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