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Printed language: Japanese · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): 30th CELEBRATION
Rarity (source): None
Illustrator: HYOGONOSUKE
Source reference: M6a-012

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Articuno crosses snowy peaks, freezing moisture in the air. The beating of its wings can herald snowfall, and its silhouette sometimes appears to travellers lost in the mountains. The Pokédex portrays it as a Legendary Pokémon whose presence changes the weather around it. Its arrival thus connects a very tangible icy phenomenon with accounts from people lost in the mountains, without these entries explaining why it reveals itself to them.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Articuno’s long blue feathers are said to be made of ice, reports Pokémon Sword. The Pokédex presents this material as a belief, fitting for a Pokémon that is rarely approached. Its tail drifting above the mountains adds to the impression of a bird shaped by the cold it controls.

Sources for this background

Card details

HP: 120
Type (source): Water
Stage (source): Basic
Pokédex number: 144
Regulation mark: J
Retreat cost: 1 Energy
Weakness (source): Metal x2

Printed card text — Japanese

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

青く美しい羽根は氷でできていると言われている。長い尾をたなびかせ雪山を飛ぶ。

Abilities

いてつくはばたき

Ability

自分の場に「ファイヤー」「サンダー」がいるなら、自分の番に1回使える。自分の手札から「基本[W]エネルギー」を1枚選び、このポケモンにつける。

Attacks

あられ

Cost: Water · Water · Colorless

相手のポケモン全員に、それぞれ30ダメージ。［ベンチは弱点・抵抗力を計算しない。］

Documented variants

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normal · standard

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