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Silberne Sturmwinde / #036/195

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Printed language: German · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Silberne Sturmwinde
Rarity (source)
Holografisch Selten
Illustrator
Naoyo Kimura
Source reference
swsh12-036

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
110
Type (source)
Wasser
Stage (source)
Basis
Pokédex number
144
Regulation mark
F
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Metall ×2

Printed card text — German

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

Seine wunderschönen blauen Flügel sollen aus Eis bestehen. Es fliegt über schneebedeckte Berge, während sein langer Schweif hinter ihm flattert.

Attacks

Frostschwinge

Cost: Wasser

Damage: 20

Wilder Frost

Cost: Wasser · Wasser

Damage: 70

Dieses Pokémon fügt auch sich selbst 50 Schadenspunkte zu. Das Aktive Pokémon deines Gegners ist jetzt paralysiert.

Documented variants

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

  • Reverse
  • Holographic
  • Holo · Standard
  • Holo · Kosmos · Standard
  • Reverse · Standard

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