Magikarp
Red/Blue

In the distant past, it was somewhat stronger than the horribly weak descendants that exist today.

Yellow

Famous for being very unreliable. It can be found swimming in seas, lakes, rivers and shallow puddles.

Evolution Chain

magikarp
Magikarp
Level 20
gyarados
Gyarados

Pokédex Data

Classification Fish Pokémon
Height 0.9 m (2'11")
Weight 10.0 kg (22.0 lbs)
Abilities N/A in Gen I

Game Locations

  • Celadon City Area
  • Cerulean Cave 1f
  • Cerulean Cave B1f
  • Cerulean City Area
  • Cinnabar Island Area
  • Fuchsia City Area
  • Kanto Route 10 Area
  • Kanto Route 11 Area
  • Kanto Route 12 Area
  • Kanto Route 13 Area
  • Kanto Route 17 Area
  • Kanto Route 18 Area
  • Kanto Route 22 Area
  • Kanto Route 23 Area
  • Kanto Route 24 Area
  • Kanto Route 25 Area
  • Kanto Route 3 Pokemon Center
  • Kanto Route 4 Pokemon Center
  • Kanto Route 6 Area
  • Kanto Safari Zone Area 1 East
  • Kanto Safari Zone Area 2 North
  • Kanto Safari Zone Area 3 West
  • Kanto Safari Zone Middle
  • Kanto Sea Route 19 Area
  • Kanto Sea Route 20 Area
  • Kanto Sea Route 21 Area
  • Pallet Town Area
  • Seafoam Islands B3f
  • Seafoam Islands B4f
  • Vermilion City Area
  • Vermilion City Ss Anne Dock
  • Viridian City Area

Training

EV Yield +1 speed
Catch Rate 255
Base Friendship 70
Growth Rate slow

Learned Moves

Level Up Moves

Red/Blue
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Splash
40 Does nothing.
15 Tackle
40 100% 35 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Yellow
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Splash
40 Does nothing.
15 Tackle
40 100% 35 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Base Stats

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

Type Defenses

(vs. Gen 6+ rules)

0.5x
0.5x
2x
2x
0.5x
0.5x