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
- 1.5 copies on average · 6 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.
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.
