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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

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

SubRoost
Moves
Ice Beam / Freeze-Dry
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Agility
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 28
SpA 252
Spe 228

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.

Most Used Moves

Roost
76.5%
Hurricane
71.0%
Ice Beam
28.5%
Toxic
26.0%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
63.5%
Life Orb
17.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc