01Card Stats

Basic EX

HP 180

TypeWater

RarityPromo

IllustratorEske Yoshinob

WeaknessLightning ×2

Retreat●●●●

SetXY Black Star Promos

Released2013

02Editions and Print Runs

Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.

Unlimited

How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.

All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers: Promo
Foiling: Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork.
Alt art / specials: No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.

05Language and Regional Versions

English: Standard English release.
Japanese: Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
European: Localized European prints exist with translated text.
Other: No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.

06Current Market Value

Holo	~$22 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings.

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07Why Collectors Want It

Gyarados — Pokemon TCG catalog for the Kanto-region Water-type Pokemon (Pokedex #130).
Promo-only distribution makes supply meaningfully tighter than mass-retail cards.
Required for any complete Gyarados master set across eras.
Collectors of the XY Black Star Promos set need this card to finish it.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: Situational

Basic EX Gyarados with 180 HP and a top attack near 130 damage. Ultra-rare Gyarados variants like this occasionally turned up in constructed decks during their era, though seldom as a deck's centerpiece.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Stormy Seas Cost: Colorless

Flips a coin until you get tails. For each heads, search your deck for a Water Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward.

Splash Burn Cost: Water + Water + Colorless + Colorless · 130 damage

This attack does 10 damage to each of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Weakness: Lightning ×2
Retreat cost: 4

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: Modern Common/Uncommon — most copies are not graded because raw value rarely justifies the fee.

Graded populations stay low; usually collected raw or sleeved rather than slabbed.

Other graders: Negligible BGS/CGC submission volume.

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