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The '''Magikarp salesman''' (Japanese: '''コイキング売り''' ''Koiking salesman'') is a tricky man who is always getting [[James]] to buy one of his [[Pokémon]]. He is voiced by 石塚運昇 ''[[Unshō Ishizuka]]'' in Japanese and by [[Eric Stuart]] in the English {{4Kids}} dub. He seems to be a reference to the infamous man in the Mt. Moon Pokémon Center in {{pkmn|Red and Blue Versions|Red, Blue}}, {{pkmn|Yellow Version|Yellow}}, {{pkmn|FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed, and LeafGreen}}, who would sell the player an ordinary {{p|Magikarp}} for {{PDollar}}500 (but of course, Magikarp is the most common Pokémon while fishing). However, the games' Magikarp salesman did serve some purpose, because a player could use him to get a Magikarp before receiving a rod, so they could get a Gyarados early on. | The '''Magikarp salesman''' (Japanese: '''コイキング売り''' ''Koiking salesman'') is a tricky man who is always getting [[James]] to buy one of his [[Pokémon]]. He is voiced by 石塚運昇 ''[[Unshō Ishizuka]]'' in Japanese and by [[Eric Stuart]] in the English {{4Kids}} dub. He seems to be a reference to the infamous man in the Mt. Moon Pokémon Center in {{pkmn|Red and Blue Versions|Red, Blue}}, {{pkmn|Yellow Version|Yellow}}, {{pkmn|FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed, and LeafGreen}}, who would sell the player an ordinary {{p|Magikarp}} for {{PDollar}}500 (but of course, Magikarp is the most common Pokémon while fishing). However, the games' Magikarp salesman did serve some purpose, because a player could use him to get a Magikarp before receiving a rod, so they could get a Gyarados early on. | ||
His first appearance in the anime was on the [[S.S. Anne|St. Anne]] in ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'' selling {{p|Magikarp}} to anyone foolish enough to buy one. He would tell them that they would reproduce and make the buyer rich. [[James]] was foolish enough to buy one which later [[evolution|evolved]] into a {{TP|James|Gyarados}}. Later he would trade his [[James's second Victreebel|Weepinbell]] for [[James's Victreebel]]. He has also appeared in [[Hoenn]], selling a [[James#Not properly caught|Hoppip]] disguised as {{p|Chimecho}} when James was searching for a Chimecho, and also selling Magikarp disguised as a [[Jessie's Magikarp|Feebas]] for a {{an|Spoink}} [[Valuable item#Pearl and Big Pearl|pearl]] which [[Team Rocket]] stole. Both of them were successfully sold to Team Rocket. | His first appearance in the anime was on the [[S.S. Anne|St. Anne]] in ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'' selling {{p|Magikarp}} to anyone foolish enough to buy one. He would tell them that they would reproduce and make the buyer rich. [[James]] was foolish enough to buy one which later [[evolution|evolved]] into a {{TP|James|Gyarados}}. Some tima about he appeared with the same "selling strategy" in ''[[EP146|Tricks of the Trade]]'' and ''[[EP201|Doin' What Comes Natu-rally]]''. Later, in ''[[EP261|Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid]]'', he would trade his [[James's second Victreebel|Weepinbell]] for [[James's Victreebel]]. He has also appeared in [[Hoenn]], selling a [[James#Not properly caught|Hoppip]] disguised as {{p|Chimecho}} when James was searching for a Chimecho, and also selling Magikarp disguised as a [[Jessie's Magikarp|Feebas]] for a {{an|Spoink}} [[Valuable item#Pearl and Big Pearl|pearl]] which [[Team Rocket]] stole. Both of them were successfully sold to Team Rocket. | ||
He tried his golden Magikarp scam on {{Tracey}} in ''[[H004|Showdown at the Oak Corral]]'' claiming that the Magikarp could lay golden [[eggs]]. However, unlike Team Rocket, Tracey was too smart to fall for this trick. The Magikarp Salesman ran off when he discovered that it was [[Professor Oak's laboratory]]. | He tried his golden Magikarp scam on {{Tracey}} in ''[[H004|Showdown at the Oak Corral]]'' claiming that the Magikarp could lay golden [[eggs]]. However, unlike Team Rocket, Tracey was too smart to fall for this trick. The Magikarp Salesman ran off when he discovered that it was [[Professor Oak's laboratory]]. | ||
Revision as of 23:22, 4 November 2008
The Magikarp salesman (Japanese: コイキング売り Koiking salesman) is a tricky man who is always getting James to buy one of his Pokémon. He is voiced by 石塚運昇 Unshō Ishizuka in Japanese and by Eric Stuart in the English Template:4Kids dub. He seems to be a reference to the infamous man in the Mt. Moon Pokémon Center in Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, and LeafGreen, who would sell the player an ordinary Magikarp for $500 (but of course, Magikarp is the most common Pokémon while fishing). However, the games' Magikarp salesman did serve some purpose, because a player could use him to get a Magikarp before receiving a rod, so they could get a Gyarados early on.
His first appearance in the anime was on the St. Anne in Battle Aboard the St. Anne selling Magikarp to anyone foolish enough to buy one. He would tell them that they would reproduce and make the buyer rich. James was foolish enough to buy one which later evolved into a Gyarados. Some tima about he appeared with the same "selling strategy" in Tricks of the Trade and Doin' What Comes Natu-rally. Later, in Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid, he would trade his Weepinbell for James's Victreebel. He has also appeared in Hoenn, selling a Hoppip disguised as Chimecho when James was searching for a Chimecho, and also selling Magikarp disguised as a Feebas for a Spoink pearl which Team Rocket stole. Both of them were successfully sold to Team Rocket.
He tried his golden Magikarp scam on Tracey in Showdown at the Oak Corral claiming that the Magikarp could lay golden eggs. However, unlike Team Rocket, Tracey was too smart to fall for this trick. The Magikarp Salesman ran off when he discovered that it was Professor Oak's laboratory.
He made a cameo when Ash captured Aipom in Channeling the Battle Zone.
His latest appearance was in Ya See We Want an Evolution. He sold an Evolution machine/Mecha-bot to Team Rocket. While he did inform Team Rocket that the machine must warm up for at least a week before use, Team Rocket forgot to follow his instructions, which resulted in failure in evolving Pokémon and sustaining its Mecha-bot form. it is therefore unknown if this was another one of his scams, or if the machine would truly have worked. However, considering he ran off after telling them, it may have been another lie to keep them from following him.
Pokémon
On hand
 Magikarp (Many) |
 Hoppip (Many, disguised as Chimecho) |
Sold
Magikarp |
Magikarp (Disguised as a Feebas) |
Hoppip (Disguised as a Chimecho) |
Traded away
 Weepinbell |
Released
 Victreebel |
In the games
In Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, as well as the remakes Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen, the Magikarp salesman appears in Route 4's Pokémon center and sells the player a Magikarp for $500. He does not offer a refund. While this may seem something of a ripoff, it is actually worthwhile to raise a Magikarp from such an early point in the game, ensuring a Gyarados as early as the completion of Nugget Bridge.
Trivia
- The Magikarp salesman was given a Hispanic accent in all of the dubbed episodes except for Showdown at the Oak Corral where he speaks without an accent. This may have been an oversight of the Pokémon Chronicles production team, as after Pokémon USA took over the dubbing, his Hispanic accent returned in Ya See We Want an Evolution.
External links
- Koiking-uri's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)
