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Magikarp HeartGold & SoulSilver #72 Pokémon card
Common

Magikarp HeartGold & SoulSilver #72

Card #72 · Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
30 HPWaterPokémonBasic
Ungraded · blended
$25.76
Range $21 → $26
1 grading company tracked
Confidence high · How we price →
Raw$25.76
PSA 91.9× raw$49
See live listings on TCGplayer →

Magikarp is a Common Pokémon card from HeartGold & SoulSilver (#72), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. It's a Basic Water-type Pokémon with 30 HP, weak to Lightning ×2. Its current blended market value is $25.76 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

Raw price by condition
Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$25.76
LPLightly Played$20.65
MPModerately Played$11.38
HPHeavily Played$10.36
DMGDamaged$5.56
7-dayflat
30-dayflat
90-day 12.0%
All-time high$26
All-time low$19
Other printingsNormal · $1.19

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$26
Normal$1

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$25.76
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 9$49$49$49
PSA 8$14$14$14
“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026
Current
$2.00
Period high
$2.40
Period low
$0.89
Change
23.5%

Recent sold prices

Last sold price
$6
CGC (ungraded lot) · 22 Jun 2026
Typical CGC 8.5
$16
Sales · last 90 days
3
Liquidity
Moderate
1 in last 30 days

Real completed sale prices from Fanatics Collect — weekly and premier auctions plus marketplace Buy It Now sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

Population across graders

PSA15 gradedPSA 10 · 0 · 0% gem rate
93
85
72
63
52
CGC50 gradedCGC 10 · 2 · 4% gem rate
102
9.53
917
8.59
85
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Magikarp 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

$47
Raw $25.76 → graded PSA 9$49.00
after ~$70.48 grading fee → 1.9× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 9$49.00$70.48$471.9×
PSA 8$14.00$70.13$820.5×

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.

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Where to buy

Available to buy nowLive on eBay
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Cross-market prices

25% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$21
TCGplayer · dearest$26

Currently 25% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dFlat 0%
Cross-marketSome gap 25% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

Card text

Splash10
Colorless
Weakness Lightning ×2Retreat 1

For no reason, it jumps and splashes about, making it easy for predators like Pidgeotto to catch it mid-jump.

About the Pokémon

Fish PokémonGEN IMagikarpGyarados

In the distant past, it was somewhat stronger than the horribly weak descendants that exist today.

Card details

Number#72
RarityCommon
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesBasic
TypeWater
HP30
WeaknessLightning ×2
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#129
Card IDhgss1-72
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Magikarp cards

There are 9 different Magikarp printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is HeartGold & SoulSilver #72 (Common).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Magikarp (HeartGold & SoulSilver #72) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Magikarp from HeartGold & SoulSilver is worth approximately $25.76 ungraded (near-mint). Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

Is Magikarp rare?

Magikarp is a Common card from HeartGold & SoulSilver (card #72), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Its current blended market value is $25.76 ungraded.