Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Articuno

Articuno

Freeze Pokémon

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Articuno is a Ice and Flying Type Freeze Pokémon, with a 0.4% Chance To Catch with a regular Pokeball. Articuno can be found with Pressure as an Ability and has a Slow growth rate with a 3 Special Defense EV Yield. We recommend the Calm Nature, based on 580 combined Base Stats.

National Dex Pokemon

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Articuno Stats & Abilities
Articuno Evolutions
Articuno Locations
Articuno Weakness
Articuno Best Moves
Articuno Level Up Moves
Articuno TM Moves
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Articuno Stats and Abilities

Based on Articuno Base IVs we consider this pokemon S-Tier choice. Articuno Highest IV Stat is Special Defense 125 and the Lowest being Attack 85.


Tier	Stat	Base	Min	Max
E	HP	90	290	384
D	Attack	85	157	295
D	Defense	100	184	328
C	Special Attack	95	175	317
C	Special Defense	125	229	383
D	Speed	85	157	295
S	Total	580


Articuno	Detail
Best Nature	Calm ↑ +10% Special Defense ↓ -10% Attack
Caught in the Wild Held Item Chance
Like/Dislikes	Likes: Bitter Dislikes: Spicy
EV Yield	3 Special Defense
Growth Rate	Slow
Catch Rate	3 (0.4% with PokéBall, full HP)
Egg Groups	Undiscovered
Egg Cycles	80 (20,304–20,560 steps)


Abilities	Description
Pressure Ability 1	Pressure makes any attack targeted at the ability-bearer - regardless of whether it hits - use 2 PP instead of 1.
Snow Cloak Hidden Ability	Snow Cloak raises ability-bearer's evasion by 20% in a hail storm. It also gives immunity to damage by hail (if they are not already protected by being Ice type).

How To Evolve Articuno in BDSP

The Pokemon Articuno does not have an evolution in the Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Series.

Where To Find Articuno in BDSP

How To Get Articuno In Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Articuno is a Legendary Bird Pokemon alongside Zapdos and Moltres.

Shining Pearl Exclusive Pokemon

First obtain the Explorer Kit from the Old Man in Eterna City.
Go underground, while in the Grand Underground you have a Rare chance while mining to mine a Mysterious Shard.
After you have beat the game (Battling and Winning the Champion) - You will need 3 Mysterious Shards or 1 Mysterious Shard L to obtain the Kanto Slate.
Travel to Ramanas Park located in Route 221, after you enter you can purchase the Kanto Slate from one of the Vendors.
NOTE: You will need to purchase the current Slates available before new slates will appear in shop.
Take the Kanto Slate to the corresponding room and place it on the pedestal, you will be transported and the Articuno encounter will begin. 1 Kanto Slate per encounter.

Articuno has spawn locations in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. You can find the Unevolved form Lv. , within the location using the method.

Interact = Limited to one

Common = 20% ~ 100%

Uncommon = 5% ~ 20%

Rare = 1% ~ 5%

= Morning Time

= Day Time

= Night Time


Location	How To Catch	Pokemon Spawns
Ramanas Park	Interact	Articuno Lv. ?

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Articuno Weakness

Articuno is a Ice and Flying Type pokemon. This will cause Articuno to take More Damage from Steel, Fire, Electric, Rock Type Moves, and Less Damage from Bug, Grass, Ground Type moves.

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Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage	Rock
2.0x More Damage	Steel Fire Electric
0.5x Less Damage	Bug Grass
0.25x Less Damage
Immune to Damage	Ground

What pokemon is Articuno Weak Against?


Tier	Pokemon
S	Ho-Oh
S	Dialga
S	Tyranitar
S	Metagross
S	Heatran

What pokemon is Articuno Strong Against?


Tier	Pokemon
S	Groudon
S	Celebi
S	Garchomp
A	Swampert
A	Tangrowth

Best Moves Articuno in BDSP

Best Moveset for Articuno Lv Up Moves based on Power.


Lvl	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
65	Blizzard	Special	165	70	5	May freeze opponent.
55	Hurricane	Special	165	70	10	May confuse opponent.
45	Ice Beam	Special	135	100	10	May freeze opponent.
35	Freeze-Dry	Special	105	100	20	May freeze opponent. Super-effective against Water types.

Best Moveset for Articuno TM Moves based on Power.


TM	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
TM68	Giga Impact	Physical	150	90	5	User must recharge next turn.
TM15	Hyper Beam	Special	150	90	5	User must recharge next turn.
TM14	Blizzard	Special	165	70	5	May freeze opponent.
TM94	Fly	Physical	135	95	15	Flies up on first turn, attacks on second turn.

STAB: (Same Type Attack Bonus) When a Pokemon uses a Move Type that is the Same as the Pokemon's Type, it will receive a 50% Bonus to Power. Moves Affected by this Highlighted in

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Articuno Lv Up Moves

Articuno TM Moves

Articuno Level Up Moves

List of Moves Articuno can learn by reaching higher levels in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.


Lvl	Move	Desc
1	Gust	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Special Hits Pokémon using Fly/Bounce with double power.
1	Mist	Power: — Acc: — PP: 30 Status User's stats cannot be changed for a period of time.
5	Powder Snow	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Special May freeze opponent.
10	Reflect	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Halves damage from Physical attacks for 5 turns.
15	Ice Shard	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 30 Physical User attacks first.
20	Agility	Power: — Acc: — PP: 30 Status Sharply raises user's Speed.
25	Ancient Power	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Special May raise all user's stats at once.
30	Tailwind	Power: — Acc: — PP: 30 Status Doubles Speed for 4 turns.
35	Freeze-Dry	Power: 105 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special May freeze opponent. Super-effective against Water types.
40	Roost	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User recovers half of its max HP and loses the Flying type temporarily.
45	Ice Beam	Power: 135 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May freeze opponent.
50	Hail	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Non-Ice types are damaged for 5 turns.
55	Hurricane	Power: 165 Acc: 70 PP: 10 Special May confuse opponent.
60	Mind Reader	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status User's next attack is guaranteed to hit.
65	Blizzard	Power: 165 Acc: 70 PP: 5 Special May freeze opponent.
70	Sheer Cold	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Special One-Hit-KO, if it hits.

Articuno TM Moves

List of Moves Articuno can learn using (TMs) Technical Machine Items.


TM	Move	Desc
TM03	Water Pulse	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special May confuse opponent.
TM05	Roar	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status In battles, the opponent switches. In the wild, the Pokémon runs.
TM07	Hail	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Non-Ice types are damaged for 5 turns.
TM11	Sunny Day	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Makes it sunny for 5 turns.
TM13	Ice Beam	Power: 135 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May freeze opponent.
TM14	Blizzard	Power: 165 Acc: 70 PP: 5 Special May freeze opponent.
TM15	Hyper Beam	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special User must recharge next turn.
TM17	Protect	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Protects the user, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM18	Rain Dance	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Makes it rain for 5 turns.
TM32	Double Team	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Raises user's Evasiveness.
TM33	Reflect	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Halves damage from Physical attacks for 5 turns.
TM37	Sandstorm	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Creates a sandstorm for 5 turns.
TM40	Aerial Ace	Power: 90 Acc: — PP: 20 Physical Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
TM42	Facade	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Power doubles if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
TM44	Rest	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
TM47	Steel Wing	Power: 70 Acc: 90 PP: 25 Physical May raise user's Defense.
TM51	Roost	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User recovers half of its max HP and loses the Flying type temporarily.
TM58	Endure	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Always left with at least 1 HP, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM68	Giga Impact	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical User must recharge next turn.
TM72	Avalanche	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Power doubles if user took damage first.
TM82	Sleep Talk	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User performs one of its own moves while sleeping.
TM87	Swagger	Power: — Acc: 85 PP: 15 Status Opponent becomes confused, but its Attack is sharply raised.
TM88	Pluck	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical If the opponent is holding a berry, its effect is stolen by user.
TM89	U-turn	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical User switches out immediately after attacking.
TM90	Substitute	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Uses HP to creates a decoy that takes hits.
TM94	Fly	Power: 135 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Flies up on first turn, attacks on second turn.
TM97	Defog	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Lowers opponent's Evasiveness and clears fog.
TM98	Rock Smash	Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.

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