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>>51189035
It deserves it. It is by far the best pokemon you can raise in any pokemon game. Except gen 5, but maybe the lack of magikarp and postgame fishing is why gen 5 is so hated. Intimidate, strong moves and stats, gen 8 said fuck it and straight up gave Gyarados Waterfall at level 21. If you want to be carried just use Gyarados.

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Anonymous Fri 12 Aug 2022 07:38:22 No.51189103 Report

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You know the abra line is like a pseudo magikarp evolution thing starting off with a weak pokemon practically unusable in battle and then evolving into something super strong. Abra even does it better in a way because all it can learn leveling up is teleport while Magikarp can at least learn tackle. Any other magikarp-like lines like this other than feebas?

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Anonymous Fri 12 Aug 2022 08:58:23 No.51189369 Report

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>>51189035
Gyarados should've been Water/Dragon, but Magikarp should've evolved at a higher level.
Higher investment for a higher reward.

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Anonymous Fri 12 Aug 2022 09:05:19 No.51189391 Report

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>>51189068
It was barely okay in gens 1-3, not "by far the best". Gen 1's best Pokemon was Alakazam by far while gen 2's was Golem and gen 3 was split between Gardevoir and Manectric. It wasn't even the best Water Pokemon in those games, Slowpoke and Lapras held that spot concurrently in both gens 1 and 2 while Swampert was the best Water in gen 3.

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Anonymous Fri 12 Aug 2022 10:07:23 No.51189629 Report

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>>51189391
You need to trade to get Alakazam and Golem, Ralts is a rare encounter, Manectric really isn't that good, Slowpoke evolves at a pretty late level (especially for gen 2), Lapras is also a late game mon, and Swampert is pretty good but comes with the opportunity cost of not picking one of the other starters.
Magikarp is an insanely common and easy to find encounter and it evolves at level 20. And Gyarados is great from the 2nd or 3rd gym all the way to the end of the game.

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Anonymous Fri 12 Aug 2022 11:07:38 No.51189997 Report

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>>51189629
>Trade evos
Basic mechanic
>Rare
Not a factor
>Manectric isn't that good
It is objectively tied as the best possible Pokemon for a Hoenn playthrough, play the game
>Evolves at a late level
Doesn't matter, and Slowking's available before the second gym in gen 2
>Lapras is a late game mon
4th gym isn't "late" by any metric
>Cost of not picking other starters
Sceptile and Blaziken are fucking awful in Hoenn, there's no opportunity cost in that decision
>And Gyarados is great...
You are literally choosing one of the most average Water lines that gets completely outclassed in the aforementioned generations, even fucking Pelipper shits on it

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Anonymous Fri 12 Aug 2022 12:06:03 No.51190470 Report

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>>51189035
fuck yeah old rod

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Anonymous Fri 12 Aug 2022 12:10:39 No.51190508 Report

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>>51189391
Graveler falls of like a rock badum tss after Morty.

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Anonymous Fri 12 Aug 2022 12:11:12 No.51190514 Report

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and you know what? we fucking deserve it. gyarafags never bother anyone

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