Galarian Articuno

#144 (Kanto)

#145 Zapdos ›

Pokémon type

Psychic

Flying

Boosted in Windy weather

Galarian Articuno weaknesses

Galarian Articuno is weak to Rock, Ghost, Electric, Ice and Dark-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Galarian Articuno is resistant to Grass and Psychic-type moves, and doubly resistant to Fighting and Ground-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Galarian Articuno

The best moves for Galarian Articuno are Psycho Cut and Fly when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Psycho Cut and Brave Bird deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Psycho Cut

9.6DPS

Fly

54DPS

Defending

Confusion

15.2DPS

Fly

54DPS

Trainer Battles

Psycho Cut

4.5EPT

Brave Bird

2.84DPE

View all moves »

Evolution

Galarian Articuno currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Articuno:

Normal

Galarian Form

Game images

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

Summary

Galarian Articuno is a legendary Psychic & Flying Pokémon. It is weak to Rock, Ghost, Electric, Ice and Dark moves. Articuno's best moveset is Psycho Cut & Fly and it has a Max CP of 4,059.

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
Confusion	19	9.3	15.2
Psycho Cut	4	14	9.6

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Fly	90	2	2.16
Ancient Power	70	3	2.12
Brave Bird	130	1	1.56
Future Sight	115	1	1.38
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Psycho Cut	4	2	2.4	4.5
Confusion	16	4	4.8	3.5

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Brave Bird ▼▼▼ def	130	55	2.84
Fly	80	45	2.13
Future Sight	110	65	2.03
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
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
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Fly 54 DPS	15.6	100%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Fly 54 DPS	15.3	98%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	14.9	96%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	14.6	94%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Future Sight 55.2 DPS	13.3	85%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Future Sight 55.2 DPS	13.1	84%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	11.8	75%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	10.7	69%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	10.5	67%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	9.7	62%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	9.2	59%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6.6	42%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Fly 54 DPS	6.8	100%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	6.1	90%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Future Sight 55.2 DPS	5.7	84%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	5.3	79%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4.4	65%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Fly 54 DPS	4	59%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	3.3	49%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	3.3	48%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.2	47%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Future Sight 55.2 DPS	3	44%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.1	32%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.4	20%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Psycho Cut 4.5 EPT	Brave Bird ▼▼▼ def 2.84 DPE	14	15.2	100%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Brave Bird ▼▼▼ def 2.84 DPE	16	14.7	97%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Fly 2.13 DPE	16	12.3	81%
Psycho Cut 4.5 EPT	Fly 2.13 DPE	10	12	79%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Future Sight 2.03 DPE	20	11.9	79%
Psycho Cut 4.5 EPT	Future Sight 2.03 DPE	16	11.5	76%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	20	11.3	75%
Psycho Cut 4.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	16	10.8	71%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Ancient Power ▲ att ▲ def 1.33 DPE	16	9.5	62%
Psycho Cut 4.5 EPT	Ancient Power ▲ att ▲ def 1.33 DPE	10	8.4	55%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	20	5.3	35%
Psycho Cut 4.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	16	3	20%

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

Top Galarian Articuno counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Galarian Articuno Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Dawn Wings Necrozma

Psycho Cut

Moongeist Beam

1.74
2
Zekrom (Shadow)

Charge Beam

Fusion Bolt

1.8
3
White Kyurem

Ice Fang

Ice Burn

1.81
4
Black Kyurem

Shadow Claw

Freeze Shock

1.86
5
Tyranitar (Shadow)

Bite

Brutal Swing

1.89

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Chandelure with Hex and Ominous Wind+.

All Galarian Articuno counters »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		250
Defense		197
Stamina		207

Max HP

Level 40	175
Level 50	186

Average size

Height	1.7 m
Weight	50.9 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	100,000
Candy	100

Other

Buddy walk distance

20 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,538
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	2,051
Level 30 Max wild	3,077
Level 40	3,590
Level 50	4,059

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,564
Level 35 (wild)	3,334