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Red/Blue Leaf Green In the distant past, the Magikarp was somewhat stronger than the weaker descendants that exist today.

Yellow Famous for being very unreliable. It can be found swimming in seas, lakes, rivers and shallow puddles.

Fire Red It is virtually worthless in terms of both power and speed. It is the most weak and pathetic Pokémon in the world.

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 in mid-jump.

Crystal This weak and pathetic Pokémon gets easily pushed along rivers when there are strong currents.

Ruby Magikarp is a pathetic excuse for a Pokémon that is only capable of flopping and splashing. This behavior prompted scientists to undertake research into it.

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.