Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Gyarados
Pokémon GO · #22 · Rare Holo · 2022
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Market reference
$0.37
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 22 / 88
- Release year
- 2022
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 170
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Magikarp
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 130
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Heavy Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 230 damage
- 57.5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Gyarados plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Wild Splash) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 230 — one-shots most single-prize attackers and many ex, but not 300+ HP walls.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥85 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 Gyarados
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥85 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Gyarados?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It has an extremely aggressive nature. The Hyper Beam it shoots from its mouth totally incinerates all targets."
CWreak Havoc
Flip a coin until you get tails. For each heads, discard the top 2 cards of your opponent's deck.
WWCCWild Splash — 230
Discard the top 5 cards of your deck.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Gyarados or Pokémon GO.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Gyarados was legal.
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today
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today
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Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
2
ran Gyarados
Tournaments scanned
294
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 3rd
Top decks running Gyarados
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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.10 | $0.44 | $19.98 | $0.37 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.20 | $0.58 | $25.00 | $0.56 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/20| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.30 |
| 7-day average | €0.37 |
| 30-day average | €0.34 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.36 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.59 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.32 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.47 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.51 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Gyarados is real?
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 Gyarados worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Gyarados is $0.37; 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 Gyarados from?
Gyarados is from the Pokémon set "Pokémon GO" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.
What rarity is Gyarados?
Gyarados is a Rare Holo card in the Pokémon GO set.
Other Gyarados printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
