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#128 Tauros
>POKéMON: 129: Magikarp
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| Species: | Fish |
| Height: | 2' 11" |
| Weight: | 22 |
Chance of being male  | 50% |
Chance of being female  | 50% |
| Type: |  |
| RBY to GSC trade item: | Berry |
| Colour: | Red |
| Habitat: | Water's Edge |
| Palpark: | Pond |
| Bodystyle: | Finned |
| Catchrate: | 255 |
| Base Experience (generation 1-4): | 20 |
| Base Experience (generation 5): | 40 |
| Experience Formula: | Slow (Lv 100: 1 250 000) |
| Stat Experience: | 1 Speed |
| MD Body Size: | 1 |
| MD IQ Group: | C |
| Base statistics | |
| Attack: | 10 |
| Defense: | 55 |
| Special Attack: | 15 |
| Special Defense: | 20 |
| Speed: | 80 |
| HP: | 20 |
| RBY Special: | 20 |
This Pokemon is available in the following generations:
| Generation | Ability 1 | Ability 2 | Ability (Dreamworld) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | None in this generation | ||
| 2 | None in this generation | ||
| 3 | Swift Swim | ||
| 4 | Swift Swim | ||
| 5 | Swift Swim | Rattled | |
| 6 | Swift Swim | Rattled | |
Type effectiveness
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x0.5 | x0.5 | x0.5 | x2 | x2 | x1 | x0.5 | x1 | x1 | x1 |
Evolution
Magikarp Basic evolution |  Gyarados  At level 20 |
Breeding
This Pokemon can be found in the breedinggroups Water 2 and Dragon. Its eggs take 1280 steps to hatch.
Potential partners:Anime appearances
- In Pokémon - I Choose You!
- In Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village
- In Battle Aboard the St. Anne belonging to James: Bought in this episode
- In Pokémon Shipwreck belonging to James
- In Hypno's Naptime
- In The Legend of Dratini
- In
- In Holy Matrimony!
Character ownership
James
Appears between Battle Aboard the St. Anne and Pokémon Shipwreck
James buys it from a trickster, but is forced to abandon it an episode later when it evolves into Gyarados
TCG cards
- Magikarp (Base #35)
- Magikarp (Team Rocket #47)
- Magikarp (Base Set 2 #50)
- Giovanni's Magikarp (Gym Challenge #73)
- Misty's Magikarp (Gym Challenge #88)
- Shining Magikarp (Neo Revelation #66)
- Magikarp (Expedition #118)
- Magikarp (Skyridge #75)
- Magikarp (Legendary Collection #52)
- Magikarp (EX: Dragon #60)
- Magikarp (EX: Deoxys #64)
- Magikarp δ (EX: Holon Phantoms #69)
- Magikarp (EX: FireRed & LeafGreen #67)
- Magikarp (EX: Team Rocket Returns #65)
COMMENTS
Magikarps are really hard to evolve as their attack is incredibly low but a Gyarados is really powerful so I might put one in my team.Post Your Comments