Articuno (Pokémon GO)

Attacker Rank

C Tier

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/15/15 · L18.5 · CP 1496

D Tier

#223

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/13/15 · L32 · CP 2497

B Tier

#79

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 3450

B Tier

#126

Normal

Shiny

Articuno

#144

Ice

Flying

Attack

192

Top 39.7%

Defense

236

Top 5.6%

Stamina

207

Top 16.8%

Total

635

Pokédex details

LegendaryShiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

1665 -1743 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

2082 -2179 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

1249 -1308 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

3450 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Articuno takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Rock

256%

Fire

160%

Electric

160%

Steel

160%

Resists

Ground

39.1%

Grass

62.5%

Bug

62.5%

Best Moves

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Articuno can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Frost Breath
Triple Axel
10.90
192.1
1376.0s
9.55
2
Ice Shard
Triple Axel
10.81
190.5
1387.7s
9.48
3
Powder Snow
Triple Axel
10.67
188.1
1405.4s
9.37
4
Frost Breath
Ice Beam
10.35
182.4
1449.1s
9.10
5
Ice Shard
Ice Beam
10.25
180.5
1464.1s
9.01
6
Frost Breath
Blizzard
10.13
178.5
1480.7s
8.87
7
Powder Snow
Ice Beam
10.05
177.1
1492.8s
8.81
8
Ice Shard
Blizzard
9.99
176.0
1501.8s
8.76
9
Powder Snow
Blizzard
9.69
170.8
1547.4s
8.52
10
Frost Breath
Hurricane
9.51
167.5
1577.8s
8.37

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Articuno in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Diancie
Rock Throw
Rock Slide
39.94
1008.9
14.9
375.6s
36.61
2
Shadow Rampardos
Smack Down
Rock Slide
41.04
661.0
22.7
365.5s
35.65
3
Shadow Rhyperior
Smack Down
Rock Wrecker
38.39
879.6
17.1
390.7s
34.43
4
Mega Tyranitar
Smack Down
Stone Edge
35.16
1625.9
9.2
426.6s
33.59
5
Shadow Gigalith
Lock On
Meteor Beam
36.54
933.1
16.1
410.5s
33.44
6
Shadow Tyranitar
Smack Down
Stone Edge
34.53
1016.9
14.8
434.4s
32.05
7
Mega Delphox
Fire Spin
Mystical Fire+
33.07
1482.5
10.1
453.6s
31.50
8
Zacian Crowned Sword
Metal Claw
Behemoth Blade
32.41
1812.4
8.3
462.8s
31.13
9
Mega Aerodactyl
Rock Throw
Rock Slide
34.78
668.7
22.4
431.2s
30.86
10
Rampardos
Smack Down
Rock Slide
34.71
668.5
22.4
432.1s
30.80

Go Battle League

View full PvP rankings

Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Articuno in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Powder Snow

Multipurpose

Icy Wind

Debuff

Hurricane

Nuke

Rank 1 IVs

1496

0/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 18.5

110.32

Attack

144.22

Defense

127

Stat Product · 2,020,521

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/15/15	18.5	1496	100.00%
1/15/14	18.5	1500	99.73%
1/15/13	18.5	1497	99.73%
1/13/15	18.5	1498	99.72%
0/14/15	18.5	1493	99.60%
0/13/6	19	1499	99.48%
0/11/8	19	1500	99.47%
0/9/10	19	1500	99.46%
2/15/11	18.5	1498	99.45%
2/13/13	18.5	1498	99.45%
2/11/15	18.5	1499	99.43%
0/5/13	19	1498	99.39%
1/14/14	18.5	1497	99.33%
1/14/13	18.5	1494	99.33%
0/3/15	19	1499	99.33%
1/12/15	18.5	1495	99.32%
0/15/14	18.5	1492	99.21%
0/15/13	18.5	1489	99.21%
0/13/15	18.5	1490	99.20%
1/11/6	19	1500	99.19%
3/13/11	18.5	1499	99.17%
3/15/9	18.5	1498	99.16%
3/11/13	18.5	1500	99.16%
0/12/7	19	1499	99.08%
0/12/6	19	1496	99.08%
1/3/13	19	1500	99.07%
0/10/9	19	1500	99.07%
0/10/8	19	1497	99.07%
0/14/5	19	1498	99.07%
2/14/12	18.5	1498	99.05%
2/14/11	18.5	1495	99.05%
0/8/10	19	1497	99.05%
2/12/14	18.5	1499	99.05%
2/12/13	18.5	1495	99.05%
2/10/15	18.5	1496	99.03%
0/6/12	19	1498	99.02%
1/1/15	19	1500	99.01%
0/4/14	19	1499	98.97%
0/4/13	19	1495	98.97%
1/15/12	18.5	1493	98.94%
1/15/11	18.5	1490	98.94%
1/13/14	18.5	1494	98.93%
1/13/13	18.5	1491	98.93%
1/11/15	18.5	1491	98.92%
0/2/15	19	1496	98.92%
4/13/9	18.5	1500	98.88%
0/14/14	18.5	1489	98.82%
0/14/13	18.5	1486	98.82%
0/12/15	18.5	1487	98.80%
1/10/6	19	1497	98.79%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (5)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Articuno can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Frost Breath
11
9
1.0s
11
Ice Shard
10
10
1.0s
10
Powder Snow
6
15
1.0s
6

Charged Attacks

Ancient Power
70
-33
3.5s
20
Blizzard
130
-100
3.0s
43.33
Hurricane
105
-100
2.5s
42
Ice Beam
95
-50
3.5s
27.14
Icy Wind
65
-33
3.5s
18.57
Triple Axel
60
-33
2.0s
30

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Articuno including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Articuno

#144

Dynamax Articuno

#144

Galarian Articuno

#144

Shadow Galarian Articuno

#144

Shadow Articuno

#144

Backgrounds

All backgrounds

Articuno has 6 backgrounds in Pokémon GO.

GO Fest 2026 Global

Jul 11, 2026

GO Fest 2026: Tokyo

May 25, 2026

Team Leader Blue

Feb 23, 2026

Pokemon Park

Feb 5, 2026

GO Fest 2025 Dark Skies

Aug 18, 2025

Delightful Days Seasonal Background

Jun 3, 2025

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Ice- and Flying-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Articuno with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Charizard Y #6

Boosts:

Mega Pidgeot #18

Boosts:

Mega Pinsir #127

Boosts:

Mega Aerodactyl #142

Boosts:

Mega Dragonite #149

Boosts:

Mega Skarmory #227

Boosts:

Mega Glalie #362

Boosts:

Mega Salamence #373

Boosts:

Mega Rayquaza #384

Boosts:

Mega Staraptor #398

Boosts:

Mega Abomasnow #460

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.833 m to 2.975 m tall, averaging 1.7 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.833 m 2'09"	0.85 m 2'09"
XS	0.85 m 2'09"	1.275 m 4'02"
M	1.275 m 4'02"	2.125 m 7'00"
XL	2.125 m 7'00"	2.55 m 8'04"
XXL	2.55 m 8'04"	2.975 m 9'09"

XXS

0.833 m

2'09"

0.85 m

2'09"

0.85 m

2'09"

1.275 m

4'02"

1.275 m

4'02"

2.125 m

7'00"

2.125 m

7'00"

2.55 m

8'04"

XXL

2.55 m

8'04"

2.975 m

9'09"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Flying
Movement timer	3s
Jump time	1s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	8s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Articuno at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	43 CP	27	2354 CP
2	135 CP	28	2441 CP
3	227 CP	29	2528 CP
4	319 CP	30	2616 CP
5	411 CP	31	2659 CP
6	503 CP	32	2703 CP
7	595 CP	33	2746 CP
8	688 CP	34	2790 CP
9	780 CP	35	2833 CP
10	872 CP	36	2877 CP
11	959 CP	37	2921 CP
12	1046 CP	38	2964 CP
13	1133 CP	39	3008 CP
14	1220 CP	40	3051 CP
15	1308 CP	41	3090 CP
16	1395 CP	42	3129 CP
17	1482 CP	43	3168 CP
18	1569 CP	44	3208 CP
19	1656 CP	45	3248 CP
20	1743 CP	46	3287 CP
21	1831 CP	47	3328 CP
22	1918 CP	48	3368 CP
23	2005 CP	49	3409 CP
24	2092 CP	50	3450 CP
25	2179 CP	51	3491 CP
26	2267 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	43 CP	18	1569 CP	35	2833 CP
2	135 CP	19	1656 CP	36	2877 CP
3	227 CP	20	1743 CP	37	2921 CP
4	319 CP	21	1831 CP	38	2964 CP
5	411 CP	22	1918 CP	39	3008 CP
6	503 CP	23	2005 CP	40	3051 CP
7	595 CP	24	2092 CP	41	3090 CP
8	688 CP	25	2179 CP	42	3129 CP
9	780 CP	26	2267 CP	43	3168 CP
10	872 CP	27	2354 CP	44	3208 CP
11	959 CP	28	2441 CP	45	3248 CP
12	1046 CP	29	2528 CP	46	3287 CP
13	1133 CP	30	2616 CP	47	3328 CP
14	1220 CP	31	2659 CP	48	3368 CP
15	1308 CP	32	2703 CP	49	3409 CP
16	1395 CP	33	2746 CP	50	3450 CP
17	1482 CP	34	2790 CP	51	3491 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Articuno up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

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