Articuno counters

Gen 9 VGC 2026 Regulation F Best of 3 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Articuno
#0144 Articuno
IceFlying
USAGE 1.7% #44
ABILITYSnow Cloak
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 85
DEF 100
SPA 95
SPD 125
SPE 85
BST580
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Rock
2×
FireElectricSteel
½×
GrassBug
0×
Ground
Moves
Blizzard 100.0% Freeze-Dry 99.9% Ice Beam 92.1% Sheer Cold 86.8% Protect 5.6% Roost 5.4% Haze 3.6% Tailwind 1.8%
Items
Choice Specs 93.3% Icicle Plate 3.2% Never-Melt Ice 3.1% Assault Vest 0.3% Bright Powder 0.1% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0% Leftovers 0.0%
Abilities
Snow Cloak100.0%Pressure0.0%
Tera Types
Ice 97.8% Water 1.5% Dragon 0.4% Steel 0.1% Grass 0.1% Ground 0.0% Ghost 0.0% Flying 0.0%
Common Teammates
Ninetales-Alola99.9%Landorus69.2%Rillaboom55.6%Kingambit55.3%Ogerpon-Cornerstone48.1%Raging Bolt24.8%Ogerpon-Wellspring22.0%Roaring Moon16.3%

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 #44 with 1.71% usage. Sorted by reliability score.