Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Magikarp

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Magikarp is a new F Tier Water Type Fish Pokémon, with a growth rate and a 1 Speed EV Yield. Magikarp has a chance of having as an Ability, and based on 200 Total Base Stats; we recommend a Timid Nature for Magikarp in Pokemon SV.

Stats
Abilities

Magikarp Stats

Magikarp highest IV stat is Speed (80) and the lowest being Attack (10).


Rank	Value	Stat
F	20	HP
F	10	Atk
F	55	Def
F	15	Sp.Atk
F	20	Sp.Def
D	80	Speed
F	200	Total

Pokedex

Pokemon Stats

Magikarp Abilities


Abilities	Description
Swift Swim Ability 1	Swift Swim doubles the ability-bearer's Speed during rain.
Rattled Hidden Ability	When a Pokémon with Rattled is hit by a Bug, Ghost or Dark type move, its Speed is raised one stage (up to the usual maximum of +6 stages).

Guide
Breeding

Magikarp Guide

Magikarp has a 1 Speed EV Yield, which means the best nature to have with Magikarp is a Timid nature due to the highest IV stat being Speed.


Magikarp	Detail
Wild Held Item	None
Wild Material Drops	Magikarp Scales
Best Nature	Timid ↑ +10% Speed ↓ -10% Attack
Weak To	2x 2x
Resistance To	1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2
Catch Rate	255 (33.3% with PokéBall, full HP)
EV Yield	1 Speed

Breeding Magikarp

Magikarp can breed with pokemon who share the Dragon, Water 2 Egg Group.


Magikarp	Value
Egg Groups	Dragon Water 2
Gender	50% male / 50% female

How To Evolve Magikarp in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

Magikarp Regular Evolution requires Level 20 to evolve into Gyarados.

Magikarp Regular Evolution

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Evolves at level 20
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Gyarados

The Magikarp Regular Evolution biggest stat increase will be the Atk stat.


Evolutions	Total	HP	Atk	Def	Sp.Atk	Sp.Def	Speed
Magikarp	200	20	10	55	15	20	80
Stat Increase	+340	+75	+115	+24	+45	+80	+1
Gyarados	540	95	125	79	60	100	81

Evolutions Chart

Where To Find Magikarp Locations in Pokemon SV

Magikarp has 1 spawn locations in pokemon scarlet and violet. You can find Gyarados appearing at level 20 - 59, within the ? location.

Magikarp Locations


Location	How To Catch	Pokemon Spawns
Tera Raid Spawn	2 Magikarp Raid	Magikarp Lv. 20
Tera Raid Spawn	3 Magikarp Raid	Magikarp Lv. 35
?	Very Rare 1 1 Biome	1 Lv. 1

Locations List

Magikarp Raid Rewards in Pokemon SV

Pokemon SV Magikarp has 2 Tera Raids. There are multiple Magikarp Tera Raids, first being a Lv.20 2-Star Raid and the second is a Lv.35 3-Star Raid.


Raid	Rewards	Raid Moves
2 Magikarp Raid Lv. 20	Exp. Candy S 3x Magikarp Scales 2x Swift Feather 1x Exp. Candy M 1x 12.37% Swift Feather 1x 11.76% Persim Berry 1x 5.33% Chesto Berry 2x 5.63% Aspear Berry 1x 5.97% Tiny Mushroom 1x 47.62%	Tackle Flail Splash
3 Magikarp Raid Lv. 35	Exp. Candy S 1x Exp. Candy M 2x Magikarp Scales 3x Swift Feather 2x Current Type Tera Shard 1x Current Type Tera Shard 1x Exp. Candy M 1x 13.86% Exp. Candy M 2x 5.75% Swift Feather 1x 12.2% Mago Berry 1x 9.72% Lum Berry 1x 12.31% Tiny Mushroom 1x 43.86% Big Mushroom 1x 37.5%	Tackle Splash Flail

Tera Raid Battles

Pokemon SV Magikarp Weakness

Magikarp is a Water Type pokemon. This will cause Magikarp to take More Damage from Grass, Electric type moves, and Less Damage from Steel, Fire, Water, Ice type moves.

Magikarp Type Weakness Chart
Damage Taken	Types
+400% Damage From
+200% Damage From	Grass 2x Electric 2x
-50% Less Damage From	Steel 1/2 Fire 1/2 Water 1/2 Ice 1/2
-75% Less Damage From
Immune to Damage From

What pokemon is Magikarp Weak Against?

Increased Damage


Tier	Pokemon	Damage Taken Based on Move Type
S	Wo-Chien	+200%
S	Miraidon	+200%
S	Brute Bonnet Amoonguss	+200%
S	Iron Hands Hariyama	+200%
S	Iron Thorns Tyranitar	+200%
S	Sandy Shocks Magneton	+200%
A	Meowscarada	+200%
A	Gogoat	+200%

What pokemon is Magikarp Resistant Against?

Reduced Damage


Tier	Pokemon	Damage Taken Based on Move Type
S	Palafin Hero	-50%
S	Arcanine	-50%
S	Baxcalibur	-50%
S	Chi-Yu	-50%
S	Chien-Pao	-50%
S	Iron Bundle Delibird	-50%
S	Iron Moth Volcarona	-50%
S	Iron Treads Donphan	-50%

Pokemon Weaknesses

Best Moves for Magikarp in Scarlet and Violet

Magikarp Best Moves to use when choosing a Moveset, includes leveling moves such as Splash and TM Moves like , and .


Unlock	Move	Description
Lv. 15	Tackle Normal	Tier: E Tier Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical Effect: A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
Egg	Curse Ghost	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not.
Egg	Endeavor Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 1 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP.
Lv. 25	Flail Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 1 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move's power.
Lv. 1	Splash Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 40 Status Effect: The user just flops and splashes around to no effect at all...

List of Magikarp Moves in

Magikarp can learn 3 Moves from Leveling Up and 0 TM Moves. Moves like Splash which, Magikarp will learn by reaching level 1. You can also learn TM tutor moves such as , and .

Lv Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves

Magikarp Level Up Moves

List of the 3 Moves Magikarp can learn from leveling up.


Lv	Move	Description
Lv.1	Splash Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 40 Status Effect: The user just flops and splashes around to no effect at all...
Lv.15	Tackle Normal	Tier: E Tier Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical Effect: A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
Lv.25	Flail Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 1 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move's power.

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Type Moves

Magikarp TM Moves

List of the 0 Moves Magikarp can learn from Technical Machines (TMs).

We are currently working on Moves List. Instead, you can view all learnable moves by visiting our All Moves List.

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Type Moves

Magikarp Egg Moves

List of the 2 Moves Magikarp can learn from being hatched from an egg.


Move	Description
Curse Ghost	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not.
Endeavor Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 1 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP.

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