Galarian Articuno battles using intense psychic powers that act directly on the cells of living beings. When Articuno flaps its wings, the air turns chilly. Instead of flapping its wings, it keeps itself airborne through constant use of its psychic powers. Though cold and callous in personality, it moves in a highly refined manner. For a long time, it was thought to be the same Legendary Pokémon as the Articuno previously discovered in other regions. Galarian Articuno is a migratory Pokémon that appears in the Crown Tundra every several decades.
In terms of physical strength, Articuno is the strongest out of the three Legendary Birds as shown in the anime, Articuno is able to lift one of Team Rocket's mechas with its talons. Its long, streamer-like tail is longer than its body and the same shade of lavender as its crest. Each foot has three forward facing lavender toes and one that faces backward. On its chest is a mass of black downy feathers. Each foot has three forward facing toes and one that faces backward. It has circular light blue eyes and black feathers surround both eyes, making it look like as if it wears a domino mask (which glow a light blue color any time it uses a move), a short lavender beak, and long, thin gray legs. Its most distinctive trait is its large wings with the edges having a border of white on the outer edge (which glow a light blue color any time it uses a move), on its forehead is a crest that consists of three, darker lavender rhombus-shaped feathers. Its body is colored white, while growing lighter on its front, and its chest is a black. Its coloring is darkest on its head crest and long, streaming tail. Galarian Articuno is a large bird with lavender plumage. Its most distinctive trait is its large wings, which are said to be made of ice. Its body is colored sky blue while growing lighter on its front, and its chest is a lighter blue than its body.
Articuno is a large bird with blue plumage resembling ice crystals.