Poor Magikarp. At best, tolerated as a necessary step in obtaining a Gyarados. At worst, the unwanted refuse of the Pokémon kingdom. While the leviathan that Magikarp eventually evolves to is alluring ...

For many Pokémon players, Magikarp is synonymous with the word useless. Magikarp's signature move is Splash, which literally does nothing. Really, Magikarp can't do much until it evolves into Gyarados ...