Magikarp (Pokémon GO)

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#129

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196

PvP Rank 1 IVs

Great LeagueGreat

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 310

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 310

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 310

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Magikarp

#129

Water

Attack

Top 99.6%

Defense

Top 88.4%

Stamina

Top 99.2%

Total

199

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

132 -157 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

165 -196 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

132 -157 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

99 -117 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

310 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Magikarp takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Electric

160%

Grass

160%

Resists

Fire

62.5%

Water

62.5%

Ice

62.5%

Steel

62.5%

Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Magikarp in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Raichu Y
Thunder Shock
Zap Cannon+
94.16
870.6
0.7
6.4s
94.16
2
Mega Sceptile
Fury Cutter
Frenzy Plant
88.89
1053.6
0.6
6.8s
88.89
3
Mega Raichu X
Thunder Shock
Volt Tackle+
87.97
1030.9
0.6
6.8s
87.97
4
Mega Chesnaught
Vine Whip
Seed Bomb+
87.62
1806.0
0.3
6.8s
87.62
5
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
86.09
1578.1
0.4
7.0s
86.09
6
Zeraora
Volt Switch
Plasma Fists
82.17
1094.9
0.5
7.3s
82.17
7
Shadow Raikou
Thunder Shock
Wild Charge
81.23
997.9
0.6
7.4s
81.23
8
Xurkitree
Thunder Shock
Discharge
80.61
848.4
0.7
7.4s
80.61
9
Mega Mewtwo X
Psycho Cut
Thunderbolt
80.51
1426.4
0.4
7.5s
80.51
10
Mega Rayquaza
Dragon Tail
Dragon Ascent
80.03
1379.8
0.4
7.5s
80.03

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Magikarp in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Splash

Low Quality

Return

Nuke

Struggle

High Energy

Rank 1 IVs

310

15/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 50

36.97

Attack

84.03

Defense

Stat Product · 260,976

Attack

Defense

Best Buddy (Level 51): 15/15/15 at CP 314

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
15/15/15	50	310	100.00%
15/14/15	50	309	99.00%
15/15/14	50	309	98.81%
15/13/15	50	307	98.00%
15/14/14	50	307	97.82%
14/15/15	50	303	97.73%
15/15/13	50	307	97.62%
15/12/15	50	305	97.00%
15/13/14	50	306	96.83%
14/14/15	50	302	96.75%
15/14/13	50	306	96.64%
14/15/14	50	302	96.56%
15/15/12	50	305	96.43%
15/11/15	50	304	96.00%
15/12/14	50	304	95.85%
14/13/15	50	300	95.77%
15/13/13	50	304	95.67%
14/14/14	50	300	95.60%
15/14/12	50	304	95.46%
13/15/15	50	296	95.45%
14/15/13	50	300	95.40%
15/15/11	50	304	95.24%
15/10/15	50	302	95.00%
15/11/14	50	302	94.86%
14/12/15	50	299	94.80%
15/12/13	50	302	94.69%
14/13/14	50	299	94.63%
15/13/12	50	302	94.50%
13/14/15	50	295	94.50%
14/14/13	50	299	94.45%
13/15/14	50	295	94.32%
15/14/11	50	302	94.29%
14/15/12	50	299	94.24%
15/15/10	50	302	94.05%
15/9/15	50	301	94.00%
15/10/14	50	301	93.87%
14/11/15	50	297	93.82%
15/11/13	50	301	93.71%
14/12/14	50	297	93.67%
13/13/15	50	293	93.55%
15/12/12	50	301	93.54%
14/13/13	50	297	93.49%
13/14/14	50	293	93.37%
15/13/11	50	301	93.33%
14/14/12	50	297	93.29%
13/15/13	50	293	93.18%
12/15/15	50	289	93.18%
15/14/10	50	301	93.11%
14/15/11	50	297	93.07%
15/8/15	50	299	93.00%

Top 50 Little League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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No traits recorded for this league.

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Magikarp can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Splash
—
17
1.5s
—

Charged Attacks

Struggle
—
35
—
2.0s
17.5

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Magikarp	400 Candy	Gyarados
Gyarados	300 / 60 Mega Energy	Mega Gyarados

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Magikarp including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Magikarp

#129

Dynamax Magikarp

#129

Shadow Magikarp

#129

Gyarados

#130

Dynamax Gyarados

#130

Mega Gyarados

#130

Shadow Gyarados

#130

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Water-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Magikarp with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Blastoise #9

Boosts:

Mega Slowbro #80

Boosts:

Mega Starmie #121

Boosts:

Mega Gyarados #130

Boosts:

Mega Swampert #260

Boosts:

Mega Sharpedo #319

Boosts:

Primal Kyogre #382

Boosts:

Mega Greninja #658

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.441 m to 1.8 m tall, averaging 0.9 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.441 m 1'05"	0.45 m 1'06"
XS	0.45 m 1'06"	0.675 m 2'03"
M	0.675 m 2'03"	1.125 m 3'08"
XL	1.125 m 3'08"	1.35 m 4'05"
XXL	1.35 m 4'05"	1.8 m 5'11"

XXS

0.441 m

1'05"

0.45 m

1'06"

0.45 m

1'06"

0.675 m

2'03"

0.675 m

2'03"

1.125 m

3'08"

1.125 m

3'08"

1.35 m

4'05"

XXL

1.35 m

4'05"

1.8 m

5'11"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement timer	3600s
Jump time	0.8s
Attack probability	20%
Attack timer	3600s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Magikarp at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	3 CP	27	212 CP
2	12 CP	28	219 CP
3	20 CP	29	227 CP
4	28 CP	30	235 CP
5	37 CP	31	239 CP
6	45 CP	32	243 CP
7	53 CP	33	247 CP
8	61 CP	34	251 CP
9	70 CP	35	255 CP
10	78 CP	36	259 CP
11	86 CP	37	263 CP
12	94 CP	38	266 CP
13	102 CP	39	270 CP
14	109 CP	40	274 CP
15	117 CP	41	278 CP
16	125 CP	42	281 CP
17	133 CP	43	285 CP
18	141 CP	44	288 CP
19	149 CP	45	292 CP
20	157 CP	46	296 CP
21	164 CP	47	299 CP
22	172 CP	48	303 CP
23	180 CP	49	306 CP
24	188 CP	50	310 CP
25	196 CP	51	314 CP
26	204 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	3 CP	18	141 CP	35	255 CP
2	12 CP	19	149 CP	36	259 CP
3	20 CP	20	157 CP	37	263 CP
4	28 CP	21	164 CP	38	266 CP
5	37 CP	22	172 CP	39	270 CP
6	45 CP	23	180 CP	40	274 CP
7	53 CP	24	188 CP	41	278 CP
8	61 CP	25	196 CP	42	281 CP
9	70 CP	26	204 CP	43	285 CP
10	78 CP	27	212 CP	44	288 CP
11	86 CP	28	219 CP	45	292 CP
12	94 CP	29	227 CP	46	296 CP
13	102 CP	30	235 CP	47	299 CP
14	109 CP	31	239 CP	48	303 CP
15	117 CP	32	243 CP	49	306 CP
16	125 CP	33	247 CP	50	310 CP
17	133 CP	34	251 CP	51	314 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Magikarp up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

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