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Articuno フリーザー Furiizaa
Artwork		General

		National Dex:	#144
		Evolves From:	None
		Evolves Into:	None
		Generation:	Generation I
		Pronunciation:	$ar-ti-KOO-no$
		Icon(s):
Base Stats		Biological Details
HP:	90	Species:	Freeze Pokémon
Attack:	85	Type(s):	Ice/Flying
Defense:	100	Height:	5'07"
Special Atk:	95	Weight:	122.1 lbs
Special Def:	125	Abilities:	Pressure Snow Cloak (Dream World)
Speed:	85	Pokédex Color:	Blue
Stat Total:	580	Gender:	Genderless
		Footprint:
		Cry:

Articuno is a Ice/Flying-type Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

Appearance Edit

Articuno is a large bird with blue plumage. Its colouring is darkest on its head crest and long, streaming tail. Its body is coloured sky-blue, while growing lighter on its front, and its chest is a lighter blue then anything. Its most distinctive trait is its large wings, which are said to be made of ice. It's eyes are a medium shade of red. In the second Pokémon movie, Articuno also played a major role because only the chosen one (Ash) could place the orb on the altar to end the war of the three legendary birds.

In the animeEdit

Articuno appears in the Anime when a boy named Todd, who loves to take pictures, takes pictures of Articuno in the episode "Freeze Frame". Ash and co. befriended Articuno after Articuno's blizzard blew away Team Rocket.

The same Articuno appears again and is a friend of factory head Noland in the episode "Numero Uno Articuno". Noland became Articuno's friend when he saved the injured Articuno on his plane. Ash attempted to get the Knowledge Symbol by defeating Articuno, which obeyed Noland's command, and he accomplished this by using Charizard.

Game info Edit

Game locations Edit

Version(s)	Location	Rarity
Articuno Locations
Red/Blue	Seafoam Islands	One
Yellow	Seafoam Islands	One
Gold/Silver	Time Capsule	None
Crystal	Time Capsule	None
Ruby/ Sapphire	Trade	None
Emerald	Trade	None
FireRed/ LeafGreen	Seafoam Islands	One
Diamond/ Pearl	Trade	None
Platinum	Roaming Sinnoh	One
HeartGold/SoulSilver	Seafoam Islands	One
Black/White	Trade	None

Side game locations Edit

Game(s)	Location
Articuno Locations
Pokémon Trozei!	Random Agent Cards Mr. Who's Den
Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team	Frosty Grotto (5F)
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness	Mt. Avalanche Summit
Pokémon Rumble	Gravel Cave

Pokédex entries Edit

Pokédex Entries
Red
Blue
A legendary bird Pokémon said to appear to doomed people who are lost in icy mountains.
Yellow
A legendary bird Pokémon. It freezes water that is contained in winter air and makes it snow.
Gold
The magnificent seemingly translucent wings of this legendary bird Pokémon are said to be made of ice.
Silver
One of the legendary bird Pokémon, it chills moisture in the atmosphere to create snow while flying.
Crystal
Legendary bird Pokémon. As it flies through the sky, it cools the air, causing snow to fall.
Ruby
Articuno is a legendary bird Pokémon that can control ice. The flapping of its wings chills the air. As a result, it is said that when this Pokémon flies, snow will fall.
Sapphire
Articuno is a legendary bird Pokémon that can control ice. The flapping of its wings chills the air. As a result, it is said that when this Pokémon flies, snow will fall.
Emerald
Articuno is a legendary bird Pokémon that can control ice. The flapping of its wings chills the air. As a result, it is said that when this Pokémon flies, snow will fall.
FireRed
One of the legendary bird Pokémon. With its long tail trailing behind, its flying form is magnificent.
LeafGreen
A legendary bird Pokémon that is said to appear to doomed people who are lost in icy mountains.
Diamond
A legendary bird Pokémon. It can create blizzards by freezing moisture in the air.
Pearl
A legendary bird Pokémon. It can create blizzards by freezing moisture in the air.
Platinum
A legendary bird Pokémon. It can create blizzards by freezing moisture in the air.
HeartGold
The magnificent seemingly translucent wings of this legendary bird Pokémon are said to be made of ice.
SoulSilver
One of the legendary bird Pokémon, it chills moisture in the atmosphere to create snow while flying.
Black
A legendary bird Pokémon. It can create blizzards by freezing moisture in the air.
White
A legendary bird Pokémon. It can create blizzards by freezing moisture in the air.
Black 2
A legendary bird Pokémon. It can create blizzards by freezing moisture in the air.
White 2
A legendary bird Pokémon. It can create blizzards by freezing moisture in the air.

LearnsetEdit

Generation IEdit

Main article: Articuno/Learnset Generation I

Generation IIEdit

Main article: Articuno/Learnset Generation II

Name Origin Edit

Articuno's name is a cross of the words arctic and uno, the Spanish word for one. The second part of its name indicates that it is the first in the series of Kanto's Legendary Birds.

Its Japanese name is simply Freezer.

Name Pun Edit

It is uninformed that this is purposely made but the last syllable of each of the Legendary Birds is a number in Spanish (ex. Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres). With this in mind, Articuno would be the first of the Legendary Birds.

Trivia Edit

Articuno is the first Legendary Pokémon in the National PokéDex.
As of generation III, Articuno can learn an accuracy focusing move, and a one-hit KO move (Mind Reader and Sheer Cold). It shares this with Smeargle.
- It is, however, the only Pokémon that can learn them directly by level up.
Articuno, along with Moltres and Zapdos, are the most common legendaries. With at least one game in every generation having access to them, with the exception being generation V and II.
The last time Articuno was available by event was 2006.
It is the only member of it's trio that can't learn Heat Wave.
As it says in name pun, the last few letters were based on Spanish numbers but if you use the first letters of the names: MOltres, Zapdos and ARTicuno, it would spell as: Mozart.