Magikarp in Emerald.

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#129 · 116 wild locations

Magikarp appears in 116 places in Pokemon Emerald. The best odds are Route 104 (old rod, 100% at level 5-10).

Where to find Magikarp

odds are the game's slot tables

Area	How	Level	Odds
Route 104Route104	Old Rod	5-10	100%
Route 104Route104	Good Rod	10-30	100%
Sootopolis CitySootopolisCity	Good Rod	10-30	100%
Sootopolis CitySootopolisCity	Super Rod	30-35	80%
Abandoned ShipHiddenFloorCorridors	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Abandoned ShipRooms B1F	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Dewford TownDewfordTown	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Ever Grande CityEverGrandeCity	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Lilycove CityLilycoveCity	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Meteor Falls1F 1R	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Meteor Falls1F 2R	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Meteor FallsB1F 1R	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Meteor FallsB1F 2R	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Mossdeep CityMossdeepCity	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Pacifidlog TownPacifidlogTown	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Petalburg CityPetalburgCity	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 102	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 103	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 105	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 106	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 107	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 108	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 109Route109	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 110Route110	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 111Route111	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 114Route114	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 115	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 117	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 118	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 119Route119	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 120	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 121	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 122	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 123Route123	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 124Route124	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 125	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 126	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 127	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 128	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 129	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 130	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 131	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 132	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 133	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Route 134	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Safari ZoneNorthwest	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Safari ZoneSoutheast	Old Rod	25-30	70%
Safari ZoneSouthwest	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Seafloor CavernEntrance	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Seafloor CavernRoom6	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Seafloor CavernRoom7	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Shoal CaveLowTideEntranceRoom	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Shoal CaveLowTideInnerRoom	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Slateport CitySlateportCity	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Sootopolis CitySootopolisCity	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Victory RoadB2F	Old Rod	5-10	70%
Abandoned ShipHiddenFloorCorridors	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Abandoned ShipRooms B1F	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Dewford TownDewfordTown	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Ever Grande CityEverGrandeCity	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Lilycove CityLilycoveCity	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Meteor Falls1F 1R	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Meteor Falls1F 2R	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Meteor FallsB1F 1R	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Meteor FallsB1F 2R	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Mossdeep CityMossdeepCity	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Pacifidlog TownPacifidlogTown	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Petalburg CityPetalburgCity	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 102	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 103	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 105	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 106	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 107	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 108	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 109Route109	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 110Route110	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 111Route111	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 114Route114	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 115	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 117	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 118	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 119Route119	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 120	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 121	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 122	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 123Route123	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 124Route124	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 125	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 126	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 127	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 128	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 129	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 130	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 131	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 132	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 133	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 134	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Safari ZoneNorthwest	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Safari ZoneSoutheast	Good Rod	25-30	60%
Safari ZoneSouthwest	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Seafloor CavernEntrance	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Seafloor CavernRoom6	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Seafloor CavernRoom7	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Shoal CaveLowTideEntranceRoom	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Shoal CaveLowTideInnerRoom	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Slateport CitySlateportCity	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Sootopolis CitySootopolisCity	Surfing	5-35	60%
Victory RoadB2F	Good Rod	10-30	60%
Route 104Route104	Super Rod	25-30	40%
Route 104Route104	Super Rod	30-35	40%
Sootopolis CitySootopolisCity	Surfing	10-30	30%
Route 104Route104	Super Rod	20-25	15%
Sootopolis CitySootopolisCity	Surfing	15-25	5%
Sootopolis CitySootopolisCity	Surfing	25-30	5%
Route 104Route104	Super Rod	35-40	4%
Route 104Route104	Super Rod	40-45	1%

Evolution

2 stages

Magikarp→

Gyarados

Evolves into Gyarados at level 20.

Evolve now or wait

from the game's learnsets and the relearner rule

Magikarp evolves at level 20. Evolving then forfeits 1 move that Magikarp would still learn: Flail at 30. Gyarados learns 7 moves of its own after that: Dragon Rage at 25, Leer at 30, Twister at 35, Hydro Pump at 40, Rain Dance at 45, Dragon Dance at 50, Hyper Beam at 55.

Move you would forfeit	Level	Can you get it back?
Flail	30	No. The Move Relearner only teaches moves from the current form's own level-up list, so once it is Gyarados this move is gone.

Rule the game applies: the Move Relearner in Fallarbor Town (he takes a Heart Scale) teaches only the level-up moves of the form you hand him, at or below its current level. Delaying an evolution costs the evolved form's higher base stats for every level you wait; a move you barely use is not worth that.

Magikarp learnset in Emerald

3 level-up moves · 0 machines

By level

1Splash

15Tackle

30Flail

Gyarados by level

1Thrash

20Bite

25Dragon Rage

30Leer

35Twister

40Hydro Pump

45Rain Dance

50Dragon Dance

55Hyper Beam

Keep going

Magikarp in the PokedexStats, abilities and moves in every game How to evolve MagikarpThe line in every game Back to the Emerald guideEvery area in order Catch rate calculatorGen 3 formula for Magikarp

Nearby in the Pokedex

Staryu in Emerald Pinsir in Emerald Gyarados in Emerald Ditto in Emerald