Magikarp Splash: Difference between revisions

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Magikarp Splash was a minigame added to Vortex for the 2018 April Fool's day event. The game involved players controlling a Magikarp to collect berries, while avoiding hazards such as Pidgeotto and Sharpedo attacks. If the player was "eaten" by these Pokémon, the game would be over. Magikarp Splash returned for the 2025 April Fool's day event, with mechanical and graphical improvements as well as reward changes such as 1 Beast Ball and 2 Vortex Vortex Balls, instead of 5 Beast Balls and 5 Vortex Balls, respectively.

Collecting berries allowed you to gain points. Each berry was worth 1 point and depending on the amount of points gained, players could win prizes.

Prizes

Prizes included a variety of Pokémon, items, avatars and also the ability to change your Magikarp appearance during the game. The following prizes were available:

Magikarp
Dark Magikarp Appearance
Shiny Magikarp
Shiny Magikarp Appearance
1x Gyaradosite
Magikarp Avatar
Metallic Magikarp Appearance
5x Beast Balls
Mystic Magikarp Appearance
5x Vortex Ball
Shadow Magikarp Appearance
Arceus (Unknown)
20x Mystery Boxes

Gameplay

The gameplay of this minigame was particularly difficult, appropriately reflecting the "April Fool's" aspect of the event. Pidgeotto and Sharpedo attacks were frequent, and practically impossible to avoid resulting in many "game overs" for players. Due to this, most players struggled to accumulate a large number of points which made the top prizes difficult to reach. However, the event was enjoyed by many and proved very popular as seen by the number of players who participated.

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-'''Magikarp Splash''' was a minigame added to Vortex for the 2018 April Fools day [[event]]. The game involved players controlling a [[Magikarp]] to collect berries, while avoiding hazards such as [[Pidgeot]] and [[Sharpedo]] attacks. If the player was "eaten" by these Pokemon, the game would be over.
+'''Magikarp Splash''' was a minigame added to Vortex for the 2018 April Fool's day [[Events|event]]. The game involved players controlling a [[Magikarp]] to collect berries, while avoiding hazards such as [[Pidgeotto]] and [[Sharpedo]] attacks. If the player was "eaten" by these Pokémon, the game would be over. Magikarp Splash returned for the 2025 April Fool's day [[Events|event]], with mechanical and graphical improvements as well as reward changes such as 1 Beast Ball and 2 Vortex Vortex Balls, instead of 5 Beast Balls and 5 Vortex Balls, respectively.
-Collecting berries allowed you to gain points. Depending on the amount of points gained, players could win prizes.
+Collecting berries allowed you to gain points. Each berry was worth 1 point and depending on the amount of points gained, players could win prizes.
 ==Prizes==
+<div style="float:right">[[File:MagikarpPrizes.png|thumb|Reward List]]</div>
-<div style="float:right">[[File:MagikarpPrizes.png|thumb|Magikarp Splash prizes and points required for each prize.]]</div>
+Prizes included a variety of Pokémon, items, avatars and also the ability to change your Magikarp appearance during the game.
-Prizes included a variety of Pokemon, items and also the ability to change your Magikarp character appearance during the game.
 The following prizes were available:
 *[[Magikarp]]
 *Dark Magikarp Appearance
+*[[Magikarp|Shiny Magikarp]]
-*Shiny Magikarp
 *Shiny Magikarp Appearance
+*1x [[Items|Gyaradosite]]
-*1x [[Gyaradosite]]
+*Magikarp [[Avatars|Avatar]]
-*Magikarp Avatar
 *Metallic Magikarp Appearance
 *5x Beast Balls
 *Mystic Magikarp Appearance
 *5x Vortex Ball
 *Shadow Magikarp Appearance
+*[[Arceus (Unknown)]]
-*Arceus (Unknown)
+*20x [[Mystery Boxes]]
-*20x Mystery Boxes
 ==Gameplay==
-<div style="float:right">[[File:GamePlayMagikarpSplash.png|thumb|Actual gameplay.]]</div>
+[[File:GamePlayMagikarpSplash.png|thumb|Game Over Screen]]
-The gameplay of this minigame was particularly difficult, appropriately reflecting the "April Fools" aspect of the event. [[Pidgeot]] and [[Sharpedo]] attacks were frequent, and practically impossible to avoid resulting in many "game overs" for players. Due to this, most players struggled to accumulate a large number of points which made the top prizes difficult to reach. However, the event was enjoyed by many and proved very popular as seen by the number of players who participated.
-Flay did a smashing job.
+The gameplay of this minigame was particularly difficult, appropriately reflecting the "April Fool's" aspect of the event. [[Pidgeotto]] and [[Sharpedo]] attacks were frequent, and practically impossible to avoid resulting in many "game overs" for players. Due to this, most players struggled to accumulate a large number of points which made the top prizes difficult to reach. However, the event was enjoyed by many and proved very popular as seen by the number of players who participated.