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Zacceh August 10th, 2009 10:06 PM

What MORON at Gamefreak, or whatever...
 
... Felt so compelled to put level 55 Magikarps as an encounter for a Super Rod at the Resort Area!? That's just moronic, in my opinion! >_>!

Fantomix August 10th, 2009 10:13 PM

They go up to level 100. I think it's pretty cool.

jigglyppuff8 August 10th, 2009 10:15 PM

You're talking about Platinum, right? If so, then it doesn't stop at lv. 55. In fact you can catch Magikarp lv. 1-100.

Might have been Executive Producer, Satoshi Tajiri, Director, Junichi Masuda, Battle Director, Shigeki Morimoto, Program Leader, Tetsuya Watanabe, Field Programmer, Sousuke Tamada, or one of the other twelve programmers.

Satoshi Ookami August 10th, 2009 10:22 PM

Ain't lv100 Magikarp glitch? :D

kohei August 10th, 2009 10:25 PM

They are nice for gaining EVs in Speed.

They are also nice for those lazy summer afternoons where you have nothing better to do on Pokemon other than fishing for Magikarps.

harig07 August 11th, 2009 1:14 AM

I swear that's what Old Rods are for...

xJORDO94x August 11th, 2009 2:31 AM

Level 99 Magikarp + rare candy = Beast pokemon.

Wings Don't Cry August 11th, 2009 2:53 AM

Don't the levels of Magikarp go from lvl 1-100 there?

LegendMaster97 August 11th, 2009 3:19 AM

i can't catch a feebas let alone a magikarp lv 100! anyway did you know Red Gyarados is returning in HG/SS?

~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ August 11th, 2009 6:05 AM

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Originally Posted by LegendMaster97 (Post 4970373)
i can't catch a feebas let alone a magikarp lv 100! anyway did you know Red Gyarados is returning in HG/SS?


Maybe they should of had a level 1-100 Feebas as well as Magicrap, I haven't found the level 100 Magikarp yet >:o Yes, the Gyarados information is Old news so pretty much everyone knew that already


:t354:TG

Zelda August 11th, 2009 7:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ash493 (Post 4969944)
Ain't lv100 Magikarp glitch? :D

I wouldn't believe so--Platinum originally made it obtainable like that.

Although, I don't mind it being like this as Magikarps are weak level 6's, 5's, etc. in the games so at least they made it more stronger. The only problem I see with a LV 100 Magikarp is that it wouldn't be able to evolve into a Gyrados no more. However the LV 99 Magikarps is better in my opinion because then if you wanted to level it up to a Gyardos, then you could. Other than that, I think it was a cool addition to the upgraded game.

Devilware August 11th, 2009 7:47 AM

Would be funny to battle with it, using smeargle's belly drum, batton pass and then sweep
:D Comedic LV.100 magikarp fun

IceSage August 11th, 2009 8:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 11Q (Post 4969915)
... Felt so compelled to put level 55 Magikarps as an encounter for a Super Rod at the Resort Area!? That's just moronic, in my opinion! >_>!

Because Magikarp are awesome. You'll regret saying this when you get Magikowned sometime.

Rabid Ditto3 8 August 11th, 2009 8:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fantomix (Post 4969926)
They go up to level 100. I think it's pretty cool.

Who doesnt want a level 100 Magikarp? I know i do. You know you do. I know you know you do. :t108:
(not @ Fantomix)

Samme! August 11th, 2009 8:47 AM

I just discovered those little fiends the other day and I freaked out cuz i had no idea why it was so high.. man, that magikarp salesman should stop feeding his products steroids.

Orangefeather August 11th, 2009 9:50 AM

Their high level and catch rate makes them perfect for finding your seed when abusing the RNG. And it's fun to see the highest level you can find one at. My current record is 90, I think.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Devilware (Post 4971036)
Would be funny to battle with it, using smeargle's belly drum, batton pass and then sweep
:D Comedic LV.100 magikarp fun

There's a video of some guy doing that on youtube. He had a magikarp sweep a team of hacked shiny ubers.

Fenrir Reki August 11th, 2009 10:33 AM

They probably just put them there for fun. At least you can have "Magikarp Fishing Contests" with your friends to see who can catch the highest level magikarp. They can also be a great way to get free random pokemon on the GTS with high level magikarp(s).

Zacceh August 11th, 2009 11:03 AM

Lol I think that's insanely pointless :P But it's pretty funny. I didn't realize you could catch all levels of them XD

Timbjerr August 11th, 2009 12:09 PM

Like everything else related to Magokarp, it's for the lulz. XD

It is actually possible with a little Baton Passing, to have a lv.100 Magikarp powerful enough to sweep the E4. :D

theDIRTYAVENGER August 11th, 2009 3:09 PM

Don't fish at the Resort Area.
Or just evolve them.
Simple Really.

mugenhavok August 11th, 2009 3:19 PM

lol 1 of my best pokemon was a level 80 Gyrados it was a lvl 79 magikarp wen i got it lol

.Seth August 11th, 2009 3:23 PM

It's so you won't be spending all your time at the resort area.
You'll go somewhere else to fish.

ReyRey-Pyon August 11th, 2009 3:28 PM

Because magikarp is kickass
he's a beast and you know it D:<

you can always evolve it into the less epic gyarados though :> /unless like, its already level 100
so its all cool

Zacceh August 11th, 2009 3:48 PM

Like everything else related to Magokarp, it's for the lulz. XD
^ That is now my new favorite thing to say. Lmao
I need to try to get a lvl 99 or 100 just for the fun of it X)

mew² August 11th, 2009 3:55 PM

I fish there daily so I can get the big catch! A level "ITS OVER 9000!" Magikarp! Yay! :D
But yeahhh... They do it for entertainment...

Druid August 11th, 2009 4:13 PM

You could, in theory, catch a level 99 Magikarp and EV train it, then in about ten minutes, have a superpowered EV'd Gyarados. Just an idea. :P

Precious Tears August 11th, 2009 10:41 PM

It's more better if there IVs are unsually high, and I won't be afraid wasting my time for fishing them.

Alucus_Of_Borg August 12th, 2009 6:38 AM

hay i made a topic about the level 100 ones my freind you think level 55 is awesome catch a level 100 :D

Pokedude45 August 12th, 2009 7:16 AM

GET OVER IT Magikarp is the weakest pokemon cut it some slack

Zelda August 12th, 2009 7:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RickySlaughter (Post 4973000)
I fish there daily so I can get the big catch! A level "ITS OVER 9000!" Magikarp! Yay! :D
But yeahhh... They do it for entertainment...

They could've done it for entertainment, but I believe they also did it so more people would catch those Magikarps. Since Magikarp is a weak pokémon and a lot of the population of people who think so too, would probably quickly change their mind seeing there is a LV 100 Magikarp in the water that's wild--they'd most likely want to catch it. The good thing about it is that it's not a glitch or an event so everyone can obtain it as long as you have Pokémon Platinum.
Quote:

Originally Posted by Druid (Post 4973092)
You could, in theory, catch a level 99 Magikarp and EV train it, then in about ten minutes, have a superpowered EV'd Gyarados. Just an idea. :P

That's true, and I think that's pretty cool too. Though if the Magikarp was gaining EXP Points quickly before it could finish EVing, it could reach LV 100 and you wouldn't be able to have it fully EV'd. But seeing as it is at such a high LV, it'd take slow to gain EXP Points so there's a high chance you could do that.

Sarcastic Prince August 12th, 2009 8:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orangefeather (Post 4971561)
There's a video of some guy doing that on youtube. He had a magikarp sweep a team of hacked shiny ubers.

I saw that before. That shiny uber trainer sux ass because it didn't KO his Magikarp quickly. Kyorge shouda used Thunderbolt to KO his Magikarp quickly so that so the called "strong" trainer will get pwned.

7 Words for this: Magikarp sucks ass. Gyarados rocks and FTW!

elmocha August 13th, 2009 9:07 PM

If i worked for gamefreak i'd sneak little things into the game like making a pokemon learn tackle at level 100 i see no problem here

mervyn797 August 13th, 2009 10:10 PM

but if u feed it 1 rare candy or simply level it up, it will evolve into a lv.56 garados! wont that be cooool?

HeartGold95 August 13th, 2009 10:15 PM

My highest Magikarp has been a lv. 73 but hey thats okay!:)

Luck August 13th, 2009 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 11Q (Post 4969915)
What MORON at Gamefreak, or whatever... ... Felt so compelled to put level 55 Magikarps as an encounter for a Super Rod at the Resort Area!? That's just moronic, in my opinion! >_>!

The same MORON that helped make your game. You don't know what other role the person had in the game, but until you do, you should be grateful he helped in the creation of it. Besides, Level 100 Magikarp=EPIC WIN, so you should gtfo if you insult them like that.

Zelda August 14th, 2009 7:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GymLeaderLily (Post 4983832)
Maybe it's because no one in their right mind would honestly want to train a Magikarp to level 100. (Some people actually try to get every single Pokemon to level 100.) I thought it was a good idea. Catch a high level Magikarp, give it a Rare candy so it evolves into Gyarados, and you can fool people on wifi. Make them think it's a good trade, and it has bad stats. They think you actually got a Gyarados that level and they give you a good Pokemon for it. Too bad I got my level 5 Magikarp from Diamond version to level 100 legitimately and traded it to Platinum.

The ones at GameFreak aren't "morons." If they were, you wouldn't be buying the same game over and over again with just a little more features added. pfft.


You make a good point. I think catching a LV 100 Magikarp wild is pretty cool. Since Magikarp is normally weak, you wouldn't have to train it to LV 100 the hard way, so it makes yourself have more time to do something else. As I said before, if people absolutely hate Magikarp, they could catch a LV 99 one and train it to a LV 100 Gyarados [or level it up by a Rare Candy].

I can assure you you've got that on the spot. Getting mad at one little feature in the game when you have the whole entire other side of features is kind of ridiculous. But since everyone has their own opinion about things, it works both ways.

Zacceh August 14th, 2009 7:43 AM

Who ever said I was getting mad at the "one little feature in the game?" I think it's pretty hilarious.
And now it's time for epic back paddling:
I said "moron" because I PERSONALLY saw no need to throw a high level Magikarp into the game like that. Others might. Personally me, not so much.
HOWEVER!
I have recently started trying to capture these Magikarps just to see how high level I can get. I'm up to Lv.64 right now.

magrathean August 14th, 2009 11:13 AM

Moron? I think GENIUS.

It's just funny haha.

LuckyCharm August 14th, 2009 3:33 PM

I don't know.. I have always wanted to catch a level 99 Magikarp and rare candy it to level 100 xD
that'd be soo awesome!!

Logiedan August 14th, 2009 3:51 PM

Catch a level 99 Magikarp. Level it up one level.
CONGRATULATIONS LEVEL 100 GYARADOS. Lmao.
It's hillarious. I fish there sometimes just to see the high leveled Magikarps. :D

Sydian August 14th, 2009 4:01 PM

I totally forgot about that. I'm about to go fishing on my Platinum now. I don't think it's stupid. I think it's epic making a Pokemon that's typically viewed as the worst thing ever the highest level wild Pokemon you can catch legitimately.

Don_Jon_91 August 14th, 2009 4:59 PM

I guess it's kinda like how there's a magikarp trainer in every game.


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