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Gyarados
Legendary Collection 12/110 • holo-rare
- Set
- Legendary Collection
- Number
- 12/110
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- Released
- 2002
- Energy type
- water energy
- Finish
- Cosmos
- Market price
- $522.89
- Artist
- Mitsuhiro Arita
What it does
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Rarely seen in the wild. Huge and vicious, it is capable of destroying entire cities in a rage.
Where you can play it
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Where it came from
The Legendary Collection, released in 2002, served as a retrospective set for the Wizards of the Coast era of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It was designed to provide players with access to older, highly sought-after cards by reprinting popular selections from the original Base Set, Jungle, and Fossil expansions. The set is uniquely defined by its signature 'reverse-holo' treatment, where the entire card face—excluding the artwork window—features a shimmering, etched foil pattern that was a significant departure from standard card designs of the time.
This specific iteration of Gyarados features the classic artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita, which originally appeared in the 1999 Base Set. Arita’s depiction of the fierce, serpentine Pokémon rising from a whirlpool was widely praised for its sense of scale and power. By including this iconic design in the Legendary Collection with a new foil treatment, the developers aimed to bridge the gap between early collectors and newer players, ensuring that the visual legacy of the Kanto region remained a cornerstone of the game as it transitioned into the next generation of sets.
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