Tomorrow, as part of Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto, Generation One Legendaries will take on Level Five incursions. Starting on Saturday, February 20 at 9:00 am and continuing until Monday, March 1 at 8:00 am local time, Mewtwo, Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres will be on raids. Let’s take a look at the top counters to help trainers take down Articuno, a dual type of Ice / Flying, which can be found in its Shining form. With this Raid Guide, you can prepare your accountants, perfect your capture strategy and understand Articuno’s 100% IVs.
Best Articuno Accountants
Pokebattler, who calculates all possible Pokémon combinations and moves, lists the top 10 Articuno counters as:
- Rampardos (Smack Down, Rock Slide)
- Shadow Tyranitar (Smack Down, Stone Edge)
- Rhyperior (Smack Down, Rock Wrecker)
- Terrakion (Smack Down, Rock Slide)
- Shadow Omastar (Rock Throw, Rock Slide)
- Tyranitar (Smack Down, Stone Edge)
- Shadow Aggron (Smack Down, Stone Edge)
- Shadow Metagross (Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash)
- Shadow Aerodactyl (Rock Throw, Rock Slide)
- Gigalith (Smack Down, Rock Slide)
It is recommended to increase your counters as much as possible, but creating this amount of strong Shadow or Mega Pokémon with your movements unlocked is a difficult task even for the most experienced players. Here are ten additional non-Shadow and non-Mega counters that can help bring down Articuno efficiently.
- Omastar (Rock Throw, Rock Slide)
- Darmanitan (Fire Fang, Rock Slide)
- Alolan Golem (stone throw, stone edge)
- Excadrill (metal claw, rock slide)
- Reshiram (Fire Fang, Stone Edge)
- Aerodactyl (Rock Throw, Rock Slide)
- Golem (stone throw, stone edge)
- Aggron (Smack Down, Stone Edge)
- Metagross (Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash)
- Heatran (Fire Spin, Stone Edge)
How many coaches are needed?
Articuno can be defeated with two coaches, but if you can’t guarantee the best counters with maximized CP and the best moves, your best bet is to make sure you have three or more players.
Using the circle lock technique to ensure Great or Excellent launches, along with Golden Razz Berries, is the best way to capture Articuno.
Brilliant odds and 100% IVs
The brightness rate for legendary Pokémon is approximately one in twenty.
When looking for a Pokémon with the best stats, the 100% IV Articuno will have a CP of 1743 in normal weather conditions and 2179 in optimized conditions. We hope that this Raid Guide will help you capture this Legendary Bird.
Good forays, fellow coaches!