What is a good competitive moveset for Articuno? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Red/Blue Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Red/Blue generation metagame.
Articuno is pretty popular Ice and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's not-uncommon to find yourself dealing with Articuno when battling in the 1st generation meta. Articuno is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). There were no known abilities or equippable items back in the Red/Blue Pokemon games. Articuno is weak to Electric, Fire, and Rock-typed attacks.
Articuno is a legendary Special Sweeper in single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. The game was competely different back in Generation 1. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Blizzard is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target). ♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target). ♦ Agility is a status move (raises your Articuno's speed by 2 stages). ♦ Mimic is a status move (random move known by the target replaces this). ♦ Rest is a status move (Articuno sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
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Articuno is a legendary Special Sweeper in single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. . Don't forget before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Blizzard is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target). ♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target). ♦ Bubble Beam is a special 65-base power Water-type move (33% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage). ♦ Water Gun is a special 40-base power Water-type move that deals damage. ♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target). ♦ Reflect is a status move (while active, your Articuno's defense is doubled).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Articuno learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Articuno can perform in Red/Blue. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RB Move and Ability Combos for Articuno
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