>>27928453True, but given that every Pokedex entry shits all over Magikarp, I wouldn't be surprised if it's a bad meal in game as well.
Like, Magikarp is SO fucking terrible that it can't fight, it's not worth eating, it barely gives out experience, has a slower than average leveling rate. It's just not worth using it for anything at all.
The only thing it does right is reproduce so rapidly that it manages to populate every water source on the planet without being anywhere near tough enough to physically fight for resources. It's a pest, fishy vermin.
You want a cockroach Pokemon? We've had one all along: Magikarp.