Guide for the Dark Articuno Raid in Pokémon GO

Dark Articuno in Pokémon GO has taken the place of the boss of the challenging Dark Raids.

Niantic has been improving in recent weeks, listening to player complaints , offering excellent compensation and enjoying a surge in profits . He even offered a new Team GO Rocket invasion event , which is getting the community excited.

But among so many events, it is easy to forget that Dark Articuno will be a very powerful Raid boss and difficult to defeat, especially if you are not prepared.

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• 1Meet Dark Articuno in Pokémon GO
• 2How to defeat Dark Articuno in Pokémon GO
• 3Capturing Dark Articuno: Could it be Shiny?
• 4Use the purified Gems of Pokémon GO

Meet Dark Articuno in Pokémon GO

Now that Dark Raids have started appearing in Pokémon GO , players will be able to go head-to-head against a powerful Dark Articuno with a chance to capture it.

Articuno is an Ice and Flying type, which means that it will be weak to Fire, Electric, Steel, and especially Rock type attacks that deal 256% of the damage. On the other hand, it will also be resistant to Bug, Ground and Grass types.

These are the quick moves you can learn:

• Frozen Song (Ice)
• Icy mist (Ice)

And these are his loaded moves:

• Blizzard (Ice)
• Ice ray (Ice)
• Ice wind (Ice)
• Past Power (Rock)
• Gale (Flying)

How to defeat  Dark Articuno in Pokémon GO

Now that you will face Dark Articuno in Pokémon GO , you will need a good strategy. Don’t forget that the Pokémon will become enraged during combat, considerably increasing its power and defense.

Your chances of winning will increase if you also use boosted versions. Mega Evolutions will not only increase the power of your Pokémon, but also that of others of the same type.

This can be essential to winning if you coordinate with your allies’ Mega Pokémon . For example, each one can have a Mega Evolution in a different position so that there is always one active throughout the Raid.

Remember to also use the Purified Gems, which we explain in more detail in the section below.

Below you will find the best counters to defeat Dark Articuno  in the Raid:

• Mega Aerodactyl: Rock Launcher and Avalanche
• Mega Blaziken: Fire Spin and Fiery Ring
• Mega Charizard Y/X: Fire Spin and Fiery Ring
• Mega Aggron: Anti-aircraft and Meteoric Beam
• Mega Magnectric: Lightning Fang and Cruel Volt
• Mega Ampharos: Voltshift and Jewel of Light
• Mega Houdoom: Fiery Fang and Fiery Ring

But if you can’t afford a Mega Evolution, you can also use these excellent counters:

• Rhyperior: Anti-Air and Rockbreaker
• Tyranitar: Anti-Air and Sharp Rock
• Aggron: Anti-Aircraft and Meteor Beam
• Rampardos: Anti-aircraft and Avalanche
• Terrakion: Anti-Air and Avalanche
• Gigalith: Anti-Aircraft and Meteor Beam
• Omastar: Rockthrower and Avalanche
• Golem: Rock Launcher and Sharp Rock
• Metagross: Bullet Punch and Meteor Punch

Capturing Dark Articuno: Could it be Shiny?

Once you defeat Dark Articuno  in  Pokémon GO you will have the opportunity to capture it. And thanks to these new events, he even has the chance to appear in his Shiny variant, although you won’t be able to find out until after you defeat him.

Now, finding  Dark Shiny Articuno  may be a more difficult task.  Pokémon GO  doesn’t have tools to improve your Shiny odds like in  Scarlet and Purple . However, the chance is 5% (1/20) in 5-star or higher Raids, instead of 0.2% (1/500) in regular encounters.

The fight will last 300 seconds.  Dark Articuno will have the minimum IV values ​​of 6/6/6, and you can capture it with a CP between 1604 and 1743, or between 2005 and 2179 in Windy weather (IV at 100% and level 25). You will also get 3 XL Candies guaranteed.

Use the purified Gems of  Pokémon GO

Dark Articuno  in  Pokémon GO  should not be underestimated as a Raid boss, and any precaution would be wise.

This is why you shouldn’t challenge him without using Purified Gems, a mechanic that allows you to weaken the Raid boss when he enters his Enraged state.

The effect of gems can be accumulated (both yours and other players’). These will reduce the Attack and Defense of the enraged boss. If you use enough of them, you can even “subdue” him to make him lose the enraged state and defeat him.

There’s still a lot of mystery about this, but it looks like you’ll need 8 gems to subdue Articuno. Here you can find everything you need to know to  get Dark Pieces and Purified Gems  in  Pokémon GO.