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4th Gen Did you use the Red Gyarados?

Gideon Jeremiah

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I already had the Magikarp that is always on my teams.
Seeing as it was already there, I didn't want the Gyarados.
 
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I played the game in an odd order, so when I caught the Red Gyarados my Magikarp was still around level 18. So I used it and then made my Magikarp an HM slave when it evolved. RG became my highest level for the Elite Four at 51 before I took them on.
 
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I don't like Red Gyarados at all. He is part of the story, so you don't get excited about it like if you find a real shiny :P

Since I started HG with a Totodile, I kept it to use as an HM slave and a meat shield while I healed my other pokemon.

Gyarados is overused -_-
 

Utzipher

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Like the majority, I used it as an HM slave. I prefer to evolve my Pokemon and raise them from the start.
 

pokemanmdj

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I didn't use him too much. I caught it just for the sport of it- and because it was shiny.
I mean, c'mon, who could resist not catching a shiny Pokemon? :3
 
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I used him in the original Gold and Silver as a main team member, but not in my HG. I actually used him as an HM slave because he can learn Waterfall, Whirlpool, Surf, and Strength. He's like, the ultimate HM slave.
 

Deceit

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I kept the Gyarados because it had a good nature, and I wanted to EV it and use it for competitive battling. Otherwise I would have put it on my in-game team. It is really strong and also, who wouldn't like to use a shiny on their team?
 
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I did. I felt kind of cheap for using it though since everyone uses, but it's a good Pokmeon, I think. With 4th gens special/physical split, it really got that needed boost in power.

Also this is the only shiny in the series, along with dratini and gible, that doesn't count :P
 

Brane

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I don't like using Pokemon I'm handed. I've only used it a few times and that was in the original games, I prefer to use Pokemon other people don't :P (Currently Slowking, Forretress, Miltank and soon Muk but that's besides the point).

But I think today the game really hit back at me because of my disregard of the red monster fish and my reluctance to use it by gifting me this http://i46.tinypic.com/29xd6yo.png. Many tantrums were had.
 

kj3400

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I used it. I never had any good water pokemon by the time I got to it, and I sure enough wasn't going to fish for one. That would have taken some effort. :P
 

Venitardus

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I used the Gyarados for my Heartgold runthrough. for Soulsilver, it rotted in my pc and for crystal, i killed it..
 

EJ

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Depended on my team. Gyarados is pretty much always a solid choice for an ingame team unless you have a glaring electric weakness.
 

Treecko

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I used him for most of the game until he was replaced by my Poliwrath. Now I just use him as my HM slave for Surf and Waterfall.
 
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I never used him in SS, but only because I almost always use him in the original games. Didn't help that I'd been using Lapras for so long by that point.
 
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