4th Gen What did you do with the Red Gyarados?

[Windie]

Stuffed it in a box because it's IV's were crap. I know, I have no heart ;___;

 

[Pyrax]

I caught for pokédex data, then I sent it to rot in the PC. Fortunately, It's now rotting in my White version.

 

[PokéSwimmer]

In Crystal and the original Gold version, it was a member of my team since shiny Pokémon still seemed incredibly exotic back then. In Heart Gold, I boxed it since I already had a reliable water type (Feraligatr).

 

[Brendino]

Any time that I need to use Waterfall or Whirlpool, I have the Red Gyarados in my party. Other than that, it's just sitting in my box.

 

[amberfunk]

I mostly used it as an hm slave. In my water challenge game though I used it as a team member.

 

[tokyodrift]

I personally go for the catch. I actually used him as a team member, since I really needed a Pokemon that can use Surf if I didn't have Pokemon that can use Surf by that time. Even though Gyara isn't really a Surf user in the competitive scene, in-game it seemed to work out fine.

 

[MMundy777]

Never really liked Water types to much, but I used him as a HM slave. With the water types I had, I never really was keen on giving it both Surf and Waterfall, so that's where it came in handy! :)

 

[psyanic]

He became enslaved to me, doing grueling work such as climbing waterfalls, moving boulders, smashing rocks, and demoted to being a ferry.

 

[DualGaming]

Caught him, Boxed him, Forgot about him.

 

[funrush]

As you can see in my sig, I made him part of my main team! The only reason it's blue in my sig though is because I couldn't find the shiny animation.

 

[Cura]

I migrated her (yess...) to my Pokemon White at level 77.
She's still a good lead Pokemon in White.

 

[Amore]

Well, although I've never used it in a team (other than one time where I had a two-gyarados red-and-blue team for doubles in the Battle Tower), I've found it's a good pokémon for Jump in the Pokéthlon.

 

[Westie7]

The fact that everyone gets a Shiny Gyarados in the game kind of ruins the appeal, and I feel a Shiny Gyarados is even less awesome than a regular Gyarados, who I've never used. I catch it for the same reasons I catch legendaries, and box him forever. Every time.

 

[cazzler]

Well, being a Gyarados, a Pokemon I rarely use on my team, I boxed it, I already had a few water types on me anyway.

 

[Simmy93]

Boxed him. I -hate- the fact we all get one. It means if you ever get a Golden Magikarp you break down and physically weap.

 

[empoleon mike]

After reading this i pulled out my violin for my red gyarados coz i went on HG and realised that it hadn't leveled up and it was my HM slave

 

[Meganium]

I managed to catch it, then I went ahead and boxed the little guy. I didn't see a point in using it in my team since I already have Lanturn and Quagsire on my team that are able to use water-type HMs such as Surf and Whirlpool.

 

[Melloeta_Step]

Caught him, Taught him HMs and Boxed it... Will use it when its important

 

[Raizhu]

I used him against Clair and kept him on the team for a while. I intend to train him again soon.

 

[phinamthi]

I boxed it and traded it with my brother.