The internet’s favourite punching bag has levelled up. The Pokémon Company has announced that a Dragon-type Magikarp bearing the Mightiest Mark will be the next 7-star Tera Raid boss in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet — and yes, that is the most gloriously absurd sentence in recent Pokémon history. The event launches this Thursday and runs well into August, so Singapore trainers have plenty of time to catch (and gloat about) history’s most ironic raid trophy.

The Mighty Magikarp — Dates, Tera Type and the Mightiest Mark

The 7-star Dragon Tera Magikarp raid runs from Thursday, 17 July at 8:00 AM SGT through 6 August at 11:59 PM UTC (7 August, 7:59 AM SGT). The event was confirmed by the official @Pokemon_cojp Twitter account on 10 July.

As with all 7-star Tera Raids, this Magikarp carries the Mightiest Mark — a ribbon exclusive to event raid catches that cannot be obtained any other way. You can only catch it once per save file, so if you want one, make it count. The Dragon Tera type strips away its Water typing during the raid, opening up a different set of weaknesses than you would expect from a fish.

Water-Type Mass Outbreaks Across Every Region

The main event is not the only reason to log in this summer. Alongside the Magikarp raid, Water-type Pokémon mass outbreaks are running across all four playable areas during the same window:

• Casseroya Lake (Paldea): Dondozo, Tatsugiri, and Veluza, each carrying a special personality mark
• Paldea overworld: Psyduck and Slowpoke outbreaks
• Kitakami: Feebas and White-Striped Basculin
• Blueberry Academy Terarium: Lapras

Mark-hunting fans should prepare a sandwich with Title Power: Water before heading out — the buff raises the chances of encountering marked Water-type Pokémon during outbreaks. Feebas is particularly worth the effort, as it remains one of the harder Pokémon to find in the wild normally.

How to Beat a 7-Star Dragon-Type Magikarp

Magikarp’s natural learnset is famously limited, but The Pokémon Company does curate custom movesets for 7-star events — the full moveset will be confirmed once the raid goes live on 17 July. What we can work with going in:

• A Dragon Tera type is weak to Dragon, Ice, and Fairy moves. Sylveon, Togekiss, Gardevoir, and Iron Valiant are all solid choices from that angle.
• Ghost-type Pokémon are immune to Normal-type attacks, which covers Magikarp’s base attack pool. A Ghost/Dragon like Dragapult or a Fairy-type with decent bulk can cover both angles.
• 7-star bosses enter a shield phase mid-raid, so bring a Pokémon that can stay healthy through the break and keep up damage pressure afterwards.

Once the raid is live, the Smogon community typically has optimised builds posted within hours. For more Pokémon game news, check back here — we will update if The Pokémon Company drops any additional event details before Thursday.