Articuno (Wizards Promo 48)

Articuno LV.34
フリーザー Freezer

Illus. Atsuko Nishida

Evolution stage

Card name

HP

80

weakness None	resistance -30	retreat cost

English expansion	Wizards Black Star Promos
English card no.	48
Japanese expansion	Expansion Sheet 2
Japanese rarity

Japanese Deck Kit	Quick Starter Gift Set
Japanese Deck	Red Deck

TCG GB2 set	Team Rocket's Ambition
TCG GB2 rarity
TCG GB2 ID	H18

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 one of the Wizards Black Star Promos.

Card text

English release

Pokémon Power:

Aurora Veil

オーロラヴェール

As long as Articuno is your Active Pokémon, your Benched Pokémon do not take damage from and are not affected by attacks. This power cannot be used if Articuno is affected by a Special Condition.

Ice Beam

れいとうビーム

30

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Japanese release

Pokémon Power:

Aurora Veil

オーロラヴェール

As long as this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon, prevent all effects of your opponent's attacks, including damage, done to each of your Benched Pokémon. This power cannot be used if this Pokémon is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.

Ice Beam

れいとうビーム

30

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Pokédex data

Articuno - Freeze Pokémon

No.

144

Height

5'7" (1.7 m)

Weight

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.

雪山で寒くて死にそうな時、目の前に現れるといわれる伝説のれいとうポケモン。

Release information

This card was released as a Wizards Black Star Promo through the Pokémon League in July 2002. In Japan, it was first available as a glossy card on sheet nine of Expansion Sheet 2. It was reprinted as a non-glossy Holofoil card in the Red Deck of the Quick Starter Gift Set. All Japanese prints use the Original Series layout and have the Pokémon Power not working if the Pokémon is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed. The English print uses the Neo Series layout and has the Pokémon Power not working if the Pokémon is affected by any Special Condition.

Gallery

TCG GB2 Team Rocket's Ambition sprite

Trivia

Origin

Aurora Veil is a move later introduced in the Generation VII Pokémon games that Articuno can learn; however, the Japanese names are different, making this Pokémon Power and the move unrelated. Ice Beam is a move that Articuno can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue. The Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Blue.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.