Gyarados XY60/211 · XY Black Star Promos

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

Gyarados sits at XY60/211 in XY Black Star Promos, position 60 of 216. Before it is XY59 Salamence, and after it is XY61 Flygon-EX. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on October 12, 2013. The printed size is 211. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. The listed rarity is Promo.

The attack Full Retaliation lists 30+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 30 more damage for each damage counter on each of your Benched Magikarp. Thrash is another attack lists 100+ damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage. If tails, this Pokémon does 30 damage to itself. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 3. θ Double is the ancient trait on this card. This Pokémon may have up to 2 Pokémon Tool cards attached to it. 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 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 lists 100 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Promo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and TOKIYA illustrated this one. 43 other cards of Gyarados list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads TOKIYA. I count 93 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

XY Black Star Promos set binder is where a full XY Black Star Promos 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 Magikarp and Gyarados. I still need this card.