Magikarp
- Set
- Base Set 2
- Number
- 050/130
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Artist
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Released
- Feb 24, 2000
Sold price movement
- 12 months ago
- $2.84£2.14€2.50
- Today
- $1.75£1.32€1.54
- Change
- -$1.09-£0.82-€0.96 (-38.4%)
Market activity
| Price type | Pop share | PopulationPop | Sold 90d | Median | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | – | 61 | $1.79£1.35€1.58 | $1.75£1.32€1.54 | |
| PSA 2 | 2 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 3 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | |
| PSA 5 | 6 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 6 | 8 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 7 | 25 | – | – | $14.99£11.28€13.20 | |
| PSA 8 | 38 | 3 | – | $20.50£15.43€18.05 | |
| PSA 9 | 91 | 3 | – | $51.84£39.02€45.65 | |
| CGC/BGS 9.5 | – | – | – | $57£42.90€50.20 | |
| PSA 10 | 53 | 2 | – | $81.25£61.15€71.55 | |
About these prices
23.6% of copies sent to PSA come back a 10. Sold and median are 90 days of PSA sales. The 9.5 is a CGC and BGS grade, so it carries no PSA population.
Priced from 340 completed sales, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Price history
Recent sales
340 completed listings on eBayShow 288 more, the newest 300 of 340
Magikarp - 50/130 - Base Set 2 - Vintage WOTC Era Pokemon Card_4 50/130$0.99£0.75€0.87Pokemon Magikarp 50/130 Base Set 2 English 2000 WOTC Vintage | Near Mint$1.16£0.87€1.02[LP+] Magikarp 50/130 - Base Set 2 - Uncommon Vintage WOTC Pokemon Card$2.08£1.57€1.83Magikarp - 50/130 - Base Set 2 - Vintage WOTC Era Pokemon Card_3 50/130$0.99£0.75€0.87Magikarp 50/130, Pokemon Base Set 2, Pokemon TCG, 2000, Uncommon, Vintage, NM 50/130$1.79£1.35€1.58Pokémon TCG Magikarp Base Set 2 50/130 Regular Unlimited Uncommon LP 050/130$0.99£0.75€0.87Magikarp - 50/130 - Base Set 2 - Vintage WOTC Era Pokemon Card_2 50/130$0.19£0.14€0.17Magikarp - 50/130 - Base Set 2 - Vintage WOTC Era Pokemon Card_1 50/130$0.19£0.14€0.179.5Magikarp 50/130 Pokémon Base Set 2 Vintage BGS Gem Mint 9.5 POP 1 None Higher 50/130$50£37.63€44.038Magikarp - 50/130 - 2000 Pokemon Game - Base 2 Set - PSA 8 Near Mint - Mint 050/130$18.92£14.24€16.667Magikarp 50/130 2000 Pokemon Game Base 2 Set PSA 7 II Vintage Graded Card 050/130$15.99£12.03€14.088CGC 8 NM/MINT - Magikarp - 2000 Base Set 2 50/130 - Pokemon Card - No Reserve 50/130$10.06£7.57€8.86More from Base Set 2
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AlakazamGrading odds
CGC has graded 244 copies. Where they landed:
These are CGC grades. The prices above are for PSA slabs, and a CGC 10 is not the same grade as a PSA 10, so read the two as separate markets rather than one.
Why the verdict weights the odds
Only 22.8% of copies reach a 10, which is why the top price is the wrong number to plan around. Weighting each grade’s PSA price by these odds, a submission is worth $45.25£34.06€39.85 on average against $101.74£76.57€89.60 for the card plus $79.99£60.20€70.44 at Regular, the cheapest level PSA will insure it at. That loses $56.49£42.52€49.75, so a copy is worth more raw.
Card facts
- Card number
- 050/130
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Set released
- Feb 24, 2000
- PSA population, all printings
- 241
- Printings priced
- 1
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The same card in other sets
Legendary Collection052/110$699.99£526.85€616.46
Paldea Evolved203/193$367.06£276.27€323.26
EX FireRed & LeafGreen67/112$199.99£150.52€176.13
Base Set (Shadowless)035/102$192.34£144.76€169.39
EX Holon Phantoms69/110$184.88£139.15€162.82
Expedition118/165$158.29£119.14€139.40
EX Team Rocket Returns65/109$143.35£107.89€126.24
Miscellaneous Cards & Products039/192$133.17£100.23€117.28What moves the price of this card
The Magikarp on this page is the Normal printing from Base Set 2, and it trades at $2.01£1.51€1.77 in near mint condition. Only one printing of this card was produced, so there is no cheaper version to confuse it with.
Graded, it runs PSA 7 $14.99£11.28€13.20, PSA 8 $20.50£15.43€18.05, PSA 9 $51.84£39.02€45.65, CGC/BGS 9.5 $57£42.90€50.20, PSA 10 $81.25£61.15€71.55. PSA has graded 241 copies of it. 340 completed sales are on file.
What is a PSA 10 Magikarp worth?
A PSA 10 Magikarp from Base Set 2 sells for $81.25. 23.6% of the copies PSA has graded came back a 10, so that price is the best case rather than the one a submission should expect.
Is Magikarp from Base Set 2 worth grading?
On the numbers, no. The average submission is worth $45.37 with every grade weighted by how often this card comes back at it, against $1.75 for a raw copy plus $99.99 to send it through PSA Regular, so it loses $56.37.
Condition does most of the work below the surface. A copy with soft corners or a print line off centre trades well under the market price shown here, and a copy clean enough to grade trades well above it, which is why the PSA 10 sits at $81.25£61.15€71.55. Before you value your own copy, look at the corners under a light and check the centring on the back, where most cards give themselves away.
What Magikarp does
Basic · 30 HP · retreat 1
Tackle10Flail10Does 10 damage times number of damage counters on Magikarp.
Weak to Lightning ×2. Tournament legal in neither standard nor expanded.