

In the distant past, it was somewhat stronger than the horribly weak descendants that exist today.įamous for being very unreliable. Who's DenĮxplorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness SOL Laboratory 3, Secret Storage 5, Secret Storage 19, Mr. Route 3, Route 22, Parfum Palace ( Old Rod) Until it reaches level 20, it is utterly useless.įish with Old Rod or Good Rod, Surf on the Lake of Rageįish with Old Rod, Trade a Finneon on Route 226 However, if it is taken care of properly, it evolves into a magnificent Gyarados, at level 20. It is a hardy Pokémon that can thrive in any body of water, no matter if the water is freshwater or saltwater. It is considered to be the weakest Pokémon because it can only use three moves. It can be found in every body of water in Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh. Magikarp is the most common Pokémon in the waters of all the Pokémon regions. Magikarp evolves into Gyarados at level 20. Magikarp are often seen as prey to Pokémon such as Pidgeot, which swoop them from the water's surface, and Meowth. It struggles to swim against even the weakest of currents. They are able to tolerate waters of nearly any salinity, depth, and pollution level.ĭespite being strong in the past, its present-day descendants are considerably weaker. Magikarp are very hardy, however, with strong survival instincts and immune systems. As a result, many of them congregate in small ponds or lakes, unable swim through river currents. They are also weak swimmers, unable to swim through even weak currents.

In fact, splashing Magikarp actually make easy prey for Flying-type Pokémon like Pidgeotto, who can snatch them up as they bounce. Legend has it that older Magikarp can splash over mountains, though this has never been seen. Although they can reach heights of 7 feet using this move, they are unable to change direction in the air, so they land in the exact same place. Magikarp are often regarded as the “most useless Pokémon.” The most they normally can do is use Splash, which does absolutely nothing. This also applies when it evolves into a female Gyarados as its whiskers remain white silver than its original blue. In Pokémon GO and its Water Event, the whiskers of the female Magikarp appears to be white silver or platinum. The way to tell a male and female Magikarp apart is that a male Magikarp has gold whiskers while a female has white whiskers. Magikarp refers to them as his magnificent barbs in PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure. Female Magikarp have white barbells while male Magikarp have yellow barbells. They also have "whiskers" or Maxilliary Barbells. Its body is made up of/covered in red scales.
