It was hard not to feel bad for these guys… I mean why are they even Pokemon battling when all they have are the karps they fished up that morning?
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on January 23, 2012 · 11:13 AM
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You'd figure this would be a surefire way to lose your Trainer Card.
Weird. Chugaaconroy just talked about this in his Emerald Let's Play.
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Not to mention all thos Karps know Splash only.
Also gives out about lousy 24 exp per kill.
Free Speed EVs though…
Magikarp is the Red Shirt of the Pokemon universe
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If you can call them trainers…
you know i never felt sorry for the fisherman who choose to fill his team with nothing but magikarps…
come to think of it i'm kinda mad at them for giving me next to nothing in xp. i also believe they didn't pay me very much for winning.
strangely enough though i actually suck at pokemon given that almost always focus on my starter. i always curse my brother for choosing fire type to counter my grass type in the first set of pokemon games.
i miss having games to where they were mostly single player…
The world of Pokemon is dangerous! Just look at this guy, he only has a white dot for one of his eyes!
THIS IS… SARDINE POWER!!!!!!
Oh wait, those are magikarps
They can't compare to sardines, y'know
The only time we should be concerned is when he evolves them.
Since he refuses to let you leave until "all [his] Pokemans are dead", I'm guessing he wants you to put them out of their misery.
Or he's on a Nuzlocke run using nothing but Magikarp. I don't know, just let me pass already you drunken fishman!
alright magikarp's copse is off the field… go goldeen from smash brothers!
Let's assess the situation for a moment, shall we?
First off: these people are Pokemon trainers. They left home at a tender young age to go out into the world and have adventures raising their beloved companion creatures and battling them against others for prestige and the incomparable type of companionship between a trainer and their Pokemon.
Second: they identify themselves as fishermen. Maybe this is how they make their living, maybe this is just a nice little hobby they fancy themselves pretty good at. For whatever reason, they've chosen this moniker, and it likely comes with a great deal of personal pride in their skill at the craft They always believed themselves to be pretty darn good anglers, and darn it, that's how they're going to present themselves to the rest of the world.
Now, finally, and most importantly: their teams. Magikarps. Nothing but a full Pokeball belt of Magikarps. Now one might make the argument that they're simply trying to obtain a full set of Gyarados. An admirable goal, and one that might be true in certain instances. However, we know this is not the case. No matter how many times we encounter these people, their Magikarps are always just that…weak, useless, splash-attacking Magikarps. They never evolve. They never kill us all.
Now, consider the implications of this. These men, who left home at a time when they were the most vulnerable and impressionable. These men, who went out into the world with dreams of fame, grandeur, and satisfaction. These men, who take such pride in their fishing ability that they introduce themselves to every person they meet as such. And all they have to show for it is a full team of slow, weak, tasteless, useless, unevolved and unevolving Magikarp.
Note the crazed expression on the Fisherman's face.
Note the discarded cans of beer and the cooler likely full of similar alcoholic drinks.
Now I ask you: sending your team of helpless little Magikarp into a battle that they've no chance of winning only to see them beaten to within an inch of their life.
The careless act of a monster?
Or the only way he knows how to deal with the crippling, traumatic disappointment of a wasted life, and a failed career?
Every time….EVERY GODAMN TIME!!!
It's like they WANT to waste your time!
And I'm back from a LONG hiatus…
What I miss?
Don't listen to him. He's drunk on Soda Pop.
*Starts to play in the Arms of an Angel and cuddles a Magikarp*
"Hello, my name is Hyze. Every year hundreds of poor and underleveled Magikarps and Caterpies are forced to battle trainers who were just trying to get to the next town. These poor and majestic creatures are abstained from knowing a real trainer's love, doing terrible things such as forcing them to stay a Magikarp until they are in the 30s, long past their time to evolve to a Gyarados.
But with your help, we can find a way to give these helpless pokemon the chance they deserve. Please, call now at 1-800-GO-ROCKET to help us liberate these weak and flailing pokemon from their cruel and undeserving trainers. "
Want to know the only way a trainer with six magikarps is good?
When you eat them alive for their speed EVs. :D
Unless Game Freak found a way to actually put filler in the game… oh wait, trainers that want your autograph when your pokemon are almost all fainted. Or you don't want to battle them. That would do it.
the forums being down…
and even though there was a comment i took offense now i think i really wish i were 12 again cause the year would be 2001 and my head would not be full of stuff i learned on the internet
given i still wouldn't know why 9/11 was a national tragedy but whatever i'll take the good and the bad
Magikarp, use hyperbeam!
…Well what the fuck do you mean you don't know hyper bea- whatever, just use a splash attack!
6 magikarp = 6 potential Gyarados to bring bring havoc to the Kanto Area.
Course if your intelligence is about as average as Ash it doesnt really matter now does it?
"This isn't what i asked for…"
what did you ask for exactly?
sorry been in a bit of a nostalgic mood lately…
speaking of which
http://www.halolz.com/2011/10/27/video-ghosts-n-g…
that game is really hard as hell, i don't think my family ever beat it when we had it
Why doesn't he just use them like clubs?
Which is why he's never low on water pokemon bait.
But why would anyone want to pass up on ALL that exp.
But there is a very important part before that, step one: Defeat a living being. There is were his plan begings, and stops.
Yeah, I'm sure people will totally lose their cards.
In the world with like, ten people in one police department
and no military force
…all filled with policemen/women who have.. Growlithes and Hondours.
I don't care how bro they are, they're not gonna save you against a kid with stronger Pokemon.
He asked for a whopper cheeseburger with fries on the double! Private Burger King, get your act together!
Aaron has gained 10 exp.!
Aaron has gained 10 exp.!
Aaron has gained 10 exp.!
Aaron has gained 10 exp.!
Aaron has gained 10 exp.!
Aaron has gained 10 exp.!
Little does the poor trainer's Aaron know that his last Pokemon is a Gyarados…
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Also, let's not forget that it's practically common sense in the Pokemon world that once someone makes eye contact with you no matter what direction you're facing, you must battle all of your Pokemon to the death. All of them.
…who put people in charge of this world's government again?
Ah well. Doesn't matter. Creepy rapist spotted me. I'm just gonna battle Pokemon with him after I give him some pants.
Oh, yeah right. What are you going to do, eat me with that big stupid mouth?
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Or maybe he's just bored, and wants his dinner pre-tenderized. I don't expect strapping men of the trade to be vegetarians.
wait a second i worked a job as a stocker for three and half years or so and quit as of december 2nd 2011 and still waiting on getting a new job
where do you get your facts from? eh i don't really care i think i'll just go play the old republic. or watch ponies, don't matter to me none
found the artist! http://camac.deviantart.com/art/Woe-is-Magikarp-8… also found this http://kasumichan2003.deviantart.com/art/Its-tast… http://waywardbreeze.deviantart.com/art/Wayward-N… http://geegeet.deviantart.com/art/Pokemon-Puns-27…
and 6 speed Ev…. lets battle the guy again with the vs seeker! I think he will aceppt a rematch.
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Ditto! Go!
Oh, Shit!
Mother of Mother of Mother of Mother of Mother of Mother of Mother of Mother of Mother of Mother of Mother of Mother of Mother of Mother of Mother of Mother of God.
Then what does that make zubat? The zergling of pokemon?
I thought the only way to lose your trainer card was to have your pokemon eat the others?
It gets even more sad when you realize there are trainers with lvl 30, 40 or even 60 magikarp.
Which means they trained them.
And had the chance to evolve them multiple times.
And every time…
They said, 'Nope, let's keep you a Magikarp for a little while longer.'
The world of Pokemon runs on a system of Social Darwinism. The strong survive and the weak are weeded out. This is a system that is incorporated into even the institutions of toddlers, hence why we see children challenging random strangers and stealing the money if they win. It's also the reason that these adults have no qualms with taking the money of these toddlers.
To be a Pokemon Master means to grow so powerful that no law, no man, and no mountain can stop you. To be a Pokemon Master is to be God.
Smelearge, use skecth!…. Damn…
My apologies if you are actually doing it now, but…
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…it has been a month already.
"Stay mad, my friends!"
For Reference
or just cath them in that level, there is a place where you can fish a magikarp of ANY level.
Not a submission related comment, but I NEED to share this…
Gentlemen… BEHOLD! A BILL THAT IS WORSE THAN SOPA!
Which is from that same idiot who proposed SOPA in the first place.
Fun fact -- One of those fishermen that has like 6 Magikarps, will eventually train them hard enough so he ends up with a team of 4 Gyarados and a Tentacruel… Two of them died while training.
I think it was the one in Dewford though…
I'm guessing after you pummel them enough, they end up just like James's Magikarp D:
usually at these times when i'm looking for someone to blame, i blame hans asperger.
sure i realize its not his fault and he has nothing to do with my (as much as i hate to admit it) failures in social interaction, but curse him and those online who use the form of autism he discovered for an excuse for their laziness. the only reason i'm lazy is cause i really don't care about doing anything besides building legos, watching cartoons and playing video games
man i miss having a job
oh well back to goofing off…
With the intelligence to neglect physics and gravity? I don't see why not!
My typical reaction with these trainers:
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"ONWARD TO THE NEXT TOWN!"
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FISHERMAN WANTS TO BATTLE!
FISHERMAN SENDS OUT MAGIKARP!
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So are you reverting back to your old ways, but this time you are less effective at it?
The Magikarp are a decoy. While you're busy battling the dude's stealing all your ultra balls.
6 magikarp = 0 other useable pokemon in the party to do the fighting for the magikarp in order to train them = 0 gyarados -- butt-loads of money payed out to trainers who beat you
I bet this guy was just trolled really hard a while back and now wants to bring about his revenge on the internet… or he's massively incompetent
and so the government officials continue to try and take away our rights by pushing full control of our daily lives given the only thing i read was "something something THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO TRACK YOUR ONLINE FINANCIAL DEALINGS something something BS". why they hell would they care? only things i ever buy online are lego sets and video games along with the occasional subscription mmos (currently the old republic since world warcraft expired the first)
Magikarp is so derp that its magical.
I can't wait until the day when a Pokemon game replaces his last magikarp with a gyarados as a cruel cruel joke.
"O yay another one of these all magikarp teams. @_@"
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"NOPE ಠ_ಠ"
i'm sorry if i sound paranoid (though in my defense i am paranoid to an extent) and that i have so many posts that seem to tell my lifes story-its just i'm BORED kinda lonely and just want someone i can talk to AND i don't have a forum to use anymore.
i'm sure someone will fix it you know as soon as i get around to making that comic i wanted to do or finally sit down and learn how to draw. in fact i'm sure i could work a deal with shawn about that…
oh well back to procrastinating! and lurking namelessly in the shadows…
(p.s. if shawn actually agrees to the whole comic deal i will actually do it since too many people would blame me for not having forums)
edit: i wish i had a dark metaknight avatar
Ah, it would appear that your comment is completely and utterly false.
As you see in the picture, the trainer the fisherman is fighting is May, the female trainer from third gen. in her Emerald theme clothes. The fisherman, also from the 3rd. gen style, are most likely in the same place, and not a white void of existence as the background would suggest.
Seeing as May never traveled to Kanto in-game, it would be best to suggest that they are in Hoenn, and not Kanto. So your equation would be as follows:
6 magikarp = 6 potential Gyarados to bring bring havoc to the Hoenn Area.
Thank you for your time, and have a nice day.
Yo dawg, we heard you like glasses. So we put glasses on your glasses on your glasses on your glasses on your glasses on your glasses on your glasses on your glasses…
Clearly the correct response is to construct some sort of handheld cannon that fires Magikarp.
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Pokémon logic…I give up.
Oh, add this to our "musclemon"
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If these guys were in the anime, Ash might have actually been better than someone.
But it's even sadder… to see these animals imprisoned for the entertainment of these savage beasts.
What possible potential do they see in them?
Are they to be used for fighting forever?
Have we learned nothing from the first Pokemon movie?
Why I bet that not even- OOH SHINY PIDGEY, MINE.
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Why wait?
KARRRRPPPPPPP!!!!!!
Dangit Red!
I'm a Remoraid, not a Magikarp.
Cool story bro.
THAT IS ABSOLUTLY INDUBITBLY THE MOST EPIC MAGIKARP IN THE HISTORY OF MAGIKARP!
I call my goldeen "Useless".
Why is it that the only drinks in the pokemon world are Fresh Water, Lemonade and Soda Pops?
Can I get a double cheese stock then?
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how do i make it show up (T.T)
This is what the "Deal with it" people have to go through.
Nope! Magikarp may evolve at level 20, but that fisherman will keep them magikarp until level 35, just to mess with them.
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what else do you use magikarp for? Food. ya right
It's even worse when you realize the fishermen would be better off eating that fish than battling with it. But no, that's just as cruel as, I don't know, sending it out into battle as a punching bag.
You really are chockfull of pictures, aren't you? Nice work actually having pictures that flow together like that o.o
What you don't realize is that isn't its tail, but another pikachu that it is punishing for daring to look at him.
Also, dat face.
You guys don't even know how good you've got it… back in my day I remember when the VGCats forums were down for literally YEARS!
http://emotibot.net/index.php?content=viewer&…
Just cause it's worse doesn't still make it better.
http://emotibot.net/index.php?content=viewer&…
Imagine how long it would take to take out all 6 with an Aron? Those things only get pound and mudslap. Pretty much die from struggle anyway, so the magikarp might actually work…
Forcing a Magikarp to stay a Magikarp…
That's cold.
I used to call my Bonsly that… then I took a Low Kick to the knee.
If you have time to lurk, you have time to work Shawn.
rel="nofollow">Shawn, take notes!!!
Mabye you should get a better job. One that doesn't have you get beat all the time cause of Magicarp. You stupid fella. Now then…..
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I find this post much funnier than it should be, so this is essentially my reaction.
it's the joey's ratattata of magikarp
imagine it be coming a gyarados
Considering the site was launched in 2001… the forums had to of gone down in 2003-2005 and never came back.
Wait, are you stating that none of us are from this generation? O_o
Now I feel you are mocking my existence…
That… that isn't a Pikachu or even a musclemon. That is a freak of nature which will haunt my nightmares.
*watching some nature channel*
Narrorator: And, as we look at this terrifying abomination of Rare Candy, it stares at us with it's devilish face, one may feel a hint a meloncholic sympathy, as our half-dead pokemon looks in awe, just before it closes it's eyes into the blackness… of death.
Commercial: Peace to our world ~Team Galactic
Moi: *looks to his star pokemon, Gardevoir, named Suspiriorum, laying in a pool of blood* ;.;
~the day my Gardevoir died, may she rest in Arceus' glorious light, oblivious to my pain.
R.I.P Madre Suspiriorum T.T
A torture is the 6-Magikarp Fisherman, whose woe for his dying pokemon is unmatched. You take a final command, and the only thing he ever cared for, was lost. And as he stares at his Magikarp, a blood-lust rises up. You then fear your life coming to a very end, praying for the release of mercy itself. You try to run, but, your feet stay glued to the sand swept earth. You then feel a grasp on your very throat. And what is the last thing you see? The Fisherman, filled with remorse, rage, and beer.