# Articuno #17/62 — Fossil

## Summary

Articuno is the Kanto bird that opens the Pokédex's trio of winged Gen I mascots, and fans have loved it since Red and Blue. Arita is the original-era illustrator collectors trust most, and as a Fossil rare this was a mid-tier pull, not the holo chase slot. At an $11 modelled guide, with 6 copies traded in 30 days, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.15 out of Journey Together; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Fossil |
| Number | 17/62 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| Release date | 1999-10-10 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Water |
| Attack: Freeze Dry | cost Water/Water/Water — damage 30 — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. |
| Attack: Blizzard | cost Water/Water/Water/Water — damage 50 — Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. If tails, this attack does 10 damage to each of your own Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) |
| Resistance | Fighting -30 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Articuno #144](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/articuno) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$10.69** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-24T04:00:42.427Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-24T04:00:42.427Z
- Floor delivered ask: unavailable (no depth coverage).
- Quant score: 65/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-24T04:00:42.427Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 20% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 1999-10-10T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-07T00:27:54.272Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/fossil/articuno-17)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase3-17%3AEN%3ANORMAL%3ANA%3AFOIL-GALAXY~NM)