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Artikodin

Fossile / #2/62

Artikodin

Printed language: French · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Fossile
Rarity (source)
Rare
Illustrator
Mitsuhiro Arita
Source reference
base3-2

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
70
Type (source)
Eau
Stage (source)
Base
Pokédex number
144
Retreat cost
2 Energy
Resistance (source)
Combat -30

Printed card text — French

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

Le légendaire oiseau des glaces. On dit qu'il apparaît aux gens perdus dans les sommets.

Attacks

Blocage glacial

Cost: Eau · Eau · Eau

Damage: 30

Lancez une pièce. Si c'est face, le Pokémon Défenseur est maintenant Paralysé.

Blizzard

Cost: Eau · Eau · Eau · Eau

Damage: 50

Lancez une pièce. Si c'est face, cette attaque inflige 10 dégâts à chacun des Pokémon du Banc de votre adversaire. Si c'est pile, cette attaque inflige 10 dégâts à chacun des Pokémon de votre Banc. (Ne pas appliquer la Faiblesse et la Résistance aux Pokémon qui sont sur un Banc.)

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Holographic
  • First Edition
  • Holo · Galaxie · Standard
  • Holo · Galaxie · Standard · 1re Édition

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