Retirement

Retiring Magikarp gives the Trainer experience and sends the current Magikarp to the back of the pond. The trainer then fishes up a new Magikarp to raise.

Retired Magikarp occasionally swim around in the Pond's background, but can be viewed during the ending sequence or via the Has-Been Basin unlocked after completing the Master League.

Magikarp can retire through one of several methods:
 * Reaching maximum Magikarp level and losing a League Battle.
 * Reaching maximum Magikarp level and winning the final battle of the current League.
 * Losing Magikarp through a risky choice in certain Random Encounters.
 * Voluntary retirement after training 7 times. This option is available after reaching Trainer Rank 15.

Magikarp that reach maximum level increase the Trainer's Motivation Bonus by 10%. Magikarp forced to retire and those lost through Random Encounters do not reward any gain in Motivation Bonus.

List of Random Encounters that Retire Magikarp

 * Is It Treasure?
 * Out of Nowhere...
 * Macho Karp
 * Hop, Skip & Whump!
 * Adios, Gyarados!