Magikarp 203/193 · Paldea Evolved

Magikarp is Pokédex #129, generation 1 (Kanto). Magikarp is a Basic Water Pokémon with 30 HP.

Magikarp sits at 203/193 in Paldea Evolved, position 203 of 279. Before it is 202 Crocalor, and after it is 204 Marill. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on June 9, 2023. The printed size is 193. This checklist is longer, at 279 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 193. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

The attack Expert Splasher lists 10+ damage. The cost is Water. Flip 2 coins. If both of them are heads, this attack does 20 more damage. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "An underpowered, pathetic Pokémon. It may jump high on rare occasions but never more than seven feet." The regulation mark is G.

Magikarp (#129) has 44 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 40 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 Illustration Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Shinji Kanda illustrated this one. 4 other cards of Magikarp list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Shinji Kanda. I count 25 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Paldea Evolved set binder is where a full Paldea Evolved 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.