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Magikarp (Japanese: コイキング Koiking) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
It evolves into Gyarados starting at level 20.
Magikarp is a piscine Pokémon with large, heavy reddish-orange scales. It has large, vacant eyes and pink lips. Its pectoral and tail fins are white. On its back is a stiff, three-peaked yellow fin, resembling a crown; there is an identical fin on its underside. It also has long barbels. The barbels are white on a female and pale-yellow on a male. A long-lived Magikarp is able to utilize its immense splashing power to leap high enough to scale mountains. It also has a strong enough immune system to survive in the most polluted of waters. However, it is usually overlooked by Trainers because of its perceived weakness: even in the heat of battle, it will do nothing but flop around. It is believed that the ancestors of Magikarp were actually much stronger than modern Magikarp, and this led scientists to research this species.
Magikarp is found in many bodies of water, such as lakes, rivers, and ponds. However, due to its weak swimming ability, it usually lives downstream of the water's flow. In Generation I, Splash was its signature move. It is often seen using Splash to leap out of the water, which makes it an easy target for predators such as Pidgeotto and Pidgeot. Frillish is also known to prey on Magikarp.
In Hoppy Town, there are at least 31 unique pattern varieties of Magikarp, with their scales coming in colors such as gray, black, white, purple, pink, violet, apricot, and brown. These patterns can be classified by groups, depending on how the Magikarp looks while it is still small; a specific pattern arises when it becomes bigger. Which patterns can be caught depend on the type of Old Rod; the better the rod, the more groups of patterns can be fished. The people in Hoppy Town train their Magikarp to jump the highest in order to compete in a series of Leagues to win prizes.
In Battle Aboard the St. Anne!, James purchased a Magikarp from the Magikarp salesman. It evolved into a Gyarados in the next episode, after James abandoned it for its uselessness.
Several episodes, the first being Battle Aboard the St. Anne, involved a particular salesman trying to sell certain Pokémon to someone. The person he is usually trying to con is James, and he usually sells Magikarp, claiming that they are very valuable.
In A Little Rocket R & R!, Goh caught a giant Magikarp. In Splash, Dash, and Smash for the Crown!, it competed in the Magikarp High Jump Competition but lost.
In The Joy of Pokémon, a Nurse Joy from the Orange Islands was revealed to have befriended a giant Magikarp after it saved her as a child. It evolved into an equally large Gyarados but remained friendly.
In The Wacky Watcher!, multiple Magikarp were being observed by Quincy T. Quackenpoker, who was interested in learning their migration patterns and evolution process. Ash and his friends helped him with one of these excursions.
In Mantine Overboard!, Luka used three Magikarp to aid her, Ash, and later Misty in their underwater exploration.
In Ya See We Want An Evolution!, Oralie claimed her Magikarp was the strongest. Indeed, it was able to battle surprisingly well, even giving Ash's Pikachu a hard time.
In Going for the Gold!, a Shiny Magikarp appeared among several others. Clemont tried to lure the Shiny one in with an invention but wound up attracting a horde of Sharpedo instead.
In This Magik Moment!, the efforts of a Magikarp actor nicknamed Karpy to suppress its evolution failed, and it evolved into a Gyarados.
In Splash, Dash, and Smash for the Crown!, Magikarpenter's Magikarp and Kasukarp's Shiny Magikarp, nicknamed Shinegoldie (Japanese: キンキング Kinking), both competed in the Magikarp High Jump Competition, with the latter winning.
In Pokémon - I Choose You!, a Magikarp was swimming in the river that Ash jumped into while attempting to escape a flock of Spearow.
In Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village, a Magikarp was under Melanie's care. It reappeared in a flashback in Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!.
In Hypno's Naptime, a Magikarp was in HopHopHop Town's Pokémon Center.
Multiple Magikarp appeared in a fantasy in the banned episode EP035.
In Holy Matrimony!, three Magikarp were owned by James's parents. They were being fed by James's father when Jessebelle bumped into him and James's mother, sending them into the river.
A Magikarp appeared as an image in The Ultimate Test.
In Pikachu's Vacation, a Magikarp was at the Pokémon Theme Park.
In Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, multiple Magikarp were living at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
In The Evolution Solution, a Magikarp was living on Seafoam Island.
Two Magikarp appeared in A Friend In Deed, with one under the ownership of a Trainer and the other under the ownership of the Pokémon League.
In Poké Ball Peril, Professor Oak was carefully studying a Magikarp.
In Pikachu Re-Volts, a Magikarp fell under the control of Cassidy and Butch via their Drowzee at Mandarin Island North.
In The Power of One, multiple Magikarp sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
A wild Magikarp appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
A Magikarp appeared in a fantasy in The Totodile Duel.
In Love, Totodile Style, Totodile juggled three Magikarp with its Water Gun in an attempt to impress the female Azumarill it had fallen in love with.
A Magikarp appeared in Snorlax Snowman.
In The Light Fantastic, a Magikarp was swimming in a river.
In Sick Daze, Brock's dream featured multiple Magikarp.
Multiple Magikarp appeared in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest. One of them reappeared in a montage in The Rise of Darkrai, which highlighted the preceding nine movies.
In The Joy of Water Pokémon, a Magikarp was living in Lake Lucid.
In Around the Whirlpool, a Magikarp was stolen from the Pokémon Center of Blue Point Isle.
In Octillery The Outcast, Misty's Poliwhirl defeated a Trainer's Magikarp during a Whirl Cup qualifying match. It reappeared in the following episode.
A Magikarp appeared in Dueling Heroes.
In The Legend of Thunder!, a Magikarp was swimming in a lake.
In Journey to the Starting Line, a Magikarp was swimming in a lake.
In a flashback in Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution, a Magikarp evolved into Red Gyarados.
In Enlighten Up!, multiple Magikarp were living in Lake Slowpoke.
A Magikarp appeared in a flashback in The Ties That Bind.
In Johto Photo Finish, a Magikarp evolved into a Gyarados in Gary's explanation.
A Magikarp appeared in Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias, under the ownership of a competitor in the Tour de Alto Mare.
A Magikarp appeared in Whiscash and Ash.
Multiple Magikarp appeared in Destiny Deoxys.
In a flashback in Judgment Day!, Jimmy traded a Shiny Magikarp for a Charmeleon.
In On Olden Pond, a Magikarp was living in the lake.
A Magikarp appeared in Three Jynx and a Baby!.
A Coordinator's Magikarp appeared in Channeling the Battle Zone!.
In Once More With Reeling!, a Coordinator's Magikarp competed in the Terracotta Contest.
A Magikarp appeared in Following A Maiden's Voyage!.
In Arriving in Style!, a Stylist's Magikarp competed in the Hearthome Collection.
Multiple Magikarp appeared in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
A Magikarp appeared in PK19.
In One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!, Jessie used a Magikarp provided by the Pokémon Summer Academy for the second leg of the Pokémon Triathlon.
In Battling the Generation Gap!, a Magikarp was a part of Lila's famous "Tiger Lily Smile".
In Historical Mystery Tour!, Dawn encountered a Magikarp in Xatu's Forest.
Multiple Magikarp appeared in The Needs of the Three!.
Multiple Magikarp appeared in a flashback in Bucking the Treasure Trend!.
Multiple Magikarp appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
A Magikarp appeared in Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!.
Multiple Magikarp appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!.
Two Magikarp appeared in An Undersea Place to Call Home!.
Multiple Magikarp appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.
Two Magikarp appeared in Day Three Blockbusters!. One appeared in a flashback, and the other was under the ownership of a Trainer who participated in the Pokémon Summer Camp.
A Magikarp appeared in a painting in Battling at Full Volume!.
A Magikarp appeared in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.
A Magikarp appeared in XYS06.
In Yo, Ho, Ho! Go, Popplio!, Pikachu caught a Magikarp by fishing with its tail, only for it to attack Ash before swimming away.
In Rocking Clawmark Hill!, three Magikarp were flopping about on the beach near Professor Kukui's house, having been washed ashore by the tide.
A Magikarp appeared in A Shivering Shovel Search!.
Six Magikarp appeared in Pulling Out the Pokémon Base Pepper!.
A Magikarp appeared in Big Sky, Small Fry!.
Multiple Magikarp appeared in I Choose You!.
Multiple wild Magikarp appeared in Alola, Kanto!, with one having its photo taken by Rotom.
A Magikarp swam along a river in Dewpider Ascending!.
A Magikarp appeared in The Power of Us.
Four Magikarp were swimming in the ocean in the Where Are You Going, Eevee? segment at the end of Don't Ignore the Small Stufful!.
A Magikarp appeared in We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!.
In A Recipe for Success!, a Magikarp was a customer of Oranguru's place.
A Magikarp appeared in Pikachu's Exciting Adventure!.
In Battle Royal 151!, a Trainer's Magikarp competed in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference. It faced off against another Trainer and his Pyukumuku, only to be defeated by Pikala and her Pikachu, nicknamed Bolt.
Two Magikarp appeared in Enter Pikachu!.
Four Magikarp appeared in Legend? Go! Friends? Go!.
In A Little Rocket R & R!, Ash and Goh fished up multiple Magikarp, one of which Goh caught.
In Splash, Dash, and Smash for the Crown!, Jessie pulled a Magikarp from the Rocket Prize Master. Additionally, a Trainer's Magikarp competed in the Magikarp High Jump Competition.
Three Magikarp appeared in The Road Most Traveled!.
Multiple Magikarp appeared in Bearing Down Easy!.
In File 2: Cubone, the Magikarp salesman sold Red a Magikarp.
In The Cavern, a wild Magikarp was in the waters that surrounded the Seafloor Cavern.
A Magikarp appeared in Wait for Me, Magikarp!. It later evolved into a Gyarados.
In The Show, two Magikarp briefly appeared in the seas around the Whirl Islands.
A Magikarp appeared in PW32.
A Magikarp appeared in Magikarp Journey.
Multiple Magikarp debuted in What a Dragonite, where they escaped a Dragonite.
Two Magikarp appeared in Sea Sea Seadra as residents of a river in Viridian Forest where Yellow was fishing.
In Whacked by Marowak!, Erika is seen teaching a class about a Magikarp that can learn Dragon Rage.
A Magikarp appeared in Breath of the Dragonair Part 1, under the ownership of a Trainer. It was used in a surfing contest, before it was interrupted by Lance controlling the winning prize, a Dragonair.
Bill has a Magikarp that appeared in Make Way for Magikarp. Its resilient body saved Bill from the acidic saliva of a Victreebel.
Lance's Magikarp appeared in a flashback in The Legend as a Pokémon harmed by human industrialization. It evolved into Gyarados sometime before Extricated from Exeggutor, and it was used to shield him from the lava on Mt. Cerise.
In Teddiursa's Picnic, a Magikarp appeared in its Poké Ball after a wild Granbull had spit out all the Poké Balls it stole. It was returned to its owner by Wilton afterwards.
Multiple Magikarp had evolved into Gyarados at the Lake of Rage from the radio waves emitted by Team Rocket in Raise the Red Gyarados.
A Magikarp appeared in Slugging It Out with Slugma as one of the Pokémon at Earl's Pokémon Academy in Violet City.
Two Magikarp appeared in aquariums belonging to Mr. Briney and Team Aqua in Stick This in Your Craw, Crawdaunt I.
A blind boy owned a Magikarp nicknamed Karpy, which debuted in The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon VI.
Diamond and Lax dressed up as Magikarp in the Diamond & Pearl chapter. They ate rice balls, and Diamond called himself a Munchikarp.
Multiple Magikarp appeared in Tackling Tangrowth, Mixing It Up with Machamp, and Bogging Down Quagsire.
A Magikarp appeared in In Search of the Legendary Pokémon Dialga!!.
A Magikarp appeared in The Mystery Boy, Jun!!.
Multiple Magikarp appeared in The Legendary Pokémon, Captured.
A Magikarp appeared in a fantasy in Look for Giratina!.
Chris owns six Magikarp in Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys.
A Magikarp appeared in A Spectacular Battle To Save Ampharos!!.
A Trainer's Magikarp appeared in Let's Fight For The Future!!.
A Magikarp appeared in The Challenge at Celadon University!. It knew the event-exclusive move Dragon Rage.
Shu caught a Magikarp in GDZ51.
A Magikarp appeared in Pokémon HeartGold SoulSilver: Pokédex Completion Comic.
Five Magikarp appeared in Legend? Check! Friends? Check!.
A Magikarp appeared in The Yellow Scroll: Hanbei vs Kanbei.
A Magikarp appeared in Clefairy's Under Training!!.
A Magikarp appeared in I Won't Let You Lead!!.
A Magikarp appeared in Rare Pokémon!!.
Soro owns a Magikarp.
Satoshi has multiple Magikarp in Pokémon Zensho.
A Magikarp appeared in Detective Pikachu. It was seen at an illegal fight club, where Detective Pikachu tried to get it to evolve in order to battle a Charizard. It eventually did and scared Charizard away.
Magikarp will not appear in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team until a rescue mission involving it has been completed, using a Wonder Mail code such as the following:
In Pokémon GO, Magikarp can be obtained by completing 1/4 of the Ticketed Special Research, Making a Splash.
Magikarp is based on the Asian carp, which are easily frightened by disturbances in water and can jump 8–10 feet (2.5–3 m.) in the air. Its Shiny coloration may be a visual pun on a goldfish. The golden dorsal fin may be based on a crown alluding to its japanese name "Koiking".
Magikarp's evolution into Gyarados is based on a legend about how carp that leaped over the Dragon Gate would become dragons. Several waterfalls and cataracts in China are believed to be the location of the Dragon Gate. This legend is an allegory of the drive and efforts needed to overcome obstacles. This may have inspired an element in Pokémon Snap where, after certain steps are taken, a Magikarp will splash its way into a waterfall where it evolves.
Magikarp may be a combination of magic (referring to its drastic power increase upon evolving into Gyarados) and carp.
Koiking may be a combination of 鯉 koi (carp) and king.
Once described in the Pokédex as “the world’s weakest Pokémon,” Magikarp doesn’t have much going for it. It’s incredibly easy to find and has extremely low stats, which makes many wonder why they’d even bother having one on their team in the face of better options, like powerful legendary Pokémon.
The only point of raising a Magikarp is to train it up to Gyarados, its evolved form.
Unlike Magikarp, Gyarados is a strong Water and Flying-type Pokémon with good stats that’s capable of learning incredibly powerful moves like Hydro Pump, Hyper Beam, and more.
No one wants to be stuck with a Magikarp forever, so what exactly do you have to do to get it to evolve?
Magikarp evolves at level 20. There’s nothing else you need to do once you get it to level 20—it doesn’t require any additional items, times of day, or locations to fulfil its evolution condition. In terms of evolutions, it’s one of the more simple ones out there.
The hard part is getting it to level 20 in the first place. Doing so requires a lot of patience and a little creativity. From level one through level 14, the only move Magikarp learns through levelling up is Splash. Splash has no effect and does no damage, which makes it very difficult to defeat enemy Pokémon and gain the needed experience points to level up. It can learn moves from only two TMs—Bounce and Hydro Pump—but why would you want to waste TMs on a Magikarp? (Gyarados also learns Hydro Pump at level 40, so don’t bother with that).
Magikarp doesn’t learn its first offensive move until level 15, and it’s… Tackle. Not the best thing in the world, but at least it deals damage, unlike Splash.
It also technically learns Flail at level 25, but learning it would require you to skip its evolution into Gyarados at level 20. If you’re reading this, you probably don’t want to go that route. Other than Flail and those two TMs, Magikarp can’t learn any moves.
Until Magikarp evolves, the best way to level it up is to put it at the front of your party as you explore. You’ll also want to make sure your battle style is set to “Switch” rather than “Set”. As soon as you face a wild Pokémon or a Trainer, swap Magikarp out for a different Pokémon. It will gain experience points for having “faced” that enemy Pokémon, despite not having done anything to it. Alternately, you can give Magikarp an EXP Share to hold (in earlier Pokémon games only) or feed it Rare Candies if you don’t feel like dealing with raising it by hand.
Besides the cool and powerful-looking Pokémon, there are always funny and stupid Pokémon appearances, the most typical is Magikarp – the Water-type Pokémon at the top weakest in the world. However, do not underestimate it, because it has many things that will surprise you!
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You can find Magikarp everywhere, specifically in the following areas:
Magikarp is a red Pokemon with big bulging eyes and an open mouth that makes it look very funny and stupid. Not only that, Magikarp is one of the weakest Pokémon. Its power stat is horribly low, so its attack skills don’t seem to have any effect. But, wait for the surprise!
The most valuable point of Magikarp is to evolve into Gyarados at level 20.
However, Magikarp is too weak to train itself, and if you are impatient, head to these areas to find and capture Gyarados:
If Magikarp is an extremely weak Pokemon, then after evolving, it completely molts and becomes Gyarados – a Water/Flying Pokemon, known as “Atrocious Pokemon” and it is rated as one of the most powerful Pokemon ever!
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Gyarados have the body of a dragon but retain some fish details such as the tail and stacked layers of green and yellow scales. Although his mouth was still wide open like Magikarp’s, with his violent nature, Gyarados gave off a much more aggressive, serious look.
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Gyarados are famous for their powerful fighting skills such as Hydro Pump – which shoots a large amount of water with great pressure, and Rain Dance – which summons heavy rain to increase its power and counter Fire-type Pokemon.
Although Magikarp is pathetically weak, it also brings moments of joy to the player thanks to its somewhat idiot face. And Gyarados is really a true warrior with Water-type properties, it can completely defeat Fire-type Pokemon in 3-4 turns. However, we recommend that you shouldn’t use Gyarados if your opponent has an Electric-type Pokemon. Wish you happy gaming moments with Magikarp and Gyarados.
Evolution. Magikarp evolves into Gyarados at level 20.