Arceus-Fairy counters

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

#0493 Arceus-Fairy

Fairy

USAGE 39.2% #5

BASE STATS

HP 120

ATK 120

DEF 120

SPA 120

SPD 120

SPE 120

BST720

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

PoisonSteel

½×

FightingBugDark

0×

Dragon

Moves

Judgment 100.0% Recover 95.4% Toxic 78.3% Defog 72.8% Stealth Rock 17.9% Calm Mind 5.8% Perish Song 5.3% Thunder Wave 4.6%

Items

Pixie Plate 100.0% Fairium Z 0.0%

Common Teammates

Groudon-Primal74.1%

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane55.4%

Arceus-Dark48.9%

Arceus-Steel30.3%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

01

Arceus-Steel

Steel DEFENSIVE COUNTER

21.965

78

78.3% dies 8.80%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Pixie Plate Arceus-Fairy Judgment vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Steel: 64-76 (14.4 - 17.1%) -- possible 6HKO

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02

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

25.994

69

69.2% dies 9.05%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Sunsteel Strike vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Fairy: 356-420 (80.1 - 94.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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03

Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK

23.253

42

41.8% dies 10.23%

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Ho-Oh Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Fairy: 126-148 (28.3 - 33.3%) -- 0.1% chance to 3HKO

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04

Rayquaza

DragonFlying SOFT CHECK

23.405

37

36.6% dies 9.96%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Life Orb Rayquaza Dragon Ascent vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Fairy: 265-313 (59.6 - 70.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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05

Yveltal

DarkFlying SOFT CHECK

21.638

8

8.2% dies 5.91%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Life Orb Yveltal Oblivion Wing vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Fairy: 121-142 (27.2 - 31.9%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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06

Sableye-Mega

DarkGhost SOFT CHECK

20.399

3

3.2% dies 3.88%

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Sableye-Mega Foul Play vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Fairy: 46-54 (10.3 - 12.1%) -- possible 9HKO

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Ranked #5 with 39.24% usage. Sorted by reliability score.