Competitive Information for Articuno [Ruby/Sapphire]
Ice / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Articuno? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Articuno is a remarkable Ice and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's a normal sight to see Articuno out in the 3rd generation battlefield. Articuno is weak to Electric, Fire, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Sky Attack / Gust
- Steel Wing
- Rock Smash
Physical Sweeper Articuno (Pressure)
Articuno is a legendary Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Don't forget back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Pressure, if Articuno is the target of a move that move loses one additional pp.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ Gust is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (power doubles during bounce and fly).
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Articuno's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 20-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Extrasensory
- Water Pulse
- Protect
Special Sweeper Articuno (Pressure)
Articuno is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Pressure, if Articuno is the target of a move that move loses one additional pp.
♦ Icy Wind is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Extrasensory is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Water Pulse is a special 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Articuno this turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Articuno? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Sky Attack / Gust
- Steel Wing
- Rock Smash
Doubles Physical Sweeper Articuno (Pressure)
Articuno is a legendary Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Pressure, if Articuno is the target of a move that move loses one additional pp.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ Gust is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (power doubles during bounce and fly).
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Articuno's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 20-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Extrasensory
- Water Pulse
- Protect
Doubles Special Sweeper Articuno (Pressure)
Articuno is a legendary Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Pressure, if Articuno is the target of a move that move loses one additional pp.
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Extrasensory is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Water Pulse is a special 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Articuno this turn).
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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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Articuno can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS Move and Ability Combos for Articuno
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- OHKO Combo - Moves: Mind Reader + Sheer Cold
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Articuno's stats
- Agility
- Steel Wing
Most notable and possible best moves for Articuno
- Haze
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Articuno in Ruby and Sapphire
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/104/0/136/16/ )
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/0/152/96/8/ )
- Optimize Articuno's EV spread for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
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