No. 129: Magikarp

also known as Koiking in Japan, which is a pretty good name actually.

Now, here's the thing: Magikarp is a horrible Pokemon in the sense of "he only learns splash and maybe tackle and has the worst stats I've ever seen on something that wasn't a cadaver."

But he's also awesome in the "this is the story of an underdog who will grow up to fight against his destiny and change into a raging god-beast of war."

but he also sucks in the sense of "he looks stupid, and I don't even want to see him in the wild, because he gives like no exp, making fighting a Magikarp boring and pointless."

but he also makes me laugh in the sense of "hahaha oh man this fishman caught 6 Magikarp how did he use a Magikarp to catch another Magikarp I have no idea but this man is going to go ALL THE WAY with his team of Magikarp."

and he's also amazing in the sense of "holy freaking shit I just ran into a level 87 Magikarp I didn't know that was possible."


So in the end, I want to give Magikarp points for being the poster-child for late bloomers and for being generally hilarious, but I also want to take away points for being useless, weak, stupid, and looking like a pile of magi-CRAP.

Let's call it a draw.

Overall: 5/10