Magikarp (Pokémon)

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{{PokémonInfobox|
name=Magikarp |
jname=コイキング |
tmname=Koiking |
image=129Magikarp.png |
size=130 |
caption=Artwork from FR/LG |
pron=<sc>''mag''-i-karp</sc> <ref>Barbo, Maria. ''The Official Pokémon Handbook''. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-10397-5</ref> |
ndex=129 |
jdex=076 |
hdex=052 |
fdex=124 |
sdex=023 |
typen=1 |
type1=Water |
type2= |
species=Fish |
height-ftin=2'11" |
height-m=0.9 |
weight-lbs=22.0 |
weight-kg=10.0 |
abilityn=1 |
ability1=Swift Swim |
ability2= |
egggroupn=2 |
egggroup1=Water 2 |
egggroup2=Dragon |
eggcycles=5 |
evsp=1 |
expyield=20 |
lv100exp=1,250,000 |
gendercode=127 |
color=Red |
catchrate=255 |
body=03 |
pokefordex=magikarp |
generation=1 |
footnotes=}}
'''Magikarp''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''コイキング''' ''Koiking'') is a {{type2|Water}} Pokémon.

It [[Evolution|evolve]]s into {{p|Gyarados}} starting at [[level]] 20.

Due to its low [[stats]] (Speed, however, at 80, being the highest) and the fact that it only has the move {{m|Splash}} until level 15, Magikarp is often considered the weakest Pokémon in existence.

==Biology==
===Physiology===
Magikarp is a reddish-orange, medium-sized fish. Its notable characteristics include large, heavy scales. Its fins are primarily white, but it has two stiff, three-peaked fins on its back and stomach which are both yellow. It also has long barbels.

====Gender differences====
A female has white barbels, and a male has tan barbs.

====Special abilities====
Long-lived Magikarp are able to utilize their immense {{m|splash}}ing power to leap high enough to jump mountains. Magikarp also have a strong enough immune system to survive in the most polluted of waters. And Magikarp has AWESOME COSMIC POWERS!

===Behavior===
Although this Pokémon is capable of surviving in even the most polluted ponds, it is usually overlooked by trainers because it is pathetically weak: even in the heat of battle it will do nothing but flop around. It is not a strong swimmer, and currents in the water will sweep it downstream. They are normally seen using {{m|Splash}}, which is unusual, as it makes them easy targets to predators. Before the species multiplied, it is believed that the ancestors of Magikarp were actually much stronger than the Magikarp seen today, and this belief has led scientists to research this species. When evolveing Magikarp release thier awesome cosmic powers!!

===Habitat===
[[Image:Watersedge.gif|right|frame|{{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Water's-edge Pokémon}}]]
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.

===Diet===
{{main|Pokémon food}}

==In the anime==
[[Image:Jessie_magikarp.jpg|thumb|right|210px|{{TP|Jessie|Magikarp}} in the anime]]
Several episodes, the first one being in ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'', involve a particular [[Magikarp salesman|salesman]] trying to sell certain Pokémon to someone. The person he is usually trying to con is [[James]] and he usually sells {{TP|Magikarp salesman|Magikarp}}, claiming that they're very valuable.

[[Team Rocket]] used a Magikarp-shaped submarine during the [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]].

Several Magikarp appeared in ''[[EP083|Poké Ball Peril]]'' swimming along with [[Team Rocket]]'s Magikarp-shaped submarine.

In ''[[EP092|The Joy of Pokémon]]'', a [[Nurse Joy]] from the Orange Islands befriended a giant Magikarp that saved her as a child. It evolved into an equally large Gyarados, but it remained friendly.

In ''[[EP109|The Wacky Watcher]]'', {{Ash}}, [[Misty]] and {{Tracey}} help a Pokémon Watcher named [[Quincy T. Quackenpoker]] observe the migration and evolution of a school of Magikarp.

In ''[[AG092|Judgement Day]]'', a {{shiny2}} Magikarp appeared in a flashback under the ownership of {{ho|Jimmy}} and was later traded.

Another, in ''[[DP021|Ya See We Want an Evolution]]'', was nicknamed the strongest. This Magikarp was unique in that it was in fact able to battle suprisingly well, even giving Pikachu a hard time.

A Magikarp appeared in ''[[DP086|Arriving in Style!]]''.

In ''[[DP091|One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team]]'', Jessie used a different Magikarp in the second leg of the Pokémon Triathlon.

It was also seen as part of [[Lila]]'s famous "Tiger Lily Smile" background in ''[[DP095|Battling the Generation Gap!]]''.

===Pokédex entries===
{{Animedexheader|Sinnoh}}
{{Animedexbody|DP021|Magikarp|Dawn's Pokédex|Magikarp. The Fish Pokémon. Magikarp can live in the dirtiest of water. It jumps very well and can evolve into {{p|Gyarados}}.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|''Diamond & Pearl''|Sinnoh}}

==In the manga==
===Pokémon Special===
Magikarp was seen at the [[Lake of Rage]], being forcibly evolved into {{p|Gyarados}}.

==In the TCG==
{{main|Magikarp (TCG)}}

==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
{{Dex
|type=water
|gen=1
|redbluedex=In the distant past, it was somewhat stronger than the horribly weak descendants that exist today.
|yellowdex=Famous for being very unreliable. It can be found swimming in seas, lakes, rivers and shallow puddles.
|golddex=An underpowered, pathetic Pokémon. It may jump high on rare occasions, but never more than seven feet.
|silverdex=For no reason, it jumps and splashes about, making it easy for predators like {{p|Pidgeotto}} to catch it mid-jump.
|stadiumdex=Whoever its opponent, and however horrible the attack it receives, all it does is {{m|Splash}} around.
|crystaldex=This weak and pathetic Pokémon gets easily pushed along rivers when there are strong currents.
|stadium2dex=An underpowered, pathetic Pokémon. It may jump high on rare occasions, but never more then seven feet.
|rubydex=Magikarp is a pathetic excuse for a Pokémon that is only capable of flopping and splashing. This behavior prompted scientists to undertake research into it.
|sapphiredex=Magikarp is virtually useless in battle as it can only splash around. As a result, it is considered to be weak. However, it is actually a very hardy Pokémon that can survive in any body of water no matter how polluted it is.
|emeralddex=Its swimming muscles are weak, so it is easily washed away by currents. In places where water pools, you can see many Magikarp deposited there by the flow.
|firereddex=It is virtually worthless in terms of both power and speed. It is the most weak and pathetic Pokémon in the world.
|leafgreendex=In the distant past, it was somewhat stronger than the horribly weak descendants that exist today.
|diamonddex=It is said to be the world's weakest Pokémon. No one knows why it has managed to survive.
|pearldex=It is unable to swim against even slow-moving currents. It always {{M|splash}}es about for some reason.
|platinumdex=A Magikarp living for many years can leap a mountain using {{m|Splash}}. The move remains useless, though.}}

===Game locations===
{{Availability|
type=water |
gen=1 |
rbrarity=Common |
rbarea=Fish with [[Old Rod]] Buy from [[Magikarp Salesman]] for {{PDollar}}500|
yrarity=Common |
yarea=Fish with [[Old Rod|Old Rod]] |
gsrarity=Common |
gsarea=Fish with [[Old Rod|Old]] or [[Good Rod]] |
crarity=Common |
carea=Fish with [[Old Rod|Old]] or [[Good Rod]] |
rsrarity=Common |
rsarea=Fish with [[Old Rod|Old]] or [[Good Rod]] |
erarity=Common |
earea=Fish with [[Old Rod|Old]] or [[Good Rod]] |
frlgrarity=Common |
frlgarea=Fish with [[Old Rod]] Buy from [[Magikarp Salesman]] for {{PDollar}}500|
dprarity=Common |
dparea=Fish with [[Old Rod]] Trade {{p|Finneon}} on [[Route 226]] ([[Meister|German]]) |
ptrarity=Common |
ptarea=Fish with [[Old Rod|Old]] or [[Good Rod]] Trade {{p|Finneon}} on [[Route 226]] ([[Meister|German]]) Fish with [[Super Rod]] ([[Resort Area]]) |
palarea=Pond |
}}

====In side games====
{{SidegameAvail
|type=water
|snap=[[Pokémon Island Beach|Beach]], [[Pokémon Island Tunnel|Tunnel]] [[Pokémon Island Volcano|Volcano]], [[Pokémon Island River|River]] [[Pokémon Island Cave|Cave]], [[Pokémon Island Valley|Valley]]
|channel=[[Cobalt Coast|Secret Cove]]
|pinballrs=Ocean (Ruby Field)
|trozei=[[SOL Laboratory 3]] [[Secret Storage 5]] [[Secret Storage 19]] [[Mr. Who's Den]]
|md=[[Waterfall Pond]] (7F-11F)
|ranger=[[Safra Sea]] [[Sekra Mountain Range]]
|md2=[[End Lake]] (B1-B24)
|scramble=[[Shiny Beach]]
}}

Magikarp will not appear in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team until a rescue mission involving it has been completed, using the following Wonder Mail code:
:X ? ? S ? ? X ? 4 6 8 ?
:♀ + ? ? 9 7 5 6 S Y ? ?
:Objective: Rescue Magikarp on floor 12 of [[Stormy Sea]].

===Held items===
{{HeldItems
|type=Water
|rby1=Berry|rby1type=Berry|rby1rar=100|rby1image=no
}}

===Base stats===
{{BaseStats with RBY|
HP= 20 |
Attack= 10 |
Defense=55 |
SpAtk= 15 |
SpDef= 20 |
Special=20 |
Speed= 80 |
type=Water }}

===Type effectiveness===
{{DP Type effectiveness|
type1=Water|
Normal= 100 |
Flying= 100 |
Fighting=100 |
Ground= 100 |
Rock= 100 |
Bug= 100 |
Poison= 100 |
Ghost= 100 |
Steel= 50 |

Fire= 50 |
Water= 50 |
Grass= 200 |
Electric=200 |
Psychic= 100 |
Ice= 50 |
Dragon= 100 |
Dark= 100 }}

===Learnset===
{{learnset intro|Magikarp}}
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{movelist|water|water|4|1|Magikarp}}
{{mlentry4|Start|Splash|Normal|Status|—|—|40|Cute|0}}
{{mlentry4|15|Tackle|Normal|Physical|35|95|35|Tough|3}}
{{mlentry4|30|Flail|Normal|Physical|—|100|15|Cute|2}}
{{movelist/note|4|water}}
====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
None.
====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====
None.
====By [[move tutor|tutoring]]====
{{tutor|water|water|4|1|Magikarp}}
{{mtentry4|Bounce|Flying|Physical|85|85|5|Cute|1||''|no|no|no|no|yes|}}
{{tutor/note|4|water}}

===={{Trading Card Game}}-only moves====
*{{m|Dragon Rage}} {{ic|Dragon}}
*{{m|Rage}} {{ic|Normal}}

===Side game data===
{{Side game|
type=water |
ndex=129 |
Pincatch=yes |
PinRScatch=yes |
HC=C |
Trozei=yes |
rarity=Common |
Dungeon=yes |
body=1 |
rate=9.2% |
area=Waterfall Lake |
P1=I'm the world's weakest Pokémon. You knew that, yes? |
P2=Huh? Look, my health is down by half already. |
P3=I'm not much good now. I have almost no HP left. |
PL=Look, my level went up! But I'm probably still weak... |
Partner=no |
Ranger=yes |
typeG=Water |
typeA=Water |
fieldpower=0 |
field=None |
loop=3 |
MinEXP=5 |
MaxEXP=5 |
browser=Magikarp appears to be only capable of flopping about helplessly. |
Dungeon2=yes |
body2=1 |
rate2=8.2% |
iq=C |
}}

===Evolution===
{{evobox/1|129|Magikarp|1|Water||[[Level|Level 20]]|130|Gyarados|2|Water|Flying}}

===Sprites===
{{Sprite|
type=water|
gen=1|
gender=both|
ndex=129|
name=Magikarp|
}}

==Trivia==
* As of {{game|Platinum}}, Magikarp is tied at the lowest (with {{p|Regigigas}}), and ironically, the highest level non-glitch Pokémon available for capture at level 1 and 100, beating out even the level 80 {{p|Arceus}} for highest. It is only available in a pond in the [[Resort Area]] with a [[Super Rod]] in Platinum, where only Magikarp can be caught and range in levels anywhere from level 1 to 100.
* Magikarp, as well as Gyarados, has been in all four regional [[Pokédex]]es.
* A glitch in the early Japanese games Red and Green allowed players to transform their Magikarp into a {{p|Mew}}. However, this Mew was not registered in the [[Pokédex]], did not have the same stats nor moves, and caused some major glitches to the player's items pack.
* Even though Magikarp is said to be the weakest Pokémon in existence, there are seven Pokémon weaker than it and one equal to it in terms of [[List of Pokémon by base stats|base stat average]].
* Magikarp is one of three {{type2|Water}}s that cannot learn {{m|Surf}}, as well as the only Water-type that cannot learn any Ice-type or Water-type [[move]]s.
* Magikarp is one of fourteen Pokémon that one could collect [[Meister|foreign Pokédex entries]] in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}.
* Magikarp shares the same [[species]] name with {{p|Feebas}}. They are both known as the Fish Pokémon.
* Even though it's listed as a freshwater Pokémon, it's abundant in oceans as well.
* Magikarp takes the shortest time to hatch out of all Pokémon.
* Every one of Magikarp's Pokédex entries talks about either its lack of strength, its tendency to {{m|Splash}}, or both.
* Magikarp's FireRed Pokédex entry remarks on its lack of power and speed. While the power part is true, Magikarp in fact sports a base 80 speed stat, making it actually quite fast.
* The Pokédex entries for Magikarp in Gold version and Platinum version contradict each other, as Gold version states that Magikarp never jumps more than seven feet, whereas Platinum version states that it may jump over a mountain.

===Origin===
Magikarp is based on a legend about how carp that leapt 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.

Magikarp may also be based on Asian carps, which are easily frightened by disturbances in water and can jump 8-10 feet in the air.
====Name origin====
Magikarp's name is a combination of ''magic'' and ''{{wp|carp}}'' (this may be mocking the Magikarp as a species, as someone with 'magic' powers is generally thought to be quite powerful, which Magikarp is not). It may also the combination of ''Magi'', the three kings from the story of the {{wp|Nativity of Jesus|Nativity}}, and ''carp''. Its Japanese name is a combination of 鯉 ''{{wp|koi}}'', carp, and the English word ''king'', given its name an ironic slant similar to its English name.

==In other languages==
* [[List of German Pokémon names|German]]: Karpador
* [[List of French Pokémon names|French]]: Magicarpe
* [[List of Korean Pokémon names|Korean]]: 잉어킹 ''Ingeoking''
* Brazilian Portuguese ([[anime]] only): Magicarpa

==Related articles==
* [[Jessie's Magikarp]]
* [[James's Gyarados|James's Magikarp]]
* [[Magikarp salesman]]
* [[Magikarp salesman's Magikarp]]

==External links==

==Notes==
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