Arktos

Printed language: German · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Skyridge
Rarity (source): Selten
Illustrator: Hajime Kusajima
Source reference: ecard3-4

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: 80
Type (source): Wasser
Stage (source): Basis
Pokédex number: 144
Retreat cost: 2 Energy
Weakness (source): Metall x2
Resistance (source): Kampf -30

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.

Abilities

Wasser-Immunität

Poké-BODY

Du kannst keine Energiekarten aus deiner Hand an Arktos anlegen.

Attacks

Einfrieren

Cost: Farblos

Damage: 10

Wenn mindestens eine -Energiekarte in deinem Ablegestapel ist, wirf eine Münze. Lege bei "Kopf" eine davon an Arktos an.

Eis-Zyklon

Cost: Wasser · Wasser · Farblos · Farblos

Damage: 50

Wirf eine Münze. Bei 'Kopf' fügt dieser Angriff jedem Pokémon auf der gegnerischen Bank 10 Schadenspunkte zu. Bei 'Zahl' fügt dieser Angriff jedem deiner Pokémon im Spiel 10 Schadenspunkte zu. (Wende keine Schwäche oder Resistenz bei Pokémon auf der Bank an.)

Documented variants

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

Normal
Reverse
Normal · Standard
Reverse · Standard

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