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magikarp
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Magikarp

Fish Pokémon

Water

A Magikarp living for many years can leap a mountain using Splash. The move remains useless, though.

Base Stats

HP 20
Attack 10
Defense 55
Sp. Atk 15
Sp. Def 20
Speed 80
Total 200

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
grass 2xelectric 2x
Resistant to
steel ½xfire ½xwater ½xice ½x

Abilities

Swift Swim Rattled (Hidden)

Evolution Chain

magikarp Magikarp
→
gyarados Gyarados Lv. 20

Moves

Locations

Marvelous Bridge
Nature Sanctuary

Details

Category Fish Pokémon
Height 0.9 m
Weight 10.0 kg
Base Exp 40
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 255
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Waters Edge
Egg Groups Water2 ,Dragon

Sprites

magikarp Front Front
magikarp Back Back
magikarp Front Shiny Front Shiny
magikarp Back Shiny Back Shiny
magikarp Front ♀ Front ♀
magikarp Back ♀ Back ♀
magikarp Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
magikarp Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
magikarp Official Art Official Art
magikarp Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu
One Speed, One Gear, One Moveset
Item
Choice Scarf / Focus Sash / Choice Band / Life Orb / Leftovers / Air Balloon / Eject Button / Stick
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

There is no excuse for using Magikarp, at all. All comedy value in using it disappeared by about 1998.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc