How do you evolve a Magikarp?

To evolve Magikarp into Gyarados, you'll need to level it up to level 20. At this point, after the end of the Pokemon battle which caused it to level up, an animation will play. Your Magikarp will then evolve into Gyarados in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.
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How do you evolve Magikarp fast?

If possible, players should try to do higher level raids as they will yield better rewards, including more rare candy than the lower tier raids. Magikarp, by the way, can also be fought in raids, which will be helpful in the long process to evolve it into a Gyarados.
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What stone do you need to evolve Magikarp?

How to Prepare to Evolution. The first thing you need to do to evolve your Magikarp is break it's Everstone. An Everstone keeps your Magikarp from evolving to its next evolution, and in order to evolve to Gyrados, you're going to need to break this stone before getting started.
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How much does it take to evolve a Magikarp?

Evolving a Magikarp into a Gyarados is pretty easy most of the time. You simply need to level it up to level 20 and it'll evolve into the powerful Water/Flying-type. However, since Magikarp is useless in battle, it can sometimes be challenging. Simply keep it in your party and the Exp.
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How do you level up Magikarp?

If you have a stack of Rare Candies, you can quickly get your Magikarp up to the level that you want. When you feed it a candy that turns it from Level 19 to Level 20, it will start to evolve.
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How do you get a red gyarados?

The chance of catching something shiny is admittedly quite low, but if you're desperate for a red Gyarados grinding it out like this is the only way. When you get lucky and get a gold-colored Magikarp, spend the required candy to evolve it and voila - Red Gyarados is yours.
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Why is Magikarp 400 Candies?

The 400s – Four Pokémon families actually require 400 candies to evolve. They are Magikarp, Swablu, Wailmer and Meltan. For the first two, the reason for this is probably just because their evolved forms, Gyarados and Alteria, are quite sought after Pokémon.
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Is Magikarp evolving worth?

As any Pokémon fan will know, Magikarp's evolved state is none other than the mighty Gyarados, an epic water dragon and one of the most powerful creatures in the Pokémon universe. You also get a huge boost in CP when you finally evolve a Magikarp.
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Why is Magikarp so useless?

Magikarp is virtually useless in battle as it can only splash around. As a result, it is considered to be weak. However, it is actually a very hardy Pokémon that can survive in any body of water no matter how polluted it is. It is virtually worthless in terms of both power and speed.
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How do you turn a Magikarp into a Gyarados?

To evolve Magikarp into Gyarados, you'll need to level it up to level 20. At this point, after the end of the Pokemon battle which caused it to level up, an animation will play. Your Magikarp will then evolve into Gyarados in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.
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Where can I find Magikarp nest in Pokemon go?

The single kilometer that you have to walk to get candy makes it the obvious choice for many in their quest to find Magikarp. Keep in mind that Magikarp is a water type, meaning that if you want to find it, you should look for it around water bodies such as lakes and oceans.
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What level does Onix evolve?

It evolves into Steelix when traded while holding a Metal Coat (from Generations II to VII, Sword and Shield, and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl) or when exposed to a Metal Coat (Pokémon Legends: Arceus).
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How do you get Gyarados easily?

It is not easy to obtain a Gyarados as it is not available from any Pokemon Eggs. The only way by which the players can get their hands on a Gyarados is by evolving a Magikarp. Doing this in Pokemon Go will require the players 400 Magikarp Candy.
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Should I power up Magikarp before evolving?

I'm super hesitant on evolving my Magikarp since I finally got 400 candies, and I've looked through many posts about powering up before/after evolution, and that everyone seems to agree that it doesn't matter too much, but you should evolve early for the moveset you want so you're not wasting stardust.
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Where can I find a shiny Magikarp?

To find Magikarp, the best thing to do would be to go around bodies of water. This includes rivers, beaches, and lakes. Water-type Pokemon have an increased chance to spawn in these locations and during the Kanto Event, Pokemon from Kanto will be the ones taking priority.
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Is Magikarp the best Pokemon?

In actuality, Magikarp is by far the best Pokemon.
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How much stardust does it take to evolve Magikarp?

This is also true for different evolutionary stages (as they are different species). If you evolve this Magikarp without powering it up first, the Gyarados will need 4 Magikarp candy and 4500 stardust to level up, too.
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What's the highest Magikarp in Pokemon Go?

Magikarp 100% perfect IV stats in Pokémon Go
  • Level 30 (wild CP maximum) - 235 CP.
  • Level 35 (weather boosted CP maximum) - 255 CP.
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Which Pokémon only take 25 candies to evolve?

A second form costs 25 candies to evolve from a first one (Baby Pokémon) and third form costs 50 candies to evolve from a second one. Only exception here is Marill family, as the costs of evolution into Azumarill from Marill and Marill from Azurill are 25 candies each.
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Which Pokémon only take 12 candies to evolve?

Pidgey, Weedle and Caterpie require only 12 Candies to evolve. At the same time, these Pokemon are rather common. This leads to the strategy of "evolve batching".
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What's a big Magikarp?

These boundaries are found at about 2.5 standard deviations away from the mean. This equates to a “tiny Rattata” being any that are lighter than 2.41 kg and a “large Magikarp” being any that are heavier than 13.13 kg.
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How do I evolve my Magikarp in magikarp jump?

But there is a way to evolve the Pokémon in this game nonetheless. Tapping repeatedly on a Magikarp while it's swimming around in its tank will eventually break its Everstone. A notification will tip the player off that this has happened, at which point they should focus on leveling up Magikarp to 20.
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