Magikarp #13 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 13 Aug 2026Related Magikarp & chase cards
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Magikarp is the card everyone jokes about, the little fish that just flops around, but the #13 printing from the Japanese Rulers of the Heavens set has earned a genuine spot in collector binders. It's not a flashy holo or a chase card, but there's steady curiosity around the Magikarp value, and if you're asking how much is Magikarp worth, the answer is refreshingly simple: modest, but real. Raw copies trade around $3, which makes this an approachable card whether you're filling a set or just fond of the fish that started it all.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $2.99, down 31% over the past year, with an all-time high of $6.95 in July 2024.
Recent pulls of Magikarp
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
$20CGC 10 GEM MINTPokémon Starter PackCourtyard · 0m ago
$0.18CommonPokemon Dime PackTilt Rips · 4m ago$0.18CommonPokemon Dime PackTilt Rips · 7m ago
$22CGC 8.5Starter Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 12m ago
$140PSA 7 NMPokémon Ultra (Spicy)Courtyard · 19m ago
$17CGC 9Starter Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 20m ago
$4.3kPSA GEM-MT 10Celestial Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 27m ago
$0.18CommonPokemon Dime PackTilt Rips · 38m ago
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Magikarp price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 59 graded, only 22 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $153 | 22 | 21 / 1 |
| PSA 9 | $23 | 24 | 18 / 6 |
| PSA 8 | - | 6 | 3 / 3 |
| PSA 7 | - | 3 | 3 / - |
| PSA 6 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 5 | - | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 4 | - | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 3 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $2.99 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
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The collector's take on Magikarp
Is Magikarp worth grading?
Here's the honest math: a raw Magikarp sits at $3, while a PSA 10 comes in at $21, which works out to about 6.0 times the raw price. That's a real jump, but it's not the kind of multiplier that turns a few bucks into a fortune, so grading only makes sense if you already love the hobby side of it or you're batching several cards together to make the grading fee worth it. A Grade 9 lands at $18, so even a near miss on gem mint still holds decent value here. Just remember grading costs money and takes weeks, and there's no guarantee your copy comes back a 10, so weigh that risk before you send it in.
How rare is Magikarp?
Across all grading companies combined, only 59 copies of this Magikarp have been graded, and 22 of those landed a PSA 10. That's a meaningful chunk of the population hitting gem mint, which tells you this card isn't brutally hard to find in top condition once someone bothers to grade it. It also explains why the PSA 10 premium stays relatively tame at 6.0x raw rather than climbing into the stratosphere, since scarcity at the very top isn't as extreme as it is for some other cards in the set.
Where can you pull Magikarp?
PackSpy has tracked this Magikarp getting pulled 200 or more times across the sites we monitor, including packs, courtyard, tilt-rips, collector-crypt, and mnstr, so it's not a card that's vanished from circulation. The biggest recorded pull value we've logged for it hit $4,300, which shows how a lucky rip can occasionally land far above the usual market price. We've also seen it turn up in products like XY Evolutions, the Pokémon Starter Pack, Pokemon Dime Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Wildcard Basic Pack. That said, opening packs is a gamble no matter what site you're on, and most rips don't come close to covering what you paid, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Magikarp worth?+
A raw, ungraded Magikarp #13 from Rulers of the Heavens is valued around $3. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 at $18 and a PSA 10 at $21, so condition makes a real difference even on an inexpensive card like this.
Is Magikarp worth grading?+
It depends on your goals. The jump from $3 raw to $21 for a PSA 10 is about 6.0 times the value, which is solid but not massive, and with 22 of the 59 graded copies already hitting PSA 10, gem mint isn't rare, so grading fees can eat into any profit if you're only doing one card.
How much is a PSA 10 Magikarp worth?+
A PSA 10 Magikarp #13 is currently valued at $21, which is 6.0 times the raw price of $3. Out of 59 total graded copies, 22 have earned that PSA 10 gem mint label.
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