Giovanni's Magikarp

Gym Challenge 73/132 • common

Set: Gym Challenge
Number: 73/132
Rarity: Common
Released: 2000
Energy type: Water
Market price: $19.01

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What it's worth

$19.01market price via TCGplayer · Aug 6, 2026$14.06 – $19.01 over the tracked period

$19.01Aug 6, 2026

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Lore

Why it matters

Part of the Gym Challenge set released in the early 2000s, this card features Magikarp under the ownership of the villainous Team Rocket leader, Giovanni. It is a nostalgic piece for collectors, representing a unique era of the Pokémon Trading Card Game where cards were thematic to specific Gym Leaders and their teams.

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What it does

30 HPBasic

Cost: water energyAncestral 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).

Cost: water energy colorless energyFlail Around10×

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

Weaknesslightning energy×2Retreatcolorless energy

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Provenance

Where it came from

Giovanni's Magikarp was released as part of the Gym Challenge expansion in October 2000, bringing the focus of the Pokémon Trading Card Game to the leaders of the Kanto region. The card features the signature Water-type Pokémon of Team Rocket’s leader, Giovanni, though in a characteristically underwhelming display of power that reflects the Magikarp's reputation within the franchise. It was designed to capture the specific aesthetic of the gym-leader-themed cards, which were intended to bridge the narrative of the games with the competitive play of the cards.

The artwork for this card was provided by Ken Sugimori, the primary character designer and illustrator for the Pokémon series. Sugimori’s style for the Gym sets often leaned into a more expressive, dynamic presentation of the characters' relationships with their partners. While the card is a common rarity and mechanically simple, it remains a notable piece of the Gym Challenge series due to its connection to the series' most iconic antagonist and its role in building the identity of the Rocket-themed cards.

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