Fastest scenario for evolving pokemon such as Magikarp (400 candies)?
Magikarp (and some others?) require at least 400 candies to evolve. The obvious way to evolve a Magikarp is to catch 101 wild Magikarp (which would take me about 0.5 years).
Thus far, I've caught 1 (maybe 2) Magikarp and hatched 1. My current candy level is 13. And, I'm not sure why it is 13.
strategy for evolving Magikarp
1. Hatch as many eggs as possible, and hope for a Magikarp (that seemed to yield 10 candies).
2. And of course, catch as many in the wild as possible.
What else can I do to accelerate the evolution of my Magikarp?
Best Answer
There's evidence that Gyarados can be found in the wild, so if you can manage that, you don't even have to evolve your Magikarp at all. Hang out around lakes, harbours and the seaside and you might get lucky (in the meantime, you'll probably catch Magikarp anyway).
Other than that though, the only way is to catch 101 Magikarp, transfer at least 97 of them1, and then evolve 1 of them. You don't need 400 of them, because you get 3 candies for each catch and 1 for each transfer.
Eggs could help (Magikarp can hatch from 2km eggs, and you'll get much more than 3 candies for a hatch), but given the odds of 14 different Pokemon that can hatch from a 2km egg, you'll probably find it faster to specifically focus on catching Magikarp near bodies of water. If you hatch one... bonus :)
1 Thanks xehpuk for the maths help ;)
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How do you get 400 Magikarp candy fast?
The final tip we have for collecting 400 Magikarp candy as fast as possible is by farming the Field Research quest to Catch X Number of Pokemon. If players find a PokeStop that is giving out this quest, they can spin it once a day for repeated opportunities to catch Magikarp.What is the fastest way to evolve Magikarp?
Basically, players should be putting Magikarp or Gyarados into every gym they can, and feeding them as many berries as possible. When playing with friends, be sure that one person puts in a Magikarp and the other puts in a Gyarados, as only one of each Pokemon can be in a gym at any given time.Why does it take 400 candies to evolve Magikarp?
The 400s \u2013 Four Pok\xe9mon families actually require 400 candies to evolve. They are Magikarp, Swablu, Wailmer and Meltan. For the first two, the reason for this is probably just because their evolved forms, Gyarados and Alteria, are quite sought after Pok\xe9mon.What Pokemon takes 400 candies to evolve?
Being a part of two stage Pok\xe9mon families, Magikarp, Swablu, Wailmer, Meltan, Noibat, Stufful, and Wimpod need 400 candies each to evolve into Gyarados, Altaria, Wailord, Melmetal, Noivern, Bewear and Golisopod respectively.Pokemon GO | HIGHEST CP 223 MAGIKARP EVOLUTION TO GYRADOS! 1300 Magikarp Candies! 4 Magikarp Evolve
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Answer 2
I put a magikarp as my buddy. That way I get one candy per km walked! I am up to 80.
Answer 3
I would just go near a body of water and hang there... If there is a pokestop, double luck! If you are going on a vacay to a beach, fully charge your device, and get out there!
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