What is the real Articuno?
No, we are not referring to whether the original Ice Blue / Flying Type Articuno or the New Psychic / Flying Type Articuno is the real deal. We are referring to the actual catch of the Pokémon, allowing you to see how to find it in this guide.
Once you find Articuno, he will use his Psychic-type powers to split into three separate Articuno. One of them is real, while the other two are now illusions. What you're supposed to do is go up and touch the real one to start the battle, while touching an illusion will cause Articuno to fly to another location in The Crown Tundra. However, it is not at all easy.
There is a saying here which Articuno is the real one with, but it is almost impossible to pull it off. When you see Articuno divided into three, you will notice that only one of them flaps its wings. This is the real Articuno here, but very quickly they are circled at a very fast speed until you probably have a hard time following them. If you can, go up and hit the one that flapped their wing and you're good to go.
If you are not able to do this, you will have to take a little more trial and error. First of all, before you even hit any of the Articuno in the step above, be sure to save first. This is because the best method here is to just go up and try to reach one. If that ends up being the illusion, just reset the game and start over. It can get boring, but it's really this whole sequence in a nutshell.
If you really manage to pick the right Articuno, it will fly through the air for a few seconds before disappearing, then reappearing right above you to start the battle. In those few seconds, it's a good idea to save again. This saves you from having to try to figure out which Articuno is real again if you accidentally knock out Articuno, as you'll want to restart if you do so for sure.
