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No.0144

Articuno

Freeze Pokémon

IceFlying
Height: 1.7mWeight: 55.4kg（Power of Low Kick against it: 80）Egg Groups: UndiscoveredSingles: ZUDoubles: (DUU)

Description

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

Raising data

Catch rate
3 / 255
Base friendship
35
Egg steps
10,368 steps
Gender ratio
Genderless
Growth rate
Slow（1,250,000）

Base StatsTotal 580

HP90
Atk85
Def100
SpA95
SpD125
Spe85

Actual stats

Max252 EV0 EVMin
HP197197165165
Atk15013710594
Def167152120108
SpA161147115103
SpD194177145130
Spe15013710594

Calculated at 31 IVs. Max = 252 EVs with a boosting nature, 252 EV = neutral nature, 0 EV = neutral nature, Min = 0 EVs with a hindering nature. HP is not affected by nature.

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Abilities

  • Pressure

    Puts other Pokémon under pressure, causing them to expend more PP to use their moves.

  • Snow CloakHidden

    Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in snow.

Competitive usage

How often this Pokémon is used in ranked battles, and within that, the share of its moves, items, abilities, Tera types, EV spreads and teammates. Listed per format.

Doubles OU0.1%#146 ・ 2026-07Usage over time

Moves

  • Tailwind89.9%
  • Freeze-Dry82.7%
  • Ice Beam79.7%
  • Protect73.7%
  • Blizzard27.7%
  • Roost18.5%
  • Hurricane15.4%
  • Tera Blast8.4%
  • Air Slash1.7%
  • Snowscape0.9%

Items

  • Never-Melt Ice70.5%
  • Heavy-Duty Boots15.4%
  • Choice Specs9%
  • Focus Sash2.9%
  • Leftovers1.6%
  • Choice Scarf0.3%

Abilities

  • Pressure100%

Tera types

  • ghost67.9%
  • water15.5%
  • ice13.7%
  • steel0.9%
  • dragon0.8%
  • fairy0.8%

EV spreads

Teammates

Raging BoltRaging Bolt84.6%Gouging FireGouging Fire67.9%Moltres (Galarian Form)Moltres (Galarian Form)67.9%SuicuneSuicune67.9%Zapdos (Galarian Form)Zapdos (Galarian Form)67.9%Ninetales (Alolan Form)Ninetales (Alolan Form)28.5%LandorusLandorus16.7%IncineroarIncineroar15.5%
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VGC 2026 reg.I0.1%#145 ・ 2026-06Usage over time

Moves

  • Blizzard99.9%
  • Freeze-Dry96.3%
  • Sheer Cold96.3%
  • Ice Beam95.7%
  • Air Slash2.5%
  • Roost2.1%
  • Tera Blast1.9%
  • Protect1%
  • Tailwind0.8%
  • Hurricane0.6%

Items

  • Never-Melt Ice86.7%
  • Choice Specs10%
  • Bright Powder1.6%
  • Leftovers0.8%
  • Mago Berry0.4%
  • Sitrus Berry0.3%

Abilities

  • Snow Cloak99.4%
  • Pressure0.6%

Tera types

  • ice98.6%
  • ground0.5%
  • flying0.5%
  • rock0.3%
  • fighting0.1%
  • water0%

EV spreads

  • Modest HP252 / Def44 / SpA196 / SpD4 / Spe1291.8%→ Calc
  • Modest HP236 / Def44 / SpA196 / SpD4 / Spe282.8%→ Calc
  • Modest HP196 / Def68 / SpA196 / Spe441.6%→ Calc
  • Timid Def4 / SpA252 / Spe2521.4%→ Calc

Teammates

Ninetales (Alolan Form)Ninetales (Alolan Form)99.4%Ogerpon (Wellspring Mask)Ogerpon (Wellspring Mask)94.7%Arcanine (Hisuian Form)Arcanine (Hisuian Form)94.6%LandorusLandorus90.7%Raging BoltRaging Bolt90.6%AbomasnowAbomasnow4.4%CetitanCetitan4.1%CresseliaCresselia1.6%
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Moves whose power depends on weight

Low Kick scales with the target's weight; Heavy Slam scales with the attacker-to-target weight ratio. Opponents listed are taken from the usage data, limited to Pokémon that actually run the move.

Power taken from Heavy Slam

Type Matchups

Weak to×2 / ×4
Rock×4FireElectricSteel
Resists×½ / ×¼
GrassBug
Immune to×0
Ground
Super-effective STAB coverage×2+
GrassFightingGroundFlyingBugDragon

Moves

Level up

Lv1FlyingGustSpecial 40
Lv1IceMistStatus
Lv5IcePowder SnowSpecial 40
Lv10PsychicReflectStatus
Lv15IceIce ShardPhysical 40
Lv20PsychicAgilityStatus
Lv25RockAncient PowerSpecial 60
Lv30FlyingTailwindStatus
Lv35IceFreeze-DrySpecial 70
Lv40FlyingRoostStatus
Lv45IceIce BeamSpecial 90
Lv50IceSnowscapeStatus
Lv55FlyingHurricaneSpecial 110
Lv60IceHazeStatus
Lv65IceBlizzardSpecial 110
Lv70IceSheer ColdSpecial
TM（33）
Aerial AceAir CutterAir SlashAvalancheBrave BirdDouble-EdgeDual WingbeatEndureFacadeFeather DanceFlyGiga ImpactHelping HandHyper BeamIce SpinnerIcicle SpearIcy WindLight ScreenProtectRain DanceRestRoarSandstormSleep TalkSubstituteSunny DaySwiftTake DownTera BlastTriple AxelU-turnWater PulseWeather Ball

Same-type Pokémon

Ice-type listFlying-type list
FireFlyingCharizardIceSteelSandshrew (Alolan Form)IceSteelSandslash (Alolan Form)IceVulpix (Alolan Form)IceFairyNinetales (Alolan Form)NormalFlyingDoduoNormalFlyingDodrioWaterIceDewgongWaterIceCloysterBugFlyingScytherWaterFlyingGyaradosWaterIceLaprasPsychicFlyingArticuno (Galarian Form)ElectricFlyingZapdosFightingFlyingZapdos (Galarian Form)FireFlyingMoltresDarkFlyingMoltres (Galarian Form)DragonFlyingDragonite

FAQ

What kind of Pokémon is Articuno?

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

What type is Articuno?

Articuno is a Ice / Flying-type Pokémon.

What is Articuno weak to?

It takes heavy damage from Rock / Fire / Electric / Steel-type moves.

What are Articuno's base stats?

HP90 / Atk85 / Def100 / SpA95 / SpD125 / Spe85 (total 580)

What are Articuno's abilities?

Pressure, Snow Cloak

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