Articuno-GX 154/168 · Celestial Storm

Celestial Storm is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on August 3, 2018. The printed size is 168. This checklist is longer, at 187 cards. Articuno-GX is 154/168, in position 157 of 187 on this checklist. Before it is 153 Blaziken-GX, and after it is 155 Electrode-GX. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

Articuno-GX is a Basic GX Water Pokémon with 170 HP. In the Pokédex this is Articuno (#144), generation 1 (Kanto).

5ban Graphics illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,629 other cards in the catalog.

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-GX. That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Ultra. Toshinao Aoki illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 40 other cards of Articuno list a different HP.

Legendary Ascent is listed as Ability. When you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench during your turn, you may switch it with your Active Pokémon. If you do, move any number of Water Energy from your other Pokémon to this Pokémon. The attack Ice Wing lists 130 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. Cold Crush-GX is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Water. Discard all Energy from both Active Pokémon. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.) Weakness is Metal ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: Pokémon-GX rule: When your Pokémon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

I keep a set binder for Celestial Storm, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Celestial Storm set binder. 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. I still need this card.