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Articuno Freeze Pokémon Cruel Pokémon フリーザー Freezer #144 Articuno Galarian Articuno Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Types Ice Flying Articuno Psychic Flying Galarian Articuno Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Pressure Articuno Competitive Galarian Articuno Cacophony Snow Cloak Articuno Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Galarian Articuno Cacophony
Gender ratio Gender unknown	Catch rate 3 (1.6%)
Breeding Egg Group Undiscovered Hatch time 80 cycles Egg not obtainable
Height 5'07" 1.7 m Articuno 0'0" 0 m Galarian Articuno 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 122.1 lbs. 55.4 kg Articuno 112.2 lbs. 50.9 kg Galarian Articuno 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 215 Gen. I-IV Unknown IV 261 V+	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 3 Articuno 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 3 Sp.Def 0 Speed Galarian Articuno 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 3 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint Galarian Articuno
Pokédex color   Blue Other forms may have other colors.	Base friendship 35
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Articuno (Japanese: フリーザー Freezer) is a dual-type Ice/Flying Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

In Galar, Articuno has a Psychic/Flying regional form, introduced in The Crown Tundra expansion of the Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass.

Along with Zapdos and Moltres, it is one of the three Legendary birds of Kanto.

Biology

Articuno is a large avian Pokémon with predominantly blue plumage and wings said to be made of ice. On its forehead is a crest that consists of three, darker blue rhombus-shaped feathers. It has circular red eyes, a short gray beak, and long, thin gray legs. Each foot has three forward-facing toes and one that faces backward. On its chest is a mass of pale blue, downy feathers. Its long, streamer-like tail is longer than its body and the same shade of blue as its crest.

Articuno has the power to control the ice at will. When Articuno flaps its wings, it can chill the moisture in the air around it, making snow fall. It flies from icy mountain to icy mountain. According to legend, it appears before doomed travelers lost in icy regions. As seen in the anime, Articuno sometimes aids travelers and guides them to safety. Articuno lives in cold, isolated locations such as snowy mountains filled with permafrost.

In Galar, Articuno has a distinct appearance. The main body has lavender coloration with a black marking covering its chest. Its feet are black with lavender talons. The three feathers of its crest, which are longer, fused, and folded to the back, have the same purple color as its beak and tail. Its eyes glow light blue, appear to be mostly closed, and are surrounded by a black, mask-like facial disc. When Articuno utilizes its psychic power, the entire mask glows the same color as its eyes, as do the white, feather-like blades of condensed psychic power at the edges of its wings.

Galarian Articuno keeps itself airborne with its psychic power, almost never having to use its wings for this purpose. Instead, the blades on its wings can be used to slice through iron as easily as paper. Its eyes can fire beams of psychic energy that leave its opponents stuck in place, as if frozen solid - this is what earns this Pokémon the name of its Kantonian counterpart. It also has the ability to create mirages of itself in order to fool its opponent and escape. Its elegant and refined movements belie a cold and callous personality. It can be found in the Crown Tundra once every few decades congregating at the Dyna Tree Hill.^[1]

Galarian Articuno is the only Pokémon that can learn the move Freezing Glare.

In the anime

Main series

Articuno in the anime

Major appearances

Articuno (M02)

In The Power of One, Lawrence III sought an Articuno, the other two Legendary birds, and their master Lugia for his own personal collection.

Articuno (Johto)

In Moving Pictures and Spring Fever, an Articuno was seen flying in the distance. Todd had gone to search for Articuno in the Johto region so he could add its photograph to his photo album. In Freeze Frame, he followed it to Snowtop Mountain, where he finally took a snapshot of it.

Noland's Articuno

In Numero Uno Articuno and The Symbol Life, Frontier Brain Noland was revealed to have befriended a wild Articuno that he uses against challengers. He accepted Ash's challenge, and Articuno battled Charizard; it was eventually defeated.

Other

In The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon, the Mirage Master briefly used a Mirage Articuno.

Minor appearances

In An EGG-sighting Adventure!, Team Rocket's fantasy featured an Articuno.

An Articuno appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.

In the opening sequence of The Rise of Darkrai, an Articuno was flying across the sky.

An Articuno appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

An Articuno appeared in a fantasy in An Electrifying Rage!.

In the ending credits of I Choose You!, Sorrel and his Lucario witnessed an Articuno flying overhead whilst in a snowy environment.

A silhouetted Articuno appeared in a fantasy in JN053.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Origins

Articuno in Pokémon Origins

In File 4: Charizard, Red caught an Articuno in Seafoam Islands. He later used it in his battle with Mewtwo, but it was easily defeated.

GOTCHA!

An Articuno briefly appeared as a silhouette in GOTCHA!.

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

In The Gathering of Stars, a Galarian Articuno was seen in the Crown Tundra.

In the manga

Articuno in Pokémon Adventures

Ash & Pikachu

An Articuno appears in One Half Of A Poké Ball.

Main article: Noland's Articuno

Noland's Articuno appears in Off To The Battle Frontier!!.

Movie adaptations

Main article: Articuno (M02)

Articuno appeared in the manga adaptation of The Power of One.

Articuno also appeared in the graphic novel adaptation of the same movie.

Magical Pokémon Journey

Articuno in Magical Pokémon Journey

Articuno appears in The Legendary Articuno!. It lives atop a mountain used by a ski resort and is rumored to spirit away the lives of lost travelers, but in reality, it is a friendly Pokémon that runs a Snowcone shop. Pikachu, Clefairy and Jigglypuff enter a Snowcone-eating contest at Articuno's shop, and Articuno also rescues an injured Hazel.

Pokémon Adventures

Main article: Articuno (Adventures)

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Articuno first appeared in You know... Articuno!, where it was chased by a group of Team Rocket Grunts at Seafoam Islands. Although it managed to defeat their Muk, it spent so much energy in doing this that it was soon caught by the Grunts and placed under Team Rocket Commander Koga's possession. He later used it to battle Blue and Red at Silph Co., where it froze both of them. However, Blue's Charizard quickly melted them, allowing Red and Blue to defeat Koga. Articuno was later merged with Zapdos and Moltres into a combination Pokémon that was defeated by Red, Blue, and Green, causing it to split up again and freeing the Legendary birds

Green later caught Articuno before the Gold, Silver & Crystal arc as a part of overcoming her fear of birds. She used it and the other Legendary birds to battle Lugia and Ho-Oh in Ilex Forest.

	Spoilers end here.

Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master!

An Articuno appeared in ABM01.

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Falkner has an Articuno that debuted in The Legendary Pokémon Appears!. It went up against Gold's Pikachu after it came from another time.

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

An Articuno appeared in GDZ24.

An Articuno appeared in GDZ52, under the ownership of Nagi.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team

An Articuno appeared in Battle in a Bitter Cold Land!!. It reappeared in a flashback in Why I Became a Pokémon. The Answer Finally Revealed!!.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Articuno debuted in Will You Risk Your Life To Play The Magic Game?!. It was caught by Red in the next chapter.

An Articuno appeared in Get Lugia!.

Pokémon Zensho

A silhouette of an Articuno appeared in PZ07.

Blaine caught an Articuno with Satoshi's help in PZ08.

In the TCG

Main article: Articuno (TCG)

Merchandise

Articuno was one of the first four Pokémon designs revealed when the Pokémon 151 brand was first announced. In the shirt design, an Articuno is rising out of the right side with the number 144 on its chest.

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Melee

When released from a Poké Ball, Articuno will use a Blizzard attack that freezes any opponent that is caught in it for a few seconds.

Trophy information

"Clouds gather, the barometer plunges, and fresh snow falls from the frigid air when this legendary Pokémon takes wing. Graceful and elegant, it boasts long tail feathers that flap in the wind and are lovely to behold. As would be expected, its combat moves are based on its cold nature; they include Ice Beam and Blizzard."

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Articuno reappears as a trophy.

Trophy information

NA: The air around Articuno is always cool, and it can make snow fall on even the hottest of days. It must be the perfect Pokémon to have around in summer! Then again, do you really want to be the one to use a Legendary bird Pokémon as an ice machine? Let's just think this through for a minute.

PAL: The air around Articuno is always cool, and it can make snow fall on even the hottest of days. It must be the perfect Pokémon to have around in summer! Then again, do you really want to be the one to use a Legendary Bird Pokémon as an ice machine? You'd just get the cold shoulder from the whole Pokémon community.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Articuno appears as a Spirit alongside Zapdos and Moltres.

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team: Articuno resides in Frosty Forest and challenges the player and partner when they trespass. Articuno then accuses the player and partner of causing the snow of the forest to melt. An Absol then appears and convinces Articuno to let the player and partner pass through.
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Articuno is the guardian of the Icy Flute.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Games	Event	Language/Region	Location	Level	Distribution period
GSC	Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! Articuno	English	United States	50	November 30 to December 20, 2001; February 15 to 21, 2002
RSEFRLG	Journey Across America Articuno	English	United States	70	February 25 to July 23, 2006
RSEFRLG	Top 10 Distribution Articuno	English	United Kingdom	70	June 10, 2006; October 14 to November 19, 2006
RSEFRLG	Top 10 Distribution Articuno	Italian	Italy	70	June 23 to 25, 2006
RSEFRLG	Top 10 Distribution Articuno	Spanish	Spain	70	June 27 to August 27, 2006
RSEFRLG	Party of the Decade Articuno	English	United States	70	August 8, 2006
RSEFRLG	Top 10 Distribution Articuno	German	Germany	70	September 24 to November 5, 2006
RSEFRLG	Top 10 Distribution Articuno	French	France	70	September 26, 2006
XYORAS	Pokémon Scrap Articuno	Japanese region	Online	70	March 1 to August 31, 2016
XYORAS	Aldora Articuno	PAL region	Online	70	March 11 to September 30, 2016
ORAS	Movie Articuno	Korean region	Online	70	May 2 to July 31, 2016
XYORAS	Aldora Articuno	American region	Online	70	May 3 to August 31, 2016

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	BrightPowder (100%)
Yellow*

Stats

Base stats

Articuno

Galarian Articuno

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Articuno

Galarian Articuno

Learnset

By leveling up

Articuno

Galarian Articuno

By TM/TR

Articuno

Generation VIII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM06 TM06 Fly Flying Physical 09090 095}}95% 15 TM08 TM08 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM09 TM09 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM18 TM18 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM27 TM27 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM30 TM30 Steel Wing Steel Physical 07070 090}}90% 25 TM32 TM32 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM33 TM33 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM34 TM34 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM35 TM35 Hail Ice Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM40 TM40 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM46 TM46 Weather Ball Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 10 TM51 TM51 Icicle Spear Ice Physical 02525 100}}100% 30 TM56 TM56 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM64 TM64 Avalanche Ice Physical 06060 100}}100% 10 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM95 TM95 Air Slash Flying Special 07575 095}}95% 15 TR05 TR05 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR06 TR06 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TR12 TR12 Agility Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR66 TR66 Brave Bird Flying Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TR89 TR89 Hurricane Flying Special 110110 070}}70% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Articuno Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Articuno Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations