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>be average Pokemon fan (normie)
>play HGSS for the first time
>don't play GSC for whatever reason
>Gyarados is cool, who doesn't like Gyarados
>catch a Magikarp early
>level it with your team
>it evolves
>sick, I have a Gyarados on my team, nothing can go wrong
>get to the Lake of Rage
>swim to the middle of the lake
>basedface at the red Gyarados sprite waiting for you
>swim up to it and press A
>its like 10 levels lower than the Gyarados you've trained since the start of the game
>it took a long time to level my Gyarados, I don't want to do that shit again just for a cooler color
>if you're cursed with the knowledge of EVs, you know it's statistically weaker, too
>plus it's female so the whiskers don't match the rest of the palette
>catch it and keep it boxed forever
