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Magikarp LV.8
コイキング Koiking
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Base Set 2
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50/130
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Magikarp (Japanese: コイキング Koiking) is a Water-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Base Set.
Card text
Does 10 damage times the number of damage counters on Magikarp.
Pokédex data
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
This card was included in the Base Set with artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack. In Japan, this card was reprinted with artwork by Yuka Matsubara, one of five winning entries of the CoroCoro Pokémon Snap Best Photo Contest held in Spring 1999. The text on the bottom right of this print reads Best Photo Contest Winners Prize Card and has a camera graphic where an expansion symbol normally would be. This version is extremely rare and the exact number in existence is unknown. The Base Set print was reprinted in the Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection expansions.
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Trivia
Origin
Tackle is a move in the Pokémon games that Magikarp can learn. Flail is a move in the Pokémon games introduced in Generation II that Magikarp can learn. 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.
