Magikarp is a PokeBonk League partner of uncommon rarity and Water type. Its unlock challenge counts from your first run, with no League members needed. During a run it evolves into Gyarados (Lv. 40).
- Passive
- 60% more experience, and evolves early.
- How to unlock
- Complete 25 runs (win or lose).
- League members needed
- None
- Evolution
- Magikarp → Gyarados (Lv. 40)
Partner data comes from community testing on v0.7.7 (2026-10-20), before Season 2. The game is now on v0.8.28, so some challenges may have changed since, and we re-check them as we play.
Moves and fusions for Magikarp
- Signature fusion: Gyarados's Fury, from Waterfall + Hyper Beam at max level in Bill's Machine.
- Two maxed Water moves fuse into Tidal Wave, the Water type fusion, an easy target that fits Magikarp's type.
- Conductive Storm is a reaction fusion from a Water move and a Electric move.
- Boiling Geyser is a reaction fusion from a Fire move and a Water move.
Plan a build with Magikarp All move fusions →
Unlock alongside Magikarp
These partners' challenges count the same thing as Magikarp's (runs completed), so the same runs move all of them forward.
- Bulbasaur: Pick it on a new account, or finish 2 runs (win or lose) and catch it.
- Charmander: Pick it on a new account, or finish 2 runs (win or lose) and catch it.
- Squirtle: Pick it on a new account, or finish 2 runs (win or lose) and catch it.
- Pidgey: Complete 4 runs (win or lose).
- Growlithe: Complete 20 runs (win or lose).
- Doduo: Complete 15 runs (win or lose).
- Kangaskhan: Complete 35 runs (win or lose).
Other Water partners
Squirtle · Psyduck · Poliwag · Tentacool · Slowpoke · Seel · Shellder · Krabby · Horsea · Goldeen · Staryu · Lapras · Omanyte · Kabuto
How do I unlock Magikarp in PokeBonk?
Complete 25 runs (win or lose).
What type is Magikarp in PokeBonk?
Water. 60% more experience, and evolves early.
When does Magikarp evolve in PokeBonk?
Magikarp → Gyarados (Lv. 40).