In the anime Main series History Original series "You have no room in your party!" Sprites "Looks like you don't have enough money." If the player doesn't have enough money.For an unbelievable 500! How about it? Interested?" No: "Oh, that's too bad." Yes: ( bought the Magikarp for 500.) I will sell you the secret Pokémon Magikarp. 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. "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 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: ( paid an outrageous 500 and bought the Magikarp.) Quotes Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow "Hello, there! Have I got a deal just for you! I'll let you have a swell Magikarp for just 500! What do you say?" No: "No? I'm only doing this as a favor to you!" Yes: ( got Magikarp!) Pokémon Sold Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow It always has a speed IV of 31 in these games. However, unlike in Kanto, Magikarp are not native to Unova and can only be found in the Nature Preserve B2 W2. In Black, White, Black 2, and White 2, the Magikarp salesman appears again on Marvelous Bridge to sell a Magikarp for 500. Speaking to a girl nearby causes her 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. In the Poké Mart in Pewter City, a boy will offer to show his Gyarados to anyone who speaks to him.
Though he does not make an appearance, the Magikarp salesman is briefly alluded to in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, as well as the remakes HeartGold and SoulSilver.
In Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, as well as the remakes FireRed and LeafGreen and Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the Magikarp salesman appears in Route 4's Pokémon Center and sells the player a Magikarp for 500. The Magikarp salesman in FireRed and LeafGreen