# 129 | Magikarp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Money | $1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
EXP | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Description
Magikarp is a red, medium-sized fish. Its fins are primarily white but it has two stiff, three-peaked fins on its back and stomach which are both yellow. It also has long barbels. Magikarp is considered by many as one of the weakest Pokémon, but it is still collected by Pokémon Trainers for its final and extremely powerful evolution, Gyarados.
Evolution
Magikarp | → | Gyarados |
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Location
Pokemon Tower Defense
- Cerulean Gym: 1.5% (Appears every wave up to 14 after obtaining the Old Rod)
- Vermillion City: Wave 8 (Requires Old Rod or Super Rod)
- Route 19: 14.3%
- Pallet Town
Shiny
- Shiny Magikarp has a 0.0125% chance of appearing in the wild.
- Pokémon Adoption: 5 SnD Coins (Uncommon Shiny Pokémon)
Shadow
- Game Corner (Random Non-evolved Shadow Pokémon): 300,000 coins
Trivia
- Magikarp awards the least money of any Pokémon in the game, namely 1.
- It also has one of the worst movesets, like Missingno., without being taught by TMs.
- It is one of the only six Pokémon in Pokémon Tower Defense that cannot learn any TMs. The others are Caterpie, Metapod, Weedle, Kakuna, and Ditto
- However, said Shadow Pokemon can learn Shadow Rush via TM.
Move Set
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Lvl | Attack Name | Type | Category | Power | Cooldown | Duration | Accuracy | Effect % |
1 | Splash | - | 234 | - | Can't Miss | - | ||
15 | Tackle | 50 | 18 (1.2) | - | 100% | - | ||
30 | Flail | Varies | 18 | - | 100% | - | ||
Power increases as user's HP decreases. |
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Magikarp cannot learn any TMs. |
Damage Taken
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