Normal Max Battle tier
1-star Dynamax
1,700 HP, 8:00 on the timer
1,700 HP, 8:00 on the timer
Best Magikarp Max Battle Counters
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Swap these in for the Max Phase. Ranked by the damage of one Max Move against Magikarp, at Max Move level 3; a Dynamax Pokémon's Max Move takes its Fast Attack's type, while Gigantamax Pokémon and a few others always use their own.
Pokémon
Max Move
Damage
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1
5,782G-Max Drum Solo (fixed)
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2
5,440G-Max Stun Shock (fixed)
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3
5,440G-Max Stun Shock (fixed)
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4
4,849G-Max Vine Lash (fixed)
- 5 4,745
- 6 4,674
- 7 4,532
- 8 4,497
- 9 4,373
- 10 4,231
- 11 4,231
- 12 4,196
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13
4,169Dynamax Cannon (fixed)
- 14 4,090
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15
3,927G-Max Terror (fixed)
- 16 3,771
- 17 3,771
- 18 3,718
- 19 3,683
- 20 3,571
Keep these in between Max Phases. Ranked by how many Max Phases one trainer reaches with three of the Pokémon before they faint or time runs out, using Max Guard in each Max Phase and dodging targeted attacks.
Pokémon
Moveset
Max Phases
- 1 28.0
- 2 27.0
- 3 27.0
- 4 27.0
- 5 27.0
- 6 26.0
- 7 26.0
- 8 26.0
- 9 26.0
- 10 26.0
- 11 26.0
- 12 26.0
- 13 25.3
- 14 25.3
- 15 25.1
- 16 25.1
- 17 25.1
- 18 25.0
- 19 25.0
- 20 25.0
Simulated at level 40 with no weather, friendship or Max Mushroom, over every pair of moves Magikarp can use. Some of how Max Battles work hasn't been measured, so parts of the simulation are educated guesses.