Articuno-EX 25/135 · Plasma Storm

Articuno is Pokédex #144, generation 1 (Kanto). Articuno-EX is a Basic EX Team Plasma Water Pokémon with 170 HP.

Articuno-EX sits at 25/135 in Plasma Storm, position 25 of 138. Before it is 24 Squirtle, and after it is 26 Swinub. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on February 6, 2013. The printed size is 135. This checklist is longer, at 138 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

The attack Blizzard lists 60 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. Does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Frost Prison is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless, Colorless. If this Pokémon has any Plasma Energy attached to it, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Metal ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Articuno (#144) has 45 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 30 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Articuno 22/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). That card is named Articuno, while this one is Articuno-EX. That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. Toshinao Aoki illustrated that card, and Toyste Beach illustrated this one. 40 other cards of Articuno list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Toyste Beach. I count 284 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Plasma Storm set binder is where a full Plasma Storm set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Articuno can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Legendary birds and Team Plasma. I still need this card.