>>37877794Someone on this board will take this argument seriously, let me step in beforehand.
Magikarp's evo creates a contrast, a hopeless fish becoming the giant Gyarados. Its not throwing the first evo away in any way.
Of course this is even sillier of a argument when you realize that a pathetic mon evolution line could theoretically be pulled off, and maybe it could even be funny, which means you could be wrong both ways.
1/10, didn't have to strain a single braincell.