Giovanni’s Gyarados

Giovanni’s Gyarados

Selected Masterpiece • 5/132
Artist Ken Sugimori
Market Price $318.15
Gym Challenge Gym 2000
The Illustrator

Ken Sugimori

Ken Sugimori is credited on more than 1,100 Pokémon TCG cards from 1999 to 2022, spanning sets such as Base, Gym Heroes, and Neo Genesis. The work favors clear, character-forward staging, playful moods, and vibrant-to-pastel color palettes with balanced, simple compositions.

Curatorial Commentary

“Giovanni's Gyarados emerges from the depths, its fierce expression capturing a moment of raw power and intensity. The turbulent waters around it seem to reflect its tumultuous nature, creating a sense of chaos that envelops the scene. With its striking blue scales and sharp features, Gyarados stands as a formidable presence, embodying the transformation from its once-innocent form. This snapshot invites viewers to appreciate the duality of strength and vulnerability in the Pokémon world.”

Editorial & Data

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Card Type Water
Era
Gym
Release
16/10/2000

Summon Storm

Flip 2 coins. If both of them are heads, this attack does 20 damage to each other Pokémon (even your own). Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack.

Dragon Tornado

40

Unless this attack Knocks Out the Defending Pokémon, choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon and switch it with the Defending Pokémon.

Weakness
×2
Resistance
-30
Retreat Cost