Where to catch, #0129
Magikarp in HeartGold and SoulSilver: 57 places, levels 2 to 50
218 encounters by area
| Area | Method | Levels | Chance | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackthorn City | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Blackthorn City | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Blackthorn City | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Blackthorn City | Surfing | 2 to 20 | 100% | Any |
| Cerulean Cave (1F) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 15% | Any |
| Cerulean Cave (1F) | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 100% | Any |
| Cerulean Cave (2F) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 15% | Any |
| Cerulean Cave (2F) | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 100% | Any |
| Cerulean Cave (B1F) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 15% | Any |
| Cerulean Cave (B1F) | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 100% | Any |
| Cerulean City | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Cerulean City | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Cerulean City | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Cherrygrove City | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Cherrygrove City | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Cianwood City | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Cianwood City | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Cinnabar Island | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Cinnabar Island | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Dark Cave (Blackthorn City Entrance) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Dark Cave (Blackthorn City Entrance) | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Dark Cave (Blackthorn City Entrance) | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Dark Cave (Blackthorn City Entrance) | Surfing | 2 to 20 | 100% | Any |
| Dark Cave (Violet City Entrance) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Dark Cave (Violet City Entrance) | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Dark Cave (Violet City Entrance) | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Dark Cave (Violet City Entrance) | Surfing | 2 to 20 | 100% | Any |
| Dragon's Den | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 90% | Any |
| Dragon's Den | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 100% | Any |
| Dragon's Den | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 60% | Any |
| Dragon's Den | Surfing | 5 to 20 | 90% | Any |
| Ecruteak City | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Ecruteak City | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Ecruteak City | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Fuchsia City | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 90% | Any |
| Fuchsia City | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 100% | Any |
| Fuchsia City | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 70% | Any |
| Fuchsia City | Surfing | 10 to 20 | 100% | Any |
| Ilex Forest | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Ilex Forest | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Ilex Forest | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Lake Of Rage | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 90% | Any |
| Lake Of Rage | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 100% | Any |
| Lake Of Rage | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 70% | Any |
| Lake Of Rage | Surfing | 5 to 20 | 90% | Any |
| Mount Moon Square | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 70% | Any |
| Mount Moon Square | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 100% | Any |
| Mount Moon Square | Surfing | 30 to 35 | 40% | Any |
| Mount Mortar (1F) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Mount Mortar (1F) | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Mount Mortar (1F) | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Mount Mortar (B1F) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Mount Mortar (B1F) | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Mount Mortar (B1F) | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Mount Mortar (Upper Cave) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Mount Mortar (Upper Cave) | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Mount Mortar (Upper Cave) | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Mount Silver (1F Top) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Mount Silver (1F Top) | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Mount Silver (1F Top) | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Mount Silver (1F) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Mount Silver (1F) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 10% | In the morning |
| Mount Silver (1F) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 10% | During the day |
| Mount Silver (1F) | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Mount Silver (2F) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Mount Silver (2F) | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Mount Silver (2F) | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Mount Silver (4F) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Mount Silver (4F) | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Mount Silver (4F) | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Mount Silver (outside) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Mount Silver (outside) | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Mount Silver (outside) | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Mount Silver (top) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Mount Silver (top) | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Mount Silver (top) | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| New Bark Town | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| New Bark Town | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Olivine City | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Olivine City | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Pallet Town | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Pallet Town | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Road 10 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Road 10 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Road 10 | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Road 12 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Not during a swarm |
| Road 12 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 70% | Any |
| Road 12 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 15% | Not during a swarm |
| Road 12 | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Not during a swarm |
| Road 13 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Road 13 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Road 13 | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Road 19 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Road 19 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Road 20 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Road 20 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Road 21 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Road 21 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Road 22 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Road 22 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Road 22 | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Road 24 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Road 24 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Road 24 | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Road 25 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Road 25 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Road 25 | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Road 26 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Road 26 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Road 27 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Road 27 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Road 28 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Road 28 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Road 28 | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Road 30 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Road 30 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Road 30 | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Road 31 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Road 31 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Road 31 | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Road 32 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Not during a swarm |
| Road 32 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 70% | Any |
| Road 32 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 15% | Not during a swarm |
| Road 32 | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Not during a swarm |
| Road 34 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Road 34 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Road 35 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Road 35 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Road 35 | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Road 4 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Road 4 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Road 4 | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Road 40 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Road 40 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Road 41 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Road 41 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Road 42 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Road 42 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Road 42 | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Road 43 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Road 43 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Road 43 | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Road 43 | Surfing | 5 to 50 | 100% | Any |
| Road 44 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Not during a swarm |
| Road 44 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 70% | Any |
| Road 44 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 15% | Not during a swarm |
| Road 44 | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Not during a swarm |
| Road 45 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Road 45 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Road 45 | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Road 45 | Surfing | 2 to 25 | 100% | Any |
| Road 47 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Road 47 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Road 47 (cave Gate) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 85% | Any |
| Road 47 (cave Gate) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 10% | At night |
| Road 47 (cave Gate) | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 100% | Any |
| Road 47 (cave Gate) | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 70% | Any |
| Road 6 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Road 6 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Road 6 | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Road 9 | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Road 9 | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Road 9 | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Ruins Of Alph (outside) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Ruins Of Alph (outside) | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Ruins Of Alph (outside) | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| S.S. Anne Dock | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 65% | Any |
| S.S. Anne Dock | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| S.S. Anne Dock | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 100% | Any |
| Safari Zone Marshland | Fishing with a good rod | 22 to 24 | 40% | Not replaced by block-based encounter |
| Safari Zone Marshland | Fishing with an old rod | 5 to 14 | 60% | Not replaced by block-based encounter |
| Safari Zone Meadow | Fishing with a good rod | 22 to 24 | 40% | Not replaced by block-based encounter |
| Safari Zone Meadow | Fishing with an old rod | 12 to 15 | 60% | Not replaced by block-based encounter |
| Safari Zone Meadow | Surfing | 15 to 17 | 50% | Not replaced by block-based encounter |
| Safari Zone Rocky Beach | Fishing with a good rod | 22 to 23 | 30% | Not replaced by block-based encounter |
| Safari Zone Rocky Beach | Fishing with an old rod | 12 to 14 | 40% | Not replaced by block-based encounter |
| Safari Zone Rocky Beach | Surfing | 15 to 16 | 30% | Not replaced by block-based encounter |
| Safari Zone Swamp | Fishing with a good rod | 22 to 24 | 40% | Not replaced by block-based encounter |
| Safari Zone Swamp | Fishing with an old rod | 12 to 15 | 100% | Not replaced by block-based encounter |
| Safari Zone Swamp | Surfing | 7 to 17 | 60% | Not replaced by block-based encounter |
| Safari Zone Wetland | Fishing with an old rod | 12 to 15 | 60% | Not replaced by block-based encounter |
| Seafoam Islands (B4F) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Seafoam Islands (B4F) | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Slowpoke Well (1F) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Slowpoke Well (1F) | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Slowpoke Well (1F) | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Slowpoke Well (B1F) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Slowpoke Well (B1F) | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Slowpoke Well (B1F) | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Tohjo Falls | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Tohjo Falls | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Tohjo Falls | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Union Cave (1F) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Union Cave (1F) | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Union Cave (1F) | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Union Cave (B1F) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Union Cave (B1F) | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Union Cave (B1F) | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Union Cave (B2F) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Union Cave (B2F) | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Unknown Area; All Poliwag | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 10% | Any |
| Unknown Area; All Poliwag | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 10% | Any |
| Unknown Area; All Poliwag | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 30% | At night |
| Unknown Area; All Poliwag | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 10% | Any |
| Unknown Area; All Rattata | Surfing | 10 to 20 | 100% | Any |
| Vermilion City | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Vermilion City | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Violet City | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Not during a swarm |
| Violet City | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 70% | Any |
| Violet City | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 15% | Not during a swarm |
| Violet City | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Not during a swarm |
| Viridian City | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Viridian City | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Viridian City | Fishing with a super rod | 40 | 20% | Any |
| Whirl Islands (1F) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Whirl Islands (1F) | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
| Whirl Islands (B2F) | Fishing with a good rod | 20 | 40% | Any |
| Whirl Islands (B2F) | Fishing with an old rod | 10 | 85% | Any |
Places
Blackthorn City, Cerulean Cave, Cerulean City and 54 more
Blackthorn CityCerulean CaveCerulean CityCherrygrove CityCianwood CityCinnabar IslandDark CaveDragon's DenEcruteak CityFuchsia CityIlex ForestJohto Safari ZoneLake Of RageMt. MoonMt. MortarMt. SilverNew Bark TownOlivine CityPallet TownRoute 10Route 12Route 13Route 22Route 24Route 25Route 26Route 27Route 28Route 30Route 31Route 32Route 34Route 35Route 4Route 42Route 43Route 44Route 45Route 47Route 6Route 9Ruins Of AlphSea Route 19Sea Route 20Sea Route 21Sea Route 40Sea Route 41Seafoam IslandsSlowpoke WellTohjo FallsUnion CaveUnknown; All PoliwagUnknown; All RattataVermilion CityViolet CityViridian CityWhirl Islands
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