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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I

#130 Gyarados

WaterFlying

SpeciesAtrocious Pokémon
Japanese nameGyarados
PronunciationGAR-I-DOSE
Height21′ 4″ 6.50 m
Weight518.0 lb 233.10 kg
Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%

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Name meaning

Comes from GYRE (to turn in a thrashing manner) and ADO (to cause trouble).

Evolution

MagikarpLevel 20Gyarados

Gyarados in the original Gengar’s Pokédex — Gyarados as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

RedBlue	Rarely seen in the wild. Huge and vicious, it is capable of destroying entire cities in a rage.
Yellow	Brutally vicious and enormously destructive. Known for totally destroying cities in ancient times.
Stadium	Extremely vicious and horribly brutal. Has enough destructive power to totally annihilate even a major city.
GoldStadium 2	They say that during past wars, GYARADOS would appear and leave blazing ruins in its wake.
Silver	Once it appears, it goes on a rampage. It remains enraged until it demolishes everything around it.
Crystal	It appears whenever there is world conflict, burning down any place it travels through.

Where to find Gyarados

Game	Where to find it	Time	Rarity
Blue	Must Evolve from Magikarp at Level 20	NA	Evolve
Red	Must Evolve from Magikarp at Level 20	NA	Evolve
Yellow	Fishing (Fuchsia City)	NA	Few/Evolve
Gold	Fishing or Surfing (Fushsia City, Lake of Rage) (One special red Gyarados can also be found at the Lake of Rage)	Any	Many/Evolve
Silver		Any	Many/Evolve
Crystal		Any	Many/Evolve

How to catch

	Surf	Fishing	Evolve	Event
R/B			✓
Yellow		✓	✓
G/S	✓	✓	✓	✓
Crystal	✓	✓	✓	✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

Normal×1
Fire×0.5
Water×0.5
Electric×4
Grass×1
Ice×1
Fighting×0.5
Poison×1
Ground×0
Flying×1
Psychic×1
Bug×0.5
Rock×2
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1
Steel×0.5

Gold, Silver & Crystal: 2 weaknesses and 6 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 3 (~33%).
Red, Blue & Yellow: 2 weaknesses and 5 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 2 : 5 (40%).
This Pokémon has more resistances in GSC than in RBY, so this Pokémon has a better defense ratio in GSC.

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Fire1st: Good 2nd: Normal
Water1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
Grass1st: Bad 2nd: Good
Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Fighting1st: Normal 2nd: Good
Poison1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Ground1st: Good 2nd: Normal
Flying1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Psychic1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Bug1st: Normal 2nd: Good
Rock1st: Good 2nd: Bad
Ghost1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Dragon1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
Dark1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Steel1st: Normal 2nd: Bad

Gold, Silver & Crystal: 6 advantages and 6 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 1:1 (100%).
Red, Blue & Yellow: 6 advantages and 5 disadvantages out of 30 types. Offensive ratio 6:5 (120%).

Moves learned by levelling up

R/B/Y	G/S/C	Move	Type	Kind
*	*	Splash	Normal	Status
Start	Start	Tackle	Normal	Physical
—	*	Flail	Normal	Physical
20	20	Bite	DarkG/S/C NormalR/B/Y	Physical
25	25	Dragon Rage	Dragon	Physical
32	30	Leer	Normal	Status
—	35	Twister	Dragon	Special
41	40	Hydro Pump	Water	Special
—	45	Rain Dance	Water	Status
52	50	Hyper Beam	Normal	Physical
* = If evolved from Magikarp, it will have learned these moves (Flail if after Lv. 30)	* = If evolved from Magikarp, it will have learned these moves (Flail if after Lv. 30)	* = If evolved from Magikarp, it will have learned these moves (Flail if after Lv. 30)	* = If evolved from Magikarp, it will have learned these moves (Flail if after Lv. 30)	Physical

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, Ice Beam

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

TM02Headbutt
TM03Curse
TM05Roar
TM06Toxic
TM07Zap Cannon
TM08Rock Smash
TM10Hidden Power
TM13Snore
TM14Blizzard
TM15Hyper Beam
TM16Icy Wind
TM17Protect
TM18Rain Dance
TM20Endure
TM21Frustration
TM24Dragonbreath
TM25Thunder
TM27Return
TM32Double Team
TM34Swagger
TM35Sleep Talk
TM37Sandstorm
TM38Fire Blast
TM44Rest
TM45Attract
HM03Surf
HM04Strength
HM06Whirlpool
HM07Waterfall

TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow

TM14Blizzard
TM15Hyper Beam
TM20Rage
TM23Dragon Rage
TM24Thunderbolt
TM25Thunder
TM31Mimic
TM32Double Team
TM33Reflect
TM34Bide
TM38Fire Blast
TM40Skull Bash
TM44Rest
TM50Substitute
HM03Surf
HM04Strength

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups	Water 2 Pokémon group 9 Dragon Pokémon group 13

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves

None.

Stats

Stat	Base	Range at Lv. 100	G/S/C rank	R/B/Y rank
HP	95	363-393	12/4581.59%	9/4285.28%
Attack	125	318-348	3/4997.72%	3/4597.72%
Defense	79	226-256	19/5561.79%	16/4465.54%
Speed	81	230-260	16/4770.86%	15/4267.35%
Special Attack G/S/C	60	188-218	26/4640.14%	—
Special Defense G/S/C	100	268-298	11/4187.46%	—
Special R/B/Y	100	268-298	—	9/2985.28%
Total	540 G/S/C 480 R/B/Y	1593-1773 1405-1555	5/8789.41%	6/6595.03%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library