I 100% this game and did it over an entire summer completely F2P. I don't know why other than this game was stupidly addictive.

As a game designer, this was a very curious experience. It’s basically a simple idle/"clicker" game (think Cookie Clicker, with all the purchasable boosters, and the idle elements being food because it can accumulate even when the game is offline, and training because these have long recharges) in all aspects, but they went all in on the Magikarp theming and it resulted in a very fun experience overall as a result. I remember spending an irresponsible amount of time on this during my university days… Generally the enjoyment of idle games like these is derived from seeing the variety among the repetition. And Magikarp Jump was pretty fun at this. Apart from the aforementioned pattern variety (and they had a Dex for those), there were numerous silly Magikarp themed events which could boost, retire or kill your Magikarp in silly ways, and numerous absurd training minigames you can buy which involve your Magikarp performing ridiculous exercises The designers really put their hearts into the sheer number of silly Magikarp shenanigans, and that made the game fun despite its simplicity. In a current mobile market full of microtransactions and live service games constantly demanding attention, it’s kinda nice to see Magikarp Jump just… casually exist on the App Store, no update or anything required. And I hope it continues to stay around as a cute experience

Random note, I’m still so heartbroken that Pokémon Duel got canned. That game was absolute fire and, unlike many other competitive mobile games, not all that pay-to-win

I wish more Pokemon games delve into the pet raising aspect of it. Like make a standalone game all about Pokemon contests and you have to raise your Pokemon how a Pokemon Coordinator would by taking care of its fur, feeding it and just making the Pokemon happy.

I will say, I really appreciated the attention to detail with shinies in the game, as the Corsola and Luvdisc could be shiny, and the shiny golden Magikarp would even be red if it accidentally evolved. As a meme game, it was quite enjoyable xD

I remember getting a shiny Magikarp once, they got snatched away by that damned bird. 6 year old me was crying.

I played this all the way up to 2020, and I think one of the coolest things that ever happened for me was seeing one of the background Luvdisc be shiny

I love the fact that you can see the previous generation magikarps in the background. It's such a nice little detail

I still miss Pokémon Duel. That game was fun as all hell.

i hope this game gets to stick around a good long time. i don’t want this sweet little overblown joke to get wiped out by planned obsolescence just yet.

Crazy to think that, af all Pokémon mobile games, Magikarp Jump overlived Pokémon Duel, which was also a phenomenal game with potential to be even better. Man those days were good...

I wish the different Magikarp patterns had made it to the main games. Some of them are really pretty.

Thank you for featuring not only this game, but also the non-Pokemon conterpart and briefly Pokemon Duel! I played all these games in 2017 and you definitely unerthed my nostalgia! I am glad we can actually put more focus on good mobile games because not only do they exist, but are so so overshadowed by the hungry giants! I am still nostalgic for mobile games from 2015 before the microtransaction boom and I am stupid sad I can't find them anymore!

Man, hearing Magikarp Jump and Pokemon Duel brings back fond memories. I miss my younger days.

I used to love this game! Definitely gotta re-download it

OMG I'm so glad you got to cover this

YES THE FUNNI FISH GAME

It's like a hidden gem of a game and I feel sort of happy that many of the mainstream folks don't know about it, It almost feels like an esoteric piece of art out there.

I love magikarp jump! I still have my original save and occasionally pick it back up. I’ve caught so many shinies in it that I get disappointed they’re shinies instead of a rare pattern. 😂 I finished all the battles a long time ago but still go through phases of playing it a ton to try to complete my pattern dex. It’s a great mobile game for sure!

i had 9 shinies after my first run and became the magichamp but none of the cool blue or gray ones

I would love to see the magikarp patterns, partly because it would be funny to see it in the top traded pokemon on HOME

holy shit I played this all summer and I totally forgot

Space fighter magikarp

I literally just redownloaded it last night! I never got far enough in to see all of the events and patterns, so learning that they actually change colors, other than the shiny, is completely new to me and now I HAVE to get them

Dang you made me remember this game and reinstall in and now I’ve been playing it nonstop for days lol

I remember I was so happy when getting rewards on special event, until this one event that it's either I get a reward or Pidgeotto will get it. My jaw drop to the floor when Pidgeotto catch my Magikarp.

I started replaying this recently, cool to see a whole video on it

This came out when I was in college, and frankly I spent an absurd amount of time playing it. I had unlocked every single pattern and every single death (including Dratini) and played through the entirety of the jump league that was available at that point haha. It was a fun time. It’s funny you mentioned Surprise Mola Mola because I also spent an absurd amount of time playing that game too 😂

great video you summarised the game really well

I can agree with axecon, as a younger kid i LOVED this game and never stopped playing it! i remember catching a golden majikarp once and screaming about it. seeing this brought back some good childhood memories

This game was the “oh right this exist” on the road trip and then proceed to grind it out for hours

That game still feels like a fever dream that I can't tell if it happened or if we were all living in a simulation at the same time.

“Here, Goh’s magikarp, hold this everstone for a while.” 😅

I played this game quite a bit ago and enjoyed it! It has a lot of charm and it is very addicting. I don't think it could be anything bigger like Im not exactly sure if I should ask for a console version or a sequel, but I think if anything else comes out of it then that would be great (didn't know the there was an anime episode with it, that's nice). Also I like the protag they created for the game. One of those protags you can't tell the gender of and they kinda stand out with their design doing good for that aspect in that you couldn't really tell just from their design, it's actually kinda charming. Finally... This is one of the only free mobile games I spent money on XD. I am not proud of it, but I guess it is one of the better ones, so... Ehhh. It did have this weird diamond system where if you pay more you get more, and I can see how that makes things more tempting to buy more, but it does also feel like we 'have' to pay a certain amount to really get the most out of the game, so.... I am just unsure I admit on that aspect I admit.

Dude seeing the Duel screenshots gave me flashbacks, I miss that game You also made me re-download magikarp jump lol

I really enjoyed this (and Duel) back during High School

I really hope we'll have another chance to see again the many magikarp patterns, they really made this game fun

Good content as always!

6:10 whats even funnier is that they also play the magicarp song in the background

This game is very simple, yet the low stakes give it a very zen and calming atmosphere that gives players a chance to unwind and relax. While most mobile games push aggressively push and are built around microtransactions this game is actually pretty ethical about it. There's no button for thr store on the main screen and you have to click through a few menus to even get to it.

Anybody remember that annoying caterpe babysitting simulator in hey you pikachu? You know. The one that would make you bald yourself as a kid? That one? Yeah. That's the follow up we need to magikarp jump! Do it! Do it! Do it! Do it! Do it!

My favourite thing to do in that game was go “WELCOME TO MAGIKARP BOOTCAMP! WHAT WE DONT DO HERE IS SLACK OFF,IF THERE IS FRUIT TO EAT WE WILL EAT IT AND IF THERE IS TRANING TO DO WE WILL DO IT!”

I'm definitely going to download this game but I wasn't expecting to see you survive mola mola cuz I play The Battle cats and that game collabs with the Battle cats pretty much every single year

To this day, my pokemon go Avatar has all the magikarp merch and bonus hat you can get if you had Magikarp Jump

i liked the support pokemon cheering for u and i rlly liked magikarp jumps art style too ):

Wow, I havent played this game for a while. I really loved it while the hype lasted, considered replaying it sometime but for now i think Magikarp Jump is incredibly addictive

I actually found an old iPad and saw this game and the nostalgia rolled through…

This game was fun! I forgot why I stopped playing but it was such a wholesome game. I loved all the different types of Magikarp. It was kind of nice to see one of the most useless pokemon get some love. Edit: Really glad the game is still up the title mislead me a bit

I was going into this video expecting an essay on Magikarp Jump and its message on mortality

this game was always such a charming thing to play for a bit and see what happens. also interesting thing to note when you tap manaphy and the corsola and luvdisc show up there's a very small chance one of them will be a shiny corsola or luvdisc

Reminded me of the mini game in Stadium I still have it on my phone but it was initially region blocked... maybe it still is

I never knew this was a thing, but after this video I looked it up and it’s still available! I’m on my 5th Generation rn, he’s a Gold Magikarp named Garden, and I’m loving it so far! I especially love that they give you diamonds for EVERYTHING-I can’t spend even a dollar on games but playing totally free for just one day I have 347 diamonds and I’m getting ready to pick my first pond decoration. Thanks so much for introducing me to this!

I remember this game from my early years in high school! I 100% the entire game and when I saw it being referenced in the anime, it took me back

I would have loved to have seen the entire pattern dex filled out.

I remember playing this in mid 2017 I was stuck at a bad job and hated it but this game kept me busy and happy during my breaks

I played the hell out of the both Magikarp jump and pokemon duel I still play jump today, and I really miss duel..I was pretty good and had a jacked team (lunala, Mimikyu, haxsorus, groudon, darkrai,& shiny metagross) I still have a screenshot of a match where I managed simultaneously block both of my opponents entry points and knock out their pokemon on the board

Still got this on my phone. I truly wish they would incorporate the shiny variants into the mainline games. Those violet ones are 👌🏻

I still actively play this game between classes and named a Magikarp after each word of the whooper song and I think it's funny

downloading this again thanks

This is so fun because i am playing magikarp jump right now. Back when it released, my phone didn't have the storage for it (only 4GB in total....) and then downloaded it in 2021 when i got a new phone, and started playing it again recently because i forgot about it. It's really fun to play, it doesn't require your full attention during the entire day and i find it fun raising so many different magikarps

NGL this game sounds interesting from the way you described it. I'm gonna go download it and give it a try

Now you made me want to play this game.

Now I want all those magicarp colours!

I loved this game and still have it on my phone, maybe I'll continue it someday

It came out while I was at London MCM comicon and well, adored the theming. Would probably be willing to spend money for a little idle like this, if it didn't have microtransactions.

I remembered this game existed a few weeks ago and redownload it, I almost cried when Voltorb blew up my Magikarp

I have fond memories of playing this on the school bus and getting shinies! It was a super fun mobile game

bro, i played this so much when i was younger good times

I used to love this game and then forgot about it until now

I remember playing this, I would play all night just to raise one Magikarp, also tried to download survive mola mola as well as reinstalling magikarp jump to see the differences but the app isn't available since it was made for older devices, ah well, I'll have fun training up Magikarp again

I remember being addicted to this game. I only forgot about it after my old phone broke.

I forgot about it for years until my friend was playing it a month ago

It had a good run. Played for a bit in the past. Wish it had more a gameplay.

I rlly enjoyed comparing our magikarps with my friends at school

I can't decide what is a bigger time waster that I loved! 😂 This or ZenKoi! Same thing, same time period.

Any chance you can speak on the silence on the Pokemon Home update? great content as per, GatorEX

SUPER NICE, remember Candyevie playing this

I wish there were some connectivity of these games for the core series games: like, you'd gain a shiny magikarp if you reached certain threshold

man i loved this game, there was even an time that my dad fished me up an shiny magikarp, i was so happy that day since it was my first shiny ever

I slowly chipped away at this game over 4 years and I have a lot of good memories of it

I love this game! I went and tried to speedrun this game for awhile

I remember playing this at one point!

I still play this game :) I used to randomly lose my save, so i'd just restart and continue on

my favourite moment playing this game is the time i got 3 shiny magikarps in a row after each retired i was so confused how it happened but loved that it did.

Forgot this was a game honestly

I fucking loved this silly little game. While the GO craze was everywhere, I actually found myself spending way more time playing Magikarp Jump.

I remember really being into this game until there was nothing else I could do and then I put it down. I forgot it existed until I saw this.

1:32 hell yeah baby 😂 I played that more than the main game Lickytongue and Ratata mobile game when? 😂

Dude, I remember having a golden magikarp that got swiped by a bird while I was training it. Needless to say, I couldn't keep playing after that.

Magikarp is the perfect pokemon. That's WHY.

i used to love this game man. good games

If Goh's Magikarp dropping its weights is a reference to Rock Lee doing that same 5hing in Naruto that's hilarious because I didn't follow journeys much. Amazing vid

Survive mola mola is a great game for long road trips

I still play this game, it's really fun!

i Loved this game so much but man it got nothin goin on after the first league

I was really hooked to this years ago. I also found the shiny magikarp. But I deleted it when a pidgey ate it😭

The loop of feeding and then doing special events reminds me of this weird game I used to play, I think it was called Mola Mola or something, a poorly translated Japanese(?) game based off of raising sunfish

I remember my Shiny Magikarp getting blown up

3:12 pains me every time... I like that they did that tho. Wish there was a way to see all the gens. However, other than they randomly appear swimming in the background of our comically large pond... that might be connected to the sea. Show me my 140+ babies dammit 😂

I thought it lasted as long as originally planned. I did wish we could transfer the cool magikarp designs to PoGO and subsequently console games. The song was also in the game if you tapped the TV, same with ghost girl.