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arceus
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Arceus

Alpha Pokémon

Normal

According to the legends of Sinnoh, this Pokémon emerged from an egg and shaped all there is in this world.

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

arceus Front Front
arceus Back Back
arceus Front Shiny Front Shiny
arceus Back Shiny Back Shiny
arceus Official Art Official Art
arceus Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Extreme Killer
Moves
Stone Edge / Shadow Claw / Magic Coat
Item
Lum Berry / Life Orb
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Wallceus
Moves
Stealth Rock / Defog
Will-O-Wisp / Toxic
Item
Leftovers / Rocky Helmet
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 248
Def 244
Spe 16

Strategy Overview

Arceus is one of the most threatening and metagame-defining offensive Pokemon in the format while also having a solid support set as a secondary option. For the offensive set, strong priority makes it a dangerous cleaner in tandem with a boosting move in Swords Dance, and it also has super effective coverage for nearly every common Normal-resistant Pokemon and the Speed to beat out foes such as Mega Diancie. Arceus is also incredibly bulky for an offensive Pokemon, which allows it to check a number of threatening foes such Darkrai and Klefki in tandem with Lum Berry. Meanwhile, its support set stands out thanks to a lack of exploitable weaknesses and can be incredibly difficult to break through. Arceus also has a deep offensive and defensive movepool, and it is one of the few Pokemon that can be easily paired with itself to become even more threatening. However, it can be somewhat weak and walled by physically bulky Pokemon such as Giratina and Lugia. Arceus also has issues with how common Ghost-types are in the metagame.

Most Used Moves

Recover
17.4%

Most Used Items

Lum Berry
59.3%
Leftovers
17.6%
Life Orb
13.8%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc