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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Is it worth evolving a Magikarp?

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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Is there anything special about Magikarp?

Magikarp's signature move, Splash, is unique in the Pokémon canon for having no effect.
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What is the most useless Pokémon card?

The 18 Most Useless Pokémon, Ranked
  • 8 Weedle.
  • 7 Kricketot.
  • 6 Caterpie.
  • 5 Magikarp.
  • 4 Feebas.
  • 3 Kakuna.
  • 2 Metapod.
  • 1 Wishiwashi.
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Why Magikarp is the best Pokémon?

Magikarp is born knowing the move "Splash," can learn the "Tackle" at level 15, and can learn his final and most powerful move, "Flail," at level 30. This means that Magikarp has a potential move-set of three attacks, making it the easiest Pokemon in the entire world to use.
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Is the Magikarp worth buying?

A shady-looking man in the Pokemon Center near the Mt. Moon entrance will sell you a Magikarp for $500. If you're patient enough to raise the Magikarp to Level 20, the Gyarados it evolves into will be well worth the investment.
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Is Gyarados good for a Nuzlocke?

Gyarados is monstrously strong in all games, meaning that it's always a welcome addition to any Nuzlocke team.
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What is the lamest Pokémon?

The 25 worst Pokémon of all time
  • Garbodor.
  • Lickilicky. ...
  • Wormadam. ...
  • Watchog. ...
  • Sawk. Sawk is bad for similar reasons to Throh, although its slimmer body is somehow even more uncanny. ...
  • Throh. Humanoid Pokémon shouldn't be a thing. ...
  • Archeops. An utterly, intolerably useless Pokémon. ...
  • Stunfisk. Looking at Stunfisk makes us uncomfortable. ...
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What is the ugliest Pokémon?

The Ugliest Pokemon Of Every Type, Ranked
  1. 1 Dragon: Dracovish.
  2. 2 Fire: Darmanitan. ...
  3. 3 Fighting: Gurrdurr. ...
  4. 4 Steel: Probopass. ...
  5. 5 Psychic: Galarian Mr. ...
  6. 6 Water: Bruxish. ...
  7. 7 Bug: Kricketune. ...
  8. 8 Normal: Exploud. ...
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What is the saddest Pokémon?

Hopefully, when the next generation Pokemon games come out, they will have creatures that are a little happier.
  1. 1 Mimikyu. Mimikyu has become so popular since it first appeared in Sun and Moon.
  2. 2 Phantump. ...
  3. 3 Jigglypuff. ...
  4. 4 Parasect. ...
  5. 5 Nosepass. ...
  6. 6 Banette. ...
  7. 7 Charmander. ...
  8. 8 Espurr. ...
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Should I scold Magikarp?

But if you do choose to scold Magikarp, it may respond positively, rewarding you with extra JP or even Training Points! But seeing as how this is Magikarp, it may continue in its lazy ways, and you could lose everything you just trained for. Be a Good Trainer: Magikarp is there to jump at your bidding.
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Why does my Magikarp have white whiskers?

The way to tell a male and female Magikarp apart is that a male Magikarp has gold whiskers while a female has white whiskers. In Pokémon GO and its Water Event, the whiskers of the female Magikarp appears to be white silver or platinum.
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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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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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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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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's the cutest Pokémon?

Top 20 cutest Pokemon in the Pokedex
  • Sylveon. Most of the Eeveelutions that have appeared throughout Pokemon so far turn the adorable Eevee into creatures that are more 'cool' than cute, but one of them deserves a place on our list: Sylveon. ...
  • Togepi. ...
  • Helioptile. ...
  • Munchlax. ...
  • Vulpix. ...
  • Piplup. ...
  • Squirtle. ...
  • Rockruff.
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What is the strongest cute Pokémon?

These Pokemon not only look adorable but they are also stronger than you's expect.
...
8 Cute Pokemon That Are Stronger Than They Look
  1. 1 Sylveon.
  2. 2 Azumarill. ...
  3. 3 Togekiss. ...
  4. 4 Altaria. ...
  5. 5 Chimecho. ...
  6. 6 Dragonite. ...
  7. 7 Dunsparce. ...
  8. 8 Klefki. ...
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What is the prettiest Pokémon?

Milotic has provided inspiration to many artists. It has even been referred to as the most beautiful Pokémon of all.
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What is the laziest Pokemon?

Often referred to as the laziest Pokémon, Slaking doesn't move unless it can't reach any food around it. It spends most of its life dozing and eating and saving up its energy, though what it's saving all this energy for never entirely clear.
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What is the least known Pokemon?

The 20 Least Known Pokemon You Probably Don't Know Exist
  1. 1 The Coral Pokemon From Gen VIII: Cursola.
  2. 2 The Dragon Orb & Electron Pokemon From Gen VIII: Regidrago & Regieleki. ...
  3. 3 The Dancing Pokemon From Gen VII: Oricorio. ...
  4. 4 The Season Pokemon From Gen V: Sawsbuck. ...
  5. 5 The Jewel Pokemon From Gen VI: Carbink. ...
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What's the weakest Pokemon ever?

The 20 Weakest Pokemon Of All Time
  1. 1 Geodude. There are all kinds of candidates and descriptors for the weakest Pokemon.
  2. 2 Smeargle. Smeargle deserves at least one mention because, at its core, it's exceptionally weak compared to nearly every Pokemon. ...
  3. 3 Wimpod. ...
  4. 4 Delibird. ...
  5. 5 Magikarp. ...
  6. 6 Metapod. ...
  7. 7 Igglybuff. ...
  8. 8 Slakoth. ...
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Is magikarp good for Nuzlocke?

Should it not have been for Magikarp's evolution, then this Pokémon would be undeniably one of the worst Pokémon to get in a nuzlocke. But Magikarp evolves into Gyarados, a god-tier Pokémon should you be playing a nuzlocke.
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What should I name my Magikarp?

Sure, funny nicknames like Orphanmaker and Maximus are sure to earn few lols, while creative names like Brackfish and Guppy play off Magikarp's aquatic nature, but original names like Nevile and Slayer are also great choices.
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Can Magikarp learn water gun?

#2 - Magikarp

Magikarp can actually learn Bounce and Hydro Pump in Generation VIII. Prior to that, however, Magikarp was one of many Pokemon that could not learn a move via TM or HM.
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