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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#144 Articuno
Ice
- SpeciesFreeze Pokémon
- Japanese nameFreezer
- PronunciationARE-TI-KOO-NO
- Height5′ 7″ 1.70 m
- Weight122.0 lb 54.90 kg
- GenderGenderless
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Comes from ARCTIC and UNO (Spanish for one). Lives in cold arctic-like climate and is the number one legendary bird
Evolution
ArticunoThis Pokémon didn’t evolve from anything, nor does it evolve. No Evolution.
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | A legendary bird POKEMON that is said to appear to doomed people who are lost in icy mountains. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | A legendary bird POKEMON. It freezes water that is contained in winter air and makes it snow. |
| Stadium | A legendary bird Pokémon with long and distinctive tail feathers. Said to appear if you are freezing on a snowy mountain. |
| GoldStadium 2 | The magnificent seemingly translucent wings of this legendary bird POKEMON are said to be made of ice. |
| Silver | One of the legendary bird POKEMON, it chills moisture in the atmosphere to create snow while flying. |
| Crystal | Legendary bird POKEMON. As it flies through the sky, it cools the air, causing snow to fall. |
Where to find Articuno
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Seafoam Island | NA | One |
| Red | NA | One | |
| Yellow | NA | One | |
| Gold | Must Trade from Red, Blue, or Yellow | Never | None |
| Silver | Never | None | |
| Crystal | Never | None |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ||||||||||
| G/S | |||||||||||
| Crystal |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×2
- Water×1
- Electric×2
- Grass×0.5
- Ice×1
- Fighting×1
- Poison×1
- Ground×0
- ×1
- Psychic×1
- Bug×0.5
- Rock×4
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×2
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 4 weaknesses and 3 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 4 : 3 (~133%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 weaknesses and 3 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
- This Pokémon has more weaknesses in GSC than RBY, so there is a better defense ratio in RBY.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fire1st (GSC): Bad 2nd (GSC): Normal 1st (RBY): Normal 2nd (RBY): Normal
- Water1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Grass1st: Good 2nd: Good
- Ice1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Fighting1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Poison1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Ground1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- 1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Psychic1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Bug1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Rock1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Ghost1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Dragon1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Dark1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Steel1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 7 advantages and 7 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 1:1 (100%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 7 advantages and 4 disadvantages out of 30 types. Offensive ratio 7:4 (175%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| R/B/Y | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Start | Gust | Physical | |
| — | Start | Powder Snow | Ice | Special |
| Start | — | Peck | Physical | |
| 60 | 13 | Mist | Ice | Status |
| 55 | 25 | Agility | Psychic | Status |
| — | 37 | Mind Reader | Normal | Status |
| Start | 49 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special |
| — | 61 | Reflect | Psychic | Status |
| 51 | 73 | Blizzard | Ice | Special |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
- Ice Beam
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM03Curse
- TM05Roar
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Rock Smash
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM13Snore
- TM14Blizzard
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM16Icy Wind
- TM17Protect
- TM18Rain Dance
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM27Return
- TM31Mud-Slap
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM37Sandstorm
- TM39Swift
- TM43Detect
- TM44Rest
- TM47Steel Wing
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM02Razor Wind
- TM04Whirlwind
- TM06Toxic
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM11Bubblebeam
- TM12Water Gun
- TM13Ice Beam
- TM14Blizzard
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM20Rage
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM33Reflect
- TM34Bide
- TM39Swift
- TM44Rest
- TM50Substitute
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | No Eggs group X |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
None: this Pokémon can’t breed.
Egg moves
None.
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 90 | 353-383 | 14/4577.31% | 11/4281.59% |
| Attack | 85 | 238-268 | 12/4969.15% | 12/4567.35% |
| Defense | 100 | 268-298 | 12/5584.13% | 9/4487.46% |
| Speed | 85 | 238-268 | 14/4775.80% | 14/4272.57% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 95 | 258-288 | 11/4685.28% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 125 | 318-348 | 6/4197.97% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 125 | 318-348 | — | 4/2997.13% |
| Total | 580 G/S/C 485 R/B/Y |
1673-1853 1415-1565 |
3/8795.03% | 5/6595.54% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library