Giovanni's Magikarp 1st Edition #73 value & price
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Giovanni's Magikarp 1st Edition #73 is one of those cards that makes you smile the moment you spot it in a binder, a common little fish from the 2000 Gym Challenge set, illustrated by Ken Sugimori, that carries way more charm than its rarity tag suggests. It is not a chase card in the traditional sense, but the 1st edition stamp and the Gym Challenge nostalgia keep collectors coming back to check Giovanni's Magikarp value year after year. If you are trying to figure out what your copy is actually worth, you are in the right spot.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $15, up 105% over the past year, with an all-time high of $17 in May 2026.
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Giovanni's Magikarp price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1,259 graded, only 341 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $505 | 341 | 264 / 77 |
| PSA 9 | $72 | 488 | 396 / 92 |
| PSA 8 | $34 | 284 | 175 / 109 |
| PSA 7 | $31 | 82 | 48 / 34 |
| PSA 6 | $24 | 45 | 29 / 16 |
| PSA 5 | $19 | 9 | 4 / 5 |
| PSA 4 | $8.00 | 8 | 5 / 3 |
| PSA 3 | $7.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 2 | $6.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $15 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 73 of 132
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 30
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Lightning x2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 2000
Attacks
- Ancestral MemoryWater
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. Either way, you can't use this attack again as long as Giovanni's Magikarp stays in play (even putting Giovanni's Magikarp on the Bench won't let you use it again).
- Flail Around10xWater · Colorless
Flip 3 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
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The collector's take on Giovanni's Magikarp
Is Giovanni's Magikarp worth grading?
So is Giovanni's Magikarp worth grading? Raw copies sit around $15, and a PSA 10 brings $501, which works out to about 33.4 times the ungraded price, a jump that definitely gets attention. That said, hitting true gem mint on a card this old is not guaranteed, print lines and edge wear from 2000 add up, and grading fees plus the wait time eat into any profit if your copy comes back a Grade 9 instead, which sits at $85. If your copy already looks sharp under a light with clean corners and centering, it is worth a shot, but go in knowing it is a gamble, not a sure thing.
How rare is Giovanni's Magikarp?
As a common from Gym Challenge, Giovanni's Magikarp was never printed in short supply, so its value has never leaned on scarcity the way a holo rare would. What actually drives the price is condition and the 1st edition stamp, since most raw copies floating around today show two decades of handling, and finding one that grades out gem mint is genuinely tougher than the common rarity tag would suggest. That gap between plentiful raw supply and scarce high grade copies is exactly why the PSA 10 price sits so far above the raw one.
Where can you pull Giovanni's Magikarp?
Here is where PackSpy actually earns its keep: we track real pack pulls across live sites, not just price guide averages. Giovanni's Magikarp has been pulled 6 times across courtyard and collector-crypt, showing up in packs like the Pokémon Starter Pack, the Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, and the Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $35. That tells you it is out there and reachable if you are opening packs, though the numbers also remind you that most rips will not beat what you paid, so treat pack opening as a fun gamble rather than a guaranteed win, and keep the secondary market in mind if you just want the card in hand.
Questions people ask
How much is Giovanni's Magikarp worth?+
A raw, ungraded copy of Giovanni's Magikarp runs about $15. Grade it a Grade 9 and it moves up to $85, while a PSA 10 gem mint copy is valued at $501, which is roughly 33.4 times the raw price.
Is Giovanni's Magikarp worth grading?+
It can be, especially since a PSA 10 is worth 33.4 times more than a raw copy. Just remember grading costs money and time, and not every copy comes back gem mint, so it makes the most sense if your card is already in sharp condition.
What set is Giovanni's Magikarp from?+
Giovanni's Magikarp 1st Edition #73 comes from the Gym Challenge set, released in 2000. It is a common card illustrated by Ken Sugimori, part of the wave of Gym Leader themed cards from that era.
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