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Magikarp salesman コイキング売りKoiking salesman
The Magikarp salesman inPokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
Gender	Male
Eye color	Black
Hair color	Brown
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Unknown
Relatives	Wife and children (allegedly)
Generation	I,III,V,VII
Games	Red, Blue,Yellow,FireRed, LeafGreen,Black, White,Black 2, White 2,Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!
Animated debut	Battle Aboard the St. Anne
English voice actor	Eric Stuart(EP015-HS04) David Lapkin(DP021) Tom Wayland(BW116)
Japanese voice actor	Unshō Ishizuka

TheMagikarp salesman (Japanese:コイキング売りKoiking salesman) is a character who sells various Pokémon, usuallyMagikarp, at outrageous prices.

In the core series games

InPokémon Red, Blue, andYellow, as well as theremakesFireRed and LeafGreen andLet's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the Magikarp salesman appears inRoute 4'sPokémon Center and sells theplayer a Magikarp for$500.

Though he does not make an appearance, the Magikarp salesman is briefly alluded to inPokémon Gold, Silver, andCrystal, as well as the remakesHeartGold and SoulSilver. In thePoké Mart inPewter City, a boy will offer to show hisGyarados to anyone who speaks to him. Speaking to the other boy nearby causes him to remark how the boy had purchased a Magikarp from a "weird old man" three years prior, and trained it until it evolved into a Gyarados.

InPokémon Black, White,Black 2, and White 2, the Magikarp salesman appears again onMarvelous Bridge to sell a Magikarp for$500. However, unlike in Kanto, Magikarp are not native toUnova and can only be found in theNature Preserve^B2W2. It always has aSpeedIV of 31 in these games.

Pokémon

Sold

Pokémon Red, Blue, andYellow

MagikarpLv.5

Type:

Water

Ability:

No Ability

Held item:

None

Effort levels:

Splash

Normal

Status

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Magikarp♂/♀Lv.5

Type:

Water

Ability:

Swift Swim

Held item:

None

Effort levels:

Splash

Normal

Status

Pokémon Black, White,Black 2, and White 2

Magikarp♂/♀Lv.5

Type:

Water

Ability:

Swift Swim

Held item:

None

Effort levels:

Splash

Normal

Status

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

Magikarp♂/♀Lv.5

Type:

Water

Ability:

No Ability

Held item:

None

Effort levels:

Splash

Normal

Status

Quotes

Pokémon Red, Blue, andYellow

"Hello, there! Have I got a deal just for you! I'll let you have a swellMagikarp for just$500! What do you say?"

No:"No? I'm only doing this as a favor to you!"

Yes: (<player> gotMagikarp!)

• After giving the player a Magikarp

"Well, I don't give refunds!"

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

"Hello there,laddie/sweetie pie! Have I got a deal just for you! I'll let you have a secretPokémon – aMagikarp – for just$500! So, you'll buy it, am I right?"

No:"No? You say no? I'm only doing this as a favor to you!"

Yes: (<player> paid an outrageous$500 and bought theMagikarp...)

• After giving the player a Magikarp

"Well, I don't give refunds. You knew what you were getting!"

Pokémon Black, White,Black 2, and White 2

"Son/Miss! I have a deal for YOU! And for you alone. Here's your chance. I will sell you the secret Pokémon Magikarp... For an unbelievable$500! How about it? Interested?"

No:"Oh, that's too bad..."

Yes: (<player> bought the Magikarp for$500.)

• After giving the player a Magikarp

"Oh, yeah... Returns not accepted, got that?"

• If the player doesn't have enough money

"Looks like you don't have enough money."

• If the player's party is full

"You have no room in your party!"

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

"Hello there,laddie/sweetie pie! Have I got a deal just for you! I'll let you have a secret Pokémon–a Magikarp–for just$500! So, you'll buy it, am I right?"

No:"No? You say no? I'm only doing this as a favor to you!"

Yes: (<player> paid an outrageous$500 and bought the Magikarp.)

• After giving the player a Magikarp

"Well, I don't give refunds. You knew what you were getting!"

Sprites and models

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Overworld sprite from Generation I	Overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen	Overworld sprite from Generation V

In animation

Pokémon the Series

History

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning

The Magikarp salesman is a recurring character inPokémon the Series. He usually appears as a traveling con man who is always getting people, usuallyJames, to buy one of his worthlessPokémon.

He debuted inBattle Aboard the St. Anne, where he was sellingMagikarp to anyone on theSt. Anne foolish enough to buy one. He would tell them that they would reproduce at a rapid rate and make the buyer rich. James was foolish enough to buy one, though it laterevolved into aGyarados.

Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver

InTricks of the Trade, he was partially responsible forJessie obtaining herWobbuffet. The Magikarp salesman was again trying to sell Magikarp to James, but he recognized him from the St. Anne and chased after him. During the pursuit, the Magikarp salesman bumped intoJessie, which sent her flying over to a nearbytrade machine. When she bumped into it, thePoké Ball containing herLickitung fell into the machine, trading it forBenny's Wobbuffet, which he had been trying totrade off throughout the episode.

Some time after, he reappeared with the same selling strategy inDoin' What Comes Natu-rally. Later, inHere's Lookin' at You, Elekid, he traded hisWeepinbell forJames's Victreebel.

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

InShowdown at the Oak Corral, the Magikarp salesman tried his golden Magikarp scam onTracey, claiming that the Magikarp could lay goldenEggs. However, unlike Team Rocket, Tracey was too smart to fall for this trick. The Magikarp salesman ran off when he discovered that he had knocked on the door ofProfessor Oak's Laboratory.

In theHoennregion, the Magikarp salesman had changed his operation; now, he was attempting to sell Pokémon disguised as rare Pokémon. InPearls are a Spoink's Best Friend, he sold a Magikarp disguised asFeebas toTeam Rocket for a stolenSpoink's pearl. After placing her new Pokémon into some water, Jessie realized she had been conned as the paint washed away, revealing Feebas to be a Magikarp. Ash andhis friends were able to reunite Spoink with its pearl, but the Magikarp salesman was able to escape.

InWho's Flying Now?, he was selling aHoppip disguised as aChimecho atFortree City'sFeather Carnival. James came across him while searching for a Chimecho and attempted tocatch it. However, its real identity was revealed and a gust of wind blew it away.

He made a cameo appearance when Ash caughtAipom inChanneling the Battle Zone.

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

InYa See We Want An Evolution!, he sold a dual Evolution machine/mecha-bot to Team Rocket. While he did inform Team Rocket that the machine must warm up for at least a week before use, Team Rocket forgot to follow his instructions, which resulted in its failure toevolve Pokémon and sustain its mecha-bot form. Therefore, it is unknown if this was another one of his scams, or if the machine would truly have worked. However, considering the fact that he ran off after telling them this information, it may have been another lie to keep them from following him.

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

InThe Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!, he had his own table at theKanto Fair. There, he was once again trying to sell Magikarp to people.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

The Magikarp Salesman reappeared inThe Arceus Chronicles (Part 1), trying to sell a Magikarp to a visitor at theSinnoh Festival inCanalave City.

Character

The Magikarp salesman is a con man; as such, he isn't afraid to lie to or mislead his customers in order to sell his goods. He prefers to travel the world, likely to remain undetected by the authorities and any disgruntled clientele likeJames.

Pokémon

This section is missing information on this character's Japanese voice actor. Please feel free to edit this section to add this information.

On hand

Magikarp

Debut	Battle Aboard the St. Anne
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Maddie Blaustein

Main article:Magikarp salesman's Magikarp

The Magikarp salesman, as his title implies, has a large amount of theseMagikarp to sell to customers for ridiculously high prices. He usually manages to sell them by telling the customer that they could sell the Magikarp hatched from this Magikarp'sEggs, as well as Magikarp hatched from those Magikarp's eggs and so forth, resulting in the potential customer getting rich. In reality, however, Magikarp is a completely useless Pokémon which cannot provide riches to anyone except for the Magikarp salesman himself, due to the ridiculous prices at which he sells his Magikarp.

Sometimes, the Magikarp salesman has also tried to sell his Magikarp by disguising them asFeebas and telling to the customer that it would evolve intoMilotic, the most beautiful Pokémon in the world. Oddly, he has never tried any sort of similar tactic with selling Magikarp as is, by informing the customer that it would evolve into the powerfulGyarados. InYa See We Want an Evolution!, he also tried to offer some special gifts for the customer if they bought a Magikarp.

Sold

Magikarp

Debut	Battle Aboard the St. Anne
Voice actors
Japanese	Unshō Ishizuka
English	Maddie Blaustein

Main article:James's Magikarp

The Magikarp salesman managed to fool James into buying this Magikarp aboard theSt. Anne. Later James got angry about Magikarp's uselessness and kicked it away. This resulted in it evolving intoGyarados. It attackedAsh,his friends and Team Rocket withDragon Rage and has never been seen since.

Magikarp

Debut	Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend
Voice actors
Japanese	Unshō Ishizuka
English	Maddie Blaustein

Main article:List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio → Magikarp

The Magikarp salesman sold this Magikarp to Jessie disguised as a Feebas. Later, its disguise paint dissolved away and its true identity was revealed. It hasn't been seen ever since and it is likely that Jessie has released it.

Hoppip

Debut	Who's Flying Now?
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Kayzie Rogers

Main article:List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio → Hoppip

InWho's Flying Now?, the Magikarp salesman was selling what appeared to beChimecho, a PokémonJames had wanted since his youth. James purchasedone of these, unaware that the salesman was in fact sellingHoppip, all of them disguised as Chimecho. The disguise on James's Hoppip fell apart.

Traded away

Weepinbell

Debut	Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid
Voice actors
Japanese	Kōichi Sakaguchi
English	Eric Stuart

Main article:List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio → Victreebel

The Magikarp salesman offered Team Rocket to trade hisWeepinbell for them so they could use itsSweet Scent to lure other Pokémon. After a short conversation, it was decided that James would trade hisVictreebel for Weepinbell. Later, the new Weepinbell evolved into a newVictreebel (without Leaf Stone). But after it bit Jessie's hair, Jessie used herArbok to send it away. Later, James's new Victreebel met his old Victreebel, fell in love with it and disappeared to a forest along with it.

Released

Victreebel

Debut	The Breeding Center Secret
Voice actors
Japanese	Rikako Aikawa
English	Rikako Aikawa

Main article:James's Victreebel

James was forced to trade his dear Victreebel for the new Weepinbell. Later, the Magikarp salesman found out that his new Victreebel wasn't obeying him, so he kicked it away. After their airflights, James's old and new Victreebel met and fell in love. Then they jumped away to a forest and have never been seen since.

Voice actors

Pokémon Origins

The Magikarp salesman appeared briefly inFile 2: Cubone, sellingRed aMagikarp for$500.

Pokémon

Sold

Magikarp

Debut	File 2: Cubone

Main article:Magikarp salesman's Magikarp

Magikarp salesman sold this Magikarp toRed onRoute 4 before Red enteredMt. Moon.

Trivia

• The Magikarp salesman was given a Hispanic accent in all of the dubbed episodes except forShowdown at the Oak Corral andThe Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!, where he speaks without an accent. This may have been an oversight of both thePokémon Chronicles andThe Pokémon Company International production teams, since after TPCi took over the dub, his Hispanic accent returned only inYa See We Want an Evolution!.
• In most of the Magikarp salesman's appearances, the Team Rocket Trio ends up losing and gaining a Pokémon:
  • InBattle Aboard the St. Anne, James gains a Magikarp and loses it soon after.
  • InTricks of the Trade, Jessie loses herLickitung and gains aWobbuffet.
  • InHere's Lookin' at You, Elekid!, James loses hisVictreebel but gains aWeepinbell that evolves into anotherVictreebel (and loses that one soon after).
  • InPearls are a Spoink's Best Friend, Jessie gains and loses aMagikarp after thinking it was aFeebas.
  • InWho's Flying Now?, James gains aHoppip and loses it soon after (he also gains aChimecho in the same episode).
• Trades often occur in episodes that the Magikarp salesman appears in.
• Every episode he appeared in as a major appearance was written by Yukiyoshi Ohashi. The two episodes in which he made a cameo appearance were written byAtsuhiro Tomioka.
• The Magikarp's salesman's appearance is similar to that of the main character from the seriesTensai Bakabon, Bakabon's Papa.

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