Gyarados Card Values

Gyarados is one of the original sixteen Base Set holo rares — the same 1999 print run that includes Charizard and Blastoise — yet it trades for a fraction of what its more famous set-mates command.

Cards found
58
Most expensive
Gyarados ★ δ · $1,333.56
Least expensive
$0.31
Sets appeared in
39

Highest-priced Gyarados cards

#1
Gyarados ★ δ

Gyarados ★ δ

#102 · Rare Holo Star

$1,333.56

#2
Shining Gyarados

Shining Gyarados

#65 · Rare Shining

$782.55

#3
Misty's Gyarados

Misty's Gyarados

#13 · Rare Holo

$425.00

#4
Gyarados

Gyarados

#123 · Rare Holo

$369.59

#5
Gyarados

Gyarados

#6

$324.98

#6
Giovanni's Gyarados

Giovanni's Gyarados

#5 · Rare Holo

$321.99

Gyarados EX prints

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Gyarados-EX

Gyarados-EX

#26 · Rare Holo EX

$26.54

M Gyarados-EX

M Gyarados-EX

#27 · Rare Holo EX

$51.54

Gyarados ex

Gyarados ex

#45 · Double Rare

$1.79

Gyarados ex

Gyarados ex

#109 · Rare Holo EX

$200.25

Gyarados-EX

Gyarados-EX

#114 · Rare Ultra

$78.65

M Gyarados-EX

M Gyarados-EX

#115 · Rare Ultra

$123.51

Gyarados-EX

Gyarados-EX

#123 · Rare Secret

$204.93

Gyarados ex

Gyarados ex

#225 · Ultra Rare

$9.64

Gyarados-EX

Gyarados-EX

#XY106 · Promo

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Original Base Set-era Gyarados cards

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Giovanni's Gyarados

Giovanni's Gyarados

#5 · Rare Holo

$321.99

Gyarados

Gyarados

#6 · Rare Holo

$47.55

Gyarados

Gyarados

#7 · Rare Holo

$45.93

Dark Gyarados

Dark Gyarados

#8 · Rare Holo

$222.18

Misty's Gyarados

Misty's Gyarados

#13 · Rare Holo

$425.00

Dark Gyarados

Dark Gyarados

#25 · Rare

$33.27

Recent Gyarados releases

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Dark Gyarados

Dark Gyarados

#8 · Classic Collection

$4.93

Gyarados

Gyarados

#22 · Rare Holo

$0.54

Gyarados V

Gyarados V

#28 · Rare Holo V

$2.47

Gyarados VMAX

Gyarados VMAX

#29 · Rare Holo VMAX

$9.66

Gyarados

Gyarados

#40 · Rare Holo

$1.38

Gyarados

Gyarados

#43 · Rare

$0.33

Gyarados ex

Gyarados ex

#45 · Double Rare

$1.79

Misty's Gyarados

Misty's Gyarados

#49 · Rare

$0.37

Gyarados

Gyarados

#130 · Rare

$0.31

Gyarados V

Gyarados V

#171 · Rare Ultra

$18.94

Gyarados VMAX

Gyarados VMAX

#207 · Rare Rainbow

$47.65

Gyarados ex

Gyarados ex

#225 · Ultra Rare

$9.64

Every Gyarados card

Showing 58 of 58 cards

Gyarados

Gyarados

#4 · Rare Holo

$60.86

Giovanni's Gyarados

Giovanni's Gyarados

#5 · Rare Holo

$321.99

Gyarados

Gyarados

#6

$324.98

Gyarados

Gyarados

#6 · Rare Holo

$47.55

Gyarados

Gyarados

#7 · Rare Holo

$45.93

Gyarados

Gyarados

#7 · Rare Holo

$15.98

Gyarados δ

Gyarados δ

#8 · Rare Holo

$275.16

Gyarados

Gyarados

#8 · Rare Holo

$241.00

Dark Gyarados

Dark Gyarados

#8 · Rare Holo

$222.18

Dark Gyarados

Dark Gyarados

#8 · Classic Collection

$4.93

Gyarados

Gyarados

#11 · Rare

$198.07

Gyarados

Gyarados

#12 · Rare Holo

$50.97

Gyarados value guide

Gyarados belongs to an exclusive group: the sixteen holographic rares printed in the original 1999 Base Set, the same set that made Charizard a household name. That shared pedigree means a genuine 1st Edition or Shadowless Gyarados carries real scarcity value, even though the character itself never became a chase Pokémon the way Charizard did — demand inside that group tracks the Pokémon's popularity far more than its print run. Team Rocket's 'Dark Gyarados' adds its own wrinkle: an early print run shipped without the set's rarity symbol printed on the card, a genuine error that collectors specifically hunt for today. Modern Gyarados prints — V, VMAX, and the occasional ex — are comparatively minor releases; the real value in a Gyarados collection almost always traces back to that original Base Set holo or the Team Rocket error print, not anything recent.

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Track Gyarados’s value over time

Prices on this page update daily from current market activity, not a fixed catalog value — a card that looked flat last month can move quickly once a new set or reprint shifts supply. If you’re watching a specific Gyarados card closely, these tools help turn a single price into a fuller picture.

What moves a Gyarados card’s price

Card type & subtype
A base Gyarados print, an ex/EX, a VMAX, or a VSTAR command very different prices even from the same set — subtype almost always matters more than the Pokémon itself.
Set & release era
Vintage Gyarados cards trade on scarcity built up over 20+ years; modern Gyarados cards trade on print run and how limited that specific set's pull rate was.
Condition
Whitening, edge wear, and surface scratches all pull an otherwise desirable Gyarados card down in price, sometimes by more than the rarity difference between two prints.
Rarity & print run
A holo or alt-art Gyarados from a small, short-lived print run typically outprices a common reprint of the same card from a mass-produced set.
Grading
A professionally graded Gyarados — PSA, CGC, or BGS — removes condition guesswork and can carry a meaningfully higher price than the same card raw, especially at the top grades.

Frequently asked questions

Why is a Base Set Gyarados priced so far below Charizard when both are from the same set?

Both are genuine 1999 holo rares from the same sixteen-card set, but Charizard's demand runs far higher, so a Gyarados in matching condition and edition typically sells for a small fraction of Charizard's price — the scarcity is comparable, the demand isn't.

What's the 'missing rarity symbol' Team Rocket Gyarados error?

An early print run of the Team Rocket set's Dark Gyarados shipped without its rarity symbol printed on the card — a genuine manufacturing variant, not damage — and collectors pay a premium for confirmed examples over the standard corrected printing.

Are modern Gyarados V or VMAX cards worth collecting?

They're generally modest, mid-tier modern prints rather than chase cards — real, but nowhere near the value concentration sitting in the original Base Set holo or the Team Rocket error print.

How can I tell a genuine missing-rarity-symbol Dark Gyarados from one where the symbol just wore off?

A true error print never had the symbol at all, so the surrounding print area looks clean and uninterrupted under close inspection, while wear leaves scuffing, texture loss, or a faint outline where a symbol used to be. When in doubt, get it authenticated before paying an error-print premium — sellers sometimes pass off damaged cards as the genuine variant.

Collector’s tip

Before pricing a Team Rocket Gyarados, check the card for a printed rarity symbol near the bottom right — an early run shipped without one, and that specific error print carries a real premium over the corrected version.

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