Magikarp

#91 in the Sun & Moon Pokédex • Fish Pokémon

Normal

Shiny

Pokédex entries

Sun

Although weak and helpless, this Pokémon is incredibly fertile. They exist in such multitudes, you’ll soon grow tired of seeing them.

Moon

Its reckless leaps make it easy pickings for predators. On the bright side, many Pokémon enjoy longer life spans, thanks to Magikarp.

Details

Type

Weak to

2×

2×

Resists

0.5×

0.5×

0.5×

Growth

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

Pokédexes	Alola #91Melemele #91Akala #34Ula'ula #51Poni #41
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

Evolution

Evolution requirements shown in a compact table or chain view.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Magikarp #91	Level 20	Gyarados #92

Encounters

Known encounter locations for this Pokémon in this game.

Moon

Location	Method	Level	Chance	Conditions
Secluded Shore	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-30	79%	-
Tapu Village	Bubbling Spots	10-31	50%	-
Tapu Village	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-31	79%	-
Poni Meadow	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-57	59%	-
Seafolk Village	Bubbling Spots	10-43	50%	-
Akala Outskirts	Bubbling Spots	10-23	60%	-
Poni Breaker Coast	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-43	79%	-
Route 13	Bubbling Spots	10-30	50%	-
Brooklet Hill Brooklet Hill — Totem's Den	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-15	79%	-
Seaward Cave	Bubbling Spots	10-15	50%	-
Kala’e Bay	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-15	79%	-
Poni Gauntlet	Bubbling Spots	10-59	50%	-
Vast Poni Canyon Vast Poni Canyon — B1F	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-44	59%	-
Melemele Sea Melemele Sea — East	Bubbling Spots	10-18	20%	-
Brooklet Hill Brooklet Hill — Main Area	Bubbling Spots	10-15	50%	-
Paniola Town	Bubbling Spots	10-18	50%	-
Poni Wilds	Bubbling Spots	10-43	50%	-
Melemele Sea Melemele Sea — West	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-18	78%	-
Route 7	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-19	79%	-
Route 8 Route 8 — Main Area	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-20	79%	-
Kala’e Bay	Bubbling Spots	10-15	50%	-
Paniola Town	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-18	99%	-
Route 15	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-33	79%	-
Poni Wilds	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-43	79%	-
Route 15	Bubbling Spots	10-33	50%	-
Vast Poni Canyon Vast Poni Canyon — B1F	Bubbling Spots	10-44	50%	-
Poni Meadow	Bubbling Spots	10-57	50%	-
Seafolk Village	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-43	79%	-
Seaward Cave	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-15	99%	-
Poni Breaker Coast	Bubbling Spots	10-43	50%	-
Route 7	Bubbling Spots	10-19	60%	-
Melemele Sea Melemele Sea — East	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-18	78%	-
Poni Gauntlet	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-59	59%	-
Route 14	Bubbling Spots	10-31	50%	-
Malie Garden	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-27	60%	-
Melemele Sea Melemele Sea — West	Bubbling Spots	10-18	20%	-
Akala Outskirts	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-23	79%	-
Route 9	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-23	15%	-
Route 8 Route 8 — Main Area	Bubbling Spots	10-20	60%	-
Brooklet Hill Brooklet Hill — Main Area	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-15	70%	-
Route 14	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-31	79%	-
Route 13	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-30	79%	-
Brooklet Hill Brooklet Hill — Totem's Den	Bubbling Spots	10-15	50%	-
Route 14	SOS ally encounter	10-31	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Poni Breaker Coast	SOS ally encounter	10-43	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Melemele Sea Melemele Sea — West	Sos From Bubbling Spot	10-18	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 33%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Poni Gauntlet	SOS ally encounter	10-59	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Kala’e Bay	SOS ally encounter	10-15	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Brooklet Hill Brooklet Hill — Main Area	SOS ally encounter	10-15	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Poni Gauntlet	Sos From Bubbling Spot	10-59	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 33%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Paniola Town	SOS ally encounter	10-18	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Route 13	SOS ally encounter	10-30	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Poni Wilds	SOS ally encounter	10-43	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Vast Poni Canyon Vast Poni Canyon — B1F	SOS ally encounter	10-44	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Melemele Sea Melemele Sea — East	Sos From Bubbling Spot	10-18	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 33%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Brooklet Hill Brooklet Hill — Totem's Den	SOS ally encounter	10-15	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Malie Garden	SOS ally encounter	10-27	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Route 7	Sos From Bubbling Spot	10-19	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 33%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Route 9	SOS ally encounter	10-23	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Melemele Sea Melemele Sea — East	SOS ally encounter	10-18	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Seafolk Village	SOS ally encounter	10-43	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Route 7	SOS ally encounter	10-19	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Melemele Sea Melemele Sea — West	SOS ally encounter	10-18	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Seaward Cave	SOS ally encounter	10-15	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Route 8 Route 8 — Main Area	SOS ally encounter	10-20	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Poni Meadow	SOS ally encounter	10-57	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Akala Outskirts	SOS ally encounter	10-23	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Route 15	SOS ally encounter	10-33	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.

Sun

Location	Method	Level	Chance	Conditions
Secluded Shore	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-30	79%	-
Tapu Village	Bubbling Spots	10-31	50%	-
Tapu Village	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-31	79%	-
Poni Meadow	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-57	59%	-
Route 7	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-19	79%	-
Seafolk Village	Bubbling Spots	10-43	50%	-
Route 8 Route 8 — Main Area	Bubbling Spots	10-20	60%	-
Akala Outskirts	Bubbling Spots	10-23	60%	-
Seafolk Village	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-43	79%	-
Route 9	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-23	15%	-
Poni Meadow	Bubbling Spots	10-57	50%	-
Route 14	Bubbling Spots	10-31	50%	-
Route 14	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-31	79%	-
Poni Gauntlet	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-59	59%	-
Poni Breaker Coast	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-43	79%	-
Brooklet Hill Brooklet Hill — Main Area	Bubbling Spots	10-15	50%	-
Route 7	Bubbling Spots	10-19	60%	-
Route 13	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-30	79%	-
Poni Wilds	Bubbling Spots	10-43	50%	-
Vast Poni Canyon Vast Poni Canyon — B1F	Bubbling Spots	10-44	50%	-
Poni Gauntlet	Bubbling Spots	10-59	50%	-
Seaward Cave	Bubbling Spots	10-15	50%	-
Kala’e Bay	Bubbling Spots	10-15	50%	-
Brooklet Hill Brooklet Hill — Totem's Den	Bubbling Spots	10-15	50%	-
Poni Breaker Coast	Bubbling Spots	10-43	50%	-
Paniola Town	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-18	99%	-
Malie Garden	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-27	60%	-
Melemele Sea Melemele Sea — East	Bubbling Spots	10-18	20%	-
Melemele Sea Melemele Sea — East	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-18	78%	-
Akala Outskirts	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-23	79%	-
Brooklet Hill Brooklet Hill — Totem's Den	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-15	79%	-
Paniola Town	Bubbling Spots	10-18	50%	-
Route 13	Bubbling Spots	10-30	50%	-
Poni Wilds	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-43	79%	-
Melemele Sea Melemele Sea — West	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-18	78%	-
Kala’e Bay	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-15	79%	-
Seaward Cave	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-15	99%	-
Vast Poni Canyon Vast Poni Canyon — B1F	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-44	59%	-
Melemele Sea Melemele Sea — West	Bubbling Spots	10-18	20%	-
Brooklet Hill Brooklet Hill — Main Area	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-15	70%	-
Route 8 Route 8 — Main Area	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-20	79%	-
Route 15	Bubbling Spots	10-33	50%	-
Route 15	Fishing with the Fishing Rod	10-33	79%	-
Route 8 Route 8 — Main Area	SOS ally encounter	10-20	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Poni Gauntlet	SOS ally encounter	10-59	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Route 7	Sos From Bubbling Spot	10-19	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 33%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Poni Gauntlet	Sos From Bubbling Spot	10-59	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 33%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Poni Breaker Coast	SOS ally encounter	10-43	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Route 14	SOS ally encounter	10-31	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Melemele Sea Melemele Sea — East	Sos From Bubbling Spot	10-18	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 33%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Seafolk Village	SOS ally encounter	10-43	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Poni Meadow	SOS ally encounter	10-57	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Melemele Sea Melemele Sea — East	SOS ally encounter	10-18	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Akala Outskirts	SOS ally encounter	10-23	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Malie Garden	SOS ally encounter	10-27	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Melemele Sea Melemele Sea — West	SOS ally encounter	10-18	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Paniola Town	SOS ally encounter	10-18	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Brooklet Hill Brooklet Hill — Totem's Den	SOS ally encounter	10-15	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Vast Poni Canyon Vast Poni Canyon — B1F	SOS ally encounter	10-44	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Poni Wilds	SOS ally encounter	10-43	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Kala’e Bay	SOS ally encounter	10-15	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Route 15	SOS ally encounter	10-33	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Route 13	SOS ally encounter	10-30	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Route 7	SOS ally encounter	10-19	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Route 9	SOS ally encounter	10-23	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Melemele Sea Melemele Sea — West	Sos From Bubbling Spot	10-18	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 33%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Seaward Cave	SOS ally encounter	10-15	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.
Brooklet Hill Brooklet Hill — Main Area	SOS ally encounter	10-15	-	SOS ally of magikarp; requires a successful call for help., Ally-selection proportions apply after a successful SOS call; they are not the chance of an ordinary encounter or a successful response., Published conditional ally-selection table: 87%. Calling and response chances are separate.

Moves

Moves this Pokémon learns naturally by reaching specific levels.

		Class				Description
Start	Splash	Status	-	-	40	The user just flops and splashes around to no effect at all...
15	Tackle	Physical	40	100	35	A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
30	Flail	Physical	-	100	15	The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move’s power.

Imports and compatible Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon trades have separate requirements. Individual options do not guarantee every four-move combination.

	Class				Acquisition source	Description
Bounce	Physical	85	85	5	Import from compatible Generation III–VI games via Pokémon Bank; retain through evolution where applicable	The user bounces up high, then drops on the target on the second turn. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Bounce	Physical	85	85	5	Trade from Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon; only original Sun/Moon-compatible forms and moves	The user bounces up high, then drops on the target on the second turn. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Celebrate	Status	-	-	40	Import from compatible Generation III–VI games via Pokémon Bank; retain through evolution where applicable	The Pokémon congratulates you on your special day!
Happy Hour	Status	-	-	30	Import from compatible Generation III–VI games via Pokémon Bank; retain through evolution where applicable	Using Happy Hour doubles the amount of prize money received after battle.