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Chart shows the price of Articuno #144 at the end of each month going back as long as we have tracked the item.

Stage 1 Pokmon cannot evolve into Stage 2 Pokmon on the same turn they evolve from a Basic Pokmon, but some Item cards - such as Rare Candy - can evolve a Basic Pokmon into a Stage 2 card without needing to play a Stage 1 Pokmon

Bloodthirsty Conqueror The Bloodthirsty Conqueror came and conquered many matches

I think your description is bang-on: it has slightly more gloss compared to other new back cards (I compared it via a yokohama pikachu back and a munch scream psyduck back), but compared to a JR glossy mew the gloss is not even close that a true glossy card

The reason it carries on hanging in the main cube despite being a bit of a cut below the rest is because of the value and rarity of putting cards from hand to library