Most valuable Gyarados cards.
Every Gyarados Pokemon TCG printing ranked by live market price. Pricing pulls daily from TCGPlayer and CardMarket — vintage holos, ex-era chase cards, modern alternate arts and secret rares all in one list. Tap any card for the full price ladder and recent sold listings.
The short answer
Setting trophy and prerelease promos aside (see below — the 1998 University Magikarp Trophy is widely considered the most valuable Gyarados card ever sold at $40K–$200K, but isn't indexed in mainstream pricing catalogs), the most valuable Gyarados Pokemon card currently indexed by live market data is Gyarados ☆ δ from Holon Phantoms, trading at $1,300.19. The top 50 Gyarados printings range from $7.77 up to that figure, with 33 different Pokemon TCG sets represented. Prices update daily from TCGPlayer and CardMarket. Graded values (PSA, CGC, BGS) sit on each card's detail page.
- 1Gyarados ☆ δ$1,300.19Holon Phantoms · #102/110 · Rare Holo Star
- 2
$1,249.94
- 3Shining Gyarados$718.66Neo Revelation · #65/64 · Rare Shining
- 4
$714.87
- 5Gyarados$674.49XY Black Star Promos · #XY60 · Promo
- 6
$600.00
- 7Gyarados$549.98Evolutions · #34/108 · Rare Holo
- 8Misty's Gyarados$410.00Gym Challenge · #13/132 · Rare Holo
- 9Gyarados δ$349.99Holon Phantoms · #8/110 · Rare Holo
- 10Giovanni's Gyarados$321.99Gym Challenge · #5/132 · Rare Holo
- 11Dark Gyarados$301.65Team Rocket Returns · #36/109 · Uncommon
- 12
$300.00
- 13Gyarados$299.99Legendary Collection · #12/110 · Rare Holo
- 14Gyarados$286.00HeartGold & SoulSilver · #123/123 · Rare Holo
- 15
$262.50
- 16Gyarados$256.81Pokémon Rumble · #6/16
- 17Gyarados ex$250.00FireRed & LeafGreen · #109/112 · Rare Holo EX
- 18Dark Gyarados$244.82Team Rocket · #8/82 · Rare Holo
- 19Gyarados-EX$201.63BREAKpoint · #123/122 · Rare Secret
- 20Misty's Gyarados$140.38Destined Rivals · #049/182 · Rare
- 21M Gyarados-EX$112.44BREAKpoint · #115/122 · Rare Ultra
- 22Gyarados-GX$79.57Crimson Invasion · #112/111 · Rare Rainbow
- 23Gyarados-EX$77.76BREAKpoint · #114/122 · Rare Ultra
- 24Gyarados$73.64Ancient Origins · #21/98 · Rare Holo
- 25Gyarados$69.99HeartGold & SoulSilver · #4/123 · Rare Holo
- 26M Gyarados-EX$69.95BREAKpoint · #27/122 · Rare Holo EX
- 27Gyarados$66.20Call of Legends · #7/95 · Rare Holo
- 28Gyarados$61.72XY Black Star Promos · #XY109 · Promo
- 29Gyarados G$56.09Platinum · #30/127 · Rare
- 30Gyarados VMAX$49.62Evolving Skies · #207/203 · Rare Rainbow
- 31Gyarados$47.04Dragons Exalted · #24/124 · Rare
- 32Gyarados$43.98Base Set 2 · #7/130 · Rare Holo
- 33Gyarados$41.95Legendary Treasures · #31/113 · Rare
- 34Gyarados$39.99Stormfront · #19/100 · Rare
- 35Gyarados$39.31Mysterious Treasures · #26/123 · Rare
- 36Gyarados$39.29HGSS Trainer Kit Gyarados · #30/30 · Common
- 37Dark Gyarados$32.14Team Rocket · #25/82 · Rare
- 38Gyarados-GX$27.69Crimson Invasion · #101/111 · Rare Ultra
- 39Gyarados-EX$26.14BREAKpoint · #26/122 · Rare Holo EX
- 40Gyarados-EX$24.06XY Black Star Promos · #XY106 · Promo
- 41Gyarados$22.04Burning Shadows · #33/147 · Rare Holo
- 42Gyarados-GX$22.01Crimson Invasion · #18/111 · Rare Holo GX
- 43Gyarados$20.63Ancient Origins · #20/98 · Rare
- 44Gyarados V$18.47Evolving Skies · #171/203 · Rare Ultra
- 45Gyarados$17.07Pokémon TCG Classic - Blastoise · #007/034
- 46
$11.38
- 47Gyarados ex$9.64Scarlet & Violet · #225/198 · Ultra Rare
- 48Gyarados VMAX$9.05Evolving Skies · #029/203 · Rare Holo VMAX
- 49Gyarados$8.46HGSS Trainer Kit Gyarados · #20/30 · Common
- 50Gyarados$7.77Generations · #23/83 · Rare
Top Gyarados picks at a glance
The 12 most valuable Gyarados cards, rendered larger.
Sets featured in this Gyarados ranking
Every set that contributed a top Gyarados printing. Browse the full lineup of any set for more chase candidates.
Notable Gyarados cards not shown
Trophy promos, Pokemon World Championships staff cards, prerelease giveaways, and certain extremely-limited Japanese exclusives are not indexed in our pricing catalog and don't appear in the ranking above. For pricing on those, check Heritage Auctions, PWCC, and Goldin Auctions — they typically transact through curated auction sales rather than the live retail market.
University Magikarp Trophy
1998Japanese trophy card given to Magikarp Tournament champions at Tamamushi University. Pre-dates Gyarados evolution but represents the line's earliest trophy printing.
Most valuable Gyarados cards — frequently asked
Quick answers pulled live from the rankings above.
- What is the most valuable Gyarados card?
- Gyarados ☆ δ from Holon Phantoms is currently the most valuable Gyarados printing, with a market price of $1,300.19. Prices update daily from TCGPlayer and CardMarket.
- How much does it cost to crack the top 10 Gyarados cards?
- As of today, the 10th most valuable Gyarados card is Giovanni's Gyarados from Gym Challenge at $321.99. Anything below that price isn't currently in the top 10.
- Are Gyarados cards a good investment?
- Gyarados is one of the most consistently demanded names in the Pokemon TCG, and at least one Gyarados printing currently trades at $1,300.19. That said, the vast majority of Gyarados printings are common pulls — concentration matters. The chase printings (alternate arts, full arts, secret rares, first edition holos) hold value better than reprints and common rarities. Check the condition guide and the PSA vs CGC vs BGS comparison before grading.
- Which Gyarados printing is the rarest?
- Rarity is set-specific — alternate-art, full-art, secret-rare, and first-edition printings are typically the rarest within any given set. The top printing on this page (Gyarados ☆ δ from Holon Phantoms) is currently the rarest by market signal. The market price column above is the best proxy for live scarcity.
- When was the first Gyarados Pokemon card released?
- The earliest Gyarados printing on this list released in 1999. Gyarados has appeared in dozens of TCG sets since.
- Should I grade my Gyarados card?
- Grading only makes sense when the raw card already trades above the grading fee (typically $20–$30 per card with PSA's standard tier) and you genuinely expect a PSA 9 or 10. With the top Gyarados card on this page at $1,300.19, grading clearly pays off for chase printings — but not for common reprints. See our PSA vs CGC vs BGS guide for the best grader by card type.
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