Articuno (Fossil 2)

Articuno LV.35
フリーザー Freezer
Water
ArticunoSnapBestPhotoContest.jpg
Pokémon Snap Best Photo Contest print
Photo. Yui Tanaka
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Articuno
Type Water
HP 70
weakness
None
resistance
Fighting-30
retreat cost
  
English expansion Fossil
Rarity Rare Holo
English card no. 2/62
Japanese expansion Mystery of the Fossils
Japanese rarity Rare Holo
Expansion Fossil
Rarity Rare
English card no. 17/62
Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards
Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards
TCG GB1 set Mystery
TCG GB1 ID C21
TCG GB2 set Island of Fossil
TCG GB2 ID C29
Expansion Legendary Collection
Rarity Rare Holo
English card no. 2/110
English expansion Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic
English Deck Blastoise & Suicune ex Deck
English card no. 009/034
Japanese expansion Pokémon Card Game Classic
Japanese Deck Blastoise & Suicune ex Deck
Japanese card no. 009/032
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 was first released as part of the Fossil expansion.

Card text

Fossil and Legendary Collection prints

WaterWaterWater
Freeze Dry
フリーズドライ
30
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
WaterWaterWaterWater
Blizzard
ふぶき
50
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 own Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Pokédex data (Fossil and Legendary Collection prints)

144
5'7" (1.7 m)
122 lbs. (55.4 kg)
Pokédex entry
A legendary bird Pokémon that is said to appear to doomed people who are lost in icy mountains.
伝説の鳥ポケモンの一匹。長い尻尾がたなびいて飛んでいく姿はすばらしい。

Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic print

WaterWaterWater
Freeze Dry
フリーズドライ
30
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
WaterWaterWaterWater
Blizzard
ふぶき
50
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack also does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. If tails, this attack also does 10 damage to each of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Pokédex data (Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic print)

144
5'7" (1.7 m)
122.1 lbs. (55.4 kg)
Pokédex entry
A legendary bird Pokémon that is said to appear to doomed people who are lost in icy mountains.
伝説の鳥ポケモンの一匹。長い尻尾がたなびいて飛んでいく姿はすばらしい。

Release information

This card was included in the Fossil expansion as both a Holofoil and Non-Holofoil card, first released in the Japanese Mystery of the Fossils expansion as only a Holofoil card. In Japan, this card was reprinted as a phone card with new artwork by Ken Sugimori in Fall 1997, as a lottery prize from the published "Pokémon Card Strategy For Adults" guidebook. An insert in the book prompted participants to send in a survey to Media Factory, who then randomly selected 100 participants to receive this card as a lottery prize, making it an exceptionally limited release. This card was subsequently reprinted with artwork by Yui Tanaka, one of five winning entries of the 64 Mario Stadium Best Photo Contest held in Spring 1999. This version is extremely rare, and 15 copies were officially printed and awarded to the contest winner. It was later reprinted again as a phone card available as a prize at the 1999 Tropical Mega Battle tournament. Those who were not in the main event could still battle each other, earning stamps for every battle they participated in. Those who completed their stamp booklet were awarded either an Articuno, Moltres or Zapdos phone card at random in a sealed envelope. This copy shares the same Sugimori art as the lottery release, this time with a gold Pocket Monsters Card Game border on the lower margin. The Fossil print was later reprinted in the Legendary Collection expansion.

In the Scarlet & Violet Series, this card was reprinted in Holofoil with its original Fossil artwork for the Blastoise & Suicune ex deck of the Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic. This reprint lacks a regulation mark and is thus not legal for tournament play.

Gallery

ArticunoFossil17.jpg
Fossil print
Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita
ArticunoSnapBestPhotoContest.jpg
Pokémon Snap Best Photo Contest print
Photo. Yui Tanaka
ArticunoPhoneCard.jpg
Tropical Mega Battle Phone Card print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


TCG1 C21 Articuno.png
TCG GB1 Mystery sprite
TCG2 C29 Articuno.png
TCG GB2 Island of Fossil sprite
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

  • The Japanese "Snap" print has a camera graphic where an expansion symbol would usually be.
  • The phone card promos are slightly longer than a normal trading card, as the prints had to adopt the same dimensions as a regular Japanese phone card. Both Articuno prints utilize the same stock Sugimori artwork of Articuno that was later used on the Articuno Legendary Card from Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Origin

Freeze-Dry, formatted on this card as Freeze Dry, is a move later introduced in the Generation VI Pokémon games that Articuno can learn. Blizzard is a move in the Pokémon games that Articuno can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded. The Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.


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