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Gyarados
Ancient Origins 20/98 • rare
- Set
- Ancient Origins
- Number
- 20/98
- Rarity
- Rare
- Released
- 2015
- Energy type
- water energy
- Market price
- $0.88
- Artist
- Shin Nagasawa
What it does
This attack does 10 damage to each Benched Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's). (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Flip a coin for each Water Energy attached to this Pokémon. This attack does 30 more damage for each heads.
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 Gyarados 20/98 card was released in 2015 as part of the Ancient Origins expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. This set was designed to integrate elements from the Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire video games, specifically focusing on the introduction of Ancient Traits, a unique mechanic that provided passive abilities to certain Pokémon to mimic primal powers. The set arrived during the XY Series era, a period characterized by high-action, saturated artistic styles meant to emphasize the intensity of Mega Evolution.
The artwork for this specific card was rendered by the illustrator Sanosuke Sakuma, who has contributed numerous pieces to the franchise. The illustration captures Gyarados in a dynamic, aggressive stance, utilizing the bold color palettes and high-contrast lighting common to the XY-era cards. As a Rare-tier card, it was distributed widely in booster packs, serving as a staple inclusion that highlighted the shift toward more combat-oriented card design and the thematic exploration of ancient, legendary Pokémon power.
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