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Articuno

#144 in the Kanto Pokédex • Freeze Pokémon

Articuno in the National Pokédex
Articuno sprite

Normal

Shiny Articuno sprite

Shiny

Pokédex entries

FireRed

One of the legendary bird Pokémon. With its long tail trailing behind, its flying form is magnificent.

LeafGreen

A legendary bird Pokémon that is said to appear to doomed people who are lost in icy mountains.

Pokémon details

Types

IceFlying

Category

Freeze Pokémon

Ability

Height

1.7 m (5'07")

Weight

55.4 kg (122.1 lbs)

National Pokédex

#0144

Kanto Pokédex

#144

Articuno in Other Games

National Dex page

Base stat spread shown as a hex chart and supporting stat bars.

Min

Max

HP

90

290

384

Attack

85

157

295

Defense

100

184

328

Sp. Atk

95

175

317

Sp. Def

125

229

383

Speed

85

157

295

Total

580

Ranges are for Level 100. Max assumes a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, and 31 IVs; min assumes a hindering nature, 0 EVs, and 0 IVs.

Game availability

Available within the FireRed/LeafGreen pair. Depending on the species, acquisition can require the other version, the postgame, evolution, breeding, or an event ticket. Original GBA event tickets required historical distributions; Switch ticket access differs.

Type-only matchups for Articuno, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance. Abilities, held items and battle conditions can change the damage taken.

Resists

Immune to

EV yield, catch rate, and experience details for this Pokémon.
EV yield
3 SpD
Catch rate
3
Base Exp.
215

Egg groups, gender ratio, and hatching details for this Pokémon.
Egg groups
Gender
Genderless
Egg cycles
80 (20,735 steps)

Evolution requirements shown in a compact table or chain view.
Articuno

Articuno

#144

No evolution stages listed for this game.

Fixed encounter

A single fixed encounter on the lowest floor of the Seafoam Islands. Only one Articuno exists per save, so come prepared before you battle it.

Seafoam Islands

Moves this Pokémon learns naturally by reaching specific levels.
Class
StartGustFlying4010035
StartPowder SnowIce4010025
13MistIce--30
25AgilityPsychic--30
37Mind ReaderNormal--5
49Ice BeamIce9510010
61ReflectPsychic--20
73BlizzardIce120705
85Sheer ColdIce-305

Machine compatibility for Generation III. HM08 Dive cannot be obtained in FireRed or LeafGreen; a Pokémon must learn it in another Generation III game and be traded in on GBA. Switch has no incoming transfers from those games.

Moves this Pokémon can learn from move tutors in this game.
Class
Double-EdgeNormal12010015
MimicNormal--10
SubstituteNormal--10

Ability options available to this Pokémon in this game.

Pressure

Raises foe’s PP usage.

Increases the PP cost of moves targeting the Pokémon by one.

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