>>20278763>In the distant past, it was somewhat stronger than the horribly weak descendants that exist today. >Magikarp is virtually useless in battle as it can only splash around. As a result, it is considered to be weak. However, it is actually a very hardy Pokémon that can survive in any body of water no matter how polluted it is. Ancient Magikarp probably had much less Defense and a bit less speed, but its attack stats and HP were significantly higher, and it was probably a more average Pokemon around 280-340 BST, but overtime the 0IV magikarps bred and possessed traits and characteristics that allowed them to survive non-battle conditions and breed. That, and/or as the BST fell, the Egg Cycles needed to hatch fell, too, and resulted in the lowest BST 'mon in existence, but also the one capable of reproducing the fastest. Very very few Magikarp ever become Gyarados, but the ones that do turn forests and human settlements into craters, which collect rain water, allowing Magikarp to 'infest' the pond and continue reproducing - They'll never run out of room to breed because the more of them there are, the more Gyarados rip holes into the earth.
>>20289681Im glad to know im not the only one who thinks this.
They were the only "new/hidden/ORAS exclusive" megas in X and Ys data and theres a half dozen or more. These things take a few months to design - granted they have the concept/movepool down, it would still take some time to finalize a design and stats etc. and then make a 3d model from scratch. They could easily be placeholder data. Remember, we're not even supposed to know they exist yet
