How many Articuno cards are there?

There are 46 Articuno cards, printed between 1999 and 2026 across 30 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.

Which Articuno card has the best artwork?

That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Articuno art first, however common or rare the card.

Who illustrates Articuno cards?

24 illustrators have drawn Articuno. 5ban Graphics has done the most at 10, followed by Mitsuhiro Arita and Ryo Ueda.

What was the first Articuno card?

Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Wizards Black Star Promos, released in 1999. 15 of its 46 cards are Rare.

No. 144 · Kanto · Ice/Flying

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Articuno is a Ice/Flying-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 144 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.

Cards: 46
Sets: 30
Printed: 1999–2026
Illustrators: 24
Sightings: 12

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The strongest Articuno art

01/06
Galarian Articuno
SWSH Black Star Promos · 2019
Drawn by Shiburingaru
Promo
02/06
Galarian Articuno V
Chilling Reign · 2021
Drawn by Uta
Ultra Rare
03/06
Articuno
Journey Together · 2025
Drawn by Kuroimori
Illustration rare
04/06
Articuno
30th Celebration · 2026
Drawn by mashu
Illustration rare
05/06
Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno GX
SM Black Star Promos · 2017
Drawn by HYOGONOSUKE
Promo
06/06
Galarian Articuno V
Astral Radiance Trainer Gallery · 2022
Drawn by Kouki Saitou
Ultra Rare

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Which is the better picture?

Two Articuno cards, side by side.

Galarian Articuno V, Astral Radiance Trainer Gallery

Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno GX, SM Black Star Promos

Galarian Articuno, SWSH Black Star Promos

Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno GX, Hidden Fates

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Articuno by scene

Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Articuno cards, the artwork that shows it most first.

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in the sky11 cards in a blizzard8 cards at night4 cards in the forest3 cards with friends4 cards

How Articuno gets drawn

Articuno is usually drawn epic, wondrous and dreamy, sometimes ethereal, almost always flying, in the snow, in winter.

Across 38 Articuno artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.

Moods

epic97%4× more than most Pokémon
wondrous61%5× more than most Pokémon
mysterious29%1.6× more than most Pokémon
tense42%
nostalgic26%

Light and time

Glowing 55%In dramatic light 45%In the snow 45%In winter 76%

In winter29 of 38 artworks Flying38 of 38 artworks Epic37 of 38 artworks In the snow17 of 38 artworks

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1999–2026

Articuno through the years

Its strongest card of each year it was printed.

1999 Fossil
2002 Legendary Collection
2003 Skyridge
2004 Team Rocket Returns
2008 Majestic Dawn
2009 Supreme Victors
2012 Next Destinies
2013 Plasma Storm
2015 Roaring Skies
2016 Generations
2017 SM Black Star Promos
2018 Celestial Storm
2019 Hidden Fates
2021 Chilling Reign
2022 Astral Radiance Trainer Gallery
2023 151
2025 Journey Together
2026 30th Celebration

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Articuno sightingsspotted in 12 other cards

Cards where Articuno turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.

Every Articuno card

46 cards, strongest artwork first.

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Articuno in numbers

Cards: 46
Sets: 30since Wizards Black Star Promos
Illustrators: 24most by 5ban Graphics
Printed: 1999–2026
Printed as: Basic
Sightings: 12in other cards' art
HP on card: 70–300

They span 30 sets, from Wizards Black Star Promos to 30th Celebration. 24 illustrators have drawn it, most often 5ban Graphics, Mitsuhiro Arita and Ryo Ueda.

Who draws Articuno

24 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

30 sets, by how many Articuno cards each holds.

18 more sets

Rarity

Rare15Ultra Rare9Holo Rare5Common4Promo4Secret Rare3

Questions

How many Articuno cards are there?: There are 46 Articuno cards, printed between 1999 and 2026 across 30 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Articuno card has the best artwork?: That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Articuno art first, however common or rare the card.
Who illustrates Articuno cards?: 24 illustrators have drawn Articuno. 5ban Graphics has done the most at 10, followed by Mitsuhiro Arita and Ryo Ueda.
What was the first Articuno card?: Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Wizards Black Star Promos, released in 1999. 15 of its 46 cards are Rare.