Dynamax Articuno is the primary Legendary we’re seeing in Max Battles for Pokémon Go. It’s making its debut throughout Max Monday on Jan. 20 from 6-7 p.m. and might be obtainable afterwards till Jan. 27 when Dynamax Zapdos will debut.
Whereas it’s doubtless that Dynamax Articuno received’t be as troublesome as Gigantamax Battles, it nonetheless will doubtless put up a battle, so we’re right here that will help you out.
Beneath, we record out some basic Max Battle ideas and counters for Dynamax Articuno in Pokémon Go.
Dynamax Articuno weak point
Articuno is ice- and flying-type, so it has a plethora of weaknesses to make the most of. It’s weak towards rock-, metal-, hearth-, and electrical-type strikes. Underneath regular circumstances, the perfect transfer sort to make use of can be rock-type, because it’ll do much more harm because it’s sturdy towards each ice- and flying-type, however there’s not any Dynamax Pokémon which have rock-type Dynamax strikes (as of penning this).
Then again, Articuno will resist bug- and grass-type strikes, so keep away from these.
Dynamax Articuno finest counters
With the above in thoughts, there’s a number of counters to carry to Articuno. We advocate the next to concentrate on offensive strikes:
Notice that Dynamax Articuno can have Historic Energy, which can dish out some severe harm towards Charizard. Hold your Charizard in your wings and contemplate solely bringing it out to Dynamax, whereas different tankier Pokémon take in the harm.
As for protection, it is best to carry the next with Max Guard:
There nonetheless aren’t too many excellent Pokémon to make use of as healers, since Max Spirit desires you to make use of high-HP Pokémon. When you have a Blastoise or Lapras constructed out, you possibly can educate them therapeutic strikes within the meantime to assist out.
Even should you don’t have these powered up, contemplate simply bringing the strongest Dynamax Pokémon you’ve. When you have a maxed out Dynamax Gengar and your Dynamax Charizard isn’t leveled (and also you don’t have the means to energy it up), simply carry your Gengar.
If you happen to’ve been struggling in Max Battles, right here’s some basic tricks to survive — and ensure you’re an asset to your group. Whereas Gigantamax Battles are robust, a Legendary Max Battle shouldn’t be as robust as that. You possibly can slack a little, however it is best to nonetheless heed our recommendation:
