Magikarp (University promo)

This article is about a Pokémon Trading Card Game card which has not yet been officially released in English. As such, this article may contain translated Japanese terms instead of English terms.

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Magikarp LV.10 コイキング Koiking

File:UniversityMagikarp.jpg Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Magikarp Type Water HP 30 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards TCG GB2 set Promotion Card TCG GB2 ID P06 Japanese expansion Pokémon Web Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 035/048 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Magikarp.

Magikarp (Japanese: コイキング Koiking) is a Water-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as one of the Unnumbered Promotional cards.

Card text

Trickle びちびち 10×

Flip 2 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.

Dragon Rage りゅうのいかり 50

Flip 2 coins. If either of them is tails, this attack does nothing.

Pokédex data

Magikarp - Fish Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
129	2'11" (0.9 m)	22.0 lbs. (10.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
最新の研究で、コイキングの体から、竜のＤＮＡが検出されることが判明したらしい。

Release information

This card was released as a promotional card. In Japan, it was available as a prize card through the "Tamamushi University Hyper Test" campaign held in June 1998. The campaign was publicized in Shogakukan's magazines for primary-school children in the form of a series of tests in which participants could complete and send back to Shogakukan within a limited period. Those that passed were sent an invitation to a two-day conference in Osaka. On the first day, the participants were separated into three age categories and were then assigned groups based on the various Gyms in the Pokémon games. Each player within one of these groups battled other members of that group, with the top players within each group qualifying for the second day. The second day consisted of a series of battles between the top players within each age category. Those that won a battle during the course of the day were awarded this card at the end of the conference.

The card artwork was later reprinted in the Pokémon Web expansion. The Web reprint was printed in the e-Reader card format and is considerably more common than the elusive original print. The card was never released in English.

Trivia

• This card is commonly known as the University Magikarp.
• This card had 1,000 copies for "intended distribution". This does not guarantee all 1,000 were indeed distributed; and certainly 1,000 is not the remaining amount in circulation. Nonetheless, official documentation from the event stated 1,000 copies was the intended distribution.

Origin

Dragon Rage is a move in the Pokémon games. Magikarp cannot learn it normally; however, this card was released as part of a promotion which also involved the distribution of an event Magikarp which did have the move.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.