Articuno 25/83 · Generations

Generations is a set in the XY series. It was released on February 22, 2016. The printed size is 83. This checklist is longer, at 117 cards. Articuno is 25/83, in position 25 of 117 on this checklist. Before it is 24 Vaporeon-EX, and after it is 26 Pikachu. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Articuno is a Basic Water Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Articuno (#144), generation 1 (Kanto).

Ryo Ueda illustrated this card. The same name is on 462 other cards in the catalog.

Articuno (#144) has 45 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 29 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 lists 70 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. Toshinao Aoki illustrated that card, and Ryo Ueda illustrated this one. 32 other cards of Articuno list a different HP.

The attack Find Ice lists no damage number. The cost is Water. Search your deck for up to 3 Water Energy cards, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Freezing Wind is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Metal ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "A legendary bird Pokémon that is said to appear to doomed people who are lost in icy mountains."

I keep a set binder for Generations, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Generations set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Articuno can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.