Roberta's Articuno

**Roberta's Articuno** (Japanese: **ロバータのフリーザー** *Robata's Freezer*) is the first of the Legendary birds to appear. It was initially used by Koga, and later captured by Roberta.

## **History**

### **Kanto**

Articuno first appeared where Team Rocket was trying to capture it at Seafoam Islands. Sensing Team Rocket, Articuno covered itself in a shield of ice, immobilizing itself. Edge and Harry battled each other, each trying to capture the Freeze Pokémon. Edge quickly started to lose the fight as his Gyarados was forced to relive some painful memories of his experimentation at the hands of Team Rocket, causing him to loss control. Seizing the moment, Harry had his Muk attack Gyarados, trying to finish the fight before Articuno would break itself out of the ice. However, Articuno freed itself from the ice while the battle was still going on and begun to flee from Team Rocket, firing off attacks to keep them at bay. Seeing Edge struggling against Muk, Articuno fired off a powerful Blizzard, ignoring all of Red's Pokémon and freezing Muk in a block of ice. However, defending Edge caused Articuno to use up an extreme amount of energy, allowing Team Rocket to capture it soon after. It was then given to Koga.

Articuno was later used by Koga in his fight against Edge and Robyn Oak at the Silph Co. in Saffron City. Articuno started the fight with a powerful Blizzard against Robyn, followed up by an Ice Beam. Koga then revealed that Articuno is under his complete control thanks to his Soul Badge. Articuno continued its assault, freezing the majority of the room, along with Edge and Robyn. Thinking the battle was done, Koga let his guard down, and was surprised to see that Edge and Robyn were already unfrozen thanks to Robyn's Charizard heating up the room from the outside. Koga was then defeated by a combination attack from Robyn's Magnemite and Edge's Pikachu.

Articuno was called upon by Sabrina's Kadabra and was soon after fused with Zapdos and Moltres due to Roberta's use of the Badge Energy Amplifier, using Edge's Gym Badges as a power source. The three birds were soon separated by a combined attack from Edge's Venusaur, Robyn's Charizard, and Roberta's Blastoise. After being separated, Articuno was released back into the wild.

### **Johto**

Prior to the final battle against the Masked Man at Ilex Forest, Articuno, along with Zapdos and Moltres, was captured by Roberta to help her overcome her fear of birds. She called it out alongside Zapdos and Moltres to battle the Masked Man's Lugia and Ho-Oh. Roberta got on Moltres's back, while she has Edge command Articuno and Robyn command Zapdos. The three birds fired off a combination attack against Ho-Oh, who countered with Sacred Fire. Before Ho-Oh could be overwhelmed by the Legendary birds, Lugia dispersed them with its own attack. While the Kanto Pokédex holders were trying to think of a way to attack the Tower duo, a large group of Pokémon exited the Azalea Pokémon Center and begun grouping around Ho-Oh and Lugia, each sharing the thoughts of stopping evil with their Trainers. The combined efforts of the Pokémon allow Ho-Oh and Lugia to be freed from the Masked Man's control. With Ho-Oh and Lugia gone, Roberta returned Articuno to its Poké Ball.

## **New Era**

A few years after the incident with the Masked Man, Roberta released all three Legendary birds back into the wild, as Roberta realized they were far happier being free rather than being with her.

## **Personality and Characteristics**

Articuno is a caring Pokémon with a high moral compass, shown when it sacrificed its remaining energy to save Edge and Gyarados from Team Rocket, despite putting itself in danger of being captured. It also showed regret when having to listen to Koga, knowing it was helping an evil cause.

Articuno is also a very powerful Pokémon, able to stand its ground against both Lugia and Ho-Oh. Articuno holds its Trainer in high regards, easily listening to her commands and having no problem following her orders to be commanded by another Trainer.

## **Moves used**

 A **†** shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.