Articuno 132/128 · 30th Celebration

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

Articuno sits at 132/128 in 30th Celebration, position 132 of 161. Before it is 131 Lapras, and after it is 133 Zapdos. The set belongs to the Mega Evolution series. It was released on September 16, 2026. The printed size is 128. This checklist is longer, at 161 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 128. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

Frosty Flapping is listed as Ability. Once during your turn, if you have Moltres and Zapdos in play, you may use this Ability. Attach a Basic Water Energy card from your hand to this Pokémon. The attack Hail lists no damage number. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. This attack does 30 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Metal ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The regulation mark is J.

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 lists 70 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Illustration Rare. Toshinao Aoki illustrated that card, and mashu illustrated this one. 32 other cards of Articuno list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads mashu. I count 9 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

30th Celebration set binder is where a full 30th Celebration 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 Winter: Ice Pokémon. I still need this card.