Articuno in Pokémon GO

Type	Ice / Flying
Pokédex number	#144
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	192 / 236 / 207
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	3,051 / 3,450 / 3,491
Max HP, level 50	186
Class	Legendary
Buddy distance	20 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	100,000 Stardust and 100 Candy
Height / weight	1.7 m / 55.4 kg

Articuno evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Articuno does not evolve in Pokémon GO.

Family: Articuno

Articuno CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	1,308	1,249	114	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,743	1,665	132	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	2,179	2,082	148	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	2,616	2,498	162	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	2,833	2,706	169
40	3,051	2,914	175
45	3,248	3,102	180
50	3,450	3,295	186
51	3,491	3,334	187	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Articuno best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Articuno at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Articuno gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Ice Shard	Blizzard	10.1
Powder Snow	Blizzard	9.9
Ice Shard	Ice Beam	9.6
Frost Breath	Blizzard	9.5
Frost Breath	Triple Axel	9.5

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Frost Breath	Ice	11	9	1 s	11.0	same type, ×1.2
Ice Shard	Ice	10	10	1 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2
Powder Snow	Ice	6	15	1 s	6.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Ancient Power	Rock	70	33	3.5 s	20.0
Blizzard	Ice	130	100	3 s	43.3	same type, ×1.2
Hurricane	Flying	105	100	2.5 s	42.0	same type, ×1.2, Elite TM
Ice Beam	Ice	95	50	3.5 s	27.1	same type, ×1.2
Icy Wind	Ice	65	33	3.5 s	18.6	same type, ×1.2
Triple Axel	Ice	60	33	2 s	30.0	same type, ×1.2

Articuno weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Ice / Flying. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Rock	×2.56
Electric	×1.6
Fire	×1.6
Steel	×1.6
Ground	×0.39
Bug	×0.625
Grass	×0.625

Articuno CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 3,051 · HP 175

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.