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Magikarp コイキング Koiking #129
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Water ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Fish Pokémon
Ability Swift Swim Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #129 Johto #076 Hoenn #052 Sinnoh #023 Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 2′11″ Imperial 0.9 m Metric 2′11″/0.9 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 22.0 lbs. Imperial 10.0 kg Metric 22.0 lbs./10.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Red	Catch rate 255 (33.3%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Water 2 and Dragon groups 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 20 Battle Exp.: 201*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Magikarp (Japanese: コイキング Koiking) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.

It evolves into Gyarados at level 20.

Due to its low stats (speed, however, at 80, being the highest) and the fact that it only has the move Splash until Level 15, Magikarp is often considered the weakest Pokémon in existence.

Biology

Physiology

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

Gender differences

A female has white barbels.

Special abilities

its special abillity is to SUK AND BEG FOR MERCY

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 Splash, which is unusual, as it makes them easy targets to predators. It is believed that the ancestors of this Pokémon were much stronger than the Magikarp seen today, this belief has led scientists to research this species.

Habitat

Found in 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 article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Several episodes, the first one being in Battle Aboard the St. Anne, involve 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're very valuable.

Team Rocket used a Magikarp-shaped submarine during the Orange Islands.

In 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 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 Judgement Day, a Template:Shiny2 Magikarp appeared in a flashback under the ownership of Jimmy and was later traded.

Another, in Ya See We Want an Evolution, was nicknamed the strongest.

A Magikarp appeared in DP086.

In DP091, Jessie used a different Magikarp in the second leg of the Pokémon triathlon

In the manga

Pokémon Special

Magikarp was seen at the Lake of Rage, being forcibly evolved into Gyarados.

In the TCG

Main article: Magikarp (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

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.

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Template:Learnset intro

By leveling up

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By TM/HM

None.

By breeding

None.

By tutoring

Template:Tutor Template:Mtentry4

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TCG-only Moves

• Dragon Rage
• Rage

Side game data

Template:Side game

Evolution

Template:Evobox/1

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Magikarp images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• The Magikarp salesman from the anime is probably based on the shady man from the Red and Blue, Yellow and FireRed and LeafGreen games. He can be found in the Route 4 Pokémon Center offering the player a Magikarp for $500, which he refuses to refund. A man in the Pewter City Poké Mart complains about already being conned by him. The offer grants the player a potential Gyarados at an otherwise early point in the games.
• Magikarp is generally considered to be the weakest Pokémon in any of the games. Because of this, the nickname "Magikrap" is common among fans.
• Magikarp, as well as Gyarados, has been in all four regional Pokédexes.
• A glitch in the early Japanese games, Red, Green, and Blue, allowed players to transform their Magikarp into a 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 in terms of base stat average. Actually, Sunkern is the weakest, with only 180 total base stats. However, Sunkern learns many moves, while Magikarp only learns Splash, Tackle, and Flail, along with Bounce from a tutor in Platinum. In addition, Sunkern yields much more experience when defeated.
• Magikarp, along with Surskit and Wingull, is the only Template:Type2 that cannot learn Surf, as well as the only Water-type that cannot learn Ice-type moves.
• Magikarp is one of fourteen Pokémon that one could collect foreign Pokédex entries for in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.
• Magikarp shares the same species name with Feebas. They are both known as Fish Pokémon.
  • Coincidentally, they are both very similar, being generally weak and evolving into serpent-like Pokémon.
• Whenever a Magikarp appears in an anime episode, there is usually also a Gyarados in that episode, with the exception of Battle Aboard the St. Anne, Judgement Day!, and Ya See We Want an Evolution.
• Although being a weak and defenseless Pokémon, it requires to be circled more times than most Basic Pokémon in Pokémon Ranger.
• Magikarp's Platinum sprite is the only sprite which shows it with it's mouth closed.
• Magikarp could never fill its movelist in the games because it could only use Splash, Tackle, and Flail. However, this changed in Platinum, where it could learn Bounce.
• Even though it's listed as a freshwater Pokémon, it's also abundant in oceans as well. How it can survive in both saltwater and freshwater is unknown.

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.

Name origin

Magikarp's name is a combination of magic and carp. It may also the combination of Magi, the three kings from the story of the Nativity, and carp. Its Japanese name is a combination of 鯉 koi, carp, and the English word king.

In other languages

• German: Karpador
• French: Magicarpe
• Korean: 잉어킹 Ingeoking
• Brazilian Portuguese (animé only): Magicarpa

Related articles

• Jessie's Magikarp
• James's Magikarp
• Magikarp Salesman

Notes

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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