Arceus counters

Gen 8 National Dex Ubers · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Arceus
#0493 Arceus
Normal
USAGE 32.1% #5
BASE STATS
HP 120
ATK 120
DEF 120
SPA 120
SPD 120
SPE 120
BST720
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
Fighting
0×
Ghost
Moves
Extreme Speed 100.0% Swords Dance 100.0% Shadow Claw 92.1% Earthquake 72.0% Facade 11.9% Brick Break 10.5% Return 6.8% Recover 2.3%
Items
Silk Scarf 50.7% Chople Berry 26.1% Lum Berry 20.2% Normalium Z 1.4% Mental Herb 0.6% Life Orb 0.6% Leftovers 0.4% Air Balloon 0.0%
Common Teammates
Xerneas79.5%Yveltal68.0%Lunala58.1%Smeargle50.9%Diancie-Mega49.1%Necrozma-Dusk-Mane27.9%Marshadow27.1%Eternatus18.6%

Checks & Counters

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

Smogon does not compute Checks & Counters data for this format. Use the type matchup chart above to find potential checks.

Ranked #5 with 32.13% usage. Sorted by reliability score.