Articuno Movesets

Articuno is easy to predict, as it mostly has Ice type moves available, and the time to win is relatively the same for each moveset.

Fast move Charge move Ice Shard Ice

Frost Breath Ice Blizzard Ice

Ice Beam Ice

Icy Wind Ice

Ancient Power Rock

Blizzard poses the biggest problem in time to win, however, the difference between it and the best moveset, Icy Wind, give or take is ten seconds. Those looking to break some records and go for low-man raids had best find a Frost Breath/Icy Wind moveset to tackle.

Articuno Raid Counters in-depth

We already explained these counters above, but let’s recap once again. Articuno’s type chart reveals a glaring weakness to Rock (196% damage taken from it) and we use that to defeat it easily. Smack Down / Rock Slide Rampardos is the best counter under every weather, no exceptions. Should you not have a Rampardos yet though, Tyranitar still makes for an excellent counter.

When it comes to weather influences, lower tier counters perform better if they’re boosted:

Rainy weather makes Raikou a good choice and Zapdos is not a bad choice either.

weather makes Raikou a good choice and Zapdos is not a bad choice either. Sunny weather makes Moltres and Entei perform better.

weather makes Moltres and Entei perform better. Snow weather lets you bring in Metagross.

All in all, a team of solid Rock attackers are a great option to counter Articuno in every weather, hands down.