Articuno (Galar) in Polished Crystal
Psychic / Flying — where to catch it, what it learns, and how it differs from the official games.
Compared with the official games
Against the base species it is built from:
- Stats Defense 100 → 85, Sp. Atk 95 → 125, Sp. Def 125 → 100, Speed 85 → 95
- Type Ice / Flying → Psychic / Flying
- Abilities gains Competitive and loses Pressure, Snow Cloak
Compared against present-day official data. The Fairy type and hidden abilities arrived after Pokémon Crystal, so a difference here can belong to the series rather than to this hack.
Other changes in this hack
- Wild held items: Lum Berry
- Catch rate 3
- Base experience 215
- EV yield: 3 SAt
- Egg groups: None
- Growth rate: Slow
- Move tutors: Agility, Double-Edge, Dream Eater, Endure, Skill Swap, Sleep Talk, Swagger, Trick Room
Articuno (Galar) in other guides
The same Pokémon, as 5 other hacks change it:
Where to find Articuno (Galar)
Not found in the wild — evolve or trade for it.
Level-up moves
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat | Pow | Acc | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Confusion | Psychic | Spec | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Gust Whips up a strong gust of wind. | Flying | Spec | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Leer A move that lowers the foe's Defense. | Normal | Stat | — | 100 | 30 |
| 8 | Safeguard Prevents all status problems. | Normal | Stat | — | — | 25 |
| 15 | Hypnosis May cause the foe to fall asleep. | Psychic | Stat | — | 60 | 20 |
| 22 | Extrasensory | Psychic | Spec | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 29 | AncientPower An attack that may raise all stats. | Rock | Spec | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 36 | Agility Sharply raises the user's Speed. | Psychic | Stat | — | — | 30 |
| 43 | Psychic | Psychic | Spec | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 50 | Air Slash | Flying | Spec | 75 | 95 | 15 |
| 57 | Dream Eater Steals HP from a sleeping victim. | Psychic | Spec | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| 64 | Reflect Raises Defense with a barrier. | Psychic | Stat | — | — | 20 |
| 71 | Future Sight An attack that hits on 3rd turn. | Psychic | Spec | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 78 | Brave Bird A charge that also hurts the user. | Flying | Phys | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 85 | Recover Restores HP by 1/2 the max HP. | Normal | Stat | — | — | 5 |
| 92 | Hurricane An attack that may confuse the foe. | Flying | Spec | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| 99 | Aeroblast | Flying | Spec | 100 | 95 | 5 |
* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this hack
TMs & HMs (24)
| # | Move · where to get it | Type | Pow |
|---|---|---|---|
| TM03 | Curse Celadon Mansion | Ghost | — |
| TM04 | Calm Mind Celadon Dept. Store | Psychic | — |
| TM05 | Roar Route 32 | Normal | — |
| TM06 | Toxic Celadon Game Corner | Poison | — |
| TM10 | Hidden Power Lake of Rage | Unknown | 70 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam Goldenrod Dept. Store | Normal | 150 |
| TM16 | Light Screen Goldenrod Dept. Store | Psychic | — |
| TM17 | Protect Goldenrod Dept. Store | Normal | — |
| TM20 | Safeguard Celadon Dept. Store | Normal | — |
| TM27 | Return Goldenrod Dept. Store | Normal | 1 |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball Morty | Ghost | 80 |
| TM32 | Double Team Celadon Game Corner | Normal | — |
| TM33 | Reflect Goldenrod Dept. Store | Psychic | — |
| TM34 | Flash Cannon Route 9 | Steel | 80 |
| TM39 | Swift Union Cave | Normal | 60 |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace Mount Mortar | Flying | 60 |
| TM41 | Substitute Lake of Rage | Normal | — |
| TM42 | Facade Dim Cave | Normal | 70 |
| TM44 | Rest Dim Cave | Psychic | — |
| TM47 | Steel Wing Route 28 | Steel | 70 |
| TM49 | DazzlinGleam Bellchime Trail | Fairy | 80 |
| TM68 | Giga Impact Celadon Game Corner | Normal | 150 |
| TM69 | U-turn Bugsy | Bug | 70 |
| HM02 | Fly Yellow Forest | Flying | 90 |