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Articunoin Pokémon SoulGold

iceflying

Pokédex Entry

Freeze Pokémon

Articuno is a legendary bird Pokémon that can control ice. The flapping of its wings chills the air. As a result, it is said that when this Pokémon flies, snow will fall.

Articuno in Pokémon SoulGold

Articuno is #144 in the Pokédex for Pokémon SoulGold. This page covers its ice/flying typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution, and where to find it.

Type
IceFlying
Dex
#144
Abilities
Pressure(Primary)

Raises foe's PP usage.

Snow Cloak(Secondary)

Ups evasion in Hail or Snow.

Growth Rate
slow
Gender Ratio
Genderless
Egg Groups
undiscovered
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
6
pokeball
Poké Ball1.6%
greatball
Great Ball1.6%
ultraball
Ultra Ball2.7%
Base Exp
290
EV Yield
3 SpecialDefense
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
fire ×2electric ×2rock ×4steel ×2
Resists
grass ×0.5bug ×0.5
Immune To
ground

How to Obtain

There's a one-time encounter in Embedded Tower at level 70.

LocationLevelMethodFormHeld ItemPrerequisite
Embedded TowerLv. 70legendary---

Level Up Moves (16)

GustLevel: 1flying
PWR40ACC100PP35
Strikes the foe with a gust of wind whipped up by wings.
MistLevel: 1ice
PWR0ACC0PP30
Creates a mist that stops reduction of stats.
Powder SnowLevel: 5ice
PWR40ACC100PP25
Blasts the foes with a snowy gust. May cause frostbite.gust. May cause freezing.
ReflectLevel: 10psychic
PWR0ACC0PP20
Wall of light cuts physical damage for 5 turns.
Ice ShardLevel: 15ice
PWR40ACC100PP30
Hurls a chunk of ice that always strikes first.
AgilityLevel: 20psychic
PWR0ACC0PP30
Relaxes the body to sharply boost Speed.
Ancient PowerLevel: 25rock
PWR60ACC100PP5
An attack that may raise all stats.
TailwindLevel: 30flying
PWR0ACC0PP0
Whips up a breeze, doubling ally Speed for 4 turns.ally Speed for 3 turns.
Freeze DryLevel: 35ice
PWR70ACC100PP20
Super effective on Water- types. May cause frostbite.types. May cause freezing.
RoostLevel: 40flying
PWR0ACC0PP0
Restores the user's HP by half of its max HP.
Ice BeamLevel: 45ice
PWR0ACC100PP10
Blasts the foe with an icy beam. May cause frostbite.beam that may freeze it.
SnowscapeLevel: 50ice
PWR0ACC0PP10
Summons a snowstorm that lasts for five turns.
HurricaneLevel: 55flying
PWR0ACC70PP10
Traps the foe in a fierce wind. May cause confusion.
HazeLevel: 60ice
PWR0ACC0PP30
Creates a black haze that eliminates all stat changes.
BlizzardLevel: 65ice
PWR0ACC0PP5
Hits the foes with an icy storm. May cause frostbite.storm that may freeze it.
Sheer ColdLevel: 70ice
PWR1ACC30PP5
A chilling attack that causes fainting if it hits.

TM/HM Moves (31)

Aerial Aceflying
PWR60ACC0PP20TM40
An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack.
Aurora Veilice
PWR0ACC0PP20TM70
Weakens all attacks, but only usable with hail.
Blizzardice
PWR0ACC0PP5TM14
Hits the foes with an icy storm. May cause frostbite.storm that may freeze it.
Double Teamnormal
PWR0ACC0PP15TM32
Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness.
Facadenormal
PWR70ACC100PP20TM42
Boosts power when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
Flyflying
PWR0ACC95PP15HM02
Flies up on the first turn, then strikes the next turn.
Frost Breathice
PWR0ACC90PP10TM79
This attack always results in a critical hit.
Frustrationnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM21
An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.
Giga Impactnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM68
Leaves the user immobile if target is not KO'd.
Hailice
PWR0ACC0PP10TM07
Summons a hailstorm that strikes every turn.
Hidden Powernormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM10
The type varies with the user.The type and effectiveness vary with the user.
Hyper Beamnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM15
Leaves the user immobile if target is not KO'd.
Ice Beamice
PWR0ACC100PP10TM13
Blasts the foe with an icy beam. May cause frostbite.beam that may freeze it.
Ice Spinnerice
PWR80ACC100PP15TM94
Ice-covered feet hit a foe and destroy the terrain.
Light Screenpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP30TM16
Wall of light cuts special damage for 5 turns.
Protectnormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM17
Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
Rain Dancewater
PWR0ACC0PP5TM18
Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns.
Reflectpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP20TM33
Wall of light cuts physical damage for 5 turns.
Restpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP0TM44
The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status.
Returnnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM27
An attack that increases in power with friendship.
Rock Smashfighting
PWR0ACC100PP15HM06
A rock-crushing attack that may lower Defense.
Roostflying
PWR0ACC0PP0TM19
Restores the user's HP by half of its max HP.
Roundnormal
PWR60ACC100PP15TM48
A song that inflicts damage. Others can join in too.
Sandstormrock
PWR0ACC0PP10TM37
Causes a sandstorm that rages for several turns.
Sky Dropflying
PWR60ACC100PP10TM58
Takes the foe into the sky then drops it the next turn.
Steel Wingsteel
PWR70ACC90PP25TM51
Strikes the foe with hard wings spread wide.
Substitutenormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM90
Creates a decoy using 1/4 of the user's maximum HP.
Sunny Dayfire
PWR0ACC0PP5TM11
Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns.
Toxicpoison
PWR0ACC0PP10TM06
Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin.
U Turnbug
PWR70ACC100PP20TM89
Does damage then switches out the user.
Water Pulsewater
PWR60ACC100PP20TM88
Attacks with ultrasonic waves. May confuse the foe.

Type Summary

4
Weaknesses
2
Resistances
1
Immunities
11
Neutral

Weaknesses

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

Resistances & Immunities

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

Immunities (0×)

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