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Magikarp #129
Kit 012 · wind-up
Magikarp figure made by Tomy (1998), from the First Release (wind-up) line. This is the Kit 012 · wind-up variant. Magikarp has 22 figures across 11 brands in the catalog.
| Brands | Tomy |
| Series | First Release (wind-up) |
| Variant | Kit 012 · wind-up |
| Year | 1998 |
| Region | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Rarity (PFS) | Common |
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🔍 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
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