Shiny Magikarp and Gyarados Bear Walker Lake of Rage Skateboards Available

Pokémon’s Shiny Magikarp and Shiny Gyarados have surfaced in a format that is considerably less suited to a Poké Ball: handcrafted wooden skateboards from Bear Walker. The new Pokémon Center × Bear Walker Lake of Rage collection is now available and consists of two distinct pieces—a functional Shiny Magikarp cruiser skateboard and a Shiny Gyarados skateboard deck.

The pairing is fitting. Both designs draw from the Lake of Rage, the Johto-region location associated with the two Pokémon, while letting their unusually colored Shiny forms do the visual heavy lifting. Magikarp appears in gold on the cruiser; Gyarados takes its red Shiny coloration onto the deck. They are connected by place and Pokémon evolution, but the boards take clearly different design approaches and suit different display or riding priorities.

Two boards, two different treatments

The Shiny Magikarp item is a cruiser skateboard, meaning this is the release intended to arrive as a complete, usable board. It includes matching wheels and trucks, the metal assemblies that attach the wheels beneath a skateboard. That detail matters for anyone approaching the drop as something more than wall art: it is explicitly described as fully functional.

Its central Magikarp image is carved into the wood rather than simply presented as a flat printed graphic. Bear Walker describes the piece as drawing on a Japanese woodblock look, an aesthetic that works naturally with exposed wood and relief carving. The golden Pokémon has a tactile, material-focused presentation that distinguishes it from an ordinary character decal.

There is also a notable layout change for this particular cruiser. For the first time on a Pokémon Center × Bear Walker cruiser skateboard, the Pokémon is featured on the opposite side of the board as well. In practical terms, that gives the Magikarp board more to offer whether it is being looked at from above, displayed, or used. It is a small specification, but it makes the object feel designed as a full board rather than as a single showcase surface.

The Shiny Gyarados release, by contrast, is identified as a skateboard deck. Its artwork depicts the red Gyarados charging through waves, positioned as if it could break through the edge of the board. Instead of carving being the stated highlight, this one leans into iridescent foil effects. “Iridescent” refers to a finish whose colors or sheen shift in changing light and viewing angles, so the intended visual appeal is a shimmer rather than a purely matte image.

That difference gives collectors a straightforward way to distinguish the two. The Magikarp cruiser foregrounds wood, carving, complete skateboard hardware, and an expanded design across both sides. The Gyarados deck centers a more aggressive scene and a reflective foil finish. They belong to one themed collection without merely repeating the same concept twice.

Why the Shiny forms are the point

In Pokémon terms, a Shiny is an unusually colored version of a Pokémon. This collection makes those colors the organizing principle rather than a minor accent. The cruiser’s golden Shiny Magikarp and the deck’s red Shiny Gyarados are instantly contrasting focal points, even before the Lake of Rage theme enters the picture.

That visual choice is especially effective for a crossover product where the Pokémon need to read from across a room. Gold against carved wood provides a warm, ornamental feel for Magikarp. Red Gyarados, surrounded by its wave imagery and enhanced by foil, is built for a louder, more dramatic display. One is comparatively serene and craft-led; the other is meant to look in motion.

The collection also avoids treating the Pokémon connection as a generic logo placement. Lake of Rage supplies a shared setting, while the use of these particular Shiny forms gives the set a recognizable internal relationship. Magikarp and Gyarados are not simply two unrelated character picks, and the gold-to-red combination helps communicate that relationship at a glance.

What comes with each piece

Both the cruiser skateboard and the skateboard deck include a holographic certificate of authenticity card. A certificate of authenticity, often shortened to COA, is an accompanying item intended to identify a product as an authorized piece. Here, the card is part of the package for both releases, not an extra described only for one of them.

The holographic treatment complements the collection’s wider emphasis on changing visual surfaces. On the Gyarados deck, foil is used in the artwork itself; on both products, the certificate adds a separate holographic element. For people preserving the boards as collectibles, keeping the certificate with its matching item is the obvious organizational choice. For people who plan to ride the Magikarp cruiser, the card can be stored separately from the board and its hardware.

Importantly, the available details establish that the Magikarp cruiser includes matching wheels and trucks and is functional. They do not provide pricing, production numbers, restock plans, dimensions, or further technical riding specifications. Anyone deciding between a display-first purchase and a board intended for regular use will therefore want to consult the product listings for the details that matter to them rather than infer them from the artwork.

A display piece that does not have to stay on the wall

The Lake of Rage releases sit in the overlap between gaming memorabilia and practical equipment. The framing explicitly allows for either use: the boards can go to a skatepark or hang on a wall. That dual role is more concrete for Magikarp because it is supplied as a complete cruiser. Its matching components make the design feel cohesive even when viewed as a functional object rather than a collectible kept untouched.

Gyarados’s deck treatment emphasizes the other side of that equation. Its charging pose and foil shimmer are tailored to a surface that catches the eye on a wall. A deck can still be appreciated as skateboard art without needing to be reduced to a framed print; the wood shape, its scale, and the changing foil effect are part of the object’s presence.

For collectors, the choice comes down less to which Pokémon is more recognizable and more to which material approach is appealing. The Magikarp cruiser is the pick for carved wood, hardware included in the presentation, and the first Pokémon Center × Bear Walker cruiser with Pokémon art on the opposite side. The Gyarados deck is the choice for the wave-charging composition and foil-led shimmer.

There is room for an adjacent kind of game-themed gear, too. Those watching the wider market for physical accessories can compare the emphasis on craft and display here with more controller-focused releases, such as the CRKD ULT PRO’s feature-driven approach. The Lake of Rage boards are not presented as gaming peripherals; their appeal is the combination of Pokémon art, skateboard form, and collectible finish.

Practical considerations before choosing one

Choose the Magikarp cruiser for completeness: it is the product specifically said to include matching wheels and trucks, and it is described as fully functional.
Choose the Gyarados deck for its surface treatment: its stated centerpiece is an iridescent foil artwork effect around a dynamic Shiny Gyarados scene.
Keep the authentication card: both products include a holographic certificate of authenticity card, making it part of the complete collectible package.
Do not assume unlisted specifications: no price, quantity, or additional technical specifications are established in the available information.
Consider intended use: the collection is framed for either riding or wall display, but the supplied components specifically identified for riding belong to the Magikarp cruiser.

The Pokémon Center × Bear Walker Lake of Rage line succeeds because it gives its linked Pokémon different visual identities rather than forcing them into one template. Shiny Magikarp gets a golden carved-wood cruiser with matching hardware and art on both sides. Shiny Gyarados gets a wave-splitting deck with iridescent foil shimmer. Both include holographic authenticity cards, and both turn a Johto-inspired theme into physical Pokémon memorabilia with a distinctly skateboard-shaped punchline: the fish finally has wheels.