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Size and weight variation: Difference between revisions
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[[File:Size variation II.png|thumb|250px|Histogram of size variation in Generation II]] | [[File:Size variation II.png|thumb|250px|Histogram of size variation in Generation II]] | ||
At the [[Lake of Rage]], there is a [[Fishing Brothers#Lake of Rage Fishing Guru|Fishing Guru]] who requests to see large Magikarp after the player defeats [[Team Rocket]] at [[Team Rocket HQ|their hideout]] in [[Mahogany Town]]. If the Fishing Guru is shown a Magikarp bigger than the previous record, he gives the player a prize; the initial record is 3'6" (105.3 cm). A Pokémon is considered to have beaten the previous record if its calculated size in feet and inches (in millimeters in non-English games) is greater than the previous record. | At the [[Lake of Rage]], there is a [[Fishing Brothers#Lake of Rage Fishing Guru|Fishing Guru]] who requests to see large Magikarp after the player defeats [[Team Rocket]] at [[Team Rocket HQ|their hideout]] in [[Mahogany Town]]. If the Fishing Guru is shown a Magikarp bigger than the previous record, he gives the player a prize; the initial record is 3'6" (105.3 cm). A Pokémon is considered to have beaten the previous record if its calculated size in feet and inches (in millimeters in non-English games) is greater than the previous record. In English, there are 16 distinct Magikarp sizes bigger than the initial record (meaning the player can obtain the prize at most 16 times); in other languages, there are 431. | ||
The size of Magikarp is calculated from its [[individual values]] (IVs) and its [[Original Trainer]]'s [[Trainer ID number]]. Sizes were intended to follow a {{wp|normal distribution}}, with a {{wp|mean}} of 80 cm and {{wp|standard deviation}} of 17.85 cm (approximately); however, due to various bugs and oversights in the code, the sizes of Magikarp only roughly follow this distribution. | The size of Magikarp is calculated from its [[individual values]] (IVs) and its [[Original Trainer]]'s [[Trainer ID number]]. Sizes were intended to follow a {{wp|normal distribution}}, with a {{wp|mean}} of 80 cm and {{wp|standard deviation}} of 17.85 cm (approximately); however, due to various bugs and oversights in the code, the sizes of Magikarp only roughly follow this distribution. | ||