Misty's Gyarados

Misty's Gyarados (Japanese: カスミのギャラドス Kasumi's Gyarados) was a adopted by  in the Kanto region, and her tenth overall.

When Misty returned to Cerulean City to fill in for her sisters as Gym Leader in Cerulean Blues, she found out that a newly-evolved was on a rampage at the Cerulean Gym. Even worse, PIA inspectors were ready to condemn the Gym if there was no leader to keep Gyarados under control. Panicking, Misty tried many attempts to stop it, including a reenactment of the water ballet show Gyarados participated in as a. When none of these methods worked, Misty resorted to locking it in a cage. However, after the Invincible Pokémon Brothers had an unfair battle with Misty, they got their to attack it with. Misty then took the attack for Gyarados, causing Gyarados to earn her trust. Calmed, it finally allowed her to return it to its Poké Ball.

The use of Gyarados is significant, since Misty had been afraid of the species up until this point. This came from a traumatic event that occurred during her childhood, when she had crawled into the mouth of a sleeping Gyarados and was almost swallowed by it.

In A Togepi Mirage!, when Misty visited in Hoenn, she used Gyarados to defeat Colonel Hansen's  with. It also appeared briefly in The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon, where Misty used it to battle against Dr. Yung's. However, it was far too strong for the Atrocious Pokémon.

Gyarados reappeared in When Regions Collide!, where it was used to battle against Ash's Pikachu. The two started with a collision of and. then rushed towards Gyarados and made a direct hit with, sending Gyarados flying. Pikachu then started charging up and Gyarados used, confusing everyone. Ash instructed Pikachu to ignore the rain and attack. However, Gyarados countered with a Rain Dance-powered, which destroyed the Electro Ball and sent Pikachu flying. Deciding it was time to get serious, Misty revealed her Key Stone and Mega Evolved Gyarados into Mega Gyarados.

After Mega Evolving, Gyarados launched a Hydro Pump that destroyed the rock Pikachu was standing on, sending him flying into the water in the battlefield. Not letting up, Gyarados tried to attack Pikachu with, but was struck by after Pikachu got behind it. Gyarados dove underwater and used Hurricane, creating a cyclone of water around Pikachu. Ash ordered Pikachu to use Thunderbolt to break it up, but the strategy was unsuccessful. Misty assured Ash that no Trainer had ever beaten this strategy. Ash instead ordered Pikachu to run on the electricity with Quick Attack, which allowed to Pikachu jump out of the cyclone. The two then performed their Z-Move,. The attack hit Gyarados head on, defeating it and giving Ash the win.

Gyarados reappeared in Alola, Alola! during Misty's visit to Alola, where it was sent to fight one of Team Rocket's mechas. Gyarados Mega Evolved into Mega Gyarados before using Hydro Pump alongside several Z-Moves to send flying.

Personality and characteristics
At first, Gyarados was very angry and enraged, attacking every nearby person and and not calming down for a second. This contrasts with its personality as a, when it was much more relaxed and had once even participated in a water ballet with. Its rage as a Gyarados even made it unwilling to go back into its, forcing Misty to confine it in a cage to avoid any further damage to the Gym.

However, when Gyarados saw how much Misty cared about her hurt, its personality started to become calmer. When Misty took the 's in order to protect Gyarados, and was on the brink of drowning, Gyarados broke out of its cage and brought Misty to the surface, showing that it now had full confidence in her. By this point, Gyarados even listened to her commands and was willing to go back into its Poké Ball. This bond has remained between Misty and Gyarados ever since, making Gyarados one of Misty's primary battlers.

In the games
Misty's Gyarados appears during the rematch against her in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
Misty also has a Gyarados in the manga counterpart to the anime, but, unlike in the anime, it was the first Pokémon she ever caught. She trained it carefully until it evolved and, due to this, it's extremely loyal to its Trainer.

Gyarados appeared in Play Misty For Me when Ash challenged the Cerulean Gym. At first Ash tried to send into battle but the Electric Mouse was too scared of the scary Atrocious Pokémon. When Ash tried to use his it turned out to be sleeping. Next Ash tried to use, but it wasn't inside of its Poké Ball, having only left behind a note to explain its absence. Ash's only choice left was, which could do nothing but use. For a moment it looked like Ash had lost but then his Metapod evolved into. Seeing his chance, Ash had Butterfree use on Gyarados, putting the huge Pokémon into.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Misty's Gyarados, who was nicknamed Gyara, first appeared in Gyarados Splashes In!. It was stolen and used for experiments by Team Rocket, causing it to go berserk and attack Misty. Then appeared, recaptured Gyarados and returned it to her. Later, in You Know...Articuno!, Red tried to get the HM for but it was accidentally destroyed, so Misty offered to trade Gyara with Red's, because Gyara already knew that move. Since then, Gyara has been one of Red's main team members.

In the Pokémon Zensho manga
Misty's Magikarp appeared in Cerulean City where it was seen in her Gym.

In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Misty's Gyarados in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

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