Articuno-Galar counters

Gen 9 NU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Articuno-Galar
#0144 Articuno-Galar
PsychicFlying
USAGE 15.7% #9
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 85
DEF 85
SPA 125
SPD 100
SPE 95
BST580
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricIceRockGhostDark
½×
GrassPsychic
¼×
Fighting
0×
Ground
Moves
Recover 96.2% Calm Mind 89.0% Hurricane 61.0% Psyshock 46.8% Air Slash 38.0% Psychic Noise 30.2% Freezing Glare 13.2% Future Sight 10.5%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 93.2% Grassy Seed 3.4% Weakness Policy 0.9% Choice Scarf 0.9% Leftovers 0.5% Choice Specs 0.4% Rocky Helmet 0.2% Blunder Policy 0.2%
Tera Types
Steel 56.7% Fairy 15.1% Electric 12.1% Ground 6.0% Water 4.8% Poison 2.5% Psychic 0.9% Dark 0.8%
Common Teammates
Duraludon35.4%Klefki31.9%Flygon29.2%Gligar27.5%Flamigo27.1%Swampert27.1%Tauros-Paldea-Aqua23.8%Houndstone21.3%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #9 with 15.70% usage. Sorted by reliability score.