Giovanni's Magikarp (1st Edition) 73/132

Name: Giovanni's Magikarp (1st Edition) 73/132 Gym Challenge
Brand: Pokemon Trading Card Game
SKU: gym2-73-1st-edition
Availability: InStock

Common•Pokemon•Water•Pokemon Gym Challenge

$18.97

▲ 1.2% past 7 days

Updated September 7, 2026

Giovanni's Magikarp (1st Edition) Pokemon card (73/132, Gym Challenge)

Giovanni's Magikarp (1st Edition) is a Common Pokemon card from the Pokemon Trading Card Game set Gym Challenge, illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It is one of 2 print runs of the collector number 73/132, each with its own price. The artwork is the same on all of them: a 1st Edition carries the Edition 1 stamp.

All Printings of Giovanni's Magikarp 73/132

Version	Rarity	Market
Unlimited	Common	$3.65
1st Edition	Common	$18.97

Ungraded Price History

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Graded Giovanni's Magikarp (1st Edition) for Sale

eBayPSA 10Giovanni's Magikarp 73/132 Gym Challenge Vintage WOTC 1st Edition-PSA 10$749.00+ $9.99 shipping eBayCGC 10World Record 1 of 1 CGC 10 Gym Challenge Giovanni’s Magikarp 73/132 73 1st Ed.$675.00+ $8.95 shipping eBayBGS 9.5Giovanni's Magikarp 1st Edition Gym Challenge 73/132 - BGS 9.5$500.00Free shipping

Card Text and Stats

Water energy: Ancestral Memory40

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).

Water, Colorless energy: Flail Around10×

Flip 3 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.

HP: 30
Type: Water
Stage: Basic
Weakness: ×2
Retreat cost: 1
Card type: Pokemon
Illustrator: Ken Sugimori
Card number: 73/132

Giovanni's Magikarp Frequently Asked Questions

It has more than doubled: up 193% in twelve months, from $6.48 to $18.97.

Because the print runs are priced separately. The 1st Edition printing trades at $18.97 against $3.65 for the Unlimited, a difference of 5.2x for the same artwork and the same collector number.

Yes. At $18.97 it is the dearest of the 2 priced printings of this number; the cheapest is the Unlimited at $3.65.

It bottomed at $3.40 on August 10, 2024 and is up 458% from there to $18.97.

Graded copies on eBay are listed from $54.98 for a CGC 9 to $120.00 for a PSA 9, against $18.97 raw. Asking prices from 5 listings.

Yes. The cheapest listing is $10.89 against a market price of $18.97, a gap of 1.7x. Market is what copies have been selling for; low is what the cheapest seller is asking now.