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Magikarp LV.8
コイキング Koiking
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Base Set 2
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50/130
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| For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Magikarp.
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Magikarp (Japanese: コイキング Koiking) is a Water-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Base Set.
Card text
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| Does 10 damage times the number of damage counters on Magikarp.
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Pokédex data
In the distant past, it was stronger than its horribly weak descendants that exist today.
力もスピードもほとんどダメ。世界で一番弱くて、なさけないポケモンだ。
Release information
In Japan, this card was reprinted with artwork by Yuka Matsubara, one of five winning entries of the CoroCoro Pokémon Snap Best Photo Contest held in Spring 1999. This version is extremely rare and the exact number in existence is unknown. This card was reprinted in the Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection reprint sets, which were only released outside of Japan.
Gallery
Trivia
- The Japanese "Snap" print has a camera graphic where an expansion symbol would usually be.
- The text on the bottom right of the "Snap" print reads: Best Photo Contest Winners Prize Card.
- The Base Set print has an artwork with colors that make the Magikarp looks Shiny, even though Shiny Pokémon were not known yet by the time the card was released.
Origin
Tackle and Flail are both moves in the Pokémon games that Magikarp can learn, though Flail was not introduced until Generation II. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded. The Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.
