Articuno ex
What it takes to pull
1 in 231
packs, for this exact card
531
packs to be 90% sure — 9 months
1,250
Pack Points to just buy it, at 2 free packs a day
6 cards share Special Art Rare in this expansion, so the published rate for the rarity is divided 6 ways. How a special art card odds work
That is 9 months of free packs, for this one card.
Start on an account that already has pulls- HP
- 140
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Lightning +20
- Retreat cost
- 2
Attacks
WCIce Wing40
WWWBlizzard80
This attack also does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon.
Found in
The short version
Articuno ex is a Basic Water-type Pokémon with 140 HP, weak to Lightning and a retreat cost of 2. It is card 275 of 286 in Genetic Apex, printed at Special Art Rare, and it turns up in the Mewtwo pack. 7 cards in the expansion are rarer than this one. Opening for it means about 531 packs to be reasonably sure of one, which at 2 free packs a day is 9 months. The art is by kodama, who has 35 other cards in the game.
Illustrated by kodama
Plays well with Articuno ex10 cards
Blizzard costs 3 — these bring Water Energy faster than one attachment a turn.
MistyUncommonChoose 1 of your [W] Pokémon, and flip a coin until you get tails. For each heads, take a [W] Energy from your Energy Zone and attach it to that Pokémon.supporter
ManaphyUncommonChoose 2 of your Benched Pokémon. For each of those Pokémon, take a [W] Energy from your Energy Zone and attach it to that Pokémon.Basic
MantykeRareTake a [W] Energy from your Energy Zone and attach it to 1 of your Benched Basic Pokémon.Basic
PhioneUncommonTake a [W] Energy from your Energy Zone and attach it to 1 of your Benched [W] Pokémon.Basic
Elemental SwitchUncommonMove a [R], [W], or [L] Energy from 1 of your Benched Pokémon to your Active Pokémon.item
JellicentRareIf this Pokémon is in the Active Spot and is damaged by an attack from your opponent's Pokémon, take a [W] Energy from your Energy Zone and attach it to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.Stage 1
Mega Sharpedo exDouble RareTake a [W] Energy from your Energy Zone and attach it to 1 of your Benched [W] Pokémon.Stage 1
VaporeonRareAs often as you like during your turn, you may move a [W] Energy from 1 of your Benched [W] Pokémon to your Active [W] Pokémon.Stage 1
BaxcaliburRareOnce during your turn, you may take a [W] Energy from your Energy Zone and attach it to the [W] Pokémon in the Active Spot.Stage 2
Ho-Oh exDouble RareTake a [R], [W], and [L] Energy from your Energy Zone and attach them to your Benched Basic Pokémon in any way you like.Basic
