Pokémon · Neo
Shining Gyarados
Neo Revelation · #65 · Rare Shining · 2001
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Market reference
$588.94
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 65 / 66
- Release year
- 2001
- Rarity
- Rare Shining
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 130
- Series
- Neo
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 12.5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Shining Gyarados plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Devastate) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water / Fighting / Fire Energy to attack — note its own type is Water, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Shining Gyarados
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Shining Gyarados?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Once it appears, it goes on a rampage. It remains enraged until it demolishes everything around it."
WFFOutrage — 30+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 10 more damage for each damage counter on Shining Gyarados. If tails, this attack does nothing.
WWRRDevastate — 50
Discard 2 Fire Energy cards attached to Shining Gyarados or this attack does nothing. This attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Then, flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 Energy card attached to each of your opponent's Pokémon that has any Energy cards attached to it and discard those Energy cards.
You can't have more than 1 Shining Gyarados in your deck.
Weakness:G×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited Holofoil | $414.99 | $549.99 | $796.04 | $588.94 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2040.00 |
| 7-day average | €841.74 |
| 30-day average | €598.64 |
| Low | €100.00 |
| Trend price | €557.37 |
| Low (excellent+) | €499.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €85.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €100.95 |
| averageSellPrice | €690.35 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €110.06 |
| Reverse holo trend | €73.71 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Shining Gyarados is real?
Shining Gyarados is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Shining Gyarados worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Shining Gyarados is $588.94; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Shining Gyarados from?
Shining Gyarados is from the Pokémon set "Neo Revelation" in the Neo series, released in 2001.
What rarity is Shining Gyarados?
Shining Gyarados is a Rare Shining card in the Neo Revelation set.
