Gyarados V 171/203 · Evolving Skies

Evolving Skies is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 27, 2021. The printed size is 203. This checklist is longer, at 237 cards. Gyarados V is 171/203, in position 171 of 237 on this checklist. Before it is 170 Volcarona V, and after it is 172 Vaporeon V. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

Gyarados V is a Basic V Water Pokémon with 220 HP. In the Pokédex this is Gyarados (#130), generation 1 (Kanto).

PLANETA Tsuji illustrated this card. The same name is on 81 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 Gyarados V. That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 220 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Ultra. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and PLANETA Tsuji illustrated this one. 55 other cards of Gyarados list a different HP.

The attack Get Angry lists 20× damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. This attack does 20 damage for each damage counter on this Pokémon. Heavy Storm is another attack lists 180 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Water, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The card text says: V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is E.

I keep a set binder for Evolving Skies, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Evolving Skies 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 and Giant Pokémon. I still need this card.