Green's Articuno (Japanese:ブルーのフリーザーBlue's Freezer) was the first of the legendary birds to appear. It was initially used byKoga and later caught byGreen.
Articuno first appeared inYou Know...Articuno!, whereTeam Rocket was trying to capture it atSeafoam Islands. Sensing Team Rocket, Articuno covered itself in a shield of ice, immobilizing itself.Red andHarry battled each other, each trying to capture the Freeze Pokémon. Red quickly started to lose the fight as hisGyara was forced to relive some painful memories of his experimentation at the hands of Team Rocket, causing him to loss control. Seizing the moment, Harry had hisMuk attack Gyara, trying to finish the fight before Articuno would break itself out of the ice. However, Articuno freed itself from the ice while the battle was still going on and begun to flee from Team Rocket, firing off attacks to keep them at bay. Seeing Red struggling against Muk, Articuno fired off a powerfulBlizzard, ignoring all of Red'sPokémon and freezing Muk in a block of ice. However, defending Red caused Articuno to use up an extreme amount of energy, allowing Team Rocket to capture it soon after. InHoly Moltres, it was revealed to have been given toKoga.
Articuno was later used by Koga inThe Art of Articuno in his fight against Red andBlue at theSilph Co. Articuno started the fight with a powerful Blizzard against Blue, followed up by anIce Beam. Koga then revealsed that Articuno is under his complete control thanks to hisSoul Badge. Articuno continued its assault, freezing the majority of the room, along with Red and Blue. Thinking the battle was done, Koga let his guard down, and was surprised to see that Red and Blue were already unfrozen thanks toBlue's Charizard heating up the room from the outside. Koga was then defeated by a combination attack fromBlue's Porygon andPika.
InThe Winged Legends, Articuno was called upon bySabrina's Kadabra and was soon afterfused withZapdos andMoltres due toGreen's use of the Badge Energy Amplifier, using Red'sGym Badges as a power source. The three birds were soon separated by a combined attack fromSaur, Blue's Charizard, andBlasty. After being separated, Articuno wasreleased back into the wild.
Prior to the chapter, Green captured Articuno to help her overcome her fear of birds. Articuno was revealed to have been caught by Green inThe Last Battle VIII, where she called it out alongside Zapdos and Moltres to battle theMasked Man'sLugia and Ho-Oh. Green got on Moltres's back, while she has Red command Articuno and Blue command Zapdos. The three birds fired off a combination attack against Ho-Oh, who countered withSacred Fire. Before Ho-Oh could be overwhelmed by thelegendary birds, Lugia dispersed them with its own attack. While the KantoPokédex holders were trying to think of a way to attack theTower duo, a large group of Pokémon exited theAzaleaPokémon Center and begun grouping around Ho-Oh and Lugia, each sharing the thoughts of stopping evil with theirTrainers. The combined efforts of the Pokémon allow Ho-Oh and Lugia to be freed from the Masked Man's control. With Ho-Oh and Lugia gone, Green returned Articuno to itsPoké Ball.
It is unknown what happened to Articuno after this point, as it is never mentioned again, nor is it listed amongst Green's Pokémon in the following chapters.
Personality and characteristics
Articuno is a caringPokémon with a high moral compass, shown when it sacrificed its remaining energy to saveRed andGyara fromTeam Rocket, despite putting itself in danger of being captured. It also showed regret when having to listen toKoga, knowing it was helping an evil cause. The Freeze Pokémon dislikes confrontation, and will freeze itself in ice when it senses an enemy. Articuno is also a very powerful Pokémon, able to stand its ground against bothLugia and Ho-Oh. Articuno holds itsTrainer in high regards, easily listening to her commands and having no problem following her orders to be commanded by another Trainer.
A† shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.
In the TCG
Articuno is featured in the TCG as one of Team Rocket's Pokémon. The following is a list of cards featuring Articuno.
Articuno Cards listed with ablue background are only legal to use in the currentExpanded format. Cards listed with agreen background are legal to use in both the currentStandard andExpanded formats.
Green's Zapdos (Japanese:ブルーのサンダーBlue's Thunder) was the last of the legendary birds to appear. It was initially used byLt. Surge and later caught byGreen.
Zapdos first appeared inHoly Moltres, where it was revealed to have been captured byLt. Surge in thePower Plant. Zapdos appeared again inGo for the Golbat, where it was used in Lt. Surge's fight againstRed at theSilph Co. Zapdos was used to charge Lt. Surge's energy supplies, which Lt. Surge himself was immune to thanks to his electric-proof undersuit. Using its electric energy, Zapdos was used to provide the rest of Lt. Surge'sPokémon with an infinite amount of energy to attack with. After wearing down Red'sPikachu,Pika, Zapdos was used againstSaur, attacking with a powerfulThunder Shock, causing major damage. After evading aRazor Leaf barrage, Lt. Surge had Zapdos charge itself up to max power, planning to attack the entire battlefield with a devastatingThunder attack. Right before the move was executed, Red had Saur uses the remaining leaves to cut Lt. Surge's undersuit, causing the Thunder attack to hit Lt. Surge instead of Red, knocking him out and ending the battle.
Prior to theGold, Silver & Crystal arc, Green captured Zapdos to help her overcome her fear of birds. Zapdos was revealed to have been caught by Green inThe Last Battle VIII, where she called it out alongside Articuno and Moltres to battle theMasked Man'sLugia and Ho-Oh. Green got on Moltres's back, while she has Red command Articuno and Blue command Zapdos. The three birds fired off a combination attack against Ho-Oh, who countered withSacred Fire. Before Ho-Oh could be overwhelmed by thelegendary birds, Lugia dispersed them with its own attack. While the KantoPokédex holders were trying to think of a way to attack theTower duo, a large group of Pokémon exited theAzaleaPokémon Center and begun grouping around Ho-Oh and Lugia, each sharing the thoughts of stopping evil with theirTrainers. The combined efforts of the Pokémon allow Ho-Oh and Lugia to be freed from the Masked Man's control. With Ho-Oh and Lugia gone, Green returned Zapdos to itsPoké Ball.
It is unknown what happened to Zapdos after this point, as it is never mentioned again, nor is it listed amongst Green's Pokémon in the following chapters.
Personality and characteristics
Zapdos is a very powerfulPokémon, easily supplyingLt. Surge'sElectric Pokémon with an infinite amount of energy and was able to stand its ground against bothLugia and Ho-Oh. Zapdos was shown to have little regard for its original Trainer, attacking Lt. Surge withThunder despite knowing that it would hurt him. Zapdos holds its current Trainer in high regards, easily listening to her commands and having no problem following her orders to be commanded by another Trainer.
A† shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.
In the TCG
Zapdos is featured in the TCG as one of Team Rocket's Pokémon. The following is a list of cards featuring Zapdos.
Zapdos Cards listed with ablue background are only legal to use in the currentExpanded format. Cards listed with agreen background are legal to use in both the currentStandard andExpanded formats.
Green's Moltres (Japanese:ブルーのファイヤーBlue's Fire) was the second of the legendary birds to appear. It was initially used bySabrina and later caught byGreen.
Prior to the start of the series, Moltres was captured byTeam Rocket at theIndigo Plateau and given toSabrina. Moltres first appeared inHoly Moltres, where it was used byAl to attackBlaine. Once Blaine started to make his escape withRed, Moltres was sent to chase them down. The Flame Pokémon was quickly able to catch up with Blaine'sRapidash and easily withstood the damage fromPoli'sWater Gun. Moltres then used its overwhelming strength and speed to break Rapidash'sFire Spin and effortlessly dodgeGyara'sHydro Pump. It then countered with a powerfulFire attack, burning much of the landscape around it, impressing Red with its strength. Realizing that they are outmatched without aFlying-type Pokémon, Blaine has Red retreat to hissecret laboratory in order to resurrect the ancient PokémonAerodactyl from hisOld Amber. Blaine attempted to keep Moltres at bay with Gyara until Red returned, but was quickly overwhelmed by Moltres's flames. Just when Blaine was starting to think he was done for, Red returned with his newly revived Aerodactyl,Aero, who caught Moltres off guard with his impressive speed. Red had Aero attack withSupersonic, while Moltres countered with Flamethrower. The moves collided and Supersonic proved to be more powerful, damaging Moltres's wing. Seeing Moltres at a disadvantage, Al chose torecall Moltres to itsUltra Ball and have Team Rocket retreat fromCinnabar Island. Al later headed toSilph Co., returning Moltres to Sabrina.
Prior to theGold, Silver & Crystal arc, Green traveled toMt. Ember and captured Moltres to help her overcome her fear of birds. Moltres was revealed to have been caught by Green inThe Last Battle VIII, where she called it out alongside Articuno and Zapdos to battle theMasked Man'sLugia and Ho-Oh. Green got on Moltres's back, while she has Red command Articuno and Blue command Zapdos. The three birds fired off a combination attack against Ho-Oh, who countered withSacred Fire. Before Ho-Oh could be overwhelmed by thelegendary birds, Lugia dispersed them with its own attack. While the KantoPokédex holders were trying to think of a way to attack theTower duo, a large group of Pokémon exited theAzaleaPokémon Center and begun grouping around Ho-Oh and Lugia, each sharing the thoughts of stopping evil with theirTrainers. The combined efforts of the Pokémon allow Ho-Oh and Lugia to be freed from the Masked Man's control. With Ho-Oh and Lugia gone, Green returned Moltres to itsPoké Ball.
It is unknown what happened to Moltres after this point, as it is not mentioned again, nor is it listed amongst Green's Pokémon in the following chapters.
Personality and characteristics
Moltres is a very powerful battler, able to takesuper effectivemoves while showing no signs of damage. It was also able to stand its ground against bothLugia and Ho-Oh. Moltres's pure strength impressedRed, as it destroyed a large landscape of forest around it with minimal effort. Moltres is also incredibly fast and agile, easily able to outmaneuver anyPokémon that isn't able to fly. Moltres takes great pride in its battling skills, shown to be very satisfied and amused with its advantage overGyara. Moltres holds itsTrainer in high regards, easily listening to her commands.
A† shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.
In the TCG
Moltres is featured in the TCG as one of Team Rocket's Pokémon. The following is a list of cards featuring Moltres.
Moltres Cards listed with ablue background are only legal to use in the currentExpanded format. Cards listed with agreen background are legal to use in both the currentStandard andExpanded formats.
InThe Winged Legends,Red'sGym Badges triggered the Badge Energy Amplifier whenGreen placed them into the device, creating this fusionPokémon. Red tried battling Thu-Fi-Zer withSaur, but the fused trio sent him flying out of theSilph Co. building with ease.Sabrina commanded it to attack Red, as he had served his purpose and could be disposed of. Before the creature could attack,Blue interfered withCharizard, only for the two to meet the same fate as Red and Saur. Red came up with a plan to defeat Thu-Fi-Zer, which involvedGreen'sClefairy, Clefy, evolving into aClefable. He accomplished this with the use of aMoon Stone he had found onMt. Moon earlier. After evolving, Clefy attacked Thu-Fi-Zer withMetronome, which resulted in it usingQuick Attack to close in on the legendary bird, and then unleashed a succession of attacks;Comet Punch,Hyper Beam, andFury Attack. Despite the damage that Thu-Fi-Zer took from this barrage, it was barely hurt and was able to send Red, Blue, and Green flying out of the Silph Co. building with aSky Attack.
However, the threeTrainers survived thanks to a net created by Saur's vines, so Sabrina ordered Thu-Fi-Zer to attack them again. Using theirfirst partner Pokémon, the three Trainer attacked the fusion Pokémon withVine Whip,Flamethrower, andHydro Pump, respectively. In the midst of attacking, Red's call caused Saur to evolve into aVenusaur, changing his attack into aSolar Beam. The combination attack caused the threelegendary birds to be separated into their original forms, which then fled back into the wild.
Personality and characteristics
Thu-Fi-Zer was proven to be practically unstoppable, as it had the combined powers of all thelegendary birds. This was exemplified as it was able to easily knock backRed'sSaur without suffering a scratch and withstand a barrage of attacks fromGreen'sClefy with little injury. EvenSabrina commented on how she wanted its power.
