#0144
Articuno
Freeze Pokémon
This Pokémon can control ice at will. Articuno is said to live in snowy mountains riddled with permafrost.
Details
Height1.7 m
Weight55.4 kg
GenderGenderless
Catch rate3(1.6%)Very hard
Base friendship35Low
Hatch time80 cycles · ~20,655 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP261
Base stats
HP
90
Attack
85
Defense
100
Sp. Atk
95
Sp. Def
125
Speed
85
Total
580
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Articuno
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Blue
Yellow
FireRed
LeafGreen
XD: Gale of Darkness
Platinum
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Let's Go Pikachu
Let's Go Eevee
Green Japan
Red Japan
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Articuno can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gust Inflicts regular damage and can hit Pokémon in the air. | Flying | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Ice Beam Has a chance to freeze the target. | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 |
| 5 | Powder Snow Has a chance to freeze the target. | Ice | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 10 | Reflect Reduces damage from physical attacks by half. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 15 | Ice Shard Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Ice | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 16 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 24 | Mirror Coat Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last special hit it took. | Psychic | Special | — | 100 | 20 |
| 25 | Ancient Power Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage. | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 30 | Tailwind For three turns, friendly Pokémon have doubled Speed. | Flying | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 35 | Freeze-Dry Super-effective against Water. | Ice | Special | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 40 | Roost Heals the user by half its max HP. | Flying | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 50 | Hail Changes the weather to a hailstorm for five turns. | Ice | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 50 | Snowscape | Ice | Status | 0 | — | 10 |
| 51 | Blizzard Has a chance to freeze the target. | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 |
| 55 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 55 | Hurricane Has a chance to confuse the target. | Flying | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| 60 | Haze Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion. | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 60 | Mind Reader Ensures that the user’s next move will hit the target. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 60 | Mist Protects the user’s stats from being changed by enemy moves. | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 70 | Sheer Cold Causes a one-hit KO. | Ice | Special | — | 30 | 5 |
| 72 | Sky Attack User charges for one turn before attacking. Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Flying | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 |
Sprites & renders
25 sprites & renders for Articuno.
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Cite this page
“Articuno”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/articuno.
Species data from PokéAPI.