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Game data
Abilities
- Pressure
Puts opposing Pokémon under pressure, causing them to expend 1 more PP when using moves against the Pokémon.
- Snow CloakHidden
Boosts the Pokémon’s evasiveness by 25% in snow or hail. The Pokémon also takes no damage from hail.
Summons snow for 5 turns when the Pokémon enters a battle. Ice-type Pokemon have their Defense stat boosted by 50%.
Egg moves
- Earth PowerGroundSpecial90 pow · 100%
The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This move has a 10% chance of lowering the target’s Sp. Def stat.
- Calm MindPsychicStatus— · —
The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to boost its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats.
- Aurora VeilIceStatus— · —
This move halves the damage taken from physical and special moves for 5 turns. In Double Battles, this damage is reduced by ⅓ instead. This can be used only under hail or when it is snowing.
- AeroblastSpecial100 pow · 95%Rare egg move
A vortex of air is shot at the target to inflict damage. This move’s critical-hit ratio is boosted by 1 stage.
Base stats
Articuno · BST 580
Unlock costs
Candy needed for a cost-5 starter:
- Passive ability
- 25 🍬
- Cost reductions
- 12 / 35 🍬
- Same-species egg
- 18 🍬
- The price only drops once you have hatched enough Articuno eggs: 16 🍬 after 15 hatches, 13 🍬 after 30 hatches, 9 🍬 after 60 hatches.
- Friendship needed per candy
- 150
Expensive starters ask for fewer candies, but earn them far more slowly: Articuno needs 150 friendship per candy, while a cost-1 starter earns one every 25.