Dynamax Articuno

As the much-hyped first legendary bird to be released in Max Battles, Articuno is still a bit disappointing. While Articuno's defensively oriented base stats are more useful in the role-oriented metagame, Ice/Flying is an awful defensive typing and drags down the frozen bird's potential. Articuno also lacks a Fast Attack with a 0.5 second duration, making it not ideal at charging up the Max Meter. Offensively, Articuno is very lackluster, with an Attack stat that clocks roughly at Cryogonal's level. It can work in a pinch, but don't expect much from it.

Best Dynamax Movesets

• Frost Breath is the better move by a small margin, though the difference between it and Ice Shard is very small.

In terms of PvP performance, Dynamax Pokemon are virtually identical to their non-Dynamax counterparts.