#493
Arceus
Alpha Pokémon
Normal
It is described in mythology as the Pokémon that shaped the universe with its 1,000 arms.
Base Stats
HP 120
Attack 120
Defense 120
Sp. Atk 120
Sp. Def 120
Speed 120
Total 720
Type Effectiveness
Weak to
Immune to
Abilities
Evolution Chain
Moves
Details
Category Alpha Pokémon
Height 3.2 m
Weight 320.0 kg
Base Exp 324
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 0
Gender Genderless
Habitat —
Egg Groups No Eggs
Mythical Pokémon
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
Extreme Killer
Item
Chople Berry / Leftovers
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 240
Atk 252
Spe 16
Normalium Z
Item
Normalium Z
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 132
Atk 252
Spe 124
Strategy Overview
- Arceus finds itself a niche on offensive teams thanks to its access to a consistent and strong priority move in Extreme Speed. The move also helps with picking off faster weakened threats such as Geomancy Xerneas and Rock Polish Primal Groudon and preventing them from netting excessive damage on the team.
- Thanks to a lack of weaknesses outside of Fighting and solid bulk, Arceus can act as a blanket check for a good portion of unboosted threats in the tier and easily set up late-game to clean up the opposing team. An immunity to Ghost also grants Arceus an opportunity to occasionally switch into the likes of Lunala.
- Unfortunately, Arceus is strapped for moveslots, and depending on what moveset and coverage moves it opts for, it will be easily stopped by common walls in the tier, such as Zygarde-C, Celesteela, both formes of Giratina, Skarmory, and Ferrothorn.
- Arceus is also somewhat vulnerable to revenge killing due to its lack of resistances and the prevalence of many faster threats that are resilient or immune to Extreme Speed, such as Mega Salamence, Ultra Necrozma before Ultra Burst, Mega Gengar, and the worst, Marshadow.
- Due to Arceus's inconsistent performance that is dependent on matchups, it faces stiff competition from Arceus-Ground, which is more consistent with a stronger STAB move.
Most Used Moves
Common Teammates
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc