Editing Articuno

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|type=Ice
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|johto#=235
|johto2#=240
|color=Blue
|height=1.7 m (5'07")
|weight=55.4 kg (122.1 lbs.)
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|egg=Unbreedable
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|at=85
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|sd=125
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|1n=Zapdos
|2p=Blastoise
|2n=Zapdos
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'''Articuno''' is the first of the original three legendary bird Pokémon from the first generation games which is a type of arctic bird.

=Information=

Articuno is a bird with powerful ice-based abilities. Its wings appear to be translucent and are said to be made of ice. It has control over ice and can chill the air with its wings, and thus causes snow to fall by flapping its wings. It can even create blizzards out of moisture in the air. Articuno is known to appear to doomed travelers who are lost in icy mountains. Like most legendary Pokémon, its gender is a mystery and it is incapable of producing offspring.

=Appearances=

==Mainstream Games==

Articuno was originally exclusive to ''[[Pokémon: Red, Green and Blue Versions|Pokémon: Red, Green, Blue]]'', ''[[Pokémon: Yellow Version|Yellow]]'', ''[[Pokémon: FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen]]''. In all of these games one Articuno is found in the fourth basement of the Seafoam Islands. It can also be found at this location in ''[[Pokémon: HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver]]''.

Articuno can also be found in ''[[Pokémon: Platinum Version|Platinum]]'', where the three legendary birds can be found randomly roaming throughout [[Sinnoh]] after the player receives the [[Pokédex|National Dex]].

==Other Games==

In ''[[Pokémon Pinball]]'', Articuno can be caught in the Seafoam Islands. An Articuno egg is also found in the Cave area of ''[[Pokémon Snap]]''. The egg can be hatched by playing the Pokéflute for a group of [[Jynx]] surrounding the egg. Articuno also appears in ''[[Pokémon Stadium]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]''. In the ''Pokémon'' [[e-Reader]] line, Articuno made an appearance in the "Magmar and Magby" short where it froze both [[Magmar]] and [[Magby]] as it flew overhead, but both of them quickly melted their way out to continue their duel. 

In ''[[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]]'', Grand Master Greevil (the final boss) has a Shadow Articuno in his party that can be snagged. After being purified, the Articuno could be transferred into any of the [[Gameboy Advance]] games. In ''[[Pokémon Trozei!]]'', Articuno can be found in Mr. Who's Den. In ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Teams]]'', Articuno is found in the fifth floor of the Frosty Grotto. Articuno was found on the summit of Mt. Avalanche in ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness]]'', and in addition to being recruited it could be battled as a boss for the Icy Flute in a Wonder Mail event. In ''[[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]]'', it appeared at Mt. Sorbet. Articuno also appeared in ''[[Pokémon Rumble]]'' at Rocky Cave.

=Other Appearances=

==Video Games==

*Articuno appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' as one of the Pokémon that could be randomly summoned from a [[Pokéball]]. Articuno would use Blizzard to freeze all on-screen players before flying away. Articuno was also available as a trophy in the game.

==In Other Media==

*In the Pokémon anime, Articuno appeared in the second Pokémon movie along with [[Lugia]] and the two other legendary bird Pokémon. The world was tossed into chaos when the three legendary bird were captured by a greedy collector, and afterwards the three birds nearly tore the world apart with their conflicts until Ash was able to bring them back into harmony. Articuno later appeared in a three-part episode of the Johto series, where [[Todd]] endeavored to snap a picture of one. [[Noland]] also is shown to have an Articuno in the Battle Frontier episodes.
*Articuno appears in several chapters of the ''Pokémon Adventures'' manga. First in the ''Red''/''Blue''/''Green'' arc, Articuno is shown to avoid confrontation by sealing itself within ice but defends [[Red]] from [[Team Rocket]] on the Seafoam Islands. At the end of the arc Team Rocket's fusion machine used the power of the eight Kanto gym badges to fuse the three legendary birds together, but they split apart after being defeated by the combination of attacks from [[Venusaur]], [[Charizard]] and [[Blastoise]] and then set free. In the ''Gold''/''Silver''/''Crystal'' Green later captures Articuno and the other two birds for use in battle against [[Ho-Oh]] and [[Lugia]], and released them afterwards.

=Trivia=

*Its name is a combination of "Arctic" and "uno" (Spanish for "one", due to Articuno being the first of the three birds; the other two legendary birds have Spanish numbers in their names as well).

=See Also=

*[[Zapdos]]
*[[Moltres]]
*[[Lugia]]
*[[Ho-Oh]]