Pokémon · Gym
Misty's Gyarados
Gym Challenge · #13 · Rare Holo · 2000
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Market reference
$360.24
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 13 / 132
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Misty's Magikarp
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 130
- Series
- Gym
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 17.5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Misty's Gyarados plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Tidal Wave) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- 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.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Misty's Magikarp; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Misty's Gyarados
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 4 copies on average · 25 decks
- Match win rate
- 38.9%
- -8.3 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Misty's Psyduck
in 100% of decks · 27 seen
Misty's Starmie
in 100% of decks · 27 seen
Misty's Magikarp
in 100% of decks · 27 seen
Misty's Staryu
in 100% of decks · 27 seen
Misty's Lapras
in 85% of decks · 23 seen
Iris's Fighting Spirit
in 48% of decks · 13 seen
Great Haul Net
in 74% of decks · 20 seen
Max Rod
in 93% of decks · 25 seen
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 Misty's Gyarados?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Pokémon Power: Rebellion
Whenever Misty's Gyarados attacks, flip 2 coins. If both of them are tails, that attack does nothing. Instead, shuffle Misty's Gyarados and all cards attached to it into your deck. (This power works even if Misty's Gyarados is Confused.)
WWWWTidal Wave — 70
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 | $120.00 | $192.59 | $1,621.60 | $158.80 | $1,249.88 |
| 1st Edition Holofoil | $412.49 | $4,317.47 | $9,999.00 | $360.24 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €19.90 |
| 7-day average | €139.84 |
| 30-day average | €126.91 |
| Low | €29.90 |
| Trend price | €129.87 |
| Low (excellent+) | €100.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €39.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €44.70 |
| averageSellPrice | €138.90 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €40.99 |
| Reverse holo trend | €42.12 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Misty's Gyarados is real?
Misty's 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 Misty's Gyarados worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Misty's Gyarados is $360.24; 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 Misty's Gyarados from?
Misty's Gyarados is from the Pokémon set "Gym Challenge" in the Gym series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Misty's Gyarados?
Misty's Gyarados is a Rare Holo card in the Gym Challenge set.
Other Misty's Gyarados printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
