# Articuno: usage, win rate, builds, partners and matchups

> Articuno in Pokemon Champions VGC, measured from tournament match records: usage, sample-adjusted win rate, the most played build, teammates and head to head.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Corpus | Reg M-C |
| Data published | 2026-10-04 |
| This document | https://suckerpunch.gg/ai/pokemon/articuno.md |
| Human page | https://suckerpunch.gg/pokemon/articuno/ |

## Summary

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Id | `articuno` |
| Types | Ice / Flying |
| Usage rank | #246 |
| Usage | 0.0% |
| Teams | 1 |
| Win rate | 49.4% |
| Decided matches | 2 |

Win rate is adjusted for sample size, credited to every species on
the team rather than to this one alone. Build shares below are of the teams carrying this
species **that published a list**, which at most events is the cut and not the field.

## Most played build

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Moves | Blizzard, Encore, Freeze-Dry, Icy Wind |
| Item | Choice Scarf |
| Ability | Snow Warning |
| Nature | Modest |
| Share of lists | 100.0% |
| Win rate | 44.9% |
| Decided matches | 2 |

## Builds

### Moves

| Option | Share | Win rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blizzard | 100.0% | 44.9% |
| Encore | 100.0% | 44.9% |
| Freeze-Dry | 100.0% | 44.9% |
| Icy Wind | 100.0% | 44.9% |

### Items

| Option | Share | Win rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Choice Scarf | 100.0% | 44.9% |

### Abilities

| Option | Share | Win rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Snow Warning | 100.0% | 44.9% |

### Natures

| Option | Share | Win rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Modest | 100.0% | 44.9% |

## Teammates

Share is of this species' own rosters: how often, when someone runs this, they run that.

| Teammate | Share | Teams | Win rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Delphox | 100.0% | 1 | 44.9% |
| Dragonite | 100.0% | 1 | 44.9% |
| Lycanroc Dusk | 100.0% | 1 | 44.9% |
| Meowstic | 100.0% | 1 | 44.9% |
| Overqwil | 100.0% | 1 | 44.9% |

## Related

- Every species: https://suckerpunch.gg/ai/pokemon.md
- Archetypes this could belong to: https://suckerpunch.gg/ai/teams.md
- The same species on the ladder: https://suckerpunch.gg/ai/ladder.md
- Live JSON for this species: https://us-central1-sucker-punch-71328.cloudfunctions.net/api/pokemon/builds?name=articuno

## Freshness and provenance

- Rendered at deploy time from the published snapshots. Snapshot stamp: 2026-10-04.
- The boards behind them republish daily, so a figure here can trail the live data by a deploy.
- The read that is never behind is the JSON API: https://suckerpunch.gg/ai/api.md.
- Tournament data and ladder data are separate populations and are never blended.
- What the numbers mean: https://suckerpunch.gg/ai/method.md.
- Attribution: Sucker Punch, https://suckerpunch.gg.