Arceus

Arceus's even distribution of stats reflects its ability to perform a variety of roles. However, the comparative mediocrity of a base stat of 120 in the Balanced Hackmons metagame makes Arceus a jack of all trades and a master of none. It neither hits as hard nor takes hits as well as Pokemon with more extreme stat spreads. That being said, Arceus has several distinct characteristics that set it apart from its competitors. For one, though it isn't great defensively, Arceus's Normal typing gives it access to two of the most powerful STAB moves in the metagame, Facade and Boomburst, both of which it can use equally well thanks to its well-rounded attacking stats. In addition, Arceus possesses the inherent advantage of taking reduced damage from Knock Off and being invulnerable to Trick when it holds a Plate. Finally, because any Arceus sprite can be used on the Pokemon Showdown! teambuilder regardless of whether or not Arceus is using Multitype and/or holding a plate of the given type, a variety of colorful sprites can be used to beguile the opponent. Overall, Arceus ekes out a niche as a solid attacker in Balanced Hackmons, though it does lack the flair of faster and stronger offensive Pokemon like the Mega Mewtwo formes and Mega Rayquaza.