Articuno (Pokémon)

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Articuno (Japanese: フリーザー Freezer) is a dual-type Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
In Galar, Articuno has a dual-type regional form, introduced in The Crown Tundra expansion. Neither Kantonian Articuno nor Galarian Articuno are known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
Along with and , it is one of the three legendary birds of Kanto.
==Biology==
Articuno is a large with predominantly sky blue plumage and wings said to be made of ice. On its forehead is a crest that consists of three, darker blue rhombus-shaped feathers. It has circular red eyes, a short gray beak, and long, thin gray legs. Each foot has three forward-facing digits and one facing backward. On its chest is a mass of white, downy feathers. Its long, streamer-like tail is longer than its body and the same shade of blue as its crest. Its appearance is so beautiful that, as stated in An Illustrated Book of POCKET MONSTERS, those who see it will die rooted to the spot.
Articuno has the power to control ice at will. In The Power of One, its ice is said to have formed the ocean's cradle alongside 's fire, and it has some connection to the weather patterns of the Orange Islands. When Articuno flaps its wings, it can chill the moisture in the air around it, making snow fall. It flies from icy mountain to icy mountain. According to legend, it appears before doomed travelers lost in icy regions. As seen in Freeze Frame, Articuno sometimes aids travelers and guides them to safety. Articuno lives in cold, such as snowy mountains filled with permafrost. It is also shown to be territorial in The Power of One, immediately moving to conquer the territories of Moltres and in their absences, and fighting among them thereafter. When fighting alongside them, however, their combined power can defeat . As seen in Pokémon Horizons, like other Legendary Pokémon, Articuno can be found in the Pokémon paradise Laqua. Articuno loves Articuno Treats made by Snacksworth, who once encountered and sang with it in the past.
 Articuno is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move .
===Forms===
Articuno has a regional form: Articuno.
In Galar, Articuno has a distinct appearance. Its main body has lavender coloration with a black marking covering its chest. Its feet are black with lavender talons. The three feathers of its crest, which are longer, fused, and folded to the back, have the same purple color as its beak and tail. Its eyes glow light blue, appear to be mostly closed, and are surrounded by a black, mask-like facial disc. When Articuno utilizes its psychic power, the entire mask glows the same color as its eyes, as do the white, feather-like blades of condensed psychic power at the edges of its wings.
 Articuno keeps itself airborne with its psychic power, almost never having to use its wings for this purpose. Instead, the blades on its wings can be used to slice through iron as easily as paper. Its eyes can fire that leave its opponents stuck in place as if frozen solid — this is what earns this Pokémon the name of its Kantonian counterpart. It also has the ability to create mirages of itself in order to fool its opponent and escape. Its elegant and refined movements belie a cold and callous personality. It is constantly migrating around the world, but can be found in the Crown Tundra once every few decades, congregating with the other birds at the Dyna Tree to eat its fruits.Galarian Articuno | Official Website | Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield
Galarian Articuno is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move .
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* : Articuno resides in Frosty Forest and challenges the player and partner when they trespass. Articuno then accuses the player and partner of causing the snow of the forest to melt. An then appears and convinces Articuno to let the player and partner pass through.
* : Articuno is the guardian of the Icy Flute.
===Pokédex entries===
In Japanese, the wording 「でんせつの れいとうポケモン」 (Legendary Freezing Pokémon) is found in the Pokédex entry from Pokémon Blue and LeafGreen. This is a reference to Articuno's (English: Freeze Pokémon; Japanese: れいとうポケモン). However, in the English version of LeafGreen, this was changed to "legendary bird Pokémon" instead, which is an expression also found in several other Pokédex entries of the three legendary birds.
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===Held items===
===Stats===
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===Type effectiveness===
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===Learnset===
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====By TM====
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====By ====
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===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
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===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
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Articuno debuted in The Power of One, where Lawrence III sought it, along with the other two legendary birds and their leader , for his own personal collection.
=====Articuno (Johto)=====
Articuno made its animated series debut in Moving Pictures, where one was seen flying in the distance. The next episode featured Articuno in the same capacity. had gone to search for Articuno in the Johto region so he could add its photograph to his photo album. In Freeze Frame, he followed it to Snowtop Mountain, where he finally took a snapshot of it.
=====Noland's Articuno=====
In Numero Uno Articuno and The Symbol Life, Frontier Brain Noland was revealed to have befriended a wild that he uses against challengers. He accepted 's challenge, and Articuno battled ; it was eventually defeated.
=====Other=====
In The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon, the Mirage Master briefly used a Mirage Articuno.
In Battling in the Freezing Raid!, Ash, Goh, , and Horace faced an Articuno in a Raid Battle at the Seafoam Islands.
====Minor appearances====
In An EGG-sighting Adventure!, 's fantasy featured an Articuno.
An Articuno appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
In the opening sequence of The Rise of Darkrai, an Articuno was flying across the sky.
An Articuno appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
An Articuno appeared in a fantasy in An Electrifying Rage!.
In the ending credits of I Choose You!, Sorrel and his witnessed an Articuno flying overhead whilst in a snowy environment.
A silhouetted Articuno appeared in a fantasy in Healing the Healer!.
A shadowed Articuno appeared in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.
An Articuno appeared in HZ075, during a flashback.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Origins===
In File 4: Charizard, an Articuno in Seafoam Islands. He later used it in his battle with , but it was easily defeated.
===GOTCHA!===
An Articuno briefly appeared as a silhouette in GOTCHA!.
===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
In The Gathering of Stars, a Articuno was seen in the Crown Tundra.
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
An Articuno appears in One Half Of A Poké Ball.
Noland's Articuno appears in Off To The Battle Frontier!!.
===Movie adaptations===
Articuno appeared in of The Power of One.
Articuno also appeared in of the same movie.
===Magical Pokémon Journey===
Articuno appears in The Legendary Articuno!. It lives atop a mountain used by a ski resort and is rumored to spirit away the lives of lost travelers, but in reality, it is a friendly Pokémon that runs a Snowcone shop. , and enter a Snowcone-eating contest at Articuno's shop, and Articuno also rescues an injured Hazel.
===Pokémon Adventures===
Articuno first appeared in You know... Articuno!, where it was chased by a group of s at Seafoam Islands. Although it managed to defeat their , it spent so much energy in doing this that it was soon by the Grunts and placed under Team Rocket Commander Koga's possession. He later used it to battle and at Silph Co., where it froze both of them. However, Blue's Charizard quickly melted the ice trapping them, allowing Red and Blue to defeat Koga. Articuno was later merged with and into that was defeated by Red, Blue, and , causing it to split up again and freeing the legendary birds.
Green later caught Articuno before the as a part of overcoming her fear of birds. She used it and the other legendary birds to battle and in Ilex Forest.
A Articuno first appeared in PASS36.
===Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master!===
An Articuno appeared in ABM01.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
In The Legendary Pokémon Appears!, an Articuno appeared at the Violet Gym during 's Gym battle against Falkner, joining the battle on the Gym Leader's side. With the help of a that appeared from a time tunnel, Gold was able to damage the legendary bird enough for it to leave and thus admit defeat.
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
An Articuno appeared in GDZ24.
An Articuno appeared in GDZ52, under the ownership of Nagi.
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team===
An Articuno appeared in Battle in a Bitter Cold Land!!. It reappeared in a flashback in Why I Became a Pokémon. The Answer Finally Revealed!!.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
Articuno debuted in Will You Risk Your Life To Play The Magic Game?!. It was caught by in the next chapter.
An Articuno appeared in Get Lugia!.
===Pokémon Zensho===
A silhouette of an Articuno appeared in PZ07.
Blaine an Articuno with 's help in PZ08.
==In the TCG==
==Merchandise==
Articuno was one of the first four Pokémon designs revealed when the Pokémon 151 brand was first announced. In the shirt design, an Articuno is rising out of the right side with the number 144 on its chest.
==Other appearances==
===Super Smash Bros. Melee===
When released from a , Articuno will use a attack that freezes any opponent that is caught in it for a few seconds.
====Trophy information====
"Clouds gather, the barometer plunges, and fresh snow falls from the frigid air when this legendary Pokémon takes wing. Graceful and elegant, it boasts long tail feathers that flap in the wind and are lovely to behold. As would be expected, its combat moves are based on its cold nature; they include and ."
===Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS===
Articuno reappears as a trophy in the 3DS game, but not the Wii U edition.
====Trophy information====
NA: The air around Articuno is always cool, and it can make snow fall on even the hottest of days. It must be the perfect Pokémon to have around in summer! Then again, do you really want to be the one to use a legendary bird Pokémon as an ice machine? Let's just think this through for a minute. 
PAL: The air around Articuno is always cool, and it can make snow fall on even the hottest of days. It must be the perfect Pokémon to have around in summer! Then again, do you really want to be the one to use a legendary bird Pokémon as an ice machine? You'd just get the cold shoulder from the whole Pokémon community.
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
Articuno appears as a alongside and .
==Music==
This is a list of music associated with Articuno in the Pokémon games.
Games	Location 	Song name 	Composition 	Arrangement
 	When battling Articuno, , or 	Battle! (Wild Pokémon) 	Junichi Masuda	Junichi Masuda
 	When battling Galarian Articuno, Galarian , or Galarian	Battle! (Legendary Bird Pokémon)	Gō Ichinose 	Gō Ichinose
 	When battling Articuno, , or 	Battle! (Wild Pokémon) 	Junichi Masuda	Shota Kageyama
==Trivia==
* Articuno shares its with . They are both known as the Cruel Pokémon.
* In the second episode of Pokémon the Series, there is an engraving on a wall in the Viridian City Pokémon Center that depicts the legendary birds. Ash mistakes the Articuno engraving as . While the blue coloration of the stone indicates the type, and the wings and crest feathers are those of Articuno, the multiple tail feathers look nothing like Articuno's tail, being more similar in appearance to those of Ho-Oh.
* In , as well as , there are binoculars in the gate separating Fuchsia City from , through which Articuno can be seen flying toward the sea. It is still visible in the binoculars even if it is captured or defeated in the Seafoam Islands.
* In the opening of Spring Fever, points out a tall mountain that is Articuno's home. This mountain is, on the outside, the same as Ice Island, Articuno's home in The Power of One.
* In , Articuno is the only one in its trio that cannot be encountered unless the player enters an event password.
** Also, it is the only Pokémon in IQ group C.
* Kantonian Articuno is the only Pokémon other than (Generation II only) and that is able to learn or and an OHKO move, being able to learn Mind Reader and . An Articuno using this combination can be fought in the Battle Subway.
* Articuno's English name was suggested by Bill Giese, who assisted in the naming of many Generation I Pokémon.
* Articuno and the other two legendary birds had Australian beetle species named after them: Binburrum articuno, Binburrum zapdos, and Binburrum moltres. The three species were first described in 2020, and were collectively named after the legendary birds to reflect their rarity.Tweet by Yun Hsiao (@YHsiaoBeetle), posted Jan 2, 2021Hsiao, Y. & Pollock, D. A. (2020). Contribution to the knowledge of the endemic Australian genus Binburrum Pollock, 1995 (Coleoptera: Pyrochroidae: Pilipalpinae), with description of three new species. The Canadian Entomologist. 153 (2): 244–256.
===Origin===
Articuno seems to take inspiration from various mythical birds such as the Persian , , and , or the Chinese . Many of these rare birds were said to live on high mountain peaks and are symbols of good fortune. Tales of their benevolence might be the inspiration behind Articuno’s reputation for rescuing people. Anatomically, it is very similar to the , and its streamer-like tail feathers are similar to the .
As suggested by the Pokédex entries, the three legendary birds appear to be embodiments of , Articuno represents , while and represent and , respectively. is however unrepresented.
Galarian Articuno’s facial feathers resemble a mask worn at a as well as some form of protective eyewear such as glasses, goggles, or a visor. Its freezing glare might be a reference to the , a mythical reptile/bird monster that could turn people to stone with its gaze. Its coloration is similar to Kantonian Articuno's regular coloration.
====Name origin====
Articuno is a combination of arctic and uno (Spanish for one, indicating that it is the first of the Kanto legendary birds).Dockery, Daniel (October 4, 2022). Monster Kids: How Pokémon Taught a Generation to Catch Them All. Running Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0762479504.(2006). Pokémon Fan: 10th Anniversary News Booklet, p. 9 (Archive)
Freezer is literally freezer (that which freezes).
==In other languages==
==See also==
* Articuno (M02)
* Articuno (Johto)
* Articuno (Adventures)
* Noland's Articuno
* Legendary birds
* Legendary Pokémon
* Regional form
* Myths and legends involving Legendary and Mythical Pokémon
==References==
==External links==
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