Pokémon · Black & White
Magikarp
Dragons Exalted · #23 · Common · 2012
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Market reference
$1.09
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 23 / 128
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 30
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Gyarados
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Mizue
- Pokédex #
- 129
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Magikarp plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥15 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Magikarp
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥15 damage one-shots it.
More by Mizue
This card was illustrated by Mizue.
Building around Magikarp?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"A Magikarp living for many years can leap a mountain using Splash. The move remains useless, though."
WSoggy Rush — 10×
Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Magikarp was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/29| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.30 | $0.87 | $18.60 | $1.09 | $18.60 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $39.00 | $50.82 | $249.90 | $14.19 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/27| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.10 |
| 7-day average | €0.34 |
| 30-day average | €0.38 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.37 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.67 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.33 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.12 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.93 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Magikarp is real?
Magikarp is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Magikarp worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Magikarp is $1.09; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Magikarp from?
Magikarp is from the Pokémon set "Dragons Exalted" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Magikarp?
Magikarp is a Common card in the Dragons Exalted set.
Other Magikarp printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
