Articuno
Freeze Pokémon
A legendary bird Pokémon. It can create blizzards by freezing moisture in the air.
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Strategy Overview
Articuno is somewhat of a unique Pokemon in PU. While it is very bulky and quite strong, it is incredibly difficult to fit on a team due to its 4x weakness to Stealth Rock and mediocre at best synergy with PU's entry hazard removers. It also faces competition from the plethora of other Ice-types in PU. However, Articuno has a great offensive typing that lets it hit most of the tier hard, and an in ability Pressure that lets it run a unique SubRoost set that utilizes its bulk and power well. Its Agility set has niches over Rock Polish Regice in its access to STAB Hurricane and ability to outspeed all relevant Choice Scarf users at +2.
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc