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 will likely be obtainable afterwards till Jan. 27 when Dynamax Zapdos will debut.
Whereas it’s seemingly that Dynamax Articuno gained’t be as tough as Gigantamax Battles, it nonetheless will seemingly put up a struggle, so we’re right here that will help you out.
Beneath, we listing out some basic Max Battle ideas and counters for Dynamax Articuno in Pokémon Go.
Dynamax Articuno weak spot
Articuno is ice- and flying-type, so it has a plethora of weaknesses to benefit from. It’s weak in opposition to rock-, metal-, hearth-, and electrical-type strikes. Below regular circumstances, one of the best transfer kind to make use of could be rock-type, because it’ll do much more harm because it’s robust in opposition to each ice- and flying-type, however there’s not any Dynamax Pokémon which have rock-type Dynamax strikes (as of penning this).
However, Articuno will resist bug- and grass-type strikes, so keep away from these.
Dynamax Articuno greatest counters
With the above in thoughts, there’s a couple of counters to carry to Articuno. We advocate the next to concentrate on offensive strikes:
Word that Dynamax Articuno can have Historical Energy, which can dish out some severe harm in opposition to Charizard. Preserve your Charizard in your wings and contemplate solely bringing it out to Dynamax, whereas different tankier Pokémon soak up the harm.
As for protection, you must carry the next with Max Guard:
There nonetheless aren’t too many supreme Pokémon to make use of as healers, since Max Spirit needs you to make use of high-HP Pokémon. When you’ve got a Blastoise or Lapras constructed out, you may educate them therapeutic strikes within the meantime to assist out.
Even in case you don’t have these powered up, contemplate simply bringing the strongest Dynamax Pokémon you will have. When you’ve got 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.
In case you’ve been struggling in Max Battles, right here’s some basic tricks to survive — and be sure you’re an asset to your staff. Whereas Gigantamax Battles are robust, a Legendary Max Battle shouldn’t be as robust as that. You may slack a little, however you must nonetheless heed our recommendation: