How to train your Magikarp

Karpi · Dec 23rd, 2011, 12:37:09 AM

As many of you have learned, Gyarados is a very powerful and useful pokemon. How does one obtain such a pokemon? By evolving a Magikarp, of course!

But none of you do it the right way. You all cheat up the Magikarp's battle experience by switching it in and out of battle, or giving it the Exp Share item.

This makes for a Magikarp with an inferiority complex, which later becomes Gyarados with an aggression problem. The solution is to train your Magikarp like a real man, by making Magikarp fight all its own battles.

This is a tutorial to show you how.

1. Obtain a Magikarp, preferably with the Old Rod, as our lovely assistant Karplie has already done.

2. Find a harmless-looking patch of grass.

Proceed to use up all the PP of the move Splash against weak opponents such as Ralts. This allows you to unlock Magikarp's secret technique, known only to the most patient of trainers.

3. Discover that Struggle actually does a surprising amount of damage against your opponents.

4. Cue training montage.

5. Eventually Magikarp will reach the point where his power is growing so rapidly he must disguise it with more ordinary battle techniques. Take the time to learn Tackle, and then you can finally use pokemon centers again.

6. After exhausting all available trainers for battles that Magikarp can reasonably beat (read: not roselia, lotad, shroomish), head to the grass to train for the last level needed to gain ultimate power.

7. Watch as your well-trained Magikarp evolves into the terrifying monster of the seas.

8. Use Gyarados to utterly destroy the people who caused you torment when you merely had a Magikarp.

And that's it, really. Now that you know the secret to training Magikarp the correct way, I expect everyone to do it from now on.

Bonus: Some "Oh ****" Moments from me doing this:

So close...

Just the fact that a Rock/Steel pokemon exists this early in the game...

Matthew · Dec 23rd, 2011, 12:43:15 AM

My Magikarp only has half a fin, but I constructed an apparatus to make it my partner in swimming. Hopefully Gyarados will have the same deformity

Blue_Star · Dec 23rd, 2011, 7:10:04 AM

lol

***jumpluff**** · Dec 23rd, 2011, 7:13:24 AM

it genuinely never occurred to me that you could manually raise a magikarp w/o tackle

Snorlaxe · Dec 23rd, 2011, 7:14:33 AM

lol the entire time i was reading this thread, this song was just playing over and over in my head

NatGeo · Dec 23rd, 2011, 10:39:14 AM

Is this somehow related to sweeping red with your fish

Lmao

iPhones ftw

**Tobes** · Dec 23rd, 2011, 1:43:37 PM

Ok, but how do I do this on PO?

**Elevator Music** · Dec 23rd, 2011, 3:47:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Matthew

My Magikarp only has half a fin, but I constructed an apparatus to make it my partner in swimming. Hopefully Gyarados will have the same deformity

honestly this is what i expected the topic to be about

so disappointed :(

Yamata no Orochi · Dec 24th, 2011, 1:42:26 PM

Well, the way I train my Magikarp is very similar to this, but the only difference is that I keep them in the Day Care center and explore Hoenn for a long time.

**blarajan** · Dec 24th, 2011, 4:42:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Yamata no Orochi

Well, the way I train my Magikarp is very similar to this, but the only difference is that I keep them in the Day Care center and explore Hoenn for a long time.

Darkmalice · Dec 24th, 2011, 8:14:54 PM

I only raise my Magikarps in Platinum. It's too cruel to order it to Struggle against opponents, literally forcing it to give up Health Points every time it tries to fight back. But in Platinum, I can teach it Bounce. I watch my Magikarps joyfully jump around the battlefield like a Spoink, literally crushing any opponent who dare underestimate my Magikarps.

Dec 23rd, 2011, 12:37:09 AM	#1
Karpi Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 154	How to train your Magikarp As many of you have learned, Gyarados is a very powerful and useful pokemon. How does one obtain such a pokemon? By evolving a Magikarp, of course! But none of you do it the right way. You all cheat up the Magikarp's battle experience by switching it in and out of battle, or giving it the Exp Share item. This makes for a Magikarp with an inferiority complex, which later becomes Gyarados with an aggression problem. The solution is to train your Magikarp like a real man, by making Magikarp fight all its own battles. This is a tutorial to show you how. 1. Obtain a Magikarp, preferably with the Old Rod, as our lovely assistant Karplie has already done. 2. Find a harmless-looking patch of grass. Proceed to use up all the PP of the move Splash against weak opponents such as Ralts. This allows you to unlock Magikarp's secret technique, known only to the most patient of trainers. 3. Discover that Struggle actually does a surprising amount of damage against your opponents. 4. Cue training montage. 5. Eventually Magikarp will reach the point where his power is growing so rapidly he must disguise it with more ordinary battle techniques. Take the time to learn Tackle, and then you can finally use pokemon centers again. 6. After exhausting all available trainers for battles that Magikarp can reasonably beat (read: not roselia, lotad, shroomish), head to the grass to train for the last level needed to gain ultimate power. 7. Watch as your well-trained Magikarp evolves into the terrifying monster of the seas. 8. Use Gyarados to utterly destroy the people who caused you torment when you merely had a Magikarp. And that's it, really. Now that you know the secret to training Magikarp the correct way, I expect everyone to do it from now on. Bonus: Some "Oh ****" Moments from me doing this: So close... Just the fact that a Rock/Steel pokemon exists this early in the game...

Dec 23rd, 2011, 12:43:15 AM	#2
Matthew I love weather; Sun for days Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3,574 Where the Sun finally sets	My Magikarp only has half a fin, but I constructed an apparatus to make it my partner in swimming. Hopefully Gyarados will have the same deformity __________________ ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻ What bitgamer tehconnection popcorn last.fm

Dec 23rd, 2011, 7:13:24 AM	#4
*jumpluff just came to say hello Super Moderator** Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,379 Location: Australia Mentor	it genuinely never occurred to me that you could manually raise a magikarp w/o tackle __________________

Dec 23rd, 2011, 10:39:14 AM	#6
NatGeo ♭ Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,428 ♯	Is this somehow related to sweeping red with your fish Lmao iPhones ftw __________________

Dec 23rd, 2011, 1:43:37 PM	#7
Tobes Woo-hoo, woo-hoo-hoo, woo-hoo-hoo-woo-hoo-hoo-hoo! Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,256 GONER	Ok, but how do I do this on PO? __________________

Dec 23rd, 2011, 7:10:04 AM	#3
Blue_Star gone (?) Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 735	lol

Dec 23rd, 2011, 7:14:33 AM	#5
Snorlaxe #bossniggaprobs Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,232	lol the entire time i was reading this thread, this song was just playing over and over in my head

Dec 24th, 2011, 1:42:26 PM	#9
Yamata no Orochi http://pastebin.com/s3p3efrV Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 258	Well, the way I train my Magikarp is very similar to this, but the only difference is that I keep them in the Day Care center and explore Hoenn for a long time. __________________ Loli Hadron Collider

Dec 24th, 2011, 8:14:54 PM	#11
Darkmalice Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,176 Adelaide, Australia	I only raise my Magikarps in Platinum. It's too cruel to order it to Struggle against opponents, literally forcing it to give up Health Points every time it tries to fight back. But in Platinum, I can teach it Bounce. I watch my Magikarps joyfully jump around the battlefield like a Spoink, literally crushing any opponent who dare underestimate my Magikarps. __________________ Wanna play Doubles? Check it out here! Let's make this metagame official!