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Arctibaxin Pokémon SoulGold

dragonice

Pokédex Entry

Ice Fin Pokémon

Arctibax freezes the air around it, protecting its face with an ice mask and turning its dorsal fin into a blade of ice.

Arctibax in Pokémon SoulGold

Arctibax is #997 in the Pokédex for Pokémon SoulGold. This page covers its dragon/ice typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 2 encounter locations.

Type
DragonIce
Dex
#997
Abilities

Fire hits up Attack.

Ice Body(Secondary)

HP recovery in Hail or Snow.

Growth Rate
slow
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
dragon, mineral
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
25
pokeball
Poké Ball3.7%
greatball
Great Ball4.5%
ultraball
Ultra Ball6.1%
Base Exp
148
EV Yield
2 Attack
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
fighting ×2rock ×2dragon ×2steel ×2fairy ×2
Resists
water ×0.5electric ×0.5grass ×0.5

How to Obtain

Arctibax can be found in Ice Path Depths (rare). Wild ones range from level 45 to 50.

Wild Encounters (1)

Level Up Moves (12)

TackleLevel: 1normal
35035
Charges the foe with a full- body tackle.
LeerLevel: 1normal
010030
Frightens the foes with a leer to lower Defense.
Dragon TailLevel: 1dragon
609010
Knocks foe away to switch it out or end wild battle.
Icy WindLevel: 6ice
559515
A chilling attack that lowers the foe's Speed.
Dragon BreathLevel: 12dragon
6010020
Strikes the foe with a blast of breath. May paralyze.
Focus EnergyLevel: 18normal
0030
Focuses power to raise the critical-hit ratio.
BiteLevel: 24dark
6010025
Bites with vicious fangs. May cause flinching.
Ice FangLevel: 29ice
659515
May cause flinching or leave the foe with frostbite.leave the foe frozen.
Take DownLevel: 40normal
908520
A reckless charge attack that also hurts the user.
Ice BeamLevel: 45ice
010010
Blasts the foe with an icy beam. May cause frostbite.beam that may freeze it.
CrunchLevel: 50dark
8010015
Crunches with sharp fangs. May lower Defense.May lower Sp. Def.
Icicle CrashLevel: 55ice
859010
Drops large icicles on the foe. May cause flinching.

Egg Moves (4)

Aqua Tailwater
909010
The user swings its tail like a wave to attack.
Dragon Rushdragon
1007510
Tackles the foe with menace. May cause flinching.
Freeze Dryice
7010020
Super effective on Water- types. May cause frostbite.types. May cause freezing.
Icicle Spearice
010030
Attacks the foe by firing 2 to 5 icicles in a row.

TM/HM Moves (16)

Aerial Aceflying
60020TM40
An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack.
Blizzardice
005TM14
Hits the foes with an icy storm. May cause frostbite.storm that may freeze it.
Brick Breakfighting
7510015TM31
Destroys barriers such as REFLECT and causes damage.
Digground
10010010TM77
Digs underground the first turn and strikes next turn.
Dragon Clawdragon
8010015TM02
Slashes the foe with sharp claws.
Dragon Taildragon
609010TM82
Knocks foe away to switch it out or end wild battle.
Facadenormal
7010020TM42
Boosts power when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
Ice Beamice
010010TM13
Blasts the foe with an icy beam. May cause frostbite.beam that may freeze it.
Protectnormal
0010TM17
Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
Rain Dancewater
005TM18
Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns.
Restpsychic
000TM44
The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status.
Substitutenormal
0010TM90
Creates a decoy using 1/4 of the user's maximum HP.
Swords Dancenormal
000TM75
A fighting dance that sharply raises Attack.
Frustrationnormal
110020TM21
An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.
Hidden Powernormal
010015TM10
The type varies with the user.The type and effectiveness vary with the user.
Returnnormal
110020TM27
An attack that increases in power with friendship.

Type Summary

5
Weaknesses
3
Resistances
0
Immunities
10
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Arctibax. Use these types to counter it effectively.

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Arctibax resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

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