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Articuno, a Ice and Flying type Pokémon, official artwork

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Articuno: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Articuno is a defensive wall, led by its Sp. Def (125) and Defense (100), with a base stat total of 580. Competitively it is a lower-tier option.

Build a team with Articuno

What is Articuno weak to?

How much damage Articuno takes from each attacking type.

4×Weak toRock
2×Weak toElectricFireSteel
0.5×ResistsBugGrass
0×Immune toGround

Articuno takes super-effective damage from Rock, Electric, Fire, Steel (Rock hit it for 4x damage). It resists Bug, Grass and is immune to Ground.

Best moveset for Articuno

Articuno has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • Brave BirdFlying120
  • BlizzardIce110
  • U-turnBug70

Best nature for Articuno

Careful or Bold. Articuno's mixed stats mean the best nature depends on the set: boost whichever defense or attacking stat your build leans on.

Abilities

  • PressureIf this Pokemon is the target of a foe's move, that move loses one additional PP.
  • Snow CloakIf Snow is active, this Pokemon's evasiveness is 1.25x.
Full learnset (49 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Brave BirdFlying120100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
BlizzardIce11070%Special
HurricaneFlying11070%Special
FlyFlying9095%Physical
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Ice SpinnerIce80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Air SlashFlying7595%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Freeze-DryIce70100%Special
U-turnBug70100%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Air CutterFlying6095%Special
Ancient PowerRock60100%Special
AvalancheIce60100%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Weather BallNormal50100%Special
Dual WingbeatFlying4090%Physical
GustFlying40100%Special
Ice ShardIce40100%Physical
Powder SnowIce40100%Special
Icicle SpearIce25100%Physical
Triple AxelIce2090%Physical
Sheer ColdIce?30%Special
AgilityPsychic--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Feather DanceFlying-100%Status
HazeIce--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
MistIce--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
RoostFlying--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SnowscapeIce--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
TailwindFlying--Status