Articuno

#144 (Kanto)

#145 Zapdos ›

Pokémon type

Ice

Flying

Articuno weaknesses

Articuno is weak to Steel, Fire and Electric-type moves, and doubly weak to Rock-type moves.

256%

160%

Resistances

Articuno is resistant to Bug and Grass-type moves, and doubly resistant to Ground-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Articuno

The best moves for Articuno are Frost Breath and Triple Axel when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Powder Snow and Blizzard deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Frost Breath

13.2DPS

Triple Axel

36DPS

Defending

Powder Snow

7.2DPS

Ice Beam

32.6DPS

Trainer Battles

Powder Snow

4EPT

Blizzard

2.24DPE

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Evolution

Articuno currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Articuno:

Normal

Galarian Form

Game images

Articuno, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Events

The Road of Legends

6th Jul

Pokémon 30th Anniversary: All Out

7th Mar

Pokémon 30th Anniversary

3rd Mar

Road to Kalos

23rd Feb

Summary

Articuno is a legendary Ice & Flying Pokémon. It is weak to Rock, Steel, Fire and Electric moves. Articuno's best moveset is Frost Breath & Triple Axel and it has a Max CP of 3,450.

About

"Articuno is a Legendary 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."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Frost Breath	11	9	13.2
Ice Shard	10	10	12
Powder Snow	6	15	7.2

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Icy Wind	65	3	2.36
Ice Beam	95	2	2.28
Triple Axel	60	3	2.18
Ancient Power	70	3	2.12
Blizzard	130	1	1.56
Hurricane Elite TM	105	1	1.26
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Powder Snow	6	2	3.6	4
Ice Shard	9	3	3.6	3.3
Frost Breath	7	2	4.2	2.5

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Blizzard	140	75	2.24
Hurricane Elite TM	110	60	2.2
Ice Beam	90	55	1.96
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Triple Axel ▲ att	60	45	1.6
Icy Wind ▼ att	60	45	1.6
Ancient Power ▲ att ▲ def	60	45	1.33
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Frost Breath 13.2 DPS	Triple Axel 36 DPS	10.1	100%
Frost Breath 13.2 DPS	Blizzard 52 DPS	10.1	100%
Ice Shard 12 DPS	Triple Axel 36 DPS	10	99%
Ice Shard 12 DPS	Blizzard 52 DPS	9.9	99%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Triple Axel 36 DPS	9.9	98%
Frost Breath 13.2 DPS	Ice Beam 32.6 DPS	9.8	97%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Blizzard 52 DPS	9.7	96%
Ice Shard 12 DPS	Ice Beam 32.6 DPS	9.7	96%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Ice Beam 32.6 DPS	9.5	94%
Frost Breath 13.2 DPS	Hurricane Elite TM 50.4 DPS	9.4	94%
Ice Shard 12 DPS	Hurricane Elite TM 50.4 DPS	9.3	92%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Hurricane Elite TM 50.4 DPS	8.8	87%
Frost Breath 13.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.6	85%
Frost Breath 13.2 DPS	Icy Wind 22.3 DPS	8.3	83%
Ice Shard 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.3	82%
Ice Shard 12 DPS	Icy Wind 22.3 DPS	8.2	81%
Frost Breath 13.2 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	7.8	78%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Icy Wind 22.3 DPS	7.8	77%
Ice Shard 12 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	7.6	76%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.5	74%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	7.1	71%
Frost Breath 13.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6.5	65%
Ice Shard 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6	59%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.8	37%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Ice Beam 32.6 DPS	4.1	100%
Ice Shard 12 DPS	Ice Beam 32.6 DPS	4	97%
Frost Breath 13.2 DPS	Ice Beam 32.6 DPS	4	97%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Triple Axel 36 DPS	3.9	94%
Ice Shard 12 DPS	Triple Axel 36 DPS	3.8	92%
Frost Breath 13.2 DPS	Triple Axel 36 DPS	3.8	92%
Frost Breath 13.2 DPS	Icy Wind 22.3 DPS	3.6	88%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Icy Wind 22.3 DPS	3.6	88%
Ice Shard 12 DPS	Blizzard 52 DPS	3.6	88%
Ice Shard 12 DPS	Icy Wind 22.3 DPS	3.6	88%
Frost Breath 13.2 DPS	Blizzard 52 DPS	3.5	86%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Blizzard 52 DPS	3.5	85%
Frost Breath 13.2 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	3.4	83%
Ice Shard 12 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	3.4	82%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	3.3	81%
Ice Shard 12 DPS	Hurricane Elite TM 50.4 DPS	3.3	80%
Frost Breath 13.2 DPS	Hurricane Elite TM 50.4 DPS	3.3	80%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Hurricane Elite TM 50.4 DPS	3.1	75%
Frost Breath 13.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.6	64%
Ice Shard 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.5	62%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.2	53%
Frost Breath 13.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.9	47%
Ice Shard 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.8	43%
Powder Snow 7.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.3	31%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Powder Snow 4 EPT	Blizzard 2.24 DPE	20	12.6	100%
Powder Snow 4 EPT	Hurricane Elite TM 2.2 DPE	16	12.4	99%
Powder Snow 4 EPT	Ice Beam 1.96 DPE	14	11.5	91%
Ice Shard 3.3 EPT	Blizzard 2.24 DPE	24	11.1	88%
Powder Snow 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	11	88%
Ice Shard 3.3 EPT	Hurricane Elite TM 2.2 DPE	18	10.9	87%
Ice Shard 3.3 EPT	Ice Beam 1.96 DPE	18	10.2	81%
Powder Snow 4 EPT	Icy Wind 1.6 DPE	12	10	80%
Powder Snow 4 EPT	Triple Axel 1.6 DPE	12	10	80%
Frost Breath 2.5 EPT	Blizzard 2.24 DPE	30	9.8	78%
Ice Shard 3.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	21	9.8	78%
Frost Breath 2.5 EPT	Hurricane Elite TM 2.2 DPE	24	9.7	77%
Frost Breath 2.5 EPT	Ice Beam 1.96 DPE	22	9.1	73%
Ice Shard 3.3 EPT	Icy Wind 1.6 DPE	15	8.9	71%
Powder Snow 4 EPT	Ancient Power 1.33 DPE	12	8.9	71%
Ice Shard 3.3 EPT	Triple Axel 1.6 DPE	15	8.9	71%
Frost Breath 2.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	28	8.8	70%
Frost Breath 2.5 EPT	Icy Wind 1.6 DPE	18	8.2	65%
Frost Breath 2.5 EPT	Triple Axel 1.6 DPE	18	8.2	65%
Ice Shard 3.3 EPT	Ancient Power 1.33 DPE	15	8	64%
Frost Breath 2.5 EPT	Ancient Power 1.33 DPE	18	7.5	60%
Frost Breath 2.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	28	4.6	36%
Powder Snow 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	4.2	33%
Ice Shard 3.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	21	4.1	32%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Articuno?

Articuno is weak to Steel, Fire and Electric moves, and doubly weak to Rock moves.

The best counter to Articuno is Mega Diancie with Rock Throw and Rock Slide, followed by Mega Tyranitar, Mega Aerodactyl and Rampardos.

The top Articuno counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Mega Diancie	Rock Throw Rock Slide	100%
Mega Diancie	Rock Throw Power Gem	98%
Mega Tyranitar	Smack Down Stone Edge	88%
Mega Aerodactyl	Rock Throw Rock Slide	86%
Rampardos	Smack Down Rock Slide	85%
Glimmora	Rock Throw Meteor Beam	85%
Glimmora	Smack Down Meteor Beam	81%
Crowned Sword Zacian	Metal Claw Behemoth Blade	81%
Tyrantrum	Rock Throw Meteor Beam	79%
Mega Aerodactyl	Rock Throw Ancient Power	78%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		192
Defense		236
Stamina		207

Max HP

Level 40

175

Size

Height	1.7 m
Weight	55.4 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	20 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,308
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,743
Level 30 Max wild	2,616
Level 40	3,051
Level 50	3,450

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,179
Level 35 (wild)	2,833