Articuno is a Legendary Level 5 Raid Boss in Pokémon GO. Best Articuno counters are strong Rock type attackers, but Steel, Electric and Fire type attackers can also help you take down the Team Mystic bird. Articuno is an Ice and type Pokémon, with 40165 Boss CP and it can be caught with following perfect CPs:
- 1665 – 1743 CP (raid catch with no weather boost, level 20)
- 2082 – 2179 CP (raid catch with Snow or Windy weather boost, level 25)
A minimum of 2-3 Trainers is required to defeat Articuno when using the most optimal counters, with 4-6 being an ideal group for lower-level raiders. Shiny Articuno is available in Pokémon GO.
Articuno Counters
Articuno is double weak to Rock-type attacks, so this type will dominate the majority of the counters list. However, some other counters also do show up. The table below shows the best Articuno counters (last updated on July 2023):
# | Pokémon | Fast Move | Charge Move | Time to win | Deaths |
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1. | Aerodactyl (Mega) | Rock Throw Rock |
Rock Slide Rock |
331.75s | 14.75 |
2. | Blaziken (Mega) | Fire Spin Fire |
Blast Burn Fire |
432.52s | 11.00 |
3. | Rampardos | Smack Down Rock |
Rock Slide Rock |
432.63s | 19.00 |
4. | Charizard (Mega Y) | Fire Spin Fire |
Blast Burn Fire |
452.41s | 17.13 |
5. | Rhyperior | Smack Down Rock |
Rock Wrecker Rock |
478.11s | 16.50 |
6. | Aggron (Mega) | Smack Down Rock |
Meteor Beam Rock |
514.79s | 7.25 |
7. | Terrakion | Smack Down Rock |
Rock Slide Rock |
504.04s | 14.38 |
8. | Gigalith | Smack Down Rock |
Meteor Beam Rock |
514.97s | 15.13 |
9. | Manectric (Mega) | Thunder Fang Electric |
Wild Charge Electric |
505.64s | 17.88 |
10. | Tyrantrum | Rock Throw Rock |
Meteor Beam Rock |
493.03s | 21.75 |
11. | Charizard (Mega X) | Fire Spin Fire |
Blast Burn Fire |
515.39s | 17.00 |
12. | Tyranitar | Smack Down Rock |
Stone Edge Rock |
527.96s | 13.38 |
13. | Houndoom (Mega) | Fire Fang Fire |
Flamethrower Fire |
532.79s | 14.25 |
14. | Ampharos (Mega) | Volt Switch Electric |
Power Gem Rock |
532.34s | 20.63 |
15. | Aurorus | Rock Throw Rock |
Meteor Beam Rock |
571.22s | 12.13 |
16. | Aggron | Smack Down Rock |
Meteor Beam Rock |
583.12s | 9.88 |
17. | Lycanroc (Dusk) | Rock Throw Rock |
Stone Edge Rock |
557.76s | 23.50 |
18. | Lycanroc (Midday) | Rock Throw Rock |
Stone Edge Rock |
558.71s | 23.63 |
19. | Lycanroc | Rock Throw Rock |
Stone Edge Rock |
560.25s | 23.75 |
20. | Lycanroc (Midnight) | Rock Throw Rock |
Stone Edge Rock |
581.65s | 20.38 |
21. | Omastar | Rock Throw Rock |
Rock Slide Rock |
602.64s | 14.50 |
22. | Scizor (Mega) | Bullet Punch Steel |
Iron Head Steel |
615.98s | 12.13 |
23. | Aerodactyl | Rock Throw Rock |
Rock Slide Rock |
557.87s | 29.29 |
24. | Archeops | Steel Wing Steel |
Ancient Power Rock |
547.61s | 34.50 |
25. | Arcanine (Hisuian) | Fire Fang Fire |
Rock Slide Rock |
621.09s | 15.75 |
26. | Landorus | Rock Throw Rock |
Rock Slide Rock |
570.20s | 30.00 |
27. | Landorus (Incarnate) | Rock Throw Rock |
Rock Slide Rock |
571.13s | 29.83 |
28. | Golem (Alola) | Rock Throw Rock |
Stone Edge Rock |
616.75s | 19.38 |
29. | Golem | Rock Throw Rock |
Stone Edge Rock |
613.61s | 22.40 |
30. | Darmanitan (Standard) | Fire Fang Fire |
Rock Slide Rock |
619.60s | 19.00 |
31. | Darmanitan | Fire Fang Fire |
Rock Slide Rock |
620.67s | 19.00 |
32. | Reshiram | Fire Fang Fire |
Fusion Flare Fire |
634.27s | 18.75 |
33. | Excadrill | Metal Claw Steel |
Rock Slide Rock |
632.77s | 19.00 |
34. | Nihilego | Poison Jab Poison |
Rock Slide Rock |
646.33s | 15.38 |
35. | Kleavor | Quick Attack Normal |
Rock Slide Rock |
624.06s | 23.71 |
Articuno Movesets
Articuno is easy to predict, as it mostly has Ice type moves available, and the time to win is relatively the same for each moveset. Although most Rock type counters don’t resist ice type attacks, their damage output thanks to Articuno’s double weakness to rock type moves makes them amazing counters in these raids.
Fast move | Charge move |
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*Denotes a Legacy Move only available via Elite TM.
Articuno Stats
Articuno Ice | |||||
Max CP at lvl 40 3051 / lvl 50 3450 | |||||
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ATK 92 | DEF 236 | HP 207 | |||
Weak to | Resistances | ||||
Rock x2 Electric Fire Steel | Grass Ground Bug |
Articuno Sprites
Regular Sprite | Shiny Sprite |