Pokédex · VIII (Galar)

Arctovish#883

Its strongest point is Defense — higher than 82% of species. On the other hand, Speed — lower than 65% of species. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. In defense it has 4 weaknesses and 2 resistances at its disposal. It cannot breed — it has no Egg Group, so you will not get it from breeding.

Arctovish
Shiny version
Water Ice
Height: 2.0 m (6′07″) Weight: 175.0 kg (385.8 lbs)

Base stats

HP
90
78%
Atk
90
65%
Def
100
82%
SpA
80
64%
SpD
90
77%
Spe
55
35%
TOTAL
505
73%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Defense.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Defense, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

It hits physically: its Attack (90) is 10 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.

  • Adamant +Atk · −SpA The default choice: the boost goes where this species is already strong.
  • Jolly +Spe · −SpA Mid-range Speed means the turn order is still worth fighting for — check exactly whom you will outspeed before you give up power.
  • Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.
  • Slush Rush doubles Speed in hail or snow. Calculate Speed benchmarks with the ability active — it may change the point of a +Spe or −Spe nature.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 1

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Galar #377 Sword / Shield

Abilities

  • Water Absorb Absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
  • Ice Body Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during hail. Protects against hail damage.
  • Slush Rush During Hail, this Pokémon has double Speed.

Pokédex entry

Though it’s able to capture prey by freezing its surroundings, it has trouble eating the prey afterward because its mouth is on top of its head.

Egg Group: Undiscovered Gender: Genderless Catch difficulty: hard (45/255) Base friendship: 50/255 Base EXP: 177
Evolution line

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Arctovish takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

Weak to Electric ×2 Grass ×2 Fighting ×2 Rock ×2
Resistant to Ice ×¼ Water ×½

Variant gallery

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Arctovish — large render in its regular coloring
Pokémon HOME
Arctovish — large render in its shiny coloring
Pokémon HOME shiny
Arctovish — small pixel sprite in its regular coloring
Pixel sprite
Arctovish — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

TCG cards (2)

All Arctovish cards →

Arctovish has 2 cards in 2 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Arctovish does not breed. You cannot get an Egg from it — this is how the games treat almost all Legendary and Mythical species.

Where to catch it (2)

All locations →

The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Galar

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (35 via TM/TR, 1 via tutor) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Powder Snow Ice Special 40 100% 25
1 Water Gun Water Special 40 100% 25
7 Protect Normal Status — — 10
14 Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95% 15
21 Ancient Power Rock Special 60 100% 5
28 Bite Dark Physical 60 100% 25
35 Aurora Veil Ice Status — — 20
42 Freeze Dry Ice Special 70 100% 20
49 Super Fang Normal Physical — 90% 10
56 Crunch Dark Physical 80 100% 15
63 Fishious Rend Water Physical 85 100% 10
70 Icicle Crash Ice Physical 85 90% 10
77 Blizzard Ice Special 110 70% 5