Articuno
5-cost mage · Ice / Flying · range 3 · #2 of 5 5-cost Pokémon in our tier list.
Synergies
Ice Ice types' attacks slow the target by 55/95% for 2s. Active at 2 / 4. Other Ice Pokémon: Jynx, Seel, Lapras, Shellder.
Flying Flying types dodge 10/25/40% of basic attacks. Active at 2 / 4 / 6. Other Flying Pokémon: Charmander, Caterpie, Pidgey, Zubat, Scyther, Aerodactyl, Zapdos, Moltres.
Abilities
In Kanto Tactics each star level has its own ability. It casts on its own when Energy is full (+10 Energy per attack, more when hit).
★ Articuno: BlizzardWhole board
Snow falls on the whole field: damages and slows everyone, and freezes those left with low HP. Power 203.
Ice · Special · 55 Energy
★★ Articuno: BlizzardWhole board
Snow falls on the whole field: damages and slows everyone, and freezes those left with low HP. Power 343.
Ice · Special · 55 Energy
★★★ Articuno: BlizzardWhole board
Snow falls on the whole field: damages, slows and freezes every enemy. Power 493.
Ice · Special · 55 Energy
Stats
| Star | HP | Attack | Sp. Atk | Defense | Sp. Def | Atk speed | Crit | Range | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ Articuno | 1,760 | 68 | 108 | 75 | 105 | 0.76 | 6% | 3 | 55 |
| ★★ Articuno | 2,952 | 115 | 183 | 84 | 126 | 0.85 | 6% | 3 | 55 |
| ★★★ Articuno | 5,041 | 194 | 309 | 94 | 150 | 0.94 | 6% | 3 | 55 |
Without items or synergies. A shiny copy (1 in 200 in the shop) has +10% HP, defenses and damage.
Best items
Articuno as the carry of a full board, every 3-item combination of its class tested against the same field.
