The mystic legendaries can't really be compared to each other. In difference from moltres/entei and zapdos/raikou articuno and suicune fill different niches.
Articuno:
- Base stamina 180
- Base attack 192
- Base defence 249
- Type flying/ice
- Best attacks Frost Breath / Blizzard or Ice Beam
Suicune:
- Base Stamina 200
- Base attack 180
- Base defence 235
- Type water
- Best attacks Extra Sensory or Snarl / Hydro Pump
Let's start with suicune. It's a dex-filler. As in a patently worthless pokemon for anything but dex-completion. If you want a water type attacker even the tank vaporeon comes with better punch and bulk than suicune.
Not even a 100 IV Suicune should be worth the stardust invested for powering it up. Collect it and forget it.
Articuno isn't a totally pointless pokemon though. While Jynx packs a distinctly better punch it's definitely a glass cannon.
Articuno does the same job as cloyster but comes with a much better bulk. While you're not supposed to tank your way through the defenders, at least surviving the encounter comes in handy.
What articuno does best, however, is to free up eventual lapras you're currently using as special case attackers. Should dragonite enter the scene as a raid boss a pumped up articuno will come in handy as well.
Taking Blizzard or Ice Beam is a matter of playing style. If you're going kamikaze then pick Ice Beam to avoid ending combat with more than 50 energy. Dodging players might prefer Blizzard.
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