Magikarp 42/193 · Paldea Evolved

Paldea Evolved is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on June 9, 2023. The printed size is 193. This checklist is longer, at 279 cards. Magikarp is 42/193, in position 42 of 279 on this checklist. Before it is 41 Paldean Tauros, and after it is 43 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).

HYOGONOSUKE illustrated this card. The same name is on 76 other cards in the catalog.

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 Common. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and HYOGONOSUKE illustrated this one. 4 other cards of Magikarp list a different HP.

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.

I keep a set binder for Paldea Evolved, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Paldea Evolved 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.