Gyarados 32/97 · Dragon

Dragon is a set in the EX series. It was released on November 24, 2003. The printed size is 97. This checklist is longer, at 100 cards. Gyarados is 32/97, in position 32 of 100 on this checklist. Before it is 31 Grovyle, and after it is 33 Horsea. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Gyarados is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 100 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).

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 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). Both list 100 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 51 other cards of Gyarados list a different HP.

The attack Dragon Crush lists no damage number. The cost is Water. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage to each Defending Pokémon. Discard an Energy card from each Defending Pokémon. Aqua Sonic is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. This attack's damage is not affected by Resistance. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2.

I keep a set binder for Dragon, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Dragon set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Gyarados can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.