Articuno (Wizards Promo 22)

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Articuno LV.34
フリーザー Freezer
Water
File:Articuno Wizards Promo 22.jpg
Illus. Naoyo Kimura
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Articuno
Type Water
HP 70
weakness
None
resistance
Fighting-30
retreat cost
 
English expansion Wizards Black Star Promos
English card no. 22
Japanese expansion Pokémon Web
Japanese rarity Rare Holo
Japanese card no. 045/048
Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards
Expansion Supreme Victors
Rarity SuperRare Holo
English card no. 148/147
Japanese card no. 099/100
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Articuno.

Articuno (Japanese: フリーザー Freezer) is a Water-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Wizards Black Star Promos set.

Card text

Attacks

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Pokédex data (Wizards Promo print)

Species Freeze Pokémon
Length 5'07" (1.7m)
Weight 122 lbs (55.4Kg)
Pokémon No. 144
Entry This legendary Pokémon is said to freeze the water in the air during winter, causing snow.

Pokédex data (Supreme Victors print)

Species Freeze Pokémon
Length 5'7" (1.7m)
Weight 122.1 lbs (55.4Kg)
Pokémon No. 144
Entry This legendary Pokémon is said to freeze the water in the air during winter, causing snow.

Release information

This card was released as a promotional card. In Japan, it was released as a special card by All Nippon Airlines throughout June and July in 1999 with artwork by Toshinao Aoki. Passengers flying in conjunction with the "Pokémon Getaways" campaign could redeem their boarding passes for the 2 card set including Articuno and Flying Pikachu. The English version was given away in the first few weeks of the theatrical release of Pokémon The Movie 2000 with then English-exclusive artwork by Naoyo Kimura.
The card was reprinted in Japan with the English artwork in Pokémon Web. The original Japanese artwork was eventually featured on English cards when reprinted in Supreme Victors as a retro card; this print omitted the second comma from the attack effect.

Trivia

  • The initial print of the Wizards promo erroneously credited Toshinao Aoki as the illustrator, who illustrated the Japanese promo. Wizards rectified the error, with subsequent prints correctly crediting Naoyo Kimura as the illustrator. However, the change was brought about close to or after the release of the film, so it is likely to assume fewer people received the correct version later into the campaign compared to those who recieved the misprint earlier.
  • Diamond Dust is a weather condition that can only appear in one normally snowy area: Snowpoint City.

Origin

This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Yellow, though it is slightly reworded.

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