Magikarp salesman's Magikarp: Difference between revisions

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Another one of the salesman's Magikarp appeared in ''[[EP146|Tricks of the Trade]]''. The Magikarp salesman tried to sell this one to James. James was almost roped into it again, but a quick flashback to their first encounter reminded James of who the guy was, causing James to angrily chase the man around the [[Pokémon Swap Meet]], accidentally knock [[Jessie]] over, and cause her {{TP|Jessie|Lickitung}}'s Poké Ball to fall onto the trading machine where it was traded for {{OBP|Benny|EP146}}'s {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}.

In ''[[EP201|Doin' What Comes Natu-rally]]'', the Magikarp salesman tried to sell another Magikarp to James. James was almost roped into it again, but at the last moment remembers the salesman but before given the chance to chase after him, [[Jessie]] and {{MTR}} tell him to forget about him and concentrate on their newest plan to steal Pokémon.

The salesman's next attempt was in ''[[EP261|Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid]]''; he first tried to sell Team Rocket another Magikarp, but due to James calling him a rip-off, he instead offered to trade [[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio#Victreebel|his Weepinbell]] for [[James's Victreebel]]. James didn't want to do this; despite Victreebel's constant attempts to eat its Trainer, James still loved it, but Jessie forced him to.

In ''[[SS004|Showdown at the Oak Corral]]'', he attempted to sell yet another Magikarp, this time to {{Tracey}}, but he was too smart to fall for it. The salesman then ran off upon realizing that he was at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]].

In ''[[AG079|Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend]]'', he sold [[Jessie]] a supposed {{p|Feebas}}, which was in fact nothing more than another one of his {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio|Magikarp}}, painted like a Feebas.

 

==Moves used==

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* [[James's Magikarp|One]] of the Magikarp salesman's Magikarp evolved into {{p|Gyarados}} and subsequently learned {{m|Dragon Rage}}.

 

This grants the player an option to obtain a Magikarp far earlier in the game than would normally be possible, as the {{DL|Fishing|Old Rod}} is not available prior to reaching [[Vermilion City]]. With some normal training and patience, the player can potentially get their Magikarp to evolve into {{p|Gyarados}} as early as prior to reaching [[Cerulean City]], essentially giving the player a late-game powerhouse before reaching even the [[Cerulean Gym|second Gym]].

The Magikarp salesman appears once again in {{2v2|Black|White}} and {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. He can be found on the west end of [[Marvelous Bridge]]. Like in [[Kanto]], it also costs {{pdollar}}500 to purchase a Magikarp from him. This specific instance of buying a Magikarp is special as Magikarp is not native to [[Unova]], and the only other place one can be obtained is the [[Nature Preserve]] in {{2v2|Black|White|2}}.

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* [[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio]]