Is Arceus-Poison viable in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Arceus-Poison is ranked #57 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with 1.26% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Arceus-Poison in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Calyrex-Shadow has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 78.7% of 85.34154961623676 relevant encounters. Standard error is 6.2 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Arceus-Poison matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Arceus-Poison was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Arceus-Poison counters

Gen 9 Anything Goes · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0493 Arceus-Poison

Poison

USAGE 1.3% #57

BASE STATS

HP 120

ATK 120

DEF 120

SPA 120

SPD 120

SPE 120

BST720

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

GroundPsychic

½×

GrassFightingPoisonBugFairy

Moves

Recover 97.1% Sludge Bomb 91.2% Will-O-Wisp 89.3% Roar 59.0% Perish Song 33.8% Body Press 3.4% Calm Mind 3.0% Taunt 2.7%

Items

Toxic Plate 100.0%

Tera Types

Water 66.5% Fairy 12.1% Steel 10.8% Poison 4.6% Dark 2.4% Ground 1.2% Ghost 1.1% Grass 0.6%

Common Teammates

Kyurem-White27.9%

Leading observed checks

Open a matchup for a separate set-based damage estimate, or browse uploaded teams with both Pokémon.

Team core to explore

Arceus-Poison + Koraidon 65.9% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Calyrex-Shadow

PsychicGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

85.342

53.9

78.7% Standard error 6.20 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Calyrex-Shadow Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Poison: 294-348 (66.2 - 78.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Miraidon

ElectricDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

96.376

38.2

65.4% Standard error 6.81 points

DAMAGE CALCElectric Terrain

252+ SpA Hadron Engine Miraidon Electro Drift vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Poison in Electric Terrain: 204-240 (45.9 - 54%) -- 48.4% chance to 2HKO

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Arceus-Ground

Ground DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

23.791

36.2

72.7% Standard error 9.13 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Toxic Plate Arceus-Poison Sludge Bomb vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Ground: 58-69 (13 - 15.5%) -- possible 7HKO

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Clodsire

PoisonGround DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

22.209

32.9

71.3% Standard error 9.60 points

DAMAGE CALC

0 Def Arceus-Poison Body Press vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Clodsire: 51-60 (10.9 - 12.9%) -- possible 8HKO

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Eternatus

PoisonDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.719

32.9

72.2% Standard error 9.84 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Dynamax Cannon vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Poison: 124-147 (27.9 - 33.1%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Koraidon

FightingDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

105.549

21.1

48.2% Standard error 6.77 points

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Orichalcum Pulse Koraidon Flare Blitz vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Poison in Sun: 253-298 (56.9 - 67.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

32.823

9.9

44.6% Standard error 8.68 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Poison: 248-294 (55.8 - 66.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Smeargle

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

24.094

8.1

48.8% Standard error 10.18 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Smeargle Nuzzle vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Poison: 9-11 (2 - 2.4%)

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Arceus

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

61.526

6.7

42.1% Standard error 8.86 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Arceus Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Poison: 194-230 (43.6 - 51.8%) -- 10.9% chance to 2HKO

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Ting-Lu

DarkGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

35.568

6.1

38.8% Standard error 8.17 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ting-Lu Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Poison: 272-324 (61.2 - 72.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

160.522

4.4

23.0% Standard error 4.65 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Poison: 204-242 (45.9 - 54.5%) -- 56.6% chance to 2HKO

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Ditto

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

28.34

-4.5

29.9% Standard error 8.60 points

DAMAGE CALC

Ditto vs. Arceus-Poison: 0-0 (0 - 0%)

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Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.805

-11.8

3.7% Standard error 3.86 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Flip Turn vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Poison: 64-76 (14.4 - 17.1%) -- possible 6HKO

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Ranked #57 with 1.26% usage. Sorted by conservative score.