Articuno 36/195 · Silver Tempest

Silver Tempest is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 11 November 2022. The printed size is 195. This checklist is longer, at 215 cards. Articuno is 36/195, in position 36 of 215 on this checklist. Before it is 35 Omastar V, and after it is 37 Wailmer. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Articuno is a Basic Water Pokémon with 110 HP. In the Pokédex this is Articuno (#144), generation 1 (Kanto).

Naoyo Kimura illustrated this card. The same name is on 256 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 110 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. Toshinao Aoki illustrated that card, and Naoyo Kimura illustrated this one. 41 other cards of Articuno list a different HP.

The attack Ice Wing lists 20 damage. The cost is Water. Wild Freeze is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Water, Water. This Pokémon also does 50 damage to itself. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Metal ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It's said that this Pokémon's beautiful blue wings are made of ice. Articuno flies over snowy mountains, its long tail fluttering along behind it." The regulation mark is F.

I keep a set binder for Silver Tempest, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Silver Tempest 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.