Shadow Articuno in Pokémon GO: Best Moveset, Counters and Max CP

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Snorlax

Zapdos

Legendary

A Shadow form of Articuno

Articuno Pokédex

#144

Normal

Shiny

1743

2179

Type

Ice

Flying

Weather boost

Attack

192

Top 39.7%

Defense

236

Top 5.6%

Stamina

207

Top 16.9%

Total

635

Attacker Rank

B Tier

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/15/15 · L18.5 · CP 1496

F Tier

#505

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/13/15 · L32 · CP 2497

B Tier

#113

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 3450

C Tier

#151

Pokédex details

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

597 -688 CP

0/0/0 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

1023 -1133 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

1604 -1743 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

2005 -2179 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

3450 CP

The IV floor for Rocket Grunts is 0/0/0, or 4/4/4 when weather boosted. Shadow Raids use a 6/6/6 IV floor. The hundo CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

Attacking types Shadow Articuno is weak to and resists. Double weaknesses and resistances show their multiplier.

Weak to: Rock (2.56×)
Fire
Electric
Steel
Resists: Ground (0.39×)
Grass
Bug

How Shadow Articuno stacks up as a raid attacker per type, alongside its best raid moveset for each role.

Attacker rank	DPS	Tier	Rank	Best raid moveset	DPS · TDO
Ice	22.79 DPS Top 6.6%	B	#18	Frost Breath Triple Axel	22.79 TDO 421
Flying	16.73 DPS Top 34.1%	F	#107	Powder Snow Hurricane	16.73 TDO 334
Overall
Overall	14.39 DPS Top 13.8%	F	#226	Frost Breath Triple Axel	14.39 TDO 239

Full move guide →

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

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Frost Breath
Triple Axel
13.01
191.1
1152.7s
11.13
2
Ice Shard
Triple Axel
12.90
189.4
1162.7s
11.04
3
Powder Snow
Triple Axel
12.73
186.9
1178.5s
10.91
4
Frost Breath
Ice Beam
12.32
180.9
1217.5s
10.59
5
Ice Shard
Ice Beam
12.19
179.0
1230.3s
10.49
6
Powder Snow
Ice Beam
11.95
175.4
1255.5s
10.23
7
Frost Breath
Blizzard
11.90
174.7
1260.6s
10.19
8
Ice Shard
Blizzard
11.73
172.2
1279.2s
10.05
9
Powder Snow
Blizzard
11.37
166.9
1319.8s
9.77
10
Frost Breath
Hurricane
11.18
164.1
1342.0s
9.57

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

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Diancie
Rock Throw
Rock Slide
45.89
1305.9
11.5
326.9s
41.80
2
Shadow Rampardos
Smack Down
Rock Slide
46.33
850.9
17.6
323.7s
40.02
3
Shadow Rhyperior
Smack Down
Rock Wrecker
43.59
1087.1
13.8
344.1s
38.83
4
Mega Tyranitar
Smack Down
Stone Edge
40.53
2104.5
7.1
370.1s
38.64
5
Shadow Gigalith
Lock On
Meteor Beam
41.62
1206.4
12.4
360.4s
37.96
6
Shadow Tyranitar
Smack Down
Stone Edge
39.62
1315.3
11.4
378.6s
36.53
7
Mega Delphox
Fire Spin
Mystical Fire+
38.03
1816.4
8.3
394.4s
36.18
8
Zacian Crowned Sword
Metal Claw
Behemoth Blade
37.32
2235.6
6.7
401.9s
35.82
9
Mega Aerodactyl
Rock Throw
Rock Slide
39.67
893.6
16.8
378.2s
35.04
10
Rampardos
Smack Down
Rock Slide
39.54
860.9
17.4
379.3s
34.90

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

Best moveset

Powder Snow

Multipurpose

Triple Axel

Boost

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 (3)

Every fast and charged attack Shadow 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
Frustration
10
-33
2.0s
5
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

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"

Size

Lower bound

Upper bound

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"

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement

Flying

Movement timer

Jump time

Attack probability

10%

Attack timer

Dodge probability

15%

Dodge duration

Dodge distance

Min action frequency

0.2s

Max action frequency

1.6s

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Shadow 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

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


50.0	624,000	406	360
40.0	324,000	406	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
5.0	2,880	16	-

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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 Shadow Articuno with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.