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Articuno · 26 cards · 1999–2025

How much is a Articuno card worth?

There are 26 English Articuno cards, spread over 20 sets between 1999 and 2025. It did not debut in a booster pack at all: the first was Articuno in Wizards Black Star Promos, 1 July 1999, handed out during the very first English sets. 4 of them come from 1999–2000, and those trade in a different world from everything printed since — which is why one number for “Articuno” means nothing until you know which of the 26 you are holding.

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Articuno, the first Articuno card, Wizards Black Star Promos 1999
The first one: Wizards Black Star Promos, 1999
Where the 22 priced Articuno cards sit
under $1Destined Rivals · 2025 · #51$21Journey Together · 2025 · #161$388Supreme Victors · 2009 · #148

What we pay is a different number. These are TCGplayer market prices, worked out from recent sales between collectors, read 2026-09-08. What a buyer pays is always less than what a collector pays, and it turns on the condition of the card in your hand — which is why you get our number on the phone, in one call, before anything is posted.

Spaced by ratio, not by dollars, so the cheap end stays readable. Tap a handle to jump to that card. 4 of the 26 have no market price on file.

Every one of them, with a picture

All 26 English Articuno cards, oldest first.

The set name and the number at the bottom of the card are what tell one Articuno from the other 25 . Tap any card and we will show you exactly what to read down the phone.

1999–2003 · 6 cards · 4 sets

  • Articuno, card 22 of the Wizards Black Star Promos set, 1999, illustrated by Toshinao AokiArticunoWizards Black Star Promos · 1999#22no price on file
  • Articuno, card 48 of the Wizards Black Star Promos set, 1999, illustrated by Atsuko NishidaArticunoWizards Black Star Promos · 1999#48no price on file
  • Articuno, card 17 of the Fossil set, 1999, illustrated by Mitsuhiro AritaArticunoFossil · 1999#17no price on file
  • Articuno, card 2 of the Fossil set, 1999, illustrated by Mitsuhiro AritaArticunoFossil · 1999#2$204
  • Articuno, card 2 of the Legendary Collection set, 2002, illustrated by Mitsuhiro AritaArticunoLegendary Collection · 2002#2$70
  • Articuno, card 4 of the Skyridge set, 2003, illustrated by Hajime KusajimaArticunoSkyridge · 2003#4$132

2003–2009 · 6 cards · 6 sets

  • Articuno, card H3 of the Skyridge set, 2003, illustrated by Hajime KusajimaArticunoSkyridge · 2003#H3no price on file
  • Articuno ex, card 32 of the Nintendo Black Star Promos set, 2003, illustrated by NakaokaArticuno exNintendo Black Star Promos · 2003#32$191
  • Articuno ex, card 114 of the FireRed & LeafGreen set, 2004, illustrated by Ryo UedaArticuno exFireRed & LeafGreen · 2004#114$193
  • Rocket's Articuno ex, card 96 of the Team Rocket Returns set, 2004, illustrated by Ryo UedaRocket's Articuno exTeam Rocket Returns · 2004#96$380
  • Articuno, card 1 of the Majestic Dawn set, 2008, illustrated by Masakazu FukudaArticunoMajestic Dawn · 2008#1$39
  • Articuno, card 148 of the Supreme Victors set, 2009, illustrated by Toshinao AokiArticunoSupreme Victors · 2009#148$388

2009–2016 · 6 cards · 5 sets

  • Articuno, card 16 of the Supreme Victors set, 2009, illustrated by Mitsuhiro AritaArticunoSupreme Victors · 2009#16$23
  • Articuno, card 27 of the Next Destinies set, 2012, illustrated by Ryo UedaArticunoNext Destinies · 2012#27$12
  • Articuno, card 32 of the Legendary Treasures set, 2013, illustrated by Kagemaru HimenoArticunoLegendary Treasures · 2013#32$6
  • Articuno, card 16 of the Roaring Skies set, 2015, illustrated by Naoki SaitoArticunoRoaring Skies · 2015#16$3
  • Articuno, card 17 of the Roaring Skies set, 2015, illustrated by 5ban GraphicsArticunoRoaring Skies · 2015#17$10
  • Articuno, card 25 of the Generations set, 2016, illustrated by Ryo UedaArticunoGenerations · 2016#25$37

2017–2025 · 8 cards · 7 sets

  • Articuno, card SM144 of the SM Black Star Promos set, 2017, illustrated by Hitoshi ArigaArticunoSM Black Star Promos · 2017#SM144$15
  • Articuno, card 32 of the Team Up set, 2019, illustrated by Yusuke OhmuraArticunoTeam Up · 2019#32$3
  • Articuno, card 24 of the Pokémon GO set, 2022, illustrated by Jiro SasumoArticunoPokémon GO · 2022#24under $1
  • Articuno, card 36 of the Silver Tempest set, 2022, illustrated by Naoyo KimuraArticunoSilver Tempest · 2022#36under $1
  • Articuno, card 144 of the 151 set, 2023, illustrated by chibiArticuno151 · 2023#144under $1
  • Articuno, card 161 of the Journey Together set, 2025ArticunoJourney Together · 2025#161$21
  • Articuno, card 32 of the Journey Together set, 2025ArticunoJourney Together · 2025#32under $1
  • Team Rocket's Articuno, card 51 of the Destined Rivals set, 2025Team Rocket's ArticunoDestined Rivals · 2025#51under $1

What decides the number

Five things about your Articuno, in order of how much they matter.

  1. Which printing. Articuno spans 20 sets, from Wizards Black Star Promos in 1999 to Destined Rivals in 2025, and the set symbol beside the picture is what tells one from another before anything else about the card is worth discussing.
  2. First edition and shadowless. 4 of the 26 date from 1999–2000, and on a Articuno of that age the small “1 Edition” stamp left of the art, or a frame throwing no drop shadow down the right of the picture, is worth more than everything else on this list put together.
  3. Promo stamps. 4 of the 26 Articuno cards were promos rather than pack pulls, and a black star, a tournament stamp or a set-launch mark in the corner is what turns an otherwise ordinary Articuno into the scarce one.
  4. Centering. Hold your Articuno at arm’s length and look at the border: a Articuno with a visibly fatter margin on one side is capped on grade before condition is even discussed, and the Wizards Black Star Promos printings are the ones we see off-centre most often.
  5. Surface. Tilt it under a lamp. On rare holo Articuno cards the faults that cost most are print lines through the artwork, scratches across the foil, and whitening along the back edges.
  • Most Articuno cards are Rare Holo — 10 of the 26.
  • Mitsuhiro Arita has illustrated Articuno more than anyone else, 4 times.
  • Wizards Black Star Promos carries the most Articuno cards of any single set (2).
  • Articuno has been printed under 1 card types: ex (2003–07).
  • No Articuno card was printed at all for 4 years, 2004 to 2008.
  • 4 of the 26 Articuno cards come from 1999–2000, the printings collectors ask after most.
  • 15 different illustrators have drawn Articuno.
  • 26 years separate the first Articuno card from the newest.

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