Magikarp 8/18 · Detective Pikachu

Magikarp is Pokédex #129, generation 1 (Kanto). Magikarp is a Basic Water Pokémon with 30 HP. The card lists Gyarados, Gyarados (#130) under evolves to.

Magikarp sits at 8/18 in Detective Pikachu, position 8 of 18. Before it is 7 Psyduck, and after it is 9 Greninja. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on April 5, 2019. The printed size is 18, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Hold Still lists no damage number. The cost is Water. Heal 10 damage from this Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "In the distant past, they were fairly strong, but they have become gradually weaker over time."

Magikarp (#129) has 44 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 39 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Magikarp 35/102 in Base (1999). Both list 30 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Framestore illustrated this one. 4 other cards of Magikarp list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Framestore. I count 10 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Detective Pikachu set binder is where a full Detective Pikachu set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Magikarp can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.