Magikarp (Base Set 35): Difference between revisions

Magikarp LV.8 コイキング Koiking

File:BS35Magikarp.jpg Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Magikarp Type Water HP 30 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost Expansion Base Set Rarity English card no. 35/102 Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards Expansion Base Set 2 Rarity English card no. 50/130 Expansion Legendary Collection Rarity English card no. 52/110 TCG GB1 set Colosseum TCG GB1 ID A17 TCG GB2 set Beginning Pokémon TCG GB2 ID A26 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Magikarp.

Magikarp (Japanese: コイキング Koiking) is a Water-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Base Set.

Card text

Attacks

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Pokédex data

Magikarp - Fish Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
129	2'11" (0.9 m)	22 lbs. (10.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
In the distant past, it was stronger than its horribly weak descendants that exist today.
力もスピードもほとんどダメ。世界で一番弱くて、なさけないポケモンだ。

Release information

In Japan, this card was reprinted with artwork from one of five winning entries of the CoroCoro Pokémon Snap contest held in Spring 1999. This version is extremely rare and the exact number in existence is unknown. This card was reprinted in the Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection reprint sets, which were only released outside of Japan.

Trivia

• The Japanese "Snap" print has a camera graphic where an expansion symbol would usually be.
• The text on the bottom right of the "Snap" print reads: Best Photo Contest Winners Prize Card.

Origin

Tackle and Flail are both moves in the Pokémon games that Magikarp can learn, though Flail was not introduced until Generation II. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded. The Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

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