Magikarp 72/123 · HeartGold & SoulSilver
HeartGold & SoulSilver is a set in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on February 10, 2010. The printed size is 123. This checklist is longer, at 124 cards. Magikarp is 72/123, in position 72 of 124 on this checklist. Before it is 71 Ledyba, and after it is 73 Mareep. The listed rarity is Common.
Magikarp is a Basic Water Pokémon with 30 HP. In the Pokédex this is Magikarp (#129), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Gyarados, Gyarados (#130) under evolves to.
Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. The same name is on 721 other cards in the catalog.
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. 4 other cards of Magikarp list a different HP.
The attack Splash lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "For no reason, it jumps and splashes about, making it easy for predators like Pidgeotto to catch it mid-jump."
I keep a set binder for HeartGold & SoulSilver, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the HeartGold & SoulSilver set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Magikarp can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 72/123
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
- Released
- February 10, 2010
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 30
- Type
- Water
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex
- Magikarp (#129)
- Evolves to
- Gyarados
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat
- 1
Attacks and card text
Flavor text
For no reason, it jumps and splashes about, making it easy for predators like Pidgeotto to catch it mid-jump.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Magikarp from?
HeartGold & SoulSilver, in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on February 10, 2010. The printed size is 123.
What is the collector number?
72/123. It is entry 72 of 124 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Mitsuhiro Arita. The catalog lists 721 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Magikarp #129, generation 1 (Kanto).
Which attacks are printed?
Splash (10).