Magikarp (University promo)

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You ain't going to be seeing this in English anytime soon... This article is about a Japanese Pokémon Trading Card Game card which has not been officially released in English and is unlikely to be released as such. As such, this article may contain translated Japanese terms instead of English terms.
Magikarp LV. 10
コイキング
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Illus. Ken Sugimori
Classification Pokémon card
Name Magikarp
Evolution Stage Basic Pokémon
Type Water
HP 30
Weakness Lightning
Resistance None
Retreat Cost  
For information on this Pokémon's species, see Magikarp.
Japanese Set Unnumbered Promotional cards
Japanese Set Pokémon Web
Rarity Rare
Japanese Card No. 35/48

Magikarp (Japanese: コイキング Koiking) is a Water-type Basic Pokémon card. It was released as a promotional card in Japan only. This page uses the English equivalents of Japanese names.

Contents

Card text

Attacks

Water Flip 10×
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
WaterWater Dragon Rage 50
Flip 2 coins. If either of them is tails, this attack does nothing.

Pokédex data

Species Fish Pokémon
Length 2'11" (0.9m)
Weight 22 lbs (10Kg)
Pokémon No. 129
Entry Please provide a translation for this entry.

Release information

This card was released as a promotional card. In Japan, it was available as a prize card upon completing the "Pokémon Hyper Test" at Tamamushi University in June 1998. It was later reprinted in the Pokémon Web Expansion. The card was never released in English.

Trivia

  • This card is commonly known as the University Magikarp.
  • The rarity of the card is disputed, some believing that the card had a run as limited as 30, while others believe it is considerably more.

Origin

Dragon’s Rage is similar to Dragon Rage, a move in the Pokémon games, but Magikarp can not learn it.

Image:Project TCGDex logo.png This Pokémon Trading Card article is part of Project TCGDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
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