AttackEpic Splash
Flip 2 coins. If either of them is tails, this attack does nothing.
Magikarp 4/12 · McDonald's Collection 2016
McDonald's Collection 2016 is a set in the Other series. It was released on 19 August 2016. The printed size is 12, and the checklist is the same length. Magikarp is 4/12, in position 4 of 12 on this checklist. Before it is 3 Fennekin, and after it is 5 Totodile.
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.
Akira Komayama illustrated this card. The same name is on 239 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. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Akira Komayama illustrated this one. 4 other cards of Magikarp list a different HP.
The attack Epic Splash lists 30 damage. The cost is Water. Flip 2 coins. If either of them is tails, this attack does nothing. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "In the distant past, it was somewhat stronger than the horribly weak descendants that exist today."
I keep a set binder for McDonald's Collection 2016, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the McDonald's Collection 2016 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.
Card facts
- Number
- 4/12
- Series
- Other
- Released
- 19 August 2016
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 30
- Type
- Water
- Illustrator
- Akira Komayama
- Pokédex
- Magikarp (#129)
- Evolves to
- Gyarados
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat
- 1
Attacks and card text
Flavor text
In the distant past, it was somewhat stronger than the horribly weak descendants that exist today.
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?
McDonald's Collection 2016, in the Other series. It was released on 19 August 2016. The printed size is 12.
What is the collector number?
4/12. It is entry 4 of 12 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Akira Komayama. The catalog lists 239 other cards with that illustrator.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Magikarp #129, generation 1 (Kanto).
Which attacks are printed?
Epic Splash (30).