30th Celebration

Articuno 30C 18/128

30CJPCommon
Articuno 30C 18

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

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What you might be wondering about this card

How can you tell your card is this one?
Look at the bottom of your card: you should read 30C 18/128 there. Its illustration is signed HYOGONOSUKE.
Which set does it come from?
It comes from the 30th Celebration set, released here on 16 September 2026.

When it came out

30th Celebration landed here on 16 September 2026.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 16 September 2026, under the code M6a. That is 0 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

Panorama inspired by the artwork of Articuno — Poko·Art panorama created by poko.cards artists.

M6a · n° 012

pokoBased on artwork by HYOGONOSUKE© Pokémon

What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP
120
Type
Water
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
1
Weakness
×2
Regulation mark
J
Number
18/128
Set
30th Celebration30CSet guide
Illustrated by
HYOGONOSUKE

Its Ability

Frosty Flappingいてつくはばたき

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.自分の場に「ファイヤー」「サンダー」がいるなら、自分の番に1回使える。自分の手札から「基本エネルギー」を1枚選び、このポケモンにつける。

Its attacks

Hailあられ

This attack does 30 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon. <em>(Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)</em>相手のポケモン全員に、それぞれ30ダメージ。［ベンチは弱点・抵抗力を計算しない。］

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    Retreat cost 1. One Energy to discard and it is back on the Bench, which matters a lot on the turn you need to swap attackers.

  2. A strength

    It has an Ability, Frosty Flapping. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.

  3. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  4. A strength

    Mark J. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.

  5. Keep in mind

    None of the 5,392 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  6. Keep in mind

    Weakness Metal ×2. Against a Metal Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 5,392 tournament lists we have read, 724 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Standard format: source checked on September 27, 2026. TCGdex

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.