Shining Magikarp (Neo Revelation 66)

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Shining Magikarp LV.11
ひかるコイキング Shining Koiking
Water
File:Shiningmagikarp2.jpg
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Shining Magikarp
Type Water
HP 30
weakness
Lightning×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
 
Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards
Expansion Neo Revelation
Rarity SuperRare Holo
English card no. 66/64
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Magikarp.

Shining Magikarp (Japanese: ひかるコイキング Shining Koiking) is a Water-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Neo Revelation expansion.

Card text

129
You can't have more than 1 Shining Magikarp in your deck.
Water
Gold Scale
きんいろのうろこ
Your opponent may draw 2 cards. Either way, you may draw 2 cards.
Psychic
Dragon Bond
りゅうのきずな
Search your deck for a card named Gyarados, Dark Gyarados, or Shining Gyarados. Show it to your opponent and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.


Pokédex data

Water
Water
Magikarp - Fish Pokémon
No. Height Weight
129 2'11" (0.9 m) 22 lbs. (10.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
An underpowered, pathetic Pokémon. It may jump high on rare occasions, but never more than seven feet.
力のないなさけないポケモン。たまに高く飛びはねても、2メートルを越すのがやっとだ。


Release information

In Japan, this card was originally released as a promotional card. It was available through the Pokémon Card Fan Club from April 2000 onwards. In order to obtain it, players had to earn a total of 600 GET Points. This version differs from it's Neo Revelation counterpart by having the same embossed foil treatment that would be later featured on the Shining Pokémon in Neo Destiny, and no rarity symbol.

Trivia

Many sources, including the Japanese official Pokémon card database, list the promotional version of this card as being released in May 2001, wheras it was actually made available at or around the same time as the other Fan Club promotional cards.

Origin

This card depicts Magikarp's Shiny form from the Pokémon games. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Gold.


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