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Magikarp Pokémon Cards

National Dex
#129
Printed
1999–2026
Sets
41
Rarities
8
Total value
$3,004
raw, near mint
Cards priced
46
36 with PSA 10
Most valuable
$827
Team Up
Typical PSA 10
46.1×
median of 36

CardTrack prices 46 different Magikarp cards across 41 sets, from 1999 to 2026, worth $3,004 together. The most valuable is the Magikarp & Wailord-GX from Team Up at $827.19 ungraded, about $3,720 in PSA 10. Every price below is a blended raw value from real sold results, updated daily.

Magikarp is a Water-type Pokémon (Generation I). Evolution line: Magikarp → Gyarados.

All 46 Magikarp cards

Filter by set or rarity, sort by value, era, the PSA 10 gap or the 30-day move.

46 cards

Prices updated · How we price →

Where the Magikarp money is

Value is not spread evenly across the printings — the ranking below is by total tracked value, not by card count, the same measure as the most valuable Pokémon cards.

The top 6 of 46 Magikarp cards hold 81% of the $3,004 total. The remaining 40 share what is left, which is why a “complete Magikarp collection” in the collection tracker costs far less than the headline suggests until you reach the top row.

What grading a Magikarp is worth

Across the 36 Magikarp cards that have both a raw price and a real PSA 10 price.

Typical (median)

46.1×

half are above, half below

Middle half

11.4× – 168×

the 25th to 75th percentile

Cheapest card

3.5×

smallest gap

Largest gap

525×

one card, near-zero raw

This is the median, not the average. Averaging the ratios gives 122×, which only 13 of 36 cards (36%) actually reach: a card worth a few cents raw with a three-figure slab produces a ratio in the hundreds and drags the mean above almost the whole set. The median is what a card in the middle really does, and it is the figure to take to the grading ROI calculator.

Magikarp value over time

Total tracked value of every Magikarp printing since 2021, from PriceCharting sales history; the top 100 cards across every Pokémon are charted in the market report.

90 days

+18.3%

1 year

—

All time

+415.5%

As of

2026-10

$3,0042026-10-06+618.7% since 2021Hover the chart to read any month
$0$1,586$3,17120222023202420252026

Indexed over 27 of this set's 46 cards — the ones with enough PriceCharting sales history to track continuously.

1 year is withheld: the weighted index and the basket total disagree over that window, which means the index was re-based rather than the cards re-priced. A number we cannot stand behind is worse than no number.

Strongest Magikarp grading opportunities

Ranked by expected net — every grade weighted by how often this card actually earns it (the gem rate beside each card is its PSA 10 share). Best case is the PSA 10 outcome, which is why it is the larger number and the one to trust least.

All 18 Magikarp grading picks →

What people are saying about Magikarp

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Every Magikarp card, by set

Open the other 41 Magikarp cards, across 39 more sets

Collecting Magikarp cards

Magikarp has been printed in every era of the game, from 1999 (Base) to 2026 (30th Celebration: Classic Collection). The Modern (2011–2019) era holds the most printings, 18 of the 46, and it holds the value too: $1,494, 50% of the total.

Most Magikarp cards are cheap to own: 25 of the 46 priced cards sit under $5 raw, the cheapest being the Magikarp, and the median card is worth about $3.51. 10 are worth $50 or more, and 2 clear $500. Those 10 cards hold 94% of the total on this page.

By rarity the printings split into 8 tiers, led by Common (31), Uncommon (4) and Rare Ultra (2). 36 of the 46 cards carry a PSA 10 price, the figure the grading section uses; those cards are worth about $5.08 raw at the median, against $2.65 for the 10 with no gem-mint price on file.

The grid filters by set and rarity and sorts by value, era, the PSA 10 gap or the 30-day move, so the cheapest Magikarp is one sort away (add the rarity filter for the cheapest holo); the by-set index above lists every card as text for when you know the number. Prices are CardTrack's blended raw value from real sold results, updated today.

Magikarp card questions

How many Magikarp cards are there?

CardTrack tracks 46 priced Magikarp cards across 41 Pokémon TCG sets, printed between 1999 and 2026. 36 of them also carry a real PSA 10 price.

What is the most valuable Magikarp card?

The most valuable Magikarp card is the Magikarp & Wailord-GX from Team Up (#161) at about $827.19 ungraded, or around $3,720 in PSA 10 gem mint.

How much is a complete Magikarp collection worth?

All 46 tracked Magikarp cards come to approximately $3,004 in raw near-mint condition. The value is concentrated: the top 6 cards alone account for 81% of it.

How much more is a graded Magikarp card worth?

A typical Magikarp card in PSA 10 sells for about 46.1× its raw price — that is the median across the 36 cards with both a raw and a PSA 10 price. Half fall between 11.4× and 168×, and the very cheapest cards can show far larger multiples simply because their raw price is near zero.

What is the cheapest Magikarp card?

The cheapest priced Magikarp card CardTrack tracks is the Magikarp from Scarlet & Violet (#44) at about $0.18. 25 of the 46 priced cards sit under $5, so a set-by-set Magikarp collection starts cheaply.

Which set has the most Magikarp cards?

Team Up has the most Magikarp printings, 4 of the 46. It also holds the most Magikarp value, about $1,083.

Which Magikarp card is worth grading?

On expected profit the Magikarp & Wailord-GX from Team Up leads, at about $1,391 profit per submission after fees, with 52% of 4,186 graded copies coming back PSA 10. The full ranking covers all 18 gradeable Magikarp cards.