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Topic: 8 Reasons to put Magikarp on your team!

Atma
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posted 07-19-2000 12:53 PM $Profile for Atma$ $Author's Homepage$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

(1) When confused, Magikarp takes less damage from himself than any other pokemon except Onix!
(2) Magikarp has the 7th-highest speed and 14th-highest Defense of all pokemon available in Petit cup!
(3) Of the few Petit pokemon with higher defense than Magikarp, all are slower than him.
(4) The three 120-power attacks with the highest average damazge -- Blizzard, Fire Blast, and Hydro Pump -- all do only half damage to Magikarp!
(5) Magikarp gets the STAB bonus with Splash!
(6) Between his Speed and Tackle, Magikarp is a great finisher for those enemy pokemon with only 1 HP left!
(7) Magikarp is faster than several fully-evolved water pokemon: Blastoise, Kingler, Dewgong, Poliwrath, Cloyster, Seaking, Vaporeon, Lapras, and Omastar!
(8) With Magikarp, you won't have to worry about deciding on a moveset -- just about everyone agrees on the best one!

So go ahead, use Magikarp and laugh at the fools who tell you that's a bad idea!

*falls over laughing*

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Magikarp gets no STAB with splash. He's a water type and splash is normal.

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posted 07-19-2000 01:53 PM $Profile for Atma$ $Author's Homepage$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

Are you sure?

Well, he does so much damage with Splash you won't notice the lack of STAB!

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posted 07-19-2000 02:05 PM $Profile for stinky cheese man$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

Wow! I have to get me a magikarp!

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posted 07-19-2000 04:49 PM $Profile for Pink Elephant$ $Author's Homepage$ $Email Pink Elephant$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

*runs to get magikarp*

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whoa thanks atma... you have lead me to the light! The savior of all pokemon.. MAGIKARP!

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posted 07-19-2000 11:24 PM $Profile for GolemKong$ $Author's Homepage$ $Email GolemKong$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

Heh.. *runs to add Karp to his Petite cup team.*

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quote:
Originally posted by Fanha:
*grabs paper and tank with Magikarp*
I'll even sell you the whle breeding set...imagine it...this Magikarp...it will lay 100 eggs...that's 100 Magikarp! Then get this...each of those 100 lays another 100 eggs; that's 10,000 Magikarp! And then each of those 10,000 lays another 100 eggs...that's one MILLION Magikarp! And each Magikarp sells for $5; that's 5 million dollars! Tell you what, for $10, I'll not only throw in Magikarp, but I'll give you a gold Poke Ball for this gold mine, and a breeding set! What do you say?

I'll take five. (Stinky cheese just realises he's been ripped off just like james was ripped off while onboard the SS.Anne.) Darn I'm so gullible.

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posted 07-20-2000 08:17 AM $Profile for Jackdaw$ $Author's Homepage$ $Email Jackdaw$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

I'll take all of the 'Karp ya got.

*hands over cash, gets fish, and runs home*

don't worry, my pretties. You're all safe now.

*lights grill*

Hee hee hee...

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posted 07-20-2000 09:01 AM $Profile for Pink Elephant$ $Author's Homepage$ $Email Pink Elephant$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

yeah! BBQ at jackdaws! weee!

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quote:
Originally posted by Jackdaw:
I'll take all of the 'Karp ya got.
*hands over cash, gets fish, and runs home*
don't worry, my pretties. You're all safe now.
*lights grill*
Hee hee hee...

Magikarp rules! It can not be killed. Magikarps, get off of the grill and use SPLASH ATTACK! *flattens Jackdaw*

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Hmm i think i hav a 9th reason to put magikarp in your ACTUAL team, thats right up there with your lev 100s. Well u just get magikarp in your team then when u play someone they see magikarp in your team and u either say
-'haha i beat u and i had a mgikarp in my team! Haha your crap'
or
-'Oh well the only reason i lost is cause i lent my game to a friend to play on for a few minutes and he put magikarp in my team while i wasn't looking'

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Funny! The next VB should be about the Magic of Magikarp. Hey! I made a funny! Hawdy ha!

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posted 07-20-2000 03:11 PM $Profile for Jman$ $Author's Homepage$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

Umm, don't want to ruin everyone's fun, but...
USELESS POKEMON FACT:
Magikarp is a fish with only bones and hard scales, it can't be eaten.

So, uhhh, no more bbq.

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KARP! KARP! KARP! KARP!
Fancy, a topic about magiKARP in KARP park!

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I knew my team was missing something.

Sucks about the one-of-each rule though.

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quote:
Originally posted by Pink Elephant:
yeah! BBQ at jackdaws! weee!

Great I'll cook up some of my famous BBQ sauce.

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posted 07-21-2000 05:24 PM $Profile for squirrels$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

I'am definitly changing my mind about Magikarp. What an idiot i was.

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Heh, not only does he make you lots of money, but he is great in battle AND is great eatin'! (False on all above counts.) You can't make it fight worth anything, show me a Pokémon that isn't a magikarp that LOST to one, and I'll show you a severe level disadvantage. Can't be eaten, unless you enjoy bones and scales. Can't be sold, except to the most gullible fools around. CAN be evolved, into a better Pokémon (not among the top ranks, but maybe that is different in G/S). The evolved form is the only saving grace.

Um, why are you staring at me like that? What's that behind your back? Get back, get back!

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quote:
Originally posted by Fanha:
*grabs paper and tank with Magikarp*
I'll even sell you the whle breeding set...imagine it...this Magikarp...it will lay 100 eggs...that's 100 Magikarp! Then get this...each of those 100 lays another 100 eggs; that's 10,000 Magikarp! And then each of those 10,000 lays another 100 eggs...that's one MILLION Magikarp! And each Magikarp sells for $5; that's 5 million dollars! Tell you what, for $10, I'll not only throw in Magikarp, but I'll give you a gold Poke Ball for this gold mine, and a breeding set! What do you say?

AH! forget Magikrap! i will take 1, have all of them evolve to gyarados's and charge 10 bucks per gyarados, thats 10 million dollers! i get rich and Peaople get a better product! i'm the smartest buiness man in the world! :P

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Magikarp! Yeah! We should make a magikarp theme song...

'Who's the 'karp with the most?
Magikarp!
Who's the fish with the swish?
Magikarp!
Who's got the most style?
Magikarp!
Oh yeah, Magikarp RuLz!'
*runs from rotten tomatoes hurled at him*

But you forgot one important point on your fifth point - though he doesn't get STAB for splash, he's the ONLY pokémon who has splash when you catch him! He also has whiskers - yellow ones, so you can tell he's old and wise (and the whiskers are delicious).

Magikarp is also less vulnerable to electric attacks than gyarados - that means he can take as good as he gets ( ) in long, drawn-out battles! Yes!
But then there's the shame factor when you win with a magikarp ("You cheated! We said no cheap poké-battles, and you had a magikarp! WAAH!!!")
But all in all, Magikarp is obviously King.
I should add this to my sig, "Don't mess with the 'Karp!"

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quote:
Originally posted by Dark Jaguar:
You can't make it fight worth anything, show me a Pokémon that isn't a magikarp that LOST to one, and I'll show you a severe level disadvantage.

Uhh... how about if I show you a pokemon that lost to a Kakuna and a Weedle? I was playing around with Metronopme, and L50 rental Alakazam metronomed Rage, and ran into a Kakuna (who got lucky with Poison Sting) and a Weedle. >_<

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posted 07-23-2000 04:55 AM $Profile for Rei2$ $Email Rei2$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

I'll bet that in a Future pkmn game...Magikarp will Evolve into the most powerful pokemon with a special stone. :P
I can image...
Magikarp destroys Mewtwo! </stupid joke>

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posted 07-26-2000 08:52 AM $Profile for Ryoga$ $Author's Homepage$ $Email Ryoga$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

Putting magi karp in your team shows u r dedicted to the study of Karp. I sure know i am.

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quote:
Originally posted by Dark Jaguar:
You can't make it fight worth anything, show me a Pokémon that isn't a magikarp that LOST to one, and I'll show you a severe level disadvantage.

hehe what about a level 100 Abra with just teleport?

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*gives Atma a hug* I love Magikarp I love Magikarp! Yes I do, yes I do! Thank you for reviving this topic!

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quote:
...show me a Pokémon that isn't a magikarp that LOST to one, and I'll show you a severe level disadvantage.

Heh, I once used the rental Magikarp in the Ultra Ball Prime Cup against that Lab Man's Ditto... The King of Karp beat it by a mile! It's technically not a Magikarp(just disguised as one), so nyaahhhh...!

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BOB wants to fight!
BOB sent out MEWTWO!
Go, MAGIKARP!
MAGIKARP used SPLASH!
It's super effective!
Enemy MEWTWO fainted!
BOB: What the, how did...
BOB is confused!
It hurt itself in its confusion!
BOB: Why the @#$% did I just punch myself?

Never underestimate the power of the Karp.

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