Gyarados V 28/203 · Evolving Skies

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

Gyarados V sits at 28/203 in Evolving Skies, position 28 of 237. Before it is 27 Tentacruel, and after it is 29 Gyarados VMAX. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 27 August 2021. The printed size is 203. This checklist is longer, at 237 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo V.

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.

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 Holo V. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and PLANETA Tsuji illustrated this one. 55 other cards of Gyarados list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads PLANETA Tsuji. I count 81 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Evolving Skies set binder is where a full Evolving Skies 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 and Giant Pokémon. I still need this card.