Articuno 148/147 · Supreme Victors

Articuno is Pokédex #144, generation 1 (Kanto). Articuno is a Basic Water Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 34.

Articuno sits at 148/147 in Supreme Victors, position 148 of 153. Before it is 147 Staraptor FB LV.X, and after it is 149 Moltres. The set belongs to the Platinum series. It was released on August 19, 2009. The printed size is 147. This checklist is longer, at 153 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 147. The listed rarity is Rare Secret.

The attack Diamond Dust lists 20 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Water. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed and this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "This legendary Pokémon is said to freeze the water in the air during winter, causing snow."

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). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Secret. 41 other cards of Articuno list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Toshinao Aoki. I count 57 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Supreme Victors set binder is where a full Supreme Victors 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). I still need this card.