#129 magikarp
Fish Pocket Monster — In the distant past, it was somewhat stronger than the horribly weak descendants that exist today.
Base stats
Profile
- Height
- 0.9 m
- Weight
- 10.0 kg
- Capture rate
- 255 / 255
- Growth
- slow
- Gender
- 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
- Egg groups
- water2, dragon
- Base EXP
- 40
Evolution
How hard is it to catch
Its capture rate of 255 is an input to the formula, not a chance — so here is what that number is actually worth with each ball you can get, thrown the way the game throws: at a wild you have already beaten.
| Ball | Chance | With a type medal | Gold per catch |
|---|---|---|---|
 Poké Ball
(×0.65)
|
21.5% | 43.0% | 836 |
 Great Ball
(×1.5)
|
49.7% | 99.3% | 1,087 |
 Ultra Ball
(×2.0)
|
66.2% | 100.0% | 1,631 |
Every throw is an independent roll, and a miss spends the ball anyway. The medal column is a maxed type medal for this species' type — the one multiplier here you can grow. A shiny is far harder than any of these, and only the Master Ball ignores the roll entirely.
Gold per catch is the ball's shop price divided by its chance — what an average catch costs you. A stronger ball is usually not the cheaper one: what it buys is fewer throws, which on a hunt you leave running is time and bag space rather than money.
Moves
Where to catch
| Zone | Levels | Spawn weight |
|---|---|---|
| Cerulean Cape | 12–19 | 100 |