What do magikarp evolve into?

Magikarp (Japanese: コイキング Koiking) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I. It evolves into Gyarados starting at level 20.
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Is Magikarp worth evolving?

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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Can you evolve Magikarp into Gyarados?

Raise Magikarp to at least Level 20 to evolve it.

Magikarp will start trying to evolve once it reaches Level 20. You can keep it from evolving by holding "B" during the evolution, or you can let it evolve into Gyarados.
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What is the full evolution of Magikarp?

Evolution. Magikarp evolves into Gyarados at level 20.
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Can you evolve a Gyarados?

It evolves from Magikarp starting at level 20. Gyarados can Mega Evolve into Mega Gyarados using the Gyaradosite.
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Why Does Magikarp Evolve Into Gyarados?



Is Gyarados a dragon?

Gyarados is a Pokémon whose design is inspired by dragons, specifically dragons seen in Chinese mythology. The concept of Magikarp evolving into Gyarados is based on the ancient Chinese tradition that the carp would evolve into a dragon after swimming upstream.
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How do you upgrade 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.
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What's the strongest 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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What is a mega Gyarados?

Mega Gyarados is a Water and Dark-type Pokemon, instead of Water and Flying like regular Gyarados. This still leaves it with a variety of weaknesses, albeit a handful of different ones. The Pokemon's typing now means that Fairy, Electric, Fighting, Bug and Grass-type moves are all super effective against it.
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Can Gyarados learn fly?

Gyarados has some of the highest HP stats in the game, complemented by great Attack, Defense, Speed and Special ratings. While it can't learn Fly (or any other Flying attacks) in Blue, Red or Yellow, it is able to learn a range of powerful non-Water/Flying attacks from HMs and TMs.
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How do you get a red gyarados?

While the easiest and most common way to obtain a red Gyarados is at the Lake of Rage in Generations II or IV, any Shiny Gyarados will be red, no matter how it is encountered, through evolution of a gold Magikarp or by encountering it with the normal 1/8192 odds.
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What level does Magikarp evolve diamond?

Evolving Magikarp Into Gyarados in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. To evolve Magikarp into Gyarados, you'll need to level it up to level 20.
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Should I max out my 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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Why do some Pokemon need 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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Where can I find a shiny Magikarp?

Shiny Pokemon GO Update: How To Catch A Gold Magikarp
  • Grind them up, cook them into chili. There's one way to be certain of a Magikarp being Shiny – and it's not by general appearances. ...
  • Watch the Water, Watch the Land. ...
  • Rarity of the Shiny, Perfect Magikarp.
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What is a mega Pikachu?

Mega Pikachu is a Electric-type Pokemon. It evolves from Pikachu at night, if holding a(n) Mist Stone.
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Can Gyarados fly arceus?

Once it evolves into Gyarados, its stats are massively improved and it becomes one of the strongest Water-types in the game. While Gyarados spends most of its time in the water, in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, it can appear soaring through the air.
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What will a 150 Magikarp evolve into?

@PokemonGoApp Magikarp's CP will increase by an average of 11x when it evolves into Gyarados! There are some that differ wildly to this, though. One example is Caterpie, where its CP tends to increase by a mere 6%. So, if you have a 200 CP Caterpie, it would only evolve into a 212 CP Metapod.
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What happens if you evolve a shiny Magikarp?

Shiny Pokémon's evolutions will be Shiny too - the good news, at least, is that Shiny Pokémon will evolve into Shiny Pokémon. So that means a gold Magikarp will turn into a red Gyarados when evolved, and so on. Another reason to hold onto those Candies for any Pokémon you encounter!
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Is Gyarados any good?

Gyarados is a good sweeper in OU due to its access to an excellent boosting move in Dragon Dance alongside solid offensive stats and a sterling offensive typing. It also has two extremely useful abilities in Moxie and Intimidate, which can allow it to snowball and aid it in setting up, respectively.
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Can you evolve Alpha Magikarp?

Magikarp requires (Level 20) to evolve into Gyarados.
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How do you get alpha Magikarp?

How to Catch Alpha Magikarp
  1. Crouch and slowly approach the Alpha Magikarp from the ledge.
  2. Throw a Razz Berry to a spot that will allow you to have an opening on Magikarp's back.
  3. Press B and approach slowly until you are close enough to throw a Poke Ball (or a Great / Ultra Ball) at its backside.
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What level does Magikarp evolve brick bronze?

Magikarp evoles at lvl 20 but my does not.. Either you pressed the "Cancel" button during its evolution, or it was in the Day Care when it reached Lv.
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