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Articuno

Freeze Pokémon

IceFlying

ARTICUNO is a legendary bird POKéMON that can control ice. The flapping of its wings chills the air. As a result, it is said that when this POKéMON flies, snow will fall.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

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

ou Usage: 0.4%
RestTalk
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 252
SpA 114
SpD 136
Spe 8
Heal Bell
Moves
Sleep Talk / Reflect / Toxic / Roar
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 252
SpA 114
SpD 136
Spe 8
Pressure Stall
Moves
Protect / Sleep Talk
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 252
SpA 114
SpD 136
Spe 8

Strategy Overview

While Articuno has a lot of counters, it is truly underrated. It can Roar away the feared Calm Mind Celebi, laughs at most Swampert, and can easily stall out Blissey and all sorts of Water-types. As Grass-types don't appreciate the threat of a STAB Ice Beam, Articuno does a great job at absorbing Sleep Powder and Spore, and even Milotic's Hypnosis. Additionally, Articuno nullifies Snorlax with Reflect and either Haze or Roar. It also scares away any Salamence without Rock Slide and keeps it from coming in regardless of the set. Finally, Articuno is not 2HKOed by most non-STAB Thunderbolts. It takes some prediction to do good damage with Articuno, though.

Most Used Moves

Ice Beam
96.4%
Rest
74.8%
Roar
64.6%
Heal Bell
57.1%
Toxic
24.5%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
100.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc