Why Articuno Struggles in Singles

Thanks to ‪@ChillySingleStrike‬ for helping with this video. Is Articuno secretly good? Let's find out.
SLUGMA GUTS
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Super Smash Bros Melee: Break the targets (custom version)
Super Smash Bros: Stickerbrush Symphony
Suzumiya Haruhi OST - Yuuutsu no yuuutsu
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#pokemon #pokemonshowdown #vgc #articuno

[@ChillySingleStrike]

7:47 The Eject button was my greatest fear.

[@slugmaguts69]

SLUGMA GUTS

[@Ultraquickly]

WHAT ARE SLUGMA GUTS

[@mach95a113]

​@@Ultraquickly It's obviously Slugma with the ability Guts of course!

[@PyMada]

Slugma nuts

[@Felkon]

Articuno specs on 2 defog/spin team rules, it's like mini kyurem with freeze dry/ice beam spam, and natural bulk allows to live hits more than not.
Tera ground tera blast for heatran, or tera water U-turn/weather ball as last move, to counter sun team chlorophyll setups

[@GodzillaFreak]

I mean it's not the worst mon ever in 3v3 singles either. They're all sheer cold sets, but it's the best ohko move out there and it's tanky enough to abuse it. Chien Pao is the better user, but for different reasons.

[@blazechaos212]

Nice vid!!

[@Bob-rf1nw]

I think Articuno has earned a spot as "a part of the meta" in VGC, but I don't see it winning many big tourneys so long as many steels are around.
I think it'll be a standard part of snow archetypes now, but snow will be a niche at best strategy.
Still, great to see the old bird get its moment in the spotlight!

[@ChillySingleStrike]

Beartic shouldn't be ZU...

[@usernametaken017]

beartic the goat

[@usernametaken017]

Imagine if the legendary birds had weather/terrain swtting abilities

[@MetalSandshrew]

I love the bitter Articuno vs Vulpix thumbnails.

[@simplezgoof]

Ok but how does this effect Slugma Guts' legacy

[@chargestone96]

I mean good is a stretch lol but solid video