Team Rocket is a set in the Base series. It was released on April 24, 2000. The printed size is 82. This checklist is longer, at 83 cards. Dark Gyarados is 25/82, in position 25 of 83 on this checklist. Before it is 24 Dark Golbat, and after it is 26 Dark Hypno. The listed rarity is Rare.
Dark Gyarados is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 31. In the Pokédex this is Gyarados (#130), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Magikarp. In this catalog that name is Magikarp (#129).
Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this card. The same name is on 656 other cards in the catalog.
Gyarados (#130) has 56 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 39 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Gyarados 6/102 in Base (1999). That card is named Gyarados, while this one is Dark Gyarados. That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 54 other cards of Gyarados list a different HP.
Final Beam is listed as Pokémon Power. When Dark Gyarados is Knocked Out by an attack, flip a coin. If heads, this power does 20 damage for each Water Energy attached to Dark Gyarados to the Pokémon that Knocked Out Dark Gyarados. Apply Weakness and Resistance. This power doesn't work if Dark Gyarados is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed. The attack Ice Beam lists 30 damage. The cost is 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 2. The flavor text reads "Normally found only in the deep ocean, it has recently been seen in shallow waters as well."
I keep a set binder for Team Rocket, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Team Rocket set binder. 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 Team Rocket cards. I still need this card.
When Dark Gyarados is Knocked Out by an attack, flip a coin. If heads, this power does 20 damage for each Water Energy attached to Dark Gyarados to the Pokémon that Knocked Out Dark Gyarados. Apply Weakness and Resistance. This power doesn't work if Dark Gyarados is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Normally found only in the deep ocean, it has recently been seen in shallow waters as well.
Team Rocket, in the Base series. It was released on April 24, 2000. The printed size is 82.
25/82. It is entry 25 of 83 in this checklist.
Kagemaru Himeno. The catalog lists 656 other cards with that illustrator.
Rare.
Gyarados #130, generation 1 (Kanto).
Ice Beam (30).