Galarian Articuno (Evolving Skies 63)

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Galarian Articuno  
ガラルフリーザー Galarian Freezer
Psychic
GalarianArticunoSWSHPromo282.jpg
SWSH282 print
Illus. Shiburingaru
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Galarian Articuno
Type Psychic
HP 120
weakness
Darkness×2
resistance
Fighting-30
retreat cost
  
English expansion Evolving Skies
Rarity Rare Holo
English card no. 063/203
Japanese expansion Skyscraping Perfection
Japanese rarity R
Japanese card no. 012/067
English expansion SWSH Black Star Promos
English card no. SWSH123
Japanese expansion VSTAR Universe
Japanese card no. 049/172
English expansion SWSH Black Star Promos
English card no. SWSH282
Japanese expansion VSTAR Universe
Japanese rarity AR
Japanese card no. 182/172
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Articuno.

Galarian Articuno (Japanese: ガラルフリーザー Galarian Freezer) is a Psychic-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Evolving Skies expansion.

Card text

Ability
Cruel Charge
れいこくチャージ
 
When you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench during your turn, you may attach up to 2 Psychic Energy cards from your hand to this Pokémon.
PsychicPsychicColorless Psylaser [create category]
サイコレーザー
Discard all Psychic Energy from this Pokémon. This attack does 120 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)


Pokédex data

Psychic
Psychic
Articuno - Cruel Pokémon
No. Height Weight
144 5'7" (1.7 m) 112.2 lbs. (50.9 kg)
Pokédex entry
Known as Articuno, this Pokémon fires beams that can immobilize opponents as if they had been frozen solid.
凍りついたかのように 体の 自由を 奪う ビームを 撃ちだす フリーザーの 名を もつ ポケモン。


Release information

This card was included in the Evolving Skies expansion with artwork by Kagemaru Himeno, first released in the Japanese Blue Sky Stream expansion. It was reprinted as one of the SWSH Black Star Promos with different artwork by Shin Nagasawa and was one of four possible Prerelease cards available in the Evolving Skies Build & Battle Box. A print with a gold foil "Staff" stamp was later retroactively distributed to Pokémon Leagues in early 2023. The SWSH Promotional print has the collection number SWSH123. This print was subsequently released in the Japanese VSTAR Universe subset, alongside a Full Art Secret card with artwork by Shiburingaru. The Full Art print was later released outside Asia as a SWSH Black Star Promo card with the collection number SWSH282 and was available in the Crown Zenith Tins from March 17, 2023.

Gallery

GalarianArticunoEvolvingSkies63.jpg
Evolving Skies print
Illus. Kagemaru Himeno
GalarianArticunoSWSHPromo123.jpg
SWSH123 print
Illus. Shin Nagasawa
GalarianArticunoSWSHPromo282.jpg
SWSH282 print
Illus. Shiburingaru
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Origin

This card features the Galarian form of Articuno. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Shield.


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