Magikarp (Pokémon)
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Magikarp (Japanese: コイキング Koiking) is a Water-type Pokémon.
It evolves into Gyarados starting at level 20.
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 that are both yellow. It also has long barbels.
Gender differences
A female has white barbels and a male has tan ones. In Platinum (but no other games to date), the male also has a slightly bigger light band on its forehead compared to the female.
Special abilities
Long-lived Magikarp are able to utilize their immense splashing power to leap high enough to scale mountains. Magikarp also have a strong enough immune system to survive in the most polluted of waters.
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 to leap out of the water, which is strange, as it makes them easy targets to predators such as Pidgeot. 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.
Habitat
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. Magikarp are extremely plentiful, living in almost any region. No one really knows how this Pokémon survived, however, Magikarp is rare in the Unova region, unlike the other regions.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Major appearances
Magikarp salesman's Magikarp
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.
Other
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.
Another, in Ya See We Want An Evolution, was nicknamed the strongest. This male Magikarp was unique in that it was in fact able to battle surprisingly well, even giving Pikachu a hard time.
Minor appearances
Magikarp are very often seen in any underwater scene. This is most likely a reference to their extreme abundance in the games.
Magikarp debuted in Pokémon - I Choose You! when one was seen swimming in the river that Ash had jumped into to try to escape a flock of Spearow that were chasing after him.
A Magikarp appeared in Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village. It was one of the Pokémon in Melanie's care. It reappeared in a flashback in Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!.
A Magikarp was seen in a Pokémon Center in Hypno's Naptime.
Multiple Magikarp also appeared in the banned episode EP035.
A Magikarp appeared in Electric Soldier Porygon.
Magikarp also appeared in Holy Matrimony!, The Evolution Solution, A Friend In Deed and Friend and Foe Alike.
Multiple Magikarp were among the Pokémon seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral.
A Magikarp was being studied by Professor Oak in Poké Ball Peril.
A Magikarp was among the Pokémon controlled by Cassidy and Butch in Pikachu Re-Volts.
A school of Magikarp appeared in The Power of One.
Totodile juggled three Magikarp with its Water Gun in Love, Totodile Style.
A Magikarp appeared in The Light Fantastic swimming in a river.
Several Magikarp appeared in Brock's dream in Sick Daze.
A Magikarp appeared in The Joy of Water Pokémon as an inhabitant of Lake Lucid.
Magikarp also appeared in Celebi: Voice of the Forest.
Three Magikarp appeared under the ownership of Luka in Mantine Overboard!. They were used to aid her, Ash and later Misty in their underwater exploration.
In Octillery The Outcast, Misty's Poliwhirl went up against an unnamed Trainer's Magikarp in a qualifying match for the Whirl Cup tournament and won.
A Magikarp was among the Pokémon stolen from the Pokémon Center of Blue Point Isle in Around the Whirlpool.
A Magikarp appeared in Dueling Heroes.
A Magikarp was seen swimming in a lake in The Legend of Thunder! and Journey to the Starting Line.
Multiple Magikarp were among the Pokémon living in Lake Slowpoke in Enlighten Up!.
A Magikarp appeared in Gary's explanation in Johto Photo Finish.
A Magikarp was used by a competitor in the Tour de Alto Mare, a water chariot race, in Pokémon Heroes.
In Judgment Day, a Shiny Magikarp appeared in a flashback under the ownership of Jimmy and was later traded.
A Magikarp appeared in Arriving in Style! under the ownership of a Pokémon Stylist.
In One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team, Jessie used a different Magikarp which was confirmed to be male in the second leg of the Pokémon Triathlon.
It was also seen as part of Lila's famous "Tiger Lily Smile" background in Battling the Generation Gap!.
Another Magikarp also appeared in Historical Mystery Tour!.
A group of Magikarp appeared in The Needs of the Three!.
Multiple Magikarp appeared in a flashback in Bucking the Treasure Trend!.
Multiple Magikarp appeared in Destiny Deoxys, Giratina and the Sky Warrior and Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
Pokédex entries
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Bill has a Magikarp that appeared in Make Way for Magikarp. Its resilient body saved Bill from acidic Victreebel saliva.
Magikarp was seen at the Lake of Rage, being forcibly evolved into Gyarados.
Erika is also seen teaching a class about Magikarp that can learn Dragon Rage.
Lance's Magikarp evolved into Gyarados and was used to shield him from the lava on Mt. Cerise.
In the Pokémon Get da ze! manga
A Magikarp appeared in the sixth chapter of Pokémon Get da ze!. This Magikarp knew event-exclusive Dragon Rage.
In the Pokémon Zensho manga
Satoshi has multiple Magikarp in the Pokémon Zensho manga.
In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga
Chris owns six Magikarp in The Golden Boys manga.
In the TCG
- Main article: Magikarp (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
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Game locations
In side games
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| Pokémon Snap | Beach, Tunnel Volcano, River Cave, Valley |
| Pokémon Channel | Secret Cove |
| Pokémon Pinball | Pewter City Cycling Road Fuchsia City |
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire |
Ocean (Ruby Field) |
| Pokémon Trozei! | SOL Laboratory 3 Secret Storage 5 Secret Storage 19 Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team |
Waterfall Pond (7F-11F) |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness |
Lake Afar (B1-B24) |
| Pokémon Ranger | Safra Sea Sekra Range |
| Pokémon Rumble | Bright Beach Normal Mode C & S |
| Pokémon Rumble Blast | Lake: World Axle - B2F |
| PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure | Meadow Zone |
| Pokémon Conquest | Fontaine Dragnor |
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.
In events
| Games | Event | Language | Location | Level | Distribution period |
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| University Magikarp | Japanese | Japan | ? | July 1998 | |
| Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! Reversal Magikarp | English | United States | 5 | June 8 to 21, 2002 | |
| Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! Bubble Magikarp | English | United States | 5 | January 24 to 30, 2003 | |
| Pokémon Center Nagoya Magikarp | Japanese | Japan | 99 | March 20 to May 6, 2013 |
GTS events
| Games | Event | Language | Location | Level | Distribution period |
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| Nana Magikarp | Japanese | GTS | 5 | February 14 to 15, 2007 | |
| Nory Magikarp | Japanese | GTS | 7 | February 14 to 15, 2007 | |
| Ruirui Magikarp | Japanese | GTS | 6 | February 14 to 15, 2007 | |
| Ryuuta Magikarp | Japanese | GTS | 4 | February 14 to 15, 2007 | |
| Utz Magikarp | Japanese | GTS | 5 | February 14 to 15, 2007 |
Held items
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| Red* | Blue* | Berry (100%) | |
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| Pokéwalker |  Wacan Berry (100%)
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| Events* |  Heart Mail (100%)
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Stats
Base stats
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| At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||
HP: 20
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80 - 127 | 150 - 244 | |
10
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13 - 68 | 22 - 130 | |
55
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54 - 117 | 103 - 229 | |
15
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18 - 73 | 31 - 141 | |
20
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22 - 79 | 40 - 152 | |
80
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76 - 145 | 148 - 284 | |
Total: 200
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Pokéathlon stats
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Type effectiveness
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Learnset
By leveling up
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By TM/HM
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By breeding
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By tutoring
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| Game | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | |||||||
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| B | W | B2 | W2 | Bounce | Flying | Physical | 85 | 85% | 5 | ||||
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Dream World moves
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| Event | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | ||||
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| Sparkling Sea | Bounce | Flying | Physical | 85 | 85% | 5 | ||||
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By events
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| Pokémon Center Nagoya Magikarp | Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 120 | 80% | 5 | ||||
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TCG-only moves
| Move | Card |
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| Rage | Magikarp (EX Deoxys 64) |
Side game data
Pokémon Pinball
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Evolution
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Sprites
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For other sprites and images, please see Magikarp images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- Magikarp is tied with Gyarados and Regigigas for being the lowest level Pokémon encountered in the wild, as well as also tied with Gyarados for the highest level Pokémon encountered in the wild. In Platinum, Magikarp can be found at levels ranging from level 1 to 100 in the Resort Area, and in Black 2 and White 2, it can be found at the same levels in the Nature Preserve; both require a Super Rod.
- Magikarp takes the shortest time to hatch out of all Pokémon that can be legitimately hatched, with six Egg cycles.
- In Generation III and IV, Magikarp is the only Pokémon that can learn attacking moves but cannot get STAB on any of them. In Generation II (and therefore Generation I by trading it back), Magikarp can have Bubble from the Gotta Catch 'Em All Station. In Generation V, Magikarp can have Hydro Pump from the Pokémon Center Nagoya.
- Magikarp was the first Pokémon featured in Professor Oak's lecture.
- Magikarp and its evolution's Egg Group combination (Water 2 and Dragon) is unique.
- 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.
- The Pokédex entries for Magikarp in Gold and HeartGold and Platinum contradict each other; Gold and HeartGold say that Magikarp never jumps more than seven feet, whereas Platinum version states that it may jump over a mountain after living many years.
- Together with Pichu, Rattata, and Seedot, Magikarp is the easiest Pokémon to catch in Pokémon Ranger, with only one loop necessary.
- Magikarp is one of the only Pokémon that is obtainable in every handheld main-series game, including expansion games and remakes.
- In Generation III, Magikarp could not damage Ghost types due to its only moves being Normal-type.
- Magikarp has the largest increase in total base stats of 340 (from 200 to 540) during its evolution into Gyarados.
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. 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 also be based on Asian carps, which are easily frightened by disturbances in water and can jump 8–10 feet (2.5–3 m) in the air.
Name origin
Magikarp's name is a combination of magic and carp, possibly mocking the Magikarp as a species, as someone with 'magic' powers is generally thought to be quite powerful, which Magikarp is not (though carp are said to be able to transform into dragons, which is magical in its own way). It may also be the combination of Magi (the three kings from the story of the Nativity) and carp.
Koiking is a combination of 鯉 koi (carp) and king, giving its name an ironic slant similar to its English name.
In other languages
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Notes
External links
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