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Magikarp #129
US box (English)
Magikarp figure made by Tomy (2004), from the MonColle 2ndGen Americana line. This is the Caja Americana (inglés) variant. Magikarp has 19 figures across 9 brands in the catalog. The PokéFig Score rates it comun (8/100).
| Brands | Tomy |
| Series | MonColle 2ndGen Americana |
| Nº | 129 |
| Variant | US box (English) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Maker | TPCi/Tomy |
| Region | 🇺🇸 US |
| Rarity (PFS) | Common · 8/100 (0–16) |
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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
Why it's faked: el grial dorado es de los más repintados
Bootleg tells
- ORIGINAL dorado = perla champán 2 tonos + ola azul SIN dorar
- Repintado = todo dorado uniforme que se descascara en bordes
- Sello de fábrica intacto vs pintura encima del grabado
Original checklist
- ✓ Sello de base: ©Nintendo·C·G·T·S·J TOMY, hundido y nítido (vintage)
- ✓ Costura de barriga presente (Tomy = 2 mitades)
- ✓ Puntas afiladas, no redondeadas (recast redondea)
- ✓ Color contra esta referencia auténtica
- ✓ Altura dentro de la spec esperada
- ✓ Precio realista (Sold Listings) y no 'set completo' barato