Arceus counters

Gen 6 Pure Hackmons · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Arceus
#0493 Arceus
Normal
USAGE 21.5% #8
ABILITYArena Trap
BASE STATS
HP 120
ATK 120
DEF 120
SPA 120
SPD 120
SPE 120
BST720
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
Fighting
0×
Ghost
Moves
Simple Beam 62.8% Defog 62.6% Switcheroo 62.5% Whirlwind 35.5% Magic Coat 22.0% Baton Pass 14.0% Taunt 13.0% Recover 12.7%
Items
Choice Scarf 66.0% Safety Goggles 9.9% Leftovers 8.8% Spooky Plate 4.1% Shed Shell 2.9% Lum Berry 2.9% Focus Sash 1.9% Chople Berry 1.3%
Abilities
Arena Trap60.2%Wonder Guard16.8%Prankster7.0%Shadow Tag6.3%Mold Breaker3.8%Magic Bounce2.1%Multitype1.7%No Guard0.6%
Common Teammates
Deoxys-Speed104.4%Giratina80.9%Mewtwo-Mega-X69.6%Aggron-Mega31.5%Lopunny-Mega30.8%Steelix-Mega28.5%Rayquaza-Mega19.1%Gengar-Mega18.1%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Kyogre-Primal
Kyogre-Primal
Water OFFENSIVE CHECK
23.008
89
88.6% dies 6.63%
02
Mewtwo-Mega-X
Mewtwo-Mega-X
PsychicFighting OFFENSIVE CHECK
98.267
77
76.7% dies 7.36%
03
Rayquaza-Mega
Rayquaza-Mega
DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK
46.901
68
68.4% dies 9.58%
04
Gyarados-Mega
Gyarados-Mega
WaterDark OFFENSIVE CHECK
53.786
67
66.9% dies 8.93%
05
Deoxys-Speed
Deoxys-Speed
Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK
43.585
63
62.6% dies 9.87%
06
Groudon-Primal
Groudon-Primal
GroundFire OFFENSIVE CHECK
28.129
62
62.3% dies 9.14%
07
Giratina
Giratina
GhostDragon SOFT CHECK
41.716
46
46.0% dies 7.72%

Ranked #8 with 21.52% usage. Sorted by reliability score.