerulean Blues.

In the anime

History

Advanced Generation series

Gyarados and Misty

When Misty returned to Cerulean City to fill in for her sisters as the Gym Leader, she found out that a newly-evolved Gyarados was on a rampage at the Cerulean Gym. Even worse, PIA inspectors were ready to condemn the Gym if there was no leader to keep Gyarados under control. Panicking, Misty tried many attempts to stop it, including a reenactment of the water ballet show Gyarados participated in as a Magikarp. When none of these calming methods worked, Misty resorted to locking it in a cage. However, after the Invincible Pokémon Brothers had an unfair battle with Misty, they got their Tentacruel to attack it with Poison Sting. Misty then took the attack for Gyarados, causing Gyarados to earn her trust. Calmed, it finally allowed her to return it to its Poké Ball. The use of Gyarados is significant as Misty had been afraid of the species up until this point. This came from a traumatic event in her childhood when she had crawled into the mouth of a sleeping Gyarados and was almost swallowed by it.

In A Togepi Mirage!, when Misty visited Ash in Hoenn, she used Gyarados to defeat Colonel Hansen's Shedinja with Flamethrower. It also appeared briefly in The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon, where Misty used it to battle against Dr. Yung's Mirage Mewtwo. However, it was far too strong for the Atrocious Pokémon.

Sun & Moon series

Gyarados reappeared in SM043, where it was used to battle against Ash's Pikachu. The two start with a collision of Hydro Pump and Thunderbolt, which ends in a tie. Pikachu then rushes towards Gyarados and makes a direct hit with Quick Attack, sending Gyarados flying. Pikachu then starts charging up Electro Ball and Gyarados uses Rain Dance, confusing everyone. Ash tells Pikachu to ignore the rain and attack, which Pikachu does. Gyarados counters with a Rain Dance powered Hurricane, which destroys the Electro Ball and sends Pikachu flying. Deciding it's time to get serious Misty reveals her Key Stone and Mega Evolves Gyarados into Mega Gyarados. Gyarados launches a Hydro Pump that destroys the rock Pikachu is standing on and sends him flying into the water. Not letting up Gyarados tries to attack Pikachu with Crunch, but is struck by Iron Tail after Pikachu gets behind it. Gyarados dives underwater and uses Hurricane, creating a cyclone of water around Pikachu. Ash tells Pikachu to use Thunderbolt to break it, but the attack does nothing. Misty assures Ash that no Trainer has ever beaten this strategy, but Ash declares they will. Telling Pikachu to run on the electricity with Quick Attack Pikachu jumps out of the cyclone. The two then preform their Z-Move, Gigavolt Havoc. The attack hits Gyarados head on, defeating it and giving Ash the win.

Personality and characteristics

Gyarados's Gyaradosite

At first, Gyarados was very angry and enraged, attacking every nearby person and Pokémon and not calming down for a second. This contrasts with its personality as a Magikarp, when it was much more relaxed and had once even participated in a water ballet with Misty. Its rage as a Gyarados even made it unwilling to go back into its Poké Ball, forcing Misty to confine it in a cage to avoid any further damage to the Gym.

However, when Gyarados saw how much Misty cared about her hurt Corsola, its personality started to become calmer. When Misty took the Tentacruel's Poison Sting in order to protect Gyarados, and was on the brink of drowning, Gyarados broke out of its cage and brought Misty to the surface, showing that it now had full confidence in her. By this point, Gyarados even listened to her commands and was willing to go back into its Poké Ball. This bond has remained between Misty and Gyarados ever since, making Gyarados one of Misty's primary battlers.

Moves used

Using Headbutt Using Protect	Move First Used In Headbutt Cerulean Blues Whirlpool Cerulean Blues Hydro Pump † Cerulean Blues Protect Cerulean Blues Hyper Beam Cerulean Blues Flamethrower A Togepi Mirage! Rain Dance † SM043 Hurricane † SM043 Crunch † SM043
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 Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Misty's Gyarados in The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Misty also has a Gyarados in the manga counterpart to the anime, but, unlike in the anime, it was the first Pokémon she ever caught. She trained it carefully until it evolved and, due to this, it's extremely loyal to its Trainer.

Gyarados appeared in Play Misty For Me when Ash challenged the Cerulean Gym. At first Ash tried to send Pikachu into battle but the Electric Mouse was too scared of the scary Atrocious Pokémon. When Ash tried to use his Fearow it turned out to be sleeping. Next Ash tried to use Pidgeotto, but it wasn't inside of its Poké Ball, having only left behind a note to explain its absence. Ash's only choice left was Metapod, which could do nothing but use Harden. For a moment it looked like Ash had lost but then his Metapod evolved into Butterfree. Seeing his chance, Ash had Butterfree use Sleep Powder on Gyarados, putting the huge Pokémon into sleep.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Main article: Gyara

Gyara

Misty's Gyarados, who was nicknamed Gyara, first appeared in Gyarados Splashes In!. It was stolen and used for experiments by Team Rocket, causing it to go berserk and attack Misty. Then Red appeared, recaptured Gyarados and returned it to her. After that, in You know... Articuno!, Red tried to get the HM Surf but he couldn't, so, Misty offered to trade Gyara with Red's Krabby, because Gyara already knew that move. With Gyara he could reach Cinnabar Island.

Gyara seems to have a cheerful personality, as after it was caught by Red, it was constantly singing and moving. The other Pokémon seem to be afraid of it after it does this.

In the Pokémon Zensho manga

Magikarp in Pokémon Zensho

Misty's Magikarp appeared in Cerulean City where it was seen in her Gym.

In the TCG

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

Related cards 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	#
Misty's Gyarados		Gym Challenge		13/132	Leaders' Stadium

Related articles

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

Misty's Pokémon
In rotation:	Staryu	Starmie	Psyduck	Politoed	Gyarados	Azurill
	Clauncher
At Cerulean Gym:	Goldeen	Horsea	Corsola	Caserin
Released:	Togetic	Seaking
Other:	Dewgong	Seaking	Goldeen (multiple)	Shellder (multiple)	Seel	Luverin
Borrowed:	Pikachu	Vulpix	Bulbasaur	Scyther	Marill
Befriended:	Golduck
Ride Pokémon:	Mantine	Dragonair
Adventures only:	Krabby	Chinchou	Lanturn	Omanyte	Suicune
Electric Tale only:	Shellder	Lapras
Pocket Monsters only:	Blastoise	Jigglypuff
Newspaper Strip only:	Squirtle	Butterfree

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