Arceus-Steel counters

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

Arceus-Steel
#0493 Arceus-Steel
Steel
USAGE 24.0% #8
BASE STATS
HP 120
ATK 120
DEF 120
SPA 120
SPD 120
SPE 120
BST720
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireFightingGround
½×
NormalGrassIceFlyingPsychicBugRockDragonSteelFairy
0×
Poison
Moves
Recover 99.7% Judgment 99.6% Calm Mind 56.8% Earth Power 55.6% Stealth Rock 42.7% Perish Song 41.7% Thunder 1.4% Toxic 0.7%
Items
Iron Plate 99.8% Steelium Z 0.2%
Common Teammates
Rayquaza58.3%Yveltal51.4%Arceus-Fairy49.5%Marshadow49.0%Groudon-Primal48.3%Ho-Oh42.8%Lugia41.1%Blissey41.1%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Necrozma-Dusk-Mane
Necrozma-Dusk-Mane
PsychicSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK
28.006
73
72.9% dies 8.40%
02
Kyogre-Primal
Kyogre-Primal
Water SOFT CHECK
22.601
53
52.8% dies 10.50%
03
Ho-Oh
Ho-Oh
FireFlying SOFT CHECK
23.425
41
40.6% dies 10.15%
04
Arceus-Fairy
Arceus-Fairy
Fairy SOFT CHECK
21.965
3
2.6% dies 3.40%

Ranked #8 with 23.96% usage. Sorted by reliability score.