Arctibax
Arctibax is a Dragon/Ice-type Pokémon, the Ice Fin Pokémon, number 997 (#0997) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the Paldea region. It is 0.8 m tall and weighs 30 kg.
Arctibax is the middle stage of Frigibax's line, a Dragon and Ice type that does front flips in mid-air and slashes with a blade of ice grown on its dorsal fin. It freezes the air around its face into a mask.
How to pronounce Arctibax
Arctibax is pronounced ARK-tih-baks. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Arctibax said out loud:
In Japanese it is セゴール (Segohru).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Arctibax is a bluish-grey, theropod-like dinosaur, 0.8 m tall and 30 kg. A jagged light blue pattern runs across its underside, and it has a large, dark grey, triangular dorsal fin, bluish-white claws and long orange V-shaped quills growing from the back of each hand. The Scarlet Pokédex says it freezes the air around it into an ice mask that guards its face and turns its fin into a blade of ice; Bulbapedia adds that the mask covers its mouth and eyes, with the eye part looking like eyebrows.
Behaviour
Arctibax is agile. The Violet Pokédex says its strong back and legs let it do a front flip and attack with its frozen fin while airborne, and the Legends: Z-A entry says it springs at foes to deliver slashing attacks.
Habitat
Bulbapedia says it is rarely seen in the wild but may turn up in certain caverns.
Powers
Like the rest of its line it has Thermal Exchange, with Ice Body as the hidden Ability. It learns Icy Wind, Dragon Breath, Ice Fang, Take Down, Ice Beam, Crunch and Icicle Crash. With 90 HP and 95 Attack it is a solid mid-stage attacker.
Name origin
Arctibax may combine arctic, back and axe. The Japanese name is Segohru (セゴール), possibly from se ('back') and kōru ('to freeze').
Design inspiration
Bulbapedia says Arctibax may be based on Spinosaurus, with the sail-backed Ouranosaurus, Arizonasaurus and Dimetrodon as other candidates. No designer is credited, and these are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Arctibax evolves from Frigibax at level 35 and into Baxcalibur at level 54.
In the games
A wild Arctibax waits on Glaseado Mountain in Scarlet and Violet, where the species debuted. In Legends: Z-A it turns up in the wild only in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose.
In the anime
Arctibax debuted in 'Shine on, Terastallization! Liko vs. Roy!' under a Student's ownership, and a Student's Arctibax appeared in 'Terastallization vs. Mega Evolution!'.
Fun facts
- It is the only member of its line that cannot learn Dragon Claw by levelling up, and Bulbapedia suspects an oversight because of the big level gap between the moves around the missing slot.
- In the anime, an Arctibax battled a Dachsbun in 'Hamber's Moonlight Battle' while the Strong Sphere was affecting it.
- Arctibax and Baxcalibur can learn Iron Head by TM, but Frigibax cannot.
Base stats
- HP: 90
- Attack: 95
- Defense: 66
- Sp. Atk: 45
- Sp. Def: 65
- Speed: 62
Arctibax’s base stat total is 423. Its highest stat is Attack.
Type matchups
What is Arctibax weak to?
Arctibax takes extra damage from Fighting (2×), Rock (2×), Dragon (2×), Steel (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.
It resists Water (½×), Electric (½×), Grass (½×).
Evolution
What does Arctibax evolve from?
Arctibax evolves from Frigibax at level 35.
How does Arctibax evolve?
Arctibax evolves into Baxcalibur at level 54.
The whole family: Frigibax, Arctibax, Baxcalibur.
Abilities
- Thermal Exchange: Raises Attack when hit by a Fire-type move. Cannot be burned.
- Ice Body (hidden ability): Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during snow or hail. Protects against hail damage.
Moves
Moves Arctibax learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Dragon Tail | Dragon | Physical | 60 |
| 6 | Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 |
| 12 | Dragon Breath | Dragon | Special | 60 |
| 18 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — |
| 24 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 29 | Ice Fang | Ice | Physical | 65 |
| 40 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 |
| 45 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 90 |
| 50 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 |
| 55 | Icicle Crash | Ice | Physical | 85 |
TM moves (30)
Arctibax can learn 30 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Scary Face, Protect, Ice Fang, Facade, Aerial Ace, Icy Wind, Dragon Tail, Avalanche, Endure, Rain Dance, Snowscape, Dig, Brick Break, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Dragon Claw, Rest, Swords Dance, Iron Head, Substitute, Crunch, Dragon Pulse, Helping Hand, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Outrage, Draco Meteor, Tera Blast, Icicle Spear.
Egg moves (4), which Frigibax can hatch knowing:Aqua Tail, Dragon Rush, Freeze-Dry, Icicle Spear.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Dragon, Mineral.
- Egg cycles: 40 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 5,120).
- Catch rate: 25 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Attack effort values.
- Base experience yield: 148.
Pokédex entries
It attacks with the blade of its frozen dorsal fin by doing a front flip in the air. Arctibax's strong back and legs allow it to pull off this technique. (Violet)
Arctibax freezes the air around it, protecting its face with an ice mask and turning its dorsal fin into a blade of ice. (Scarlet)
Names around the world
| Japanese | セゴール |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Segohru |
| French | Cryodo |
| German | Cryospino |
| Spanish | Arctibax |
| Italian | Arctibax |
| Korean | 드니꽁 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 冻脊龙 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 凍脊龍 |
Trivia
- Taller than 39% of all Pokémon (0.8 m).
- Heavier than 52% of all Pokémon (30 kg).
- Base stat total 423, ranked #560 of 1,025.
- One of 4 Pokémon that are both Dragon and Ice.
- One of 107 gray Pokémon.
- Number 92 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 39 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 25: about 3.3% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Arctibax (Pokémon), Serebii: Arctibax (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (ARK-tih-baks): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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