Is Arceus-Water viable in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Arceus-Water is ranked #37 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with 2.70% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Arceus-Water in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Miraidon has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 79.2% of 284.37080694889073 relevant encounters. Standard error is 4.1 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Arceus-Water 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-Water was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Arceus-Water counters

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

#0493 Arceus-Water

Water

USAGE 2.7% #37

BASE STATS

HP 120

ATK 120

DEF 120

SPA 120

SPD 120

SPE 120

BST720

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

ElectricGrass

½×

FireWaterIceSteel

Moves

Recover 97.9% Judgment 97.2% Will-O-Wisp 74.0% Dragon Tail 26.6% Roar 25.8% Taunt 23.1% Stealth Rock 12.9% Perish Song 10.1%

Items

Splash Plate 100.0%

Tera Types

Fairy 49.4% Ground 16.6% Dark 7.8% Grass 7.4% Normal 4.9% Steel 4.1% Poison 4.1% Water 2.1%

Common Teammates

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Explore Arceus-Water + Miraidon teams 63 score Explore Arceus-Water + Calyrex-Shadow teams 58 score Explore Arceus-Water + Koraidon teams 24 score Explore Arceus-Water + Kyogre teams 23 score Explore Arceus-Water + Arceus teams 10 score Explore Arceus-Water + Ditto teams 2 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Arceus-Water + Ho-Oh 58.9% 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

Miraidon

ElectricDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

284.371

62.7

79.2% Standard error 4.13 points

DAMAGE CALCElectric Terrain

252+ SpA Hadron Engine Miraidon Electro Drift (133.3251953125 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Water in Electric Terrain: 540-636 (121.6 - 143.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Calyrex-Shadow

PsychicGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

173.774

58.2

79.2% Standard error 5.25 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Calyrex-Shadow Grass Knot (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Water: 218-258 (49 - 58.1%) -- 97.7% chance to 2HKO

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Koraidon

FightingDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

238.984

24.3

46.6% Standard error 5.56 points

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Orichalcum Pulse Koraidon Low Kick (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Water: 253-298 (56.9 - 67.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Kyogre

Water DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

22.463

23.5

64.0% Standard error 10.13 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Splash Plate Arceus-Water Judgment vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kyogre in Rain: 87-103 (21.5 - 25.4%) -- 0.6% chance to 4HKO

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Arceus

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

90.312

10.2

39.1% Standard error 7.24 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Silk Scarf Arceus Extreme Speed vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Water: 139-165 (31.3 - 37.1%) -- 79% chance to 3HKO

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Ditto

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

29.263

2.4

38.4% Standard error 8.99 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

225.218

-0.3

16.7% Standard error 4.24 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Water: 184-217 (41.4 - 48.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Arceus-Ground

Ground SOFT CHECK View matchup

68.143

-1.8

28.6% Standard error 7.60 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Earth Plate Arceus-Ground Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Water: 174-205 (39.1 - 46.1%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

53.094

-9.0

24.0% Standard error 8.24 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Water: 64-76 (14.4 - 17.1%) -- possible 6HKO

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Smeargle

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

46.435

-11.4

19.7% Standard error 7.78 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Smeargle Nuzzle vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Water: 18-22 (4 - 4.9%)

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Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

54.289

-11.6

17.7% Standard error 7.31 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Water: 124-147 (27.9 - 33.1%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Ting-Lu

DarkGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

45.164

-15.0

10.9% Standard error 6.48 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ting-Lu Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Water: 136-162 (30.6 - 36.4%) -- 58.2% chance to 3HKO

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Kingambit

DarkSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.608

-16.6

12.0% Standard error 7.15 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Black Glasses Kingambit Kowtow Cleave vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Water: 160-190 (36 - 42.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Ranked #37 with 2.70% usage. Sorted by conservative score.