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5 facts about this card
This humble Magikarp is one of the purest expressions of the joke that made the species famous in the TCG: a tiny 30 HP Basic with nothing but Splash, perfectly capturing Magikarp’s underdog identity on cardboard.
Collectors love this card even more because it was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, one of the original defining artists of the Pokémon TCG, giving even a Common like Magikarp a pedigree tied to the game’s earliest visual history.
Its flavor text echoes the Pokédex tradition of portraying Magikarp as a reckless jumper that becomes easy prey in mid-air, a bit of worldbuilding that helped turn one of Pokémon’s weakest creatures into one of its most memorable.
Magikarp feels especially at home in HeartGold & SoulSilver because this 2010 set launched the HGSS era in English and celebrated Johto nostalgia, the same generation where Magikarp’s evolution into the red Gyarados at the Lake of Rage became iconic.
This exact HeartGold & SoulSilver artwork was notable enough to be brought back years later in holo form for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic’s Blastoise & Suicune ex deck, a fun afterlife for a card that originally began as a Common.
Card Reference
Magikarp [Reverse Holo] is a Pokemon trading card from the Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver set, card number 72. This card has a Common rarity, is printed in English, belongs to the HeartGold & SoulSilver era, and was released in 2010. The current market price is $36.40, based on recent Raw NM sales tracked on Double Holo.
The current market price of Magikarp [Reverse Holo] is $36.40. Market price reflects recent Raw NM sales on Double Holo and updates as new sales come in.
Magikarp [Reverse Holo] is from the Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver set, card number 72, released in 2010.
Whether Magikarp [Reverse Holo] is worth grading depends on its condition and the graded population for the card. Higher grades command larger premiums, so review recent graded sales and use Double Holo's Grading ROI tools to weigh the cost of grading against the expected graded value before submitting.
You can buy or sell Magikarp [Reverse Holo] on the Double Holo marketplace, which pairs live listings with a bid and ask order book, so you can set your own price or take the best available offer. Sellers pay a 4.9% platform fee on completed sales, with a $1 minimum.