Arceus counters

Gen 7 Anything Goes · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Arceus
#0493 Arceus
Normal
USAGE 17.6% #10
BASE STATS
HP 120
ATK 120
DEF 120
SPA 120
SPD 120
SPE 120
BST720
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
Fighting
0×
Ghost
Moves
Extreme Speed 92.3% Swords Dance 90.8% Earthquake 68.1% Shadow Claw 58.4% Substitute 19.8% Giga Impact 16.2% Magic Coat 9.2% Defog 8.9%
Items
Normalium Z 35.4% Lum Berry 17.1% Leftovers 14.4% Chople Berry 10.2% Life Orb 6.3% Focus Sash 5.7% Mental Herb 4.2% Iron Ball 3.6%
Common Teammates
Smeargle92.4%Rayquaza55.9%Groudon-Primal40.7%Xerneas40.6%Necrozma-Dusk-Mane27.5%Aerodactyl24.8%Yveltal21.9%Dialga21.8%

Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #10 with 17.61% usage. Sorted by reliability score.