1st Edition
How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp in the bottom-left of the artwork frame.
First print window; smaller run than Unlimited.
01Card Stats
Basic
HP
30
TypeWater
RarityRare Shining
IllustratorKen Sugimori
WeaknessLightning ×2
Retreat●
SetNeo Revelation
Released2001
02Editions and Print Runs
Printed in the WotC era when 1st Edition and Unlimited distinctions still applied.
Unlimited
How to spot it: No 1st Edition stamp; standard print frame.
Most common version of this card.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Rare Shining
- Foiling
- Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork.
- Alt art / specials
- No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
| Holo | ~$446 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings. |
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07Why Collectors Want It
- Early-2000s Neo Revelation printing with vintage collector appeal.
- Magikarp — Pokemon TCG catalog for the Kanto-region Water-type Pokemon (Pokedex #129).
- Required for any complete Magikarp master set across eras.
- Collectors of the Neo Revelation set need this card to finish it.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Basic Magikarp with 30 HP; top attack around — damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Gold Scale
Your opponent may draw 2 cards. Either way, you may draw 2 cards.
Dragon Bond
Search your deck for a card named Gyarados, Dark Gyarados, or Shining Gyarados. Show it to your opponent and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: WotC-era Magikarp PSA 10 populations vary; small numbers across most sets.
Graded copies command notable premiums over raw, especially for 1st Edition prints.
Other graders: BGS and CGC also grade vintage Pokemon; PSA dominates secondary-market liquidity.