Magikarp
The Water type Pokemon. Explore its data in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
National #129• HeartGold & SoulSilver #76
Water
Pokemon Details
Species: Fish Pokémon
Height: 0.9 m
Weight: 10 kg
Abilities:
- Swift Swim
- Rattled (Hidden Ability)
Training
EV Yield: 1 Speed
Catch Rate: 255
Base Friendship: 50
Base Exp: 40
Growth Rate: Slow
Breeding
Egg Groups:
- Dragon
- Water 2
Egg Cycles (Steps):
- Min: 1029
- Max: 1285
Gender:
- Male: 50%
- Female: 50%
Viewing HeartGold & SoulSilver Version
This page shows data specific to this game only
Stats
10
55
20
15
20
80
Total
200
Type Guide
See the full type chart →This Pokémon's type(s) are highlighted below. Read across a highlighted row for its move effectiveness, and down a highlighted column for how much damage it takes.
2×/4×Super effective
½×/¼×Not very effective
0×No effect
—Normal damage
| Atk ⬇ / Def ➡ | Normal | Fire | Water | Electric | Grass | Ice | Fighting | Poison | Ground | Psychic | Bug | Rock | Ghost | Dragon | Dark | Steel | Fairy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ½× | 0× | — | — | ½× | — |
| Fire | — | ½× | ½× | — | 2× | 2× | — | — | — | — | — | 2× | ½× | — | ½× | — | 2× | — |
| Water | — | 2× | ½× | — | ½× | — | — | — | 2× | — | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | — | — | — |
| Electric | — | — | 2× | ½× | ½× | — | — | — | 0× | 2× | — | — | — | — | ½× | — | — | — |
| Grass | — | ½× | 2× | — | ½× | — | — | ½× | 2× | ½× | — | ½× | 2× | — | ½× | — | ½× | — |
| Ice | — | ½× | ½× | — | 2× | ½× | — | — | 2× | 2× | — | — | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | — |
| Fighting | 2× | — | — | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | — | ½× | ½× | ½× | 2× | 0× | — | 2× | 2× | ½× |
| Poison | — | — | — | — | 2× | — | — | ½× | ½× | — | — | — | ½× | ½× | — | — | 0× | 2× |
| Ground | — | 2× | — | 2× | ½× | — | — | 2× | — | 0× | — | ½× | 2× | — | — | — | 2× | — |
| — | — | — | ½× | 2× | — | 2× | — | — | — | — | 2× | ½× | — | — | — | ½× | — | |
| Psychic | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2× | 2× | — | — | ½× | — | — | — | — | 0× | ½× | — |
| Bug | — | ½× | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | ½× | — | ½× | 2× | — | — | ½× | — | 2× | ½× | ½× |
| Rock | — | 2× | — | — | — | 2× | ½× | — | ½× | 2× | — | 2× | — | — | — | — | ½× | — |
| Ghost | 0× | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2× | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | — | — |
| Dragon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | 0× |
| Dark | — | — | — | — | — | — | ½× | — | — | — | 2× | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | — | ½× |
| Steel | — | ½× | ½× | ½× | — | 2× | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2× | — | — | — | ½× | 2× |
| Fairy | — | ½× | — | — | — | — | 2× | ½× | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2× | 2× | ½× | — |
Try a matchup
Pick the opponent’s types to see how your moves perform.
Your damage:×1Even
Tip: Dual-type opponents combine both types. For example, an Electric move deals ×4 to a Water/Flying opponent.
Evolutions
Pokémon Moves by Learning Method
| Name | Level | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splash | 1 | Normal | Status | - | - |
| Tackle | 15 | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95 |
| Flail | 30 | Normal | Physical | - | 100 |
Game Locations
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| Heartgold | 10 - Wild 12 - Wild 13 - Wild 20 - Wild 21 - Wild 22 - Wild 24 - Wild 25 - Wild 26 - Wild 27 - Wild 28 - Wild 30 - Wild 31 - Wild 32 - Wild 35 - Wild 41 - Wild 42 - Wild 43 - Wild 44 - Wild 45 - Wild 47 - Wild 9 - Wild Blackthorn City - Wild Cerulean Cave - Wild Cerulean City - Wild Cinnabar Island - Wild Cliff Edge Gate - Wild Dark Cave - Wild Dragon's Den - Wild Ecruteak City - Wild Fuchsia City - Wild Ilex Forest - Wild Lake of Rage - Wild Mt. Moon - Wild Mt. Mortar - Wild Mt. Silver - Wild New Bark Town - Wild Pallet Town - Wild Route 6 - Wild Ruins of Alph - Wild Seafoam Islands - Wild Slowpoke Well - Wild Tohjo Falls - Wild Union Cave - Wild Vermilion City - Wild Violet City - Wild Viridian City - Wild Whirl Islands - Wild blackthorn-city-area - Good-rod blackthorn-city-area - Old-rod blackthorn-city-area - Super-rod blackthorn-city-area - Surf cerulean-cave-1f - Good-rod cerulean-cave-1f - Old-rod cerulean-cave-2f - Good-rod cerulean-cave-2f - Old-rod cerulean-cave-b1f - Good-rod cerulean-cave-b1f - Old-rod cerulean-city-area - Good-rod cerulean-city-area - Old-rod cerulean-city-area - Super-rod cherrygrove-city-area - Good-rod cherrygrove-city-area - Old-rod cianwood-city-area - Good-rod cianwood-city-area - Old-rod cinnabar-island-area - Good-rod cinnabar-island-area - Old-rod dark-cave-blackthorn-city-entrance - Good-rod dark-cave-blackthorn-city-entrance - Old-rod dark-cave-blackthorn-city-entrance - Super-rod dark-cave-blackthorn-city-entrance - Surf dark-cave-violet-city-entrance - Good-rod dark-cave-violet-city-entrance - Old-rod dark-cave-violet-city-entrance - Super-rod dark-cave-violet-city-entrance - Surf dragons-den-area - Good-rod dragons-den-area - Old-rod dragons-den-area - Super-rod dragons-den-area - Surf ecruteak-city-area - Good-rod ecruteak-city-area - Old-rod ecruteak-city-area - Super-rod fuchsia-city-area - Good-rod fuchsia-city-area - Old-rod fuchsia-city-area - Super-rod fuchsia-city-area - Surf ilex-forest-area - Good-rod ilex-forest-area - Old-rod ilex-forest-area - Super-rod johto-route-30-area - Good-rod johto-route-30-area - Old-rod johto-route-30-area - Super-rod johto-route-31-area - Good-rod johto-route-31-area - Old-rod johto-route-31-area - Super-rod johto-route-32-area - Good-rod johto-route-32-area - Old-rod johto-route-32-area - Super-rod johto-route-34-area - Good-rod johto-route-34-area - Old-rod johto-route-35-area - Good-rod johto-route-35-area - Old-rod johto-route-35-area - Super-rod johto-route-42-area - Good-rod johto-route-42-area - Old-rod johto-route-42-area - Super-rod johto-route-43-area - Good-rod johto-route-43-area - Old-rod johto-route-43-area - Super-rod johto-route-43-area - Surf johto-route-44-area - Good-rod johto-route-44-area - Old-rod johto-route-44-area - Super-rod johto-route-45-area - Good-rod johto-route-45-area - Old-rod johto-route-45-area - Super-rod johto-route-45-area - Surf johto-route-47-area - Good-rod johto-route-47-area - Old-rod johto-route-47-cave-gate - Good-rod johto-route-47-cave-gate - Old-rod johto-route-47-cave-gate - Super-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-marshland - Good-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-marshland - Old-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-meadow - Good-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-meadow - Old-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-meadow - Surf johto-safari-zone-zone-rocky-beach - Good-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-rocky-beach - Old-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-rocky-beach - Surf johto-safari-zone-zone-swamp - Good-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-swamp - Old-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-swamp - Surf johto-safari-zone-zone-wetland - Old-rod johto-sea-route-40-area - Good-rod johto-sea-route-40-area - Old-rod johto-sea-route-41-area - Good-rod johto-sea-route-41-area - Old-rod kanto-route-10-area - Good-rod kanto-route-10-area - Old-rod kanto-route-10-area - Super-rod kanto-route-12-area - Good-rod kanto-route-12-area - Old-rod kanto-route-12-area - Super-rod kanto-route-13-area - Good-rod kanto-route-13-area - Old-rod kanto-route-13-area - Super-rod kanto-route-22-area - Good-rod kanto-route-22-area - Old-rod kanto-route-22-area - Super-rod kanto-route-24-area - Good-rod kanto-route-24-area - Old-rod kanto-route-24-area - Super-rod kanto-route-25-area - Good-rod kanto-route-25-area - Old-rod kanto-route-25-area - Super-rod kanto-route-26-area - Good-rod kanto-route-26-area - Old-rod kanto-route-27-area - Good-rod kanto-route-27-area - Old-rod kanto-route-28-area - Good-rod kanto-route-28-area - Old-rod kanto-route-28-area - Super-rod kanto-route-4-area - Good-rod kanto-route-4-area - Old-rod kanto-route-4-area - Super-rod kanto-route-6-area - Good-rod kanto-route-6-area - Old-rod kanto-route-6-area - Super-rod kanto-route-9-area - Good-rod kanto-route-9-area - Old-rod kanto-route-9-area - Super-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Good-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Old-rod kanto-sea-route-20-area - Good-rod kanto-sea-route-20-area - Old-rod kanto-sea-route-21-area - Good-rod kanto-sea-route-21-area - Old-rod lake-of-rage-area - Good-rod lake-of-rage-area - Old-rod lake-of-rage-area - Super-rod lake-of-rage-area - Surf mt-moon-mt-moon-square - Good-rod mt-moon-mt-moon-square - Old-rod mt-moon-mt-moon-square - Surf mt-mortar-1f - Good-rod mt-mortar-1f - Old-rod mt-mortar-1f - Super-rod mt-mortar-b1f - Good-rod mt-mortar-b1f - Old-rod mt-mortar-b1f - Super-rod mt-mortar-upper-cave - Good-rod mt-mortar-upper-cave - Old-rod mt-mortar-upper-cave - Super-rod mt-silver-1f - Good-rod mt-silver-1f - Old-rod mt-silver-1f-top - Good-rod mt-silver-1f-top - Old-rod mt-silver-1f-top - Super-rod mt-silver-2f - Good-rod mt-silver-2f - Old-rod mt-silver-2f - Super-rod mt-silver-4f - Good-rod mt-silver-4f - Old-rod mt-silver-4f - Super-rod mt-silver-outside - Good-rod mt-silver-outside - Old-rod mt-silver-outside - Super-rod mt-silver-top - Good-rod mt-silver-top - Old-rod mt-silver-top - Super-rod new-bark-town-area - Good-rod new-bark-town-area - Old-rod olivine-city-area - Good-rod olivine-city-area - Old-rod pallet-town-area - Good-rod pallet-town-area - Old-rod ruins-of-alph-outside - Good-rod ruins-of-alph-outside - Old-rod ruins-of-alph-outside - Super-rod seafoam-islands-b4f - Good-rod seafoam-islands-b4f - Old-rod slowpoke-well-1f - Good-rod slowpoke-well-1f - Old-rod slowpoke-well-1f - Super-rod slowpoke-well-b1f - Good-rod slowpoke-well-b1f - Old-rod slowpoke-well-b1f - Super-rod tohjo-falls-area - Good-rod tohjo-falls-area - Old-rod tohjo-falls-area - Super-rod union-cave-1f - Good-rod union-cave-1f - Old-rod union-cave-1f - Super-rod union-cave-b1f - Good-rod union-cave-b1f - Old-rod union-cave-b1f - Super-rod union-cave-b2f - Good-rod union-cave-b2f - Old-rod unknown-all-poliwag-area - Good-rod unknown-all-poliwag-area - Old-rod unknown-all-poliwag-area - Super-rod unknown-all-rattata-area - Surf vermilion-city-area - Good-rod vermilion-city-area - Old-rod vermilion-city-ss-anne-dock - Good-rod vermilion-city-ss-anne-dock - Old-rod vermilion-city-ss-anne-dock - Super-rod violet-city-area - Good-rod violet-city-area - Old-rod violet-city-area - Super-rod viridian-city-area - Good-rod viridian-city-area - Old-rod viridian-city-area - Super-rod whirl-islands-1f - Good-rod whirl-islands-1f - Old-rod whirl-islands-b2f - Good-rod whirl-islands-b2f - Old-rod |
| Soulsilver | 10 - Wild 12 - Wild 13 - Wild 20 - Wild 21 - Wild 22 - Wild 24 - Wild 25 - Wild 26 - Wild 27 - Wild 28 - Wild 30 - Wild 31 - Wild 32 - Wild 35 - Wild 41 - Wild 42 - Wild 43 - Wild 44 - Wild 45 - Wild 47 - Wild 9 - Wild Blackthorn City - Wild Cerulean Cave - Wild Cerulean City - Wild Cinnabar Island - Wild Cliff Edge Gate - Wild Dark Cave - Wild Dragon's Den - Wild Ecruteak City - Wild Fuchsia City - Wild Ilex Forest - Wild Lake of Rage - Wild Mt. Moon - Wild Mt. Mortar - Wild Mt. Silver - Wild New Bark Town - Wild Pallet Town - Wild Route 6 - Wild Ruins of Alph - Wild Seafoam Islands - Wild Slowpoke Well - Wild Tohjo Falls - Wild Union Cave - Wild Vermilion City - Wild Violet City - Wild Viridian City - Wild Whirl Islands - Wild blackthorn-city-area - Good-rod blackthorn-city-area - Old-rod blackthorn-city-area - Super-rod blackthorn-city-area - Surf cerulean-cave-1f - Good-rod cerulean-cave-1f - Old-rod cerulean-cave-2f - Good-rod cerulean-cave-2f - Old-rod cerulean-cave-b1f - Good-rod cerulean-cave-b1f - Old-rod cerulean-city-area - Good-rod cerulean-city-area - Old-rod cerulean-city-area - Super-rod cherrygrove-city-area - Good-rod cherrygrove-city-area - Old-rod cianwood-city-area - Good-rod cianwood-city-area - Old-rod cinnabar-island-area - Good-rod cinnabar-island-area - Old-rod dark-cave-blackthorn-city-entrance - Good-rod dark-cave-blackthorn-city-entrance - Old-rod dark-cave-blackthorn-city-entrance - Super-rod dark-cave-blackthorn-city-entrance - Surf dark-cave-violet-city-entrance - Good-rod dark-cave-violet-city-entrance - Old-rod dark-cave-violet-city-entrance - Super-rod dark-cave-violet-city-entrance - Surf dragons-den-area - Good-rod dragons-den-area - Old-rod dragons-den-area - Super-rod dragons-den-area - Surf ecruteak-city-area - Good-rod ecruteak-city-area - Old-rod ecruteak-city-area - Super-rod fuchsia-city-area - Good-rod fuchsia-city-area - Old-rod fuchsia-city-area - Super-rod fuchsia-city-area - Surf ilex-forest-area - Good-rod ilex-forest-area - Old-rod ilex-forest-area - Super-rod johto-route-30-area - Good-rod johto-route-30-area - Old-rod johto-route-30-area - Super-rod johto-route-31-area - Good-rod johto-route-31-area - Old-rod johto-route-31-area - Super-rod johto-route-32-area - Good-rod johto-route-32-area - Old-rod johto-route-32-area - Super-rod johto-route-34-area - Good-rod johto-route-34-area - Old-rod johto-route-35-area - Good-rod johto-route-35-area - Old-rod johto-route-35-area - Super-rod johto-route-42-area - Good-rod johto-route-42-area - Old-rod johto-route-42-area - Super-rod johto-route-43-area - Good-rod johto-route-43-area - Old-rod johto-route-43-area - Super-rod johto-route-43-area - Surf johto-route-44-area - Good-rod johto-route-44-area - Old-rod johto-route-44-area - Super-rod johto-route-45-area - Good-rod johto-route-45-area - Old-rod johto-route-45-area - Super-rod johto-route-45-area - Surf johto-route-47-area - Good-rod johto-route-47-area - Old-rod johto-route-47-cave-gate - Good-rod johto-route-47-cave-gate - Old-rod johto-route-47-cave-gate - Super-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-marshland - Good-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-marshland - Old-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-meadow - Good-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-meadow - Old-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-meadow - Surf johto-safari-zone-zone-rocky-beach - Good-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-rocky-beach - Old-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-rocky-beach - Surf johto-safari-zone-zone-swamp - Good-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-swamp - Old-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-swamp - Surf johto-safari-zone-zone-wetland - Old-rod johto-sea-route-40-area - Good-rod johto-sea-route-40-area - Old-rod johto-sea-route-41-area - Good-rod johto-sea-route-41-area - Old-rod kanto-route-10-area - Good-rod kanto-route-10-area - Old-rod kanto-route-10-area - Super-rod kanto-route-12-area - Good-rod kanto-route-12-area - Old-rod kanto-route-12-area - Super-rod kanto-route-13-area - Good-rod kanto-route-13-area - Old-rod kanto-route-13-area - Super-rod kanto-route-22-area - Good-rod kanto-route-22-area - Old-rod kanto-route-22-area - Super-rod kanto-route-24-area - Good-rod kanto-route-24-area - Old-rod kanto-route-24-area - Super-rod kanto-route-25-area - Good-rod kanto-route-25-area - Old-rod kanto-route-25-area - Super-rod kanto-route-26-area - Good-rod kanto-route-26-area - Old-rod kanto-route-27-area - Good-rod kanto-route-27-area - Old-rod kanto-route-28-area - Good-rod kanto-route-28-area - Old-rod kanto-route-28-area - Super-rod kanto-route-4-area - Good-rod kanto-route-4-area - Old-rod kanto-route-4-area - Super-rod kanto-route-6-area - Good-rod kanto-route-6-area - Old-rod kanto-route-6-area - Super-rod kanto-route-9-area - Good-rod kanto-route-9-area - Old-rod kanto-route-9-area - Super-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Good-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Old-rod kanto-sea-route-20-area - Good-rod kanto-sea-route-20-area - Old-rod kanto-sea-route-21-area - Good-rod kanto-sea-route-21-area - Old-rod lake-of-rage-area - Good-rod lake-of-rage-area - Old-rod lake-of-rage-area - Super-rod lake-of-rage-area - Surf mt-moon-mt-moon-square - Good-rod mt-moon-mt-moon-square - Old-rod mt-moon-mt-moon-square - Surf mt-mortar-1f - Good-rod mt-mortar-1f - Old-rod mt-mortar-1f - Super-rod mt-mortar-b1f - Good-rod mt-mortar-b1f - Old-rod mt-mortar-b1f - Super-rod mt-mortar-upper-cave - Good-rod mt-mortar-upper-cave - Old-rod mt-mortar-upper-cave - Super-rod mt-silver-1f - Good-rod mt-silver-1f - Old-rod mt-silver-1f-top - Good-rod mt-silver-1f-top - Old-rod mt-silver-1f-top - Super-rod mt-silver-2f - Good-rod mt-silver-2f - Old-rod mt-silver-2f - Super-rod mt-silver-4f - Good-rod mt-silver-4f - Old-rod mt-silver-4f - Super-rod mt-silver-outside - Good-rod mt-silver-outside - Old-rod mt-silver-outside - Super-rod mt-silver-top - Good-rod mt-silver-top - Old-rod mt-silver-top - Super-rod new-bark-town-area - Good-rod new-bark-town-area - Old-rod olivine-city-area - Good-rod olivine-city-area - Old-rod pallet-town-area - Good-rod pallet-town-area - Old-rod ruins-of-alph-outside - Good-rod ruins-of-alph-outside - Old-rod ruins-of-alph-outside - Super-rod seafoam-islands-b4f - Good-rod seafoam-islands-b4f - Old-rod slowpoke-well-1f - Good-rod slowpoke-well-1f - Old-rod slowpoke-well-1f - Super-rod slowpoke-well-b1f - Good-rod slowpoke-well-b1f - Old-rod slowpoke-well-b1f - Super-rod tohjo-falls-area - Good-rod tohjo-falls-area - Old-rod tohjo-falls-area - Super-rod union-cave-1f - Good-rod union-cave-1f - Old-rod union-cave-1f - Super-rod union-cave-b1f - Good-rod union-cave-b1f - Old-rod union-cave-b1f - Super-rod union-cave-b2f - Good-rod union-cave-b2f - Old-rod unknown-all-poliwag-area - Good-rod unknown-all-poliwag-area - Old-rod unknown-all-poliwag-area - Super-rod unknown-all-rattata-area - Surf vermilion-city-area - Good-rod vermilion-city-area - Old-rod vermilion-city-ss-anne-dock - Good-rod vermilion-city-ss-anne-dock - Old-rod vermilion-city-ss-anne-dock - Super-rod violet-city-area - Good-rod violet-city-area - Old-rod violet-city-area - Super-rod viridian-city-area - Good-rod viridian-city-area - Old-rod viridian-city-area - Super-rod whirl-islands-1f - Good-rod whirl-islands-1f - Old-rod whirl-islands-b2f - Good-rod whirl-islands-b2f - Old-rod |
Pokedex Entries
| Game | Entry |
|---|---|
| Heartgold | An underpowered, pathetic Pokémon. It may jump high on rare occasions, but usually not more than seven feet. |
| Soulsilver | For no reason, it jumps and splashes about, making it easy for predators like PIDGEOTTO to catch it mid-jump. |