History VideoGame / PokemonMagikarpJump

** Another NPC, called Flop Hoppington, is the commentator for the jumping matches. The word "hop" can be another word for jump, and a flop can mean that something is a failure(which goes with the theme of magikarp being week and pathetic), can be a term for when something heavy moves or falls in an ungainly way, and when fish are on land, their movements are usually described as "flopping" around.

* AmbiguousGender: The Magikarp trainers, both your PlayerCharacter and opponent trainers in the league, since the latter is a [[PaletteSwap recolor]] of your character. Their character design can invoke either gender, especially combined with the fact that most of their face is covered up. [[{{NPC}} Man of Mystery]] even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this by not being sure of whether to refer your character as a boy or a girl.

** Like in the main games, there's a rare possibility of you reeling in a Shiny Magikarp (called Gold pattern in this game).

* DeadlyEuphemism: "Forced Retirement" can involve your Magikarp getting carried away by a hungry Pidgeotto; the poor fish's fate is ambiguous at best, but you never see it again either way.

* ExcusePlot: There's hardly a plot. You simply train Magikarps and set them on tournaments that judge their jumping ability. There are next to no characters other than Mayor Karp and all rivals are recolors of the generic protagonist.

* PunnyName: Every fifth battle in a league, you'll encounter opponent Magikarp whose names are based on carp-related puns, like ''Koi''chiro and ''Karp''en.

* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: If you want a free way of getting a new Magikarp (subsequent fishing attempts after getting a Magikarp cost diamonds) when the Magikarp you just fished up isn't your liking, you can force it to retire. And there are many ways to do this (though some don't seem "cruel", and you can manually retire one if your rank is 15 or higher). In fact, there's no VideoGameCrueltyPunishment for this. See ReplacementGoldfish above.

* AmbidextrousSprite: The PlayerCharacter's bag strap can be either on their left or right shoulder depending on which way they're facing.

** The Random Event "Tag Battle?" Plays out like a normal Pokemon battle, complete with your Magikarp's Splash having No Effect, and Pikachu's Thundershock being Super Effective on the attacking Pidgeotto.

** While your Magikarp can grow in size relative to a certain percentage of its max possible JP, you have to invoke this by keeping an Everstone in your inventory as long as possible in order to keep it from evolving into Gyarados, which automatically puts it into retirement. If you have no Everstone because you broke it (easy to do if you're careless in tapping or navigating the home screen), your Magikarp will begin to have a random chance of evolving at every level up (starting at level 20, just like in the main games). Fortunately, your Everstone will be replenished by the next generation.

* PaletteSwap: Like in the main games, there's a rare possibility of you reeling in a Shiny Magikarp (called Gold pattern in this game).

* {{Cap}}: Each Magikarp has a level cap. When it hits, you're forced to enter the fish on the current tournament and take it as far as its stats can go. The Magikarp will then retire and be replaced by a new one with a higher level cap relative to your trainer rank.

* ChestMonster: Event "Is It Treasure?" has the possibility of you running into this. If you decide to try to open a Poké Ball in this event, it is possible to encounter Voltorb instead, which immediately uses [[StuffBlowingUp Explosion]] to kill your current Magikarp.
* DeadlyEuphemism: "Forced Retirement" can involve your Magikarp getting carried away by a hungry Pidgeotto.

* FeatheredFiend: You'll learn to dread every wild Pidgeotto you come across. It's this game's constant aerial threat, with ''three'' events dedicated to it (though only one is non-lethal to your Magikarp).
* FinalDeath: Certain events can cause your Magikarp to be lost forever or even get presumably killed by predators.

* MoodWhiplash: It can be surprisingly shocking to discover that you can lose pokémon for good in this seemingly simple and comical game. Your character goes home alone with their head low in shame and the Mayor... lightly scolds them before the game continues as usual with a new Magikarp.

* ReplacementGoldfish: Literally. If you lose a Magikarp you can just get another with no penalty, and the game actually ''rewards'' you for letting them die off, but you'll probably feel rather sour when getting a new Magikarp this way.

* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: If you want a free way of getting a new Magikarp (subsequent fishing attempts after getting a Magikarp cost diamonds) when the Magikarp you just fished up isn't your liking, you can force it to retire. And there are many ways to do this (though some don't seem "cruel", and you can manually retire one if your rank is 20 or higher). In fact, there's no VideoGameCrueltyPunishment for this. See ReplacementGoldfish above.

** When your Magikarp is at its max level, you have no choice but to enter the league and compete as many battles as you can. Only by losing a battle you can allow your maxed-out Magikarp to retire.

* GuideDangIt: Some of the random events can't be triggered easily if you play casually without paying attention to guides. Note that some events can only be encountered late-game (as in later leagues). See DoubleUnlock above for this issue.

* ScunthorpeProblem: Like the main games as of [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Gen VI]] (as it applies to the name input system), a word filter is placed in the game to prevent unfortunate names, even in a different language. However, the same problem with the main games' filter is carried over as well, resulting in seemingly innocent names like Georgie to be blocked. This naming system is worse, too, as there are cases where players can still name their Magikarp with profanity-laden words slipped in yet they can still pass the filter.

* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: If you want a free way of getting a new Magikarp (subsequent fishing attempts after getting a Magikarp costs diamonds) when the Magikarp you just fished up isn't your liking, you can force it to retire. And there are many ways to do this (though some don't seem "cruel", and you can manually retire one if your rank is 20 or higher). In fact, there's no VideoGameCrueltyPunishment for this. See ReplacementGoldfish above.

** While your Magikarp can grow in size relative to a certain percentage of its max possible JP, you have to invoke this by keeping an Everstone in your inventory as long as possible in order to keep it from evolving into Gyarados, which automatically puts it into retirement. If you have no Everstone because you broke it (easy to do if you're careless in tapping or navigating the home screen), your Magikarp will begin to have a random chance of evolving at every level up (starting at level 20, just like in the main games).
** One random event even has a chance of your Magikarp evolving if you accept the request. If you don't want to risk it (you'll get lower JP reward instead though), it's better to decline at all times... unless you want your Magikarp to retire early.
* PaletteSwap: Like in the main games, there's a rare possibility of you reeling in a Shiny Magikarp.

* {{Cap}}: Each Magikarp has a level cap. When it hits, you're forced to enter the fish on the current tournament and take it as far as its stats can go. The Magikarp will then retire and be replaced by a new one with a higher level cap.