Arceus counters

Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Arceus
#0493 Arceus
Normal
USAGE 1.4% #57
ABILITYFur Coat
BASE STATS
HP 120
ATK 120
DEF 120
SPA 120
SPD 120
SPE 120
BST720
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
Fighting
0×
Ghost
Moves
Boomburst 48.8% Judgment 39.8% Strength Sap 22.4% Take Heart 22.0% Growth 21.3% Pyro Ball 21.1% Extreme Speed 17.6% Recover 16.1%
Items
Spooky Plate 37.0% Covert Cloak 12.2% Wide Lens 11.1% Leftovers 6.6% Ability Shield 5.9% Life Orb 5.5% Clear Amulet 3.7% Silk Scarf 3.1%
Abilities
Fur Coat23.6%Speed Boost21.0%Prankster9.2%Magic Bounce8.5%Simple8.5%Adaptability4.4%Ice Scales2.9%Harvest2.4%
Common Teammates
Groudon-Primal69.5%Kyogre-Primal38.4%Greninja28.5%Eternatus27.7%Alakazam-Mega25.1%Sableye-Mega22.4%Chansey19.7%Celesteela18.5%
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Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #57 with 1.35% usage. Sorted by reliability score.