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Arctovish

Fossil Pokémon

Game version
AppearanceStandard
ArctovishArctovish (shiny)
Height
2.0 m
Weight
175.0 kg
Training & breeding details
GenderGenderless
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship50Low
Hatch time35 cycles · ~9,180 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP177

The skin on its face is impervious to attack, but breathing difficulties made this Pokémon go extinct anyway.

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Resistant to

Ice¼×
Water½×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026

Where to find Arctovish

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Sword
Shield
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)

Evolution

This Pokémon does not evolve.

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Arctovish can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

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Lv.Move & effectTypeClassPowerAcc.PP
1Powder Snow

Has a chance to freeze the target.

IceSpecial4010025
1Water Gun

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

WaterSpecial4010025
7Protect

Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.

NormalStatus——10
14Icy Wind

Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.

IceSpecial559515
21Ancient Power

Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage.

RockSpecial601005
28Bite

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

DarkPhysical6010025
35Aurora Veil

Reduces damage five turns, but must be used during hail.

IceStatus——20
42Freeze-Dry

Super-effective against Water.

IceSpecial7010020
49Super Fang

Inflicts damage equal to half the target’s HP.

NormalPhysical—9010
56Crunch

Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.

DarkPhysical8010015
63Fishious Rend

Power doubles if the user moves before the target.

WaterPhysical8510010
70Icicle Crash

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

IcePhysical859010
77Blizzard

Has a chance to freeze the target.

IceSpecial110705

Sprites & renders

8 sprites & renders for Arctovish.

Official artwork
Official artwork
Pokémon HOME
Pokémon HOME
Animated
Animated
Animated (back)
Animated (back)
Front
Front
Back
Back

Across the games

Black · White
Black · White
Menu Icons
Menu Icons

More Water-type Pokémon

Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.

All Water-type Pokémon

Community notes

No reader notes on Arctovish yet.

Cite this page

“Arctovish”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/arctovish.

Species data from PokéAPI.