Magikarp 21/78 · Pokémon GO

Pokémon GO is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on July 1, 2022. The printed size is 78. This checklist is longer, at 88 cards. Magikarp is 21/78, in position 21 of 88 on this checklist. Before it is 20 Slowbro, and after it is 22 Gyarados. 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.

N-DESIGN Inc. illustrated this card. The same name is on 68 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. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and N-DESIGN Inc. illustrated this one. 4 other cards of Magikarp list a different HP.

The attack Lively Grouping lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for any number of Magikarp, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. Raging Fin is another attack lists 10+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 30 more damage for each Magikarp and Gyarados in your discard pile. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It is virtually worthless in terms of both power and speed. It is the most weak and pathetic Pokémon in the world." The regulation mark is F.

I keep a set binder for Pokémon GO, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Pokémon GO set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Magikarp can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.