Magikarp 1st Edition #43 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Magikarp & chase cards
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Magikarp has always been the card everyone loves to joke about, the fish that flops around doing nothing until it becomes something legendary, and that same charm carries over into this 1st Edition #43 print from the Japanese Holon Phantom set. It is not a flashy holo chase card, but it has a soft spot in a lot of collections because of its printing and its story. If you are digging into Magikarp value right now, the short version is that raw copies sit around $9, while a clean graded copy can climb quite a bit higher.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $9.49, down 47% over the past year, with an all-time high of $18 in October 2025.
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Magikarp price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 185 graded, only 63 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $148 | 63 | 52 / 11 |
| PSA 9 | $88 | 80 | 64 / 16 |
| PSA 8 | $26 | 29 | 24 / 5 |
| PSA 7 | $21 | 8 | 6 / 2 |
| PSA 6 | $6.00 | 3 | 3 / - |
| PSA 5 | $5.00 | 2 | 1 / 1 |
| PSA 4 | $4.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $9.49 | - | - |
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 is where it gets interesting. A raw, ungraded Magikarp sits at $9, but a PSA 10 is valued at $148, which works out to about 16.7 times the raw price. That is a real jump, and it is the kind of number that gets collectors excited about sending cards in. But gem mint is genuinely hard to hit. Corners soften, edges wear, and centering issues creep in more than people expect on cards from this era. Grading also costs money and takes time, and there is no guarantee you land a 10 instead of a 9, which is valued at $88. If your copy already looks sharp under a light and a loupe, grading can make sense. If it has visible wear, you might be better off enjoying it raw or selling it as is rather than gambling on the grading fee.
How rare is Magikarp?
Holon Phantom was a set built for the Japanese market, and cards like Magikarp were never printed with the same scale as mainstream chase cards, which naturally keeps supply tighter over time. We do not have exact population numbers to point to here, but the fact that it carries a 1st Edition stamp already puts it in a smaller, earlier print window than later reprints. That kind of scarcity does not make it a headline card, but it does mean fewer clean copies are floating around, and that scarcity is part of why graded prices sit well above the raw price.
Where can you pull Magikarp?
This is where PackSpy's tracking actually tells you something a price guide cannot. We have recorded Magikarp being pulled 1 time across the sites we monitor, specifically on collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull value coming in at $16 in a Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack. That single data point tells its own story: this is not a card that shows up often in pack breaks, and most collectors who own one probably bought it directly rather than ripping it out of a pack. If you are chasing it for a collection, the secondary market is likely your more reliable route, and if you are opening packs hoping to land one, know that the odds are genuinely slim and pack opening in general is a gamble where most rips do not pay off.
Questions people ask
How much is Magikarp worth?+
A raw, ungraded Magikarp from the 1st Edition Holon Phantom print is valued at $9. Once graded, that value climbs significantly, with a Grade 9 sitting at $88 and a PSA 10 reaching $148.
Is Magikarp worth grading?+
It depends on the condition of your copy. A PSA 10 is worth 16.7 times the raw price, which is a meaningful jump, but gem mint is genuinely hard to achieve and grading costs money with no guaranteed outcome. If your card already looks clean and sharp, it is worth considering, but if there is visible wear it may not be worth the risk.
Why is the Magikarp 1st Edition #43 print worth more than the standard one?+
The 1st Edition stamp marks it as part of an earlier, smaller print run, which naturally makes it scarcer than later standard reprints. That scarcity is a big part of why collectors are willing to pay more for it, whether raw at $9 or graded up to $148 for a PSA 10.
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