No. 130 · Kanto · Water/Flying
Gyaradoscards
Gyarados is a Water/Flying-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 130 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2025. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 56
- Sets
- 38
- Printed
- 1999–2025
- Illustrators
- 27
- Sightings
- 6
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The strongest Gyarados art
01/06Gyarados EX
Secret Rare
02/06Gyarados EX
Ultra Rare
03/06Gyarados ex
Ultra Rare
04/06Gyarados
Rare
05/06M Gyarados EX
Ultra Rare
06/06Gyarados V
Ultra Rare
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Which is the better picture?
Two Gyarados cards, side by side.
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Gyarados by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Gyarados cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Gyarados gets drawn
Gyarados is usually drawn epic, fierce and moody, usually roaring.
Across 42 Gyarados artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
1999–2025
Gyarados through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
1999 Base Set
2000 Gym Challenge
2001 Neo Revelation
2002 Legendary Collection
2003 Skyridge
2004 Team Rocket Returns
2005 Deoxys
2006 Holon Phantoms
2007 Mysterious Treasures
2008 Stormfront
2009 Pokémon Rumble
2010 HeartGold SoulSilver
2011 Call of Legends
2012 Dragons Exalted
2013 XY Black Star Promos- 2015 Ancient Origins
- 2016 BREAKpoint
- 2017 Crimson Invasion
2018 Dragon Majesty
2019 Hidden Fates
2020 Rebel Clash- 2021 Evolving Skies
2022 Pokémon GO- 2023 Scarlet & Violet
2025 Destined Rivals
Evolves from
Magikarp44 cards- Gyaradosthis page · 56 cards
Gyarados sightingsspotted in 6 other cards
Cards where Gyarados turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Gyarados card
56 cards, strongest artwork first.
Gyarados in numbers
- Cards
- 56
- Sets
- 38since Base Set
- Illustrators
- 27most by 5ban Graphics
- Printed
- 1999–2025
- Printed as
- Basic, Stage 1, Mega, VMAX
- Sightings
- 6in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 70–330
They span 38 sets, from Base Set to Destined Rivals. 27 illustrators have drawn it, most often 5ban Graphics, Mitsuhiro Arita and Shin Nagasawa. It has been printed as Basic, Stage 1, Mega and VMAX.
Who draws Gyarados
27 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
38 sets, by how many Gyarados cards each holds.
- BREAKpoint5
- Evolving Skies4
Crimson Invasion3
XY Black Star Promos3- Ancient Origins2
Gym Challenge2
HeartGold SoulSilver2
Holon Phantoms2- Scarlet & Violet2
Skyridge2
Team Rocket2
1511
26 more sets
Base Set1
Base Set 21
Burning Shadows1
Call of Legends1
Deoxys1
Destined Rivals1
Dragon1
Dragon Majesty1
Dragons Exalted1
Evolutions1
FireRed & LeafGreen1
Generations1
Hidden Fates1
Legendary Collection1
Legendary Treasures1
Mysterious Treasures1
Neo Revelation1
Paldea Evolved1
Platinum1
Pokémon GO1
Pokémon Rumble1
Rebel Clash1
SM Black Star Promos1
Stormfront1
Team Rocket Returns1
Team Up1
Rarity
Questions
- How many Gyarados cards are there?
- There are 56 Gyarados cards, printed between 1999 and 2025 across 38 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Gyarados card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Gyarados art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Gyarados cards?
- 27 illustrators have drawn Gyarados. 5ban Graphics has done the most at 9, followed by Mitsuhiro Arita and Shin Nagasawa.
- What was the first Gyarados card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Base Set, released in 1999. 25 of its 56 cards are Rare.
