Is Arceus-Dark viable in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Arceus-Dark is ranked #54 in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons with 1.55% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Arceus-Dark in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons

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

#0493 Arceus-Dark

Dark

USAGE 1.5% #54

ABILITYFur Coat

BASE STATS

HP 120

ATK 120

DEF 120

SPA 120

SPD 120

SPE 120

BST720

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

FightingBugFairy

½×

GhostDark

0×

Psychic

Moves

Take Heart 51.6% Strength Sap 51.2% Fiery Wrath 50.8% Knock Off 48.5% Judgment 36.4% Recover 27.6% Victory Dance 20.7% Spirit Shackle 14.5%

Items

Pixie Plate 28.6% Leftovers 24.8% Dread Plate 14.0% Clear Amulet 8.2% Iron Plate 7.7% Terrain Extender 6.2% Rocky Helmet 3.9% Covert Cloak 2.1%

Abilities

Fur Coat71.2%Magic Guard10.7%Psychic Surge6.2%Simple4.5%Unaware4.0%Dark Aura1.8%Good as Gold0.6%Multitype0.4%

Common Teammates

Toxapex15.4%

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 #54 with 1.55% usage. Sorted by conservative score.