Gyarados 24/124 · Dragons Exalted

Dragons Exalted is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on August 15, 2012. The printed size is 124. This checklist is longer, at 128 cards. Gyarados is 24/124, in position 24 of 128 on this checklist. Before it is 23 Magikarp, and after it is 25 Wailmer. The listed rarity is Rare.

Gyarados is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 130 HP. 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).

Mizue illustrated this card. The same name is on 184 other cards in the catalog.

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 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Gyarados 6/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Mizue illustrated this one. 43 other cards of Gyarados list a different HP.

The attack Sharp Fang lists 60 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. Swing Around is another attack lists 60+ damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 more damage for each heads. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Once it begins to rampage, a Gyarados will burn everything down, even in a harsh storm."

I keep a set binder for Dragons Exalted, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Dragons Exalted 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 Magikarp and Gyarados. I still need this card.