Articuno best moveset in Pokémon GO

Articuno's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Frost Breath and Blizzard, with 11.81 damage per second, and it can deal 456.8 damage before Articuno faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Articuno are:

Frost Breath

Blizzard

DPS11.81

TDO456.76

Score29.5

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All Articuno movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Articuno movesets in Pokémon GO, ranked by their DPS and TDO. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon.

Weather

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Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Frost Breath	Blizzard	11.81	456.8	29.5
2.	Frost Breath	Ice Beam	11.64	450.2	29.0
3.	Ice Shard	Blizzard	11.36	439.1	28.3
4.	Ice Shard	Ice Beam	11.33	438.1	28.3
5.	Frost Breath	Hurricane *	11.27	436.0	28.1
6.	Ice Shard	Hurricane *	10.77	416.3	26.8
7.	Frost Breath	Icy Wind	9.75	376.9	24.3
8.	Ice Shard	Icy Wind	9.42	364.2	23.5
9.	Frost Breath	Ancient Power	9.28	358.8	23.1
10.	Ice Shard	Ancient Power	8.94	345.8	22.3

Articuno fast moves guide

Moves

Ice Shard1212

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	12
Energy	12
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	1.2s
Damage window	0.6s - 0.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	9
Energy	10

Effects

Ice Shard has no special effects.

See Ice Shard details page ↗

Frost Breath108

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	10
Energy	8
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	0.9s
Damage window	0.5s - 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	10	11.11	8	8.89	0.9s	7	5	3.50	2.50	1s
Ice Shard	12	10.00	12	10.00	1.2s	9	10	3.00	3.33	2s

Legend - 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 Moves 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 charge moves guide

Articuno has access to 5 Charge moves (Ice Beam, Blizzard, Ancient Power, Icy Wind, and Hurricane), which cover Ice, Rock, and Flying-type attacks. When using Ice Beam, Blizzard, Icy Wind, and Hurricane you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Ice Beam9050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	90
Energy	50
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	3.3s
Damage window	1.3s - 2.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	55

Effects

Ice Beam has no special effects.

See Ice Beam details page ↗

Blizzard130100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	130
Energy	100
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	3.1s
Damage window	1.5s - 2.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	140
Energy	75

Effects

Blizzard has no special effects.

See Blizzard details page ↗

Ancient Power7033

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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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 Wind6033

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	60
Energy	33
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	3.3s
Damage window	2.0s - 2.8s

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 *110100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	110
Energy	100
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	2.7s
Damage window	1.2s - 2.4s

Trainer Battles

Damage	110
Energy	65

Effects

Hurricane has no special effects.

See Hurricane 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	1.33	3.5s	60	45	1.33
Blizzard	130	41.94	100	1.87	3.1s	140	75	1.87
Hurricane *	110	40.74	100	1.69	2.7s	110	65	1.69
Ice Beam	90	27.27	50	1.64	3.3s	90	55	1.64
Icy Wind Special Icy Wind has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%	60	18.18	33	1.33	3.3s	60	45	1.33

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy used, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used.

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%

Articuno's Charge Moves 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