Freezing Screech
Poke-POWER
Once during your turn, when you put Articuno from your hand onto your Bench, you may flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 of the Defending Pokémon. That Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Majestic Dawn / #1/100
Articuno
Printed language: English · Pokémon
- Set (printed edition)
- Majestic Dawn
- Rarity (source)
- Rare Holo
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Source reference
- dp5-1
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
- 100
- Type (source)
- Water
- Stage (source)
- Basic
- Pokédex number
- 144
- Retreat cost
- 2 Energy
- Weakness (source)
- Metal ×2
- Resistance (source)
- Fighting -20
Printed card text — English
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
A legendary bird Pokémon. It can create blizzards by freezing moisture in the air.Abilities
Attacks
Blizzard
Cost: Water · Water · Colorless
Damage: 60
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. If tails, this attack does 10 damage to each of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)Documented variants
Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.
- Reverse
- Holographic
- holo · standard
- reverse · standard
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