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Noland's Articuno
ダツラのフリーザー Datsura's Freezer
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Noland's Articuno (Japanese: ダツラのフリーザー Datsura's Freezer), while not technically his, was used in battles by Factory Head Noland.
History
Ash and his friends spotted Articuno flying through the night sky, accompanied by a biplane. After meeting up with Noland, he explains that he'd been cruising with Articuno the previous night. Max was impressed on how Noland caught such a powerful Pokémon, but Noland further explains that Articuno is wild, and a friend of his.
Noland revealed that, on his biplane's maiden voyage, he was surprised to find an Articuno flying beside him. The Legendary bird had trouble flying due to an injured wing. The Factory Head managed to get the Pokémon to land on top of his plane and brought it down. Noland helped it to heal, and ever since then Articuno had been regularly visiting him.
When Noland told Ash to select one of the Head's Pokémon to battle, Ash decided on Articuno. Noland asked it if it agreed to battle under his ownership, which it did. In Numero Uno Articuno, Ash's Charizard made a return from Charicific Valley to battle Articuno. Noland battled Ash and Charizard with Articuno in The Symbol Life.
Even though Charizard had a type advantage as well as learning the move Overheat prior to the battle, it still struggled against Articuno. But after a fierce battle Charizard defeated Articuno with a devastating Seismic Toss earning Ash the Knowledge Symbol.
Articuno later made cameos in the form of flashbacks in Gathering the Gang of Four!, A Pyramiding Rage! and The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!.
Personality and characteristics
Despite Articuno not being caught by Noland, it is usually visiting him due to his act of tending its broken wing. After fixing the wing, Articuno managed to fly again which was the cause of Articuno visiting him.
Moves used
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| A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.
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In the games
Although Noland always uses random Pokémon when battled in Pokémon Emerald, Articuno is one of the possible rental Pokémon he can use. Like with the other rental Pokémon at the Battle Factory, its held item and moveset may vary, but it will always be set at level 100.
In the manga
Noland's Articuno in the Ash and Pikachu manga
In the Ash and Pikachu manga
Noland's Articuno appeared in Off To The Battle Frontier!! of the Ash and Pikachu manga. Ash battles it using his Charizard during his challenge with Noland. During the battle, Articuno managed to do fairly well against Charizard, despite the type-disadvantage, but lost after a long battle.
Related articles
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Articuno.
