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articuno
#144

Articuno

Freeze Pokémon

IceFlying

A legendary bird Pokémon. It can create blizzards by freezing moisture in the air.

Base Stats

HP 90
Attack 85
Defense 100
Sp. Atk 95
Sp. Def 125
Speed 85
Total 580

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Freeze Pokémon
Height 1.7 m
Weight 55.4 kg
Base Exp 261
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 35
Gender Genderless
Habitat Rare
Egg Groups No Eggs
Legendary Pokémon

Sprites

articuno Front Front
articuno Back Back
articuno Front Shiny Front Shiny
articuno Back Shiny Back Shiny
articuno Official Art Official Art
articuno Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Offensive
Moves
Substitute / Hidden Power Ground
Item
Leftovers / Life Orb
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Defensive SubRoost
Moves
Toxic / Protect
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 192
SpD 64
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Even with its legendary stats and good STAB combination, Articuno struggles to make an impact with its poor offensive stats. Lacking good offensive options outside of its STAB moves, Articuno cannot shine as a fully offensive Pokemon. Defensively, Articuno has to deal with weaknesses to common types, such as Fire- and Electric-types, and a quadruple weakness to Stealth Rock. Due to its overall good stats, Articuno's best sets combine offense and defense. A combination of decent Speed, reliable recovery, and Pressure allows Articuno to stall out some Pokemon this frosty bird cannot defeat offensively.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc