Articuno #132/12830th Celebration · Illustration Rare

Market price · Holofoil · Near Mint

$5.06

Other conditions: Lightly Played $5.93 · Damaged $5.40

Market price updated Fri Oct 23 2026 — TCGplayer's index built from completed sales, not a seller's asking price.

7d: -8%30d: -62.6%

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Price history — Holofoil, Near Mint

TCGplayer market index (completed sales) · 30 daily points · $5.06–$13.53· refreshed daily · hover the line for each day's price

One point per day from TCGplayer’s market index for completed sales. On a thinly traded card the index only moves on days something actually sold, so short flat stretches are normal.

What Articuno actually sold for (Holofoil, last 30 days)

Condition	Market price	7d	30d	Sold	Sale range
Near Mintshown on page	$5.06	-8%	-62.6%	4188 copies	$3.29–$24.99
Lightly Played	$5.93	-8.2%	-62.2%	98 copies	$4.60–$14.00
Damaged	$5.40	0%	—	1 copies	$5.40

Market price is TCGplayer's index for completed sales in that condition; the sale range is the lowest and highest individual sale recorded in the same 30-day window. Ungraded copies sold as a lot are not counted. Data as of 2026-10-23.

Card details

Type: Water
HP: 120
Class: Pokémon · Basic
Rarity: Illustration Rare
Card number: 132/128
Artist: mashu
Weakness: Metal ×2
Retreat cost: 1 Colorless

Card data from the community PokéAPI catalog (pokemontcg.io).

Attacks & rules

Frosty Flapping Ability

Once during your turn, if you have Moltres and Zapdos in play, you may use this Ability. Attach a Basic Water Energy card from your hand to this Pokémon.

Hail

Water Water Colorless

This attack does 30 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Frequently asked questions

Should I grade my Articuno holo?

Among the scarcer prints in the set. The card is Articuno, a Basic Water Pokémon carrying 120 HP. Its Hail attack costs Water + Water + Colorless. Its ability slot holds Frosty Flapping. Being a Basic, it goes straight into play. It takes extra damage from Metal ×2. Its retreat cost is 1. In 30th Celebration this copy is numbered 132 of 128 and marked Illustration Rare with art by mashu. The rows above list what Near Mint and each played tier have sold for.

What is a played Articuno worth versus a clean one?

It is one of the harder cards to pull from the set. In 30th Celebration this copy is numbered 132 of 128 and marked Illustration Rare with art by mashu. Being a Basic, it goes straight into play. It takes extra damage from Metal ×2. Its retreat cost is 1. Its Hail attack costs Water + Water + Colorless. Its ability slot holds Frosty Flapping. The card is Articuno, a Basic Water Pokémon carrying 120 HP. A worn copy trades well under a clean one here.