Pokémon · Gym
Misty's Magikarp
Gym Challenge · #88 · Common · 2000
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Market reference
$3.97
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 88 / 132
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 30
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Gyarados
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 129
- Series
- Gym
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 Misty's 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.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- 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.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 4 copies.
How to beat Misty's Magikarp
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥15 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 4 copies on average · 28 decks
- Match win rate
- 38.5%
- -8.7 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Misty's Psyduck
in 100% of decks · 31 seen
Misty's Staryu
in 100% of decks · 31 seen
Misty's Starmie
in 100% of decks · 31 seen
Misty's Gyarados
in 94% of decks · 29 seen
Misty's Lapras
in 90% of decks · 28 seen
Iris's Fighting Spirit
in 58% of decks · 18 seen
Great Haul Net
in 61% of decks · 19 seen
Max Rod
in 87% of decks · 27 seen
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
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About this card
CPlay Dead
Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Misty's Magikarp.
CLeap — 10
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $1.89 | $4.12 | $39.53 | $3.97 | $2.99 |
| 1st Edition | $9.00 | $12.18 | $98.55 | $12.06 | $98.55 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.62 |
| 7-day average | €1.60 |
| 30-day average | €2.47 |
| Low | €0.19 |
| Trend price | €2.20 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.41 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.41 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.51 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.41 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.41 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Misty's Magikarp is real?
Misty's 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 Misty's Magikarp worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Misty's Magikarp is $3.97; 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 Misty's Magikarp from?
Misty's Magikarp is from the Pokémon set "Gym Challenge" in the Gym series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Misty's Magikarp?
Misty's Magikarp is a Common card in the Gym Challenge set.
Other Misty's Magikarp printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
