Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Articuno
Team Up · #32 · Rare Holo · 2019
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$3.61
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 32 / 198
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Yusuke Ohmura
- Pokédex #
- 144
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 35 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Articuno plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Cold Cyclone) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥55 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Articuno
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.43 copies on average · 7 decks
More by Yusuke Ohmura
This card was illustrated by Yusuke Ohmura.
Building around Articuno?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"A legendary bird Pokémon. It can create blizzards by freezing moisture in the air."
Ability: Blizzard Veil
As long as this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon, whenever your opponent plays a Supporter card from their hand, prevent all effects of that card done to your Benched Water Pokémon.
WWCold Cyclone — 70
Move 2 Water Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Articuno or Team Up.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Articuno was legal.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
1
ran Articuno
Tournaments scanned
288
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Articuno
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $2.06 | $3.57 | $14.99 | $3.61 | $2.74 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.36 | $3.61 | $4,321.00 | $3.81 | $2.67 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €5.90 |
| 7-day average | €3.40 |
| 30-day average | €2.98 |
| Low | €0.50 |
| Trend price | €3.32 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.49 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.80 |
| reverseHoloSell | €4.66 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.40 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.38 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.56 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Articuno is real?
Articuno is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Articuno worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Articuno is $3.61; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Articuno from?
Articuno is from the Pokémon set "Team Up" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Articuno?
Articuno is a Rare Holo card in the Team Up set.
Other Articuno printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
