Game ⇓ | Flavour Text ⇓ |
| Red/Blue | In the distant past, it was somewhat stronger than the horribly weak descendants that exist today. |
| Yellow | Famous for being very unreliable. It can be found swimming in seas, lakes, rivers and shallow puddles. |
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| Gold | An underpowered, pathetic POKéMON. It may jump high on rare occasions, but never more than seven feet. |
| Silver | For no reason, it jumps and splashes about, making it easy for predators like PIDGEOTTO to catch it mid-jump. |
| Crystal | This weak and pathetic POKéMON gets easily pushed along rivers when there are strong currents. |
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| Ruby/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. |
| Emerald | Its swimming muscles are weak, so it is easily washed away by currents. In places where water pools, you can see many MAGIKARP deposited there by the flow. |
| FireRed | It is virtually worthless in terms of both power and speed. It is the most weak and pathetic POKéMON in the world. |
| Leaf Green | In the distant past, it was somewhat stronger than the horribly weak descendants that exist today. |
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| Diamond/Pearl | It is unable to swim against even slow-moving currents. It always splashes about for some reason. |
| Platinum | A MAGIKARP living for many years can leap a mountain using Splash. The move remains useless, though. |
| Heart Gold | An underpowered, pathetic Pokémon. It may jump high on rare occasions, but usually not more than seven feet. |
| Soul Silver | For no reason, it jumps and splashes about, making it easy for predators like PIDGEOTTO to catch it mid-jump. |
| Black | A Magikarp living for many years can leap a mountain using Splash. The move remains useless, though. |
| White | A Magikarp living for many years can leap a mountain using Splash. The move remains useless, though. |
