Articuno sprite

Articuno #144

IceFlying

Gen 1 · 1.7 m · 55.4 kg · BST 580 · Legendary

This Pokémon can control ice at will. Articuno is said to live in snowy mountains riddled with permafrost.

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Base stats

Base stats
HP90
Attack85
Defense100
Sp. Atk95
Sp. Def125
Speed85

Defensive matchups

×4
Rock
×2
SteelFireElectric
×0.5
BugGrass
Immune (×0)
Ground

Evolution line

This Pokémon does not evolve.

Playable kit

Rank: Legendary · Role: Ice bird

Passive: ice-pressure

Unlock challenges

  • Have 45 members in your League. (goal 45, counter league)
  • Win Viridian Forest on Hard. (goal 2, counter tier_forest)
  • Freeze 2,500 Pokémon in a single run. (goal 2500, counter best_frozen)
MoveTypeClassPowerAcc.PP
Freeze-DryIceSpecial7010020
MistIceStatus——30
Bleakwind StormFlyingSpecial1008010
GlaciateIceSpecial659510

Abilities

  • Pressure — Puts other Pokémon under pressure, causing them to expend more PP to use their moves.
  • Snow Cloak (hidden) — Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in snow.

Learnset

Lv.MoveTypeClassPowerAcc.PP
1GustFlyingSpecial4010035
1MistIceStatus——30
5Powder SnowIceSpecial4010025
10ReflectPsychicStatus——20
15Ice ShardIcePhysical4010030
20AgilityPsychicStatus——30
25Ancient PowerRockSpecial601005
30TailwindFlyingStatus——15
35Freeze-DryIceSpecial7010020
40RoostFlyingStatus——5
45Ice BeamIceSpecial9010010
50SnowscapeIceStatus0—10
55HurricaneFlyingSpecial1107010
60HazeIceStatus——30
65BlizzardIceSpecial110705
70Sheer ColdIceSpecial—305