Arceus counters

Gen 5 Ubers · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Arceus
#0493 Arceus
Normal
USAGE 36.4% #4
BASE STATS
HP 120
ATK 120
DEF 120
SPA 120
SPD 120
SPE 120
BST720
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
Fighting
0×
Ghost
Moves
Extreme Speed 99.9% Swords Dance 98.1% Shadow Claw 95.7% Brick Break 38.6% Earthquake 33.0% Substitute 25.1% Stealth Rock 1.9% Fire Blast 1.8%
Items
Silk Scarf 56.7% Leftovers 28.0% Lum Berry 7.8% Fighting Gem 5.0% Life Orb 2.1% Power Herb 0.2% Choice Band 0.0% Normal Gem 0.0%
Common Teammates
Groudon93.6%Ho-Oh56.7%Palkia46.7%Espeon31.8%Blaziken28.8%Darkrai28.7%Mewtwo26.0%Deoxys-Speed23.3%
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Checks & Counters

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Ranked #4 with 36.36% usage. Sorted by reliability score.