Articuno's best moves in Pokémon GO

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Frost Breath	Triple Axel	11.85	271.4	23.3
2.	Ice Shard	Triple Axel	11.75	269.1	23.1
3.	Frost Breath	Ice Beam	11.31	259.0	22.2
4.	Ice Shard	Ice Beam	11.19	256.3	22.0
5.	Frost Breath	Blizzard	11.19	256.1	22.0
6.	Ice Shard	Blizzard	11.03	252.6	21.7
7.	Frost Breath	Hurricane *	10.50	240.3	20.6
8.	Ice Shard	Hurricane *	10.28	235.3	20.2

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Articuno's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Articuno has access to 2 Fast Attacks (Ice Shard and Frost Breath), which cover Ice-type attacks. When using Ice Shard and Frost Breath you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Ice Shard10101.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Ground
- Grass
- Dragon

62.5%
- Steel
- Fire
- Water
- Ice

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	10
Energy	10
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.4s - 0.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	9
Energy	10

Effects

Ice Shard has no special effects.

See Ice Shard details page ↗

Frost Breath1191.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Ground
- Grass
- Dragon

62.5%
- Steel
- Fire
- Water
- Ice

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	11
Energy	9
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.6s - 0.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	7
Energy	5

Effects

Frost Breath has no special effects.

See Frost Breath details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Frost Breath	11	11.00	9	9.00	1.0s	7	5	-
Ice Shard	10	10.00	10	10.00	1.0s	9	10	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Articuno's Fast Attacks Type Coverage


Ice	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0

Articuno's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Articuno has access to 6 Charge Attacks (Ice Beam, Blizzard, Ancient Power, Icy Wind, Hurricane, and Triple Axel), which cover Ice, Rock, and Flying-type attacks. When using Ice Beam, Blizzard, Icy Wind, Hurricane, and Triple Axel you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Ice Beam95503.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Ground
- Grass
- Dragon

62.5%
- Steel
- Fire
- Water
- Ice

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	95
Energy	50
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	3.5s
Damage window	1.5s - 3.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	55

Effects

Ice Beam has no special effects.

See Ice Beam details page ↗

Blizzard1301003.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Ground
- Grass
- Dragon

62.5%
- Steel
- Fire
- Water
- Ice

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	130
Energy	100
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	1.4s - 2.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	140
Energy	75

Effects

Blizzard has no special effects.

See Blizzard details page ↗

Ancient Power70333.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Bug
- Fire
- Ice

62.5%
- Fighting
- Ground
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	3.5s
Damage window	2.9s - 3.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	60
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to:

Increase User's Attack by 25.0%
Increase User's Defense by 25.0%

See Ancient Power details page ↗

Icy Wind65333.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Ground
- Grass
- Dragon

62.5%
- Steel
- Fire
- Water
- Ice

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	65
Energy	33
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	3.5s
Damage window	2.2s - 3.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	60
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Icy Wind has a 100.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

See Icy Wind details page ↗

Hurricane *1051002.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Fighting
- Bug
- Grass

62.5%
- Rock
- Steel
- Electric

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	105
Energy	100
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	2.5s
Damage window	1.0s - 2.2s

Trainer Battles

Damage	110
Energy	65

Effects

Hurricane has no special effects.

See Hurricane details page ↗

Triple Axel60332.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Ground
- Grass
- Dragon

62.5%
- Steel
- Fire
- Water
- Ice

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	60
Energy	33
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.5s - 1.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	60
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Triple Axel has a 100.0% chance to:

Increase User's Attack by 25.0%

See Triple Axel details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Ancient Power Special Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 25.0% Increase User's Defense by 25.0%	70	20.00	33	-	3.5s	60	45	-
Blizzard	130	43.33	100	-	3.0s	140	75	-
Hurricane *	105	42.00	100	-	2.5s	110	65	-
Ice Beam	95	27.14	50	-	3.5s	90	55	-
Icy Wind Special Icy Wind has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%	65	18.57	33	-	3.5s	60	45	-
Triple Axel Special Triple Axel has a 100.0% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 25.0%	60	30.00	33	-	2.0s	60	45	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy required, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to:

Increase User's Attack by 25.0%
Increase User's Defense by 25.0%

Special

Icy Wind has a 100.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

Special

Triple Axel has a 100.0% chance to:

Increase User's Attack by 25.0%

Articuno's Charge Attacks Type Coverage


Ice	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0
Rock	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Flying	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0