Shining Magikarp 1st Edition #66 value & price
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Shining Magikarp is one of those cards that makes even non-collectors smile, a shiny fish Pokemon that somehow became a genuine chase card from the Neo Revelation set back in 2001. This 1st Edition #66 printing, illustrated by Ken Sugimori, carries Rare status for good reason, and if you're here looking up Shining Magikarp value, the short answer is that a raw copy sits at $771 while a PSA 10 climbs all the way to $24,031. That gap alone tells you a lot about why this little carp gets people talking.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $811, up 88% over the past year, with an all-time high of $811 in September 2026.
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Shining Magikarp price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 277 graded, only 18 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $27k | 18 | - / 18 |
| PSA 9 | $2.9k | 69 | - / 69 |
| PSA 8 | $1.8k | 101 | - / 101 |
| PSA 7 | $1.2k | 33 | - / 33 |
| PSA 6 | $1.1k | 20 | - / 20 |
| PSA 5 | $661 | 22 | - / 22 |
| PSA 4 | $562 | 7 | - / 7 |
| PSA 3 | $478 | 4 | - / 4 |
| PSA 2 | $374 | 2 | - / 2 |
| PSA 1 | $960 | 1 | - / 1 |
| Raw / Ungraded | $811 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 66 of 66
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 30
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 2001
Attacks
- Gold ScaleWater
Your opponent may draw 2 cards. Either way, you may draw 2 cards.
- Dragon BondPsychic
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The collector's take on Shining Magikarp
Is Shining Magikarp worth grading?
So is Shining Magikarp worth grading? A PSA 10 sells for 31.2 times what the raw card fetches, jumping from $771 to $24,031, which sounds like an easy decision until you factor in reality. Gem mint is genuinely hard to land here, only 18 copies out of 272 graded have ever hit that PSA 10 mark, so the odds are stacked against a flawless grade even on a nice-looking copy. Grading costs money and takes time, and there's no guarantee your card comes back a 10 instead of a 9, which is why plenty of collectors hold onto raw or ungraded copies rather than gamble on the process, especially if the card already looks like it has a soft corner or minor edge wear.
How rare is Shining Magikarp?
Population numbers don't lie, and for Shining Magikarp they tell a pretty clear story. Across every grading submission ever recorded, only 272 copies exist in graded form, and of those just 18 have earned the coveted PSA 10 label. That's a tight population for any card, let alone one from a set as beloved as Neo Revelation, and it explains why the jump in value from Grade 9 at $3,201 to PSA 10 at $24,031 is so steep. When gem mint copies are this scarce, every single one that surfaces on the market tends to matter.
Where can you pull Shining Magikarp?
PackSpy tracks real pulls across pack-opening sites, and we've recorded Shining Magikarp being pulled 131 times across tilt-rips, collector-crypt, courtyard, and various packs, with the biggest recorded pull value hitting $2,000. If you're hoping to rip your way to one, it has shown up in the Pokemon Starter Pack, Pokemon Premium Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Water Pack, and Pokemon Expert Pack. That said, pulling any specific card is never a sure thing, opening packs is a gamble and most rips don't come close to breaking even, so treat it as a fun shot rather than a plan, and know that plenty of collectors simply buy their Shining Magikarp on the secondary market instead.
Questions people ask
How much is Shining Magikarp worth?+
A raw or ungraded Shining Magikarp is valued at $771, while graded copies climb quickly from there. A Grade 9 sits at $3,201 and a PSA 10 reaches $24,031, so condition and grading make a real difference in what this card is worth.
Is Shining Magikarp worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for 31.2 times the raw price, but gem mint is rare here with only 18 PSA 10 copies out of 272 total graded. Grading has cost and risk attached, so it's worth weighing your card's condition honestly before sending it in.
What set is Shining Magikarp from?+
Shining Magikarp is card #66 from the Neo Revelation set, released in 2001. This particular version is the 1st Edition Rare, illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
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