Dynamax Articuno is the first Legendary were seeing in Max BattlesforPokmon Go. Its making its debut during Max Monday on Jan. 20 from 6-7 p.m. and will be available afterwards until Jan. 27 when Dynamax Zapdos will debut.While its likely that Dynamax Articuno wont be as difficult as Gigantamax Battles, it still will likely put up a fight, so were here to help you out.Below, we list out some general Max Battle tips and counters for Dynamax Articuno inPokmon Go.Dynamax Articuno weaknessArticuno is ice- and flying-type, so it has a plethora of weaknesses to take advantage of. Its weak against rock-, steel-, fire-, and electric-type moves. Under normal circumstances, the best move type to use would be rock-type, since itll do even more damage since its strong against both ice- and flying-type, but theres not any Dynamax Pokmon that have rock-type Dynamax moves (as of writing this).On the other hand, Articuno will resist bug- and grass-type moves, so stay away from those.Dynamax Articuno best countersWith the above in mind, theres a few counters to bring to Articuno. We recommend the following to focus onoffensivemoves:Gigantamax/Dynamax Charizard with Dragon BreathGigantamax/Dynamax Toxtricity with SparkDynamax Cinderace with Fire SpinNote that Dynamax Articuno can have Ancient Power, which will dish out some serious damage against Charizard. Keep your Charizard in your wings and consider only bringing it out to Dynamax, while other tankier Pokmon absorb the damage.As for defense, you should bring the following with Max Guard:Gigantamax/Dynamax Blastoise with Water GunGigantamax Lapras with Water GunDynamax Metagross with Bullet PunchThere still arent too many ideal Pokmon to use ashealers, since Max Spirit wants you to use high-HP Pokmon.If you have a Blastoise or Lapras built out, you can teach them healing moves in the meantime to help out.Even if you dont have these powered up, consider just bringing thestrongestDynamax Pokmon you have. If you have a maxed out Dynamax Gengar and your Dynamax Charizard isnt leveled (and you dont have the means to power it up), just bring your Gengar.General Max Battle tipsIf youve been struggling in Max Battles, heres some general tips to survive and make sure youre an asset to your team. While Gigantamax Battles are tough, a Legendary Max Battle shouldnt be as tough as that. You can slack a little, but you should still heed our advice:Make sure you have enough players.High-efficiency groups with maxed out investments can take down the Articuno with fewer people, but practically, if you dont have hundreds of spare candy and even more Stardust laying around, this isnt going to be an option for you. Make sure you have as many people as possible to ensure that you get your musically inclined cruise ship-shell creature.Dont sleep on Max Spirit and Max Guard. Teams work best when theres a variety of moves, not just maxed-out attacks. Each player should bring Pokmon with the defensive and healing moves unlocked as well. Max Guard will focus single-target damage towards you and reduce the damage taken and Max Spirit will heal the whole party, so these moves are really important to make sure your damage-dealers can keep dishing.Remember to swap to super effective moves when its time to Dynamax. ForDynamax Pokmon, their max moves will be whatever type their fast move is. This means if you have a Metagross with Meteor Mash, it will know Max Steelspike. A Gengar with Shadow Claw will know Max Phantasm. Take advantage of this and make sure to swap to a Pokmon that will deal super effective damage to your target before Dynamaxing, if you can.Focus on your fast moves. You want to spam your fast moves to build up that Dynamax meter and often times, using your charge move is actually a DPS loss when compared to the damage you could be doing with your max move will be. Spam those attacks!Level up a few mons, but you dont have to go too hard. Depending on your group size, you absolutely do not need to max out all your Dynamax Pokmon to level 40-50. While this will make it easier on the rest of your group, if this isnt an investment you can make, you dont have to stress about it. Power things up as high as you can afford to, but dont fret if you dont have a maxed out Pokmon.That all being said,make sure to come as prepared as you can be. This is a team effort and theres a reason why groups of 30-40 people can still fail. Do not just bring your unleveledDynamax Woolooexpecting a free ride to a powerful Pokmon. (After all, ifeveryonedoes that, then you certainly wont clear the battle.) Again, you dont have to completely max out your Pokmon, but it will be better for everyone involved if you bring something helpful to the table.Keep your eye out for a shiny Articuno!If you clear the raid, there is a chance that the Lapras you catch will be shiny which also means itll be a guaranteed catch. Use a Pinap Berry to score extra candy if you get lucky enough to find a sparkly Articuno.