Pokemon Sword & Shield April Fools’ Day Magikarps Can’t Be Caught
Pokemon Sword and Shield April Fools’ Day event, and it involves some frustrating Magikarp. They’ve temporarily infested the Wild Area’s dens and are all uncatchable. [Thanks, Serebii!]
Here’s how it works. Once you hop into
Pokemon Sword or
Shield and update the Wild Area, Magikarp will be everywhere. Approaching one of these dens will trigger a warning message that says, “You can’t catch this Pokemon. Is that OK?” If you agree and go into a Max Raid against one, the battle will initially go as planned. All it will do is use Splash and Flail to attack. You’ll also still get item drops from the fight, as usual. I acquired EXP Candies L and XL, Dynamax Candies, Armorite Ore, Dynite Ore, a Pearl, a Waterfall TM, a Surf TM, a Muddy Water TM, and a Hydro Pump TM.