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Magikarp #129
US box (English)
Magikarp figure made by Tomy (2004), from the MonColle 2ndGen Americana line. This is the US box (English) variant. Magikarp has 31 figures across 17 brands in the catalog. The PokéFig Score rates it common (9/100).
| Brands | Tomy |
| Series | MonColle 2ndGen Americana |
| Nº | 129 |
| Variant | US box (English) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Maker | TPCi/Tomy |
| Region | 🇺🇸 US |
| Rarity (PFS) | Common · 9/100 (1–17) |
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In my collection
💡 AMERICAN box in English (red lettering) from 2nd gen MonColle, covering dex 1-251 (vs the Japanese split black 1-151 + yellow 152-251). Documented from the PokéShiny Finds physical collection — the website only documents 4 of these (Golem/Jolteon/Magmar/Snubbull); all 251 are a verified personal contribution.
🔍 How to spot the original
- Only ONE gold MonColle (and it DOES have the wave base): Only ONE gold MonColle Magikarp exists: the 2005 Pokémon Daisuki Club prize. It uses the classic mold MOUNTED on its blue wave base — your piece having the wave does NOT rule it out as the grail (a common myth: the reference photo and auctioned examples have it). Factory finish: two-tone PEARL champagne-yellow (pearl-gold body, pearl-white fins and barbels).
- The OTHER official gold is a wind-up (2019): The only other official gold Magikarp figure is the shiny variant of the Pokémon Center «Haneru! ∞ Koiking» gacha (Jul 2019): a jumping WIND-UP toy, different mold, NO wave base. If your gold one has a wind-up mechanism, it's the 2019 gacha, not the 2005 grail.
- Fakes: gold PAINTED over: The typical fake is any Tomy Magikarp painted in uniform metallic gold. The original is NOT gold paint on top: it's factory two-tone pearl PVC, with the wave base left blue. Demand a crisp ©Nintendo/TOMY base stamp, the two-half seam and, on expensive pieces, the original blister (sealed ~$1,100 vs loose ~$440).
- The 'HG/SS gold + red Gyarados pair' is PLUSH: The famous HG/SS-era gold+red pair is Pokémon Center PLUSH (Dec 2009; the gold one was re-made in Apr 2013 for the Pokémon Center Nagoya reopening). No such figure pair exists: the red Gyarados MonColle was a buy-5-figures campaign gift in Jan 2010 (MFC 412903), with no partner Magikarp.
🕵️ Heavily faked — how to verify yours
Detailed tells for this species are curated in Spanish for now — use the full anti-bootleg guide meanwhile.
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