Magikarp

#52 in the Ruby and Sapphire Pokédex • Fish Pokémon

Magikarp

#52 in the Ruby and Sapphire Pokédex • Fish Pokémon

Stats

Base stat spread shown as a hex chart and supporting stat bars.

Min

Max

150

244

Attack

130

Defense

103

229

Sp. Atk

141

Sp. Def

152

Speed

148

284

Total

200

Ranges are for Level 100. Max assumes a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, and 31 IVs; min assumes a hindering nature, 0 EVs, and 0 IVs.

Pinsir

Gyarados

Normal

Shiny

Magikarp

Fish Pokémon

#52

Height

0.9 m (2'11")

Weight

10 kg (22 lbs)

Abilities

Swift Swim

It's Super Effective

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

Weak to

2×

2×

Resists

0.5×

0.5×

0.5×

Growth

EV yield, catch rate, and experience details for this Pokémon.

EV yield	1 Spe
Catch rate	255
Base Exp.	40

Eggs

Egg groups, gender ratio, and hatching details for this Pokémon.

Egg Groups	Water 2 Dragon
Gender	50% male 50% female
Egg cycles	5 (1,280 steps)

Lore

Version-specific Pokédex entries for this Pokémon.

Ruby

MAGIKARP is a pathetic excuse for a Pokémon that is only capable of flopping and splashing. This behavior prompted scientists to undertake research into it.

Sapphire

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.

Evolution

Evolution requirements shown in a compact table or chain view.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Magikarp #52	Level 20	Gyarados #53

Encounters

Known encounter locations for this Pokémon in this game.

Ruby

Location	Method	Level	Chance	Conditions
Petalburg City	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Petalburg City	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Slateport City	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Slateport City	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Lilycove City	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Lilycove City	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Mossdeep City	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Mossdeep City	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Sootopolis City	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Sootopolis City	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	20%	-
Sootopolis City	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	20%	-
Sootopolis City	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Sootopolis City	Fishing with an Old Rod	10-15	30%	-
Sootopolis City	Fishing with a Super Rod	30-35	40%	-
Sootopolis City	Fishing with a Super Rod	30-35	40%	-
Sootopolis City	Surfing	5-35	60%	-
Sootopolis City	Surfing	10-30	30%	-
Sootopolis City	Surfing	15-25	5%	-
Sootopolis City	Surfing	25-30	4%	-
Sootopolis City	Surfing	25-30	1%	-
Ever Grande City	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Ever Grande City	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Meteor Falls	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Meteor Falls	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back)	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back)	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (B1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (B1F)	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back/small room)	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back/small room)	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Seafloor Cavern	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Seafloor Cavern	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Victory Road Victory Road (B2F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Victory Road Victory Road (B2F)	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Shoal Cave	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Shoal Cave	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Abandoned Ship	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Abandoned Ship	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 102 Road 102	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 102 Road 102	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 103 Road 103	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 103 Road 103	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 104 Road 104	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 104 Road 104	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	20%	-
Route 104 Road 104	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	20%	-
Route 104 Road 104	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 104 Road 104	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	30%	-
Route 104 Road 104	Fishing with a Super Rod	25-30	40%	-
Route 104 Road 104	Fishing with a Super Rod	30-35	40%	-
Route 104 Road 104	Fishing with a Super Rod	20-25	15%	-
Route 104 Road 104	Fishing with a Super Rod	35-40	4%	-
Route 104 Road 104	Fishing with a Super Rod	40-45	1%	-
Route 105 Road 105	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 105 Road 105	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 106 Road 106	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 106 Road 106	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 107 Road 107	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 107 Road 107	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 108 Road 108	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 108 Road 108	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 109 Road 109	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 109 Road 109	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 110 Road 110	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 110 Road 110	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 111 Road 111	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 111 Road 111	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 114 Road 114	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 114 Road 114	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 115 Road 115	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 115 Road 115	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 117 Road 117	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 117 Road 117	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 118 Road 118	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 118 Road 118	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 119 Road 119	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 119 Road 119	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 120 Road 120	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 120 Road 120	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 121 Road 121	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 121 Road 121	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 122 Road 122	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 122 Road 122	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 123 Road 123	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 123 Road 123	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 124 Road 124	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 124 Road 124	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 125 Road 125	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 125 Road 125	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 126 Road 126	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 126 Road 126	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 127 Road 127	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 127 Road 127	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 128 Road 128	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 128 Road 128	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 129 Road 129	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 129 Road 129	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 130 Road 130	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 130 Road 130	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 131 Road 131	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 131 Road 131	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 132 Road 132	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 132 Road 132	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 133 Road 133	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 133 Road 133	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 134 Road 134	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 134 Road 134	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Safari Zone Safari Zone (NW/mach bike area)	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Safari Zone Safari Zone (NW/mach bike area)	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Safari Zone Safari Zone (SW)	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Safari Zone Safari Zone (SW)	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Dewford Town	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Dewford Town	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Pacifidlog Town	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Pacifidlog Town	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-

Sapphire

Location	Method	Level	Chance	Conditions
Petalburg City	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Petalburg City	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Slateport City	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Slateport City	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Lilycove City	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Lilycove City	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Mossdeep City	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Mossdeep City	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Sootopolis City	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Sootopolis City	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	20%	-
Sootopolis City	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	20%	-
Sootopolis City	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Sootopolis City	Fishing with a Super Rod	30-35	40%	-
Sootopolis City	Fishing with a Super Rod	30-35	40%	-
Sootopolis City	Surfing	5-35	60%	-
Sootopolis City	Surfing	10-30	30%	-
Sootopolis City	Surfing	15-25	5%	-
Sootopolis City	Surfing	25-30	4%	-
Sootopolis City	Surfing	25-30	1%	-
Ever Grande City	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Ever Grande City	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Meteor Falls	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Meteor Falls	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back)	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back)	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (B1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (B1F)	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back/small room)	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back/small room)	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Seafloor Cavern	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Seafloor Cavern	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Victory Road Victory Road (B2F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Victory Road Victory Road (B2F)	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Shoal Cave	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Shoal Cave	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Abandoned Ship	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Abandoned Ship	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 102 Road 102	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 102 Road 102	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 103 Road 103	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 103 Road 103	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 104 Road 104	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 104 Road 104	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	20%	-
Route 104 Road 104	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	20%	-
Route 104 Road 104	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 104 Road 104	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	30%	-
Route 104 Road 104	Fishing with a Super Rod	25-30	40%	-
Route 104 Road 104	Fishing with a Super Rod	30-35	40%	-
Route 104 Road 104	Fishing with a Super Rod	20-25	15%	-
Route 104 Road 104	Fishing with a Super Rod	35-40	4%	-
Route 104 Road 104	Fishing with a Super Rod	40-45	1%	-
Route 105 Road 105	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 105 Road 105	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 106 Road 106	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 106 Road 106	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 107 Road 107	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 107 Road 107	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 108 Road 108	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 108 Road 108	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 109 Road 109	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 109 Road 109	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 110 Road 110	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 110 Road 110	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 111 Road 111	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 111 Road 111	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 114 Road 114	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 114 Road 114	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 115 Road 115	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 115 Road 115	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 117 Road 117	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 117 Road 117	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 118 Road 118	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 118 Road 118	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 119 Road 119	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 119 Road 119	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 120 Road 120	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 120 Road 120	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 121 Road 121	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 121 Road 121	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 122 Road 122	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 122 Road 122	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 123 Road 123	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 123 Road 123	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 124 Road 124	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 124 Road 124	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 125 Road 125	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 125 Road 125	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 126 Road 126	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 126 Road 126	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 127 Road 127	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 127 Road 127	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 128 Road 128	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 128 Road 128	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 129 Road 129	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 129 Road 129	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 130 Road 130	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 130 Road 130	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 131 Road 131	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 131 Road 131	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 132 Road 132	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 132 Road 132	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 133 Road 133	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 133 Road 133	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Route 134 Road 134	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Route 134 Road 134	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Safari Zone Safari Zone (NW/mach bike area)	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Safari Zone Safari Zone (NW/mach bike area)	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Safari Zone Safari Zone (SW)	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Safari Zone Safari Zone (SW)	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Dewford Town	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Dewford Town	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-
Pacifidlog Town	Fishing with a Good Rod	10-30	60%	-
Pacifidlog Town	Fishing with an Old Rod	5-10	70%	-

Moves

Moves this Pokémon learns naturally by reaching specific levels.

		Class				Description
Start	Splash	Status	-	-	40	It’s just a splash... Has no effect whatsoever.
15	Tackle	Physical	35	95	35	Charges the foe with a full- body tackle.
30	Flail	Physical	-	100	15	Inflicts more damage when the user’s HP is down.