Articuno Raid Guide

Articuno

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 Flying 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 in July 2024):

#	Pokémon	Fast Move	Charge Move	Time to win	Deaths
1.	Rampardos (Shadow)	Smack Down Rock	Rock Slide Rock	341s	21
2.	Diancie (Mega)	Rock Throw Rock	Rock Slide Rock	370s	15
3.	Rhyperior (Shadow)	Smack Down Rock	Rock Wrecker* Rock	374s	18
4.	Tyranitar (Mega)	Smack Down* Rock	Stone Edge Rock	428s	10
5.	Tyranitar (Shadow)	Smack Down* Rock	Stone Edge Rock	434s	15
6.	Rampardos	Smack Down Rock	Rock Slide Rock	412s	21
7.	Aerodactyl (Mega)	Rock Throw Rock	Rock Slide Rock	414s	21
8.	Aggron (Shadow)	Smack Down Rock	Meteor Beam Rock	474s	11
9.	Rhyperior	Smack Down Rock	Rock Wrecker* Rock	454s	18
10.	Terrakion	Smack Down Rock	Rock Slide Rock	476s	16
11.	Omastar (Shadow)	Rock Throw* Rock	Rock Slide* Rock	485s	16
12.	Aggron (Mega)	Smack Down Rock	Meteor Beam Rock	551s	9
13.	Gigalith	Smack Down Rock	Meteor Beam* Rock	495s	17
14.	Aerodactyl (Shadow)	Rock Throw Rock	Rock Slide Rock	441s	33
15.	Tyrantrum	Rock Throw Rock	Meteor Beam Rock	470s	24
16.	Tyranitar	Smack Down* Rock	Stone Edge Rock	519s	15
17.	Darmanitan (Shadow)	Fire Fang Fire	Rock Slide Rock	480s	22
18.	Golem (Shadow)	Rock Throw Rock	Stone Edge Rock	498s	20
19.	Aurorus	Rock Throw Rock	Meteor Beam Rock	546s	13
20.	Aggron	Smack Down Rock	Meteor Beam Rock	565s	11
21.	Excadrill (Shadow)	Metal Claw Steel	Rock Slide Rock	497s	23
22.	Metagross (Shadow)	Bullet Punch Steel	Meteor Mash* Steel	552s	14
23.	Rayquaza (Mega)	Dragon Tail Dragon	Ancient Power Rock	474s	30
24.	Blaziken (Mega)	Fire Spin Fire	Blast Burn Fire	525s	19
25.	Stakataka	Rock Throw Rock	Stone Edge Rock	589s	11
26.	Golem (Shadow)	Rock Throw Rock	Stone Edge Rock	501s	30
27.	Charizard (Mega Y)	Fire Spin Fire	Blast Burn* Fire	538s	22
28.	Regirock (Shadow)	Rock Throw Rock	Stone Edge Rock	575s	16
29.	Omastar	Rock Throw Rock	Rock Slide* Rock	580s	16
30.	Sudowoodo (Shadow)	Rock Throw Rock	Meteor Beam Rock	528s	27
31.	Arcanine (Hisuain)	Fire Fang Fire	Rock Slide Rock	593s	17
32.	Crustle (Shadow)	Smack Down Rock	Rock Slide Rock	540s	27
33.	Lycanroc (Dusk)	Rock Throw Rock	Stone Edge Rock	545s	27
34.	Archeops	Steel Wing Steel	Ancient Power Rock	516s	39
35.	Aerodactyl	Rock Throw Rock	Rock Slide Rock	530s	34

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.

*Denotes a Legacy Move only available via Elite TM.

Articuno Stats

Articuno IceFlying
Max CP at lvl 40 3051 / lvl 50 3450
ATK 192		DEF 236		HP 207
Weak to			Resistances
Rock x2 Electric Fire Steel			Grass Ground Bug

Articuno Sprites

Regular Sprite	Shiny Sprite