The Golden Magikarp

	The Golden Magikarp; 金のコイキングを追え！ Chase the Golden Magikarp!
	; Event notification image
Type	Daily Battle
First run	May 5 to 16, 2022
Rerun(s)	May 4 to 17, 2023; April 27 to May 10, 2024
Featured Pokémon	Magikarp

The Golden Magikarp (Japanese: 金のコイキングを追え！ Chase the Golden Magikarp!) was a Daily Battle event in Pokémon Masters EX. It was focused on Magikarp.

During this event, players could obtain Pokémon Eggs that hatched into Magikarp, with which they could form sync pairs. The hatched Magikarp's role could be strike, tech, or support, and Magikarp of any role could hatch as Shiny Pokémon. In addition, like egg events, players could not obtain Eggs from Professor Bellis by completing areas outside of the event, and a limited-time Egg incubator was added to Bellis's Lab for the duration of the event.

While the battle Retrieve the Eggs! could be challenged an unlimited number of times, Spectacular Splash could only be challenged once per day. This battle rewarded players with Golden Magikarp Tickets, which could be redeemed in the shop for items. Event missions could be completed by hatching lots of Eggs and using Splash in battle, rewarding players with Gems and items for raising Egg Pokémon.

First run

The event first ran from May 5 to 16, 2022. It ran alongside the story event A Golden Future and the solo event Pasio Gold Rush.

Second run

The event reran from May 4 to 17, 2023. The amount of Golden Magikarp Tickets earned from Spectacular Splash each day was greater than the first run. Pasio Gold Rush reran alongside it, but A Golden Future did not.

Third run

The event reran again from April 27 to May 10, 2024. Both Pasio Gold Rush and A Golden Future reran alongside it; everything else was the same as the previous run.

Plot

Area info

Area name	Unlock condition	Completion Rewards
The Egg Swap	Available from start	Gems ×10 Spectacular Splash Retrieve the Eggs!

Battles

Name	Difficulty	Trainer	Pokémon			First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards	Egg Chance
Name	Difficulty	Trainer	Left	Middle	Right	First-Time Rewards	Completion Rewards	Egg Chance
Retrieve the Eggs!	Normal	Swimmer Carsten	Magikarp Weakness:	Magikarp Weakness:	Magikarp Weakness:	Gems ×30 3★ Egg (Magikarp)	None	75% 3★ Egg (Magikarp)
Spectacular Splash	Normal	Collector Barnes	Magikarp Weakness:	Magikarp Weakness:	Magikarp Weakness:	Gems ×30 3★ Egg (Magikarp)	3★ Egg (Magikarp) First run: Golden Magikarp Ticket ×15 Second/third runs: Golden Magikarp Ticket ×21	None

Event missions

Mission Name	Objective	Reward
Mission 1	Hatch an Egg ×1	1★ Power-Up ×60
Mission 2	Hatch an Egg ×2	1★ Berry Tart ×60
Mission 3	Hatch an Egg ×3	2★ Power-Up ×40
Mission 4	Hatch an Egg ×5	2★ Berry Tart ×40
Mission 5	Hatch an Egg ×8	3★ Berry Tart ×40
Mission 6	Hatch an Egg ×10	3★ Power-Up ×3
Mission 7	Use the following move ×5: • Splash	Gems ×50
Mission 8	Use the following move ×10: • Splash	Gems ×50
Mission 9	Use the following move ×15: • Splash	Gems ×50
Mission 10	Use the following move ×20: • Splash	Gems ×50
Mission 11	Use the following move ×25: • Splash	Gems ×100
Reward for completing all missions		Egg Move Candy ×3

Shop

Item given		Item received	Max exchanges
Golden Magikarp Ticket ×3	→	5★ Power-Up ×1	1
Golden Magikarp Ticket ×3	→	5★ Scout Ticket ×1	4
Golden Magikarp Ticket ×3	→	3★ Berry Tart ×5	4
Golden Magikarp Ticket ×3	→	3★ Dragon Bandanna ×1	1
Golden Magikarp Ticket ×3	→	3★ Dragon Bracelet ×1	1
Golden Magikarp Ticket ×3	→	3★ Dragon Pin ×1	1
Golden Magikarp Ticket ×3	→	3★ Crunchy Lucky Cookie ×1	5
Golden Magikarp Ticket ×3	→	3★ Creamy Lucky Cookie ×1	5
Golden Magikarp Ticket ×3	→	3★ Crispy Lucky Cookie ×1	5
Golden Magikarp Ticket ×2	→	2★ Power-Up ×5	4
Golden Magikarp Ticket ×2	→	2★ Berry Tart ×5	4
Golden Magikarp Ticket ×2	→	2★ Crunchy Lucky Cookie ×1	5
Golden Magikarp Ticket ×2	→	2★ Creamy Lucky Cookie ×1	5
Golden Magikarp Ticket ×2	→	2★ Crispy Lucky Cookie ×1	5
Golden Magikarp Ticket ×2	→	Lucky Scroll ×1	5
Golden Magikarp Ticket ×1	→	1★ Power-Up ×5	4
Golden Magikarp Ticket ×1	→	1★ Berry Tart ×5	4
Golden Magikarp Ticket ×1	→	3★ Level-Up Manual ×3	Unlimited
Golden Magikarp Ticket ×1	→	Coins ×3,000	Unlimited

Gallery

Event banner

Music

Situation	Song key	Song name	Arrangement
In menu	No. 00004	Adventure Awaits	Unknown
During battle	No. 00015	Shenanigans	Unknown
The Egg Swap From start	—	Bellis's Lab	Unknown
Song names without a song key listed are unofficial, as they have not been added to the Jukebox.

Script

The Egg Swap

Name	Text
(Professor Bellis's lab; the professor looks frustrated, then notices the player and turns to them)
Professor Bellis	What a predicament! Can you help me with something, <player>?
(The player walks closer)
Professor Bellis	The Magikarp Eggs that I had collected for research have all gone missing! It looks like Hoopa played a prank by swapping them out with the Eggs I give out to Pasio's Trainers! If you find any sync pairs that have Eggs, could you tell them what happened and bring them back to me? I imagine you might end up having to battle those Trainers... but I'll let you keep some of the Magikarp Eggs you retrieve as a reward for helping me out! I know Magikarp isn't a strong Pokémon... but I was going to use those Eggs to study Shiny Pokémon. There's a chance that when they hatch, you might get a golden surprise! Ayúdame, por favor! Sure!: Really? Merci, <player>! For a golden one? Of course!: chuckle I understand that feeling well! I can't wait to get a closer look at a golden Magikarp, too! sigh I wonder if they're OK... I just hope they haven't already evolved into raging Gyarados...

Trivia

The Golden Magikarp was part of a series of special gold-themed events held to celebrate Pokémon Masters EX reaching forty million downloads worldwide. Other events in this series included the story event A Golden Future and the solo event Pasio Gold Rush.

In other languages

Language		Title
Japanese		金のコイキングを追え！
Mandarin Chinese		追尋金色鯉魚王！
French		Le Magicarpe doré
German		Folge dem goldenen Karpador!
Italian		Il Magikarp dorato
Korean		금빛 잉어킹을 쫓아라!
Spanish		¡A por el Magikarp dorado!