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Articuno
Fossil 17/62 • rare
- Set
- Fossil
- Number
- 17/62
- Rarity
- Rare
- Released
- 1999
- Energy type
- water energy
- Market price
- $31.21
- Artist
- Mitsuhiro Arita
What it does
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. If tails, this attack does 10 damage to each of your own Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
A legendary bird Pokémon that is said to appear to doomed people who are lost in icy mountains.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Articuno card was released in 1999 as part of the Fossil expansion, the third set of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Following the immense success of the Base Set and Jungle, the Fossil set was designed to introduce the remaining Generation I Pokémon that had not yet appeared in card form, focusing heavily on prehistoric and legendary creatures. This specific card, numbered 17/62, was printed as a non-holo rare, providing a more accessible version of the legendary bird for players and collectors during the peak of the franchise's global initial expansion.
The card features artwork by Keiji Kinebuchi, who was a prominent illustrator during the early years of the Pokémon TCG. Kinebuchi utilized a distinct digital rendering style that characterized much of the Fossil set, placing the legendary bird against a minimalist background to emphasize its status as an iconic Ice-type entity. Upon its release, the card was well-received by players for its 'Freeze Dry' ability, which remained a staple move in water-type deck strategies throughout the late 1990s and into the early 2000s.
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