Gyarados 6/102 · Base

Gyarados is Pokédex #130, generation 1 (Kanto). Gyarados is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 100 HP. The card lists level 41. The card says it evolves from Magikarp. In this catalog that name is Magikarp (#129).

Gyarados sits at 6/102 in Base, position 6 of 102. Before it is 5 Clefairy, and after it is 7 Hitmonchan. The set belongs to the Base series. It was released on January 9, 1999. The printed size is 102, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Dragon Rage lists 50 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Water. Bubblebeam is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Water, Water. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Grass ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Rarely seen in the wild. Huge and vicious, it is capable of destroying entire cities in a rage."

Gyarados (#130) has 56 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 38 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Gyarados 7/130 in Base Set 2 (2000). Both list 100 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. 51 other cards of Gyarados list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mitsuhiro Arita. I count 721 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Base set binder is where a full Base set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Gyarados can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.