Is Arceus-Dark viable in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Arceus-Dark is ranked #57 in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons with 1.28% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

Arceus-Dark in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons

Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

#0493 Arceus-Dark

Dark

USAGE 1.3% #57

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

Fiery Wrath 69.6% Take Heart 69.1% Knock Off 53.5% Recover 51.3% Strength Sap 35.8% Judgment 28.4% Wicked Blow 11.6% Salt Cure 9.5%

Items

Leftovers 47.4% Pixie Plate 28.2% Dread Plate 6.3% Black Glasses 4.7% Clear Amulet 4.7% Rocky Helmet 3.5% Covert Cloak 2.9% Toxic Orb 1.4%

Abilities

Fur Coat72.7%Unaware8.3%Simple7.7%Dark Aura4.7%Magic Guard4.1%Good as Gold0.7%Regenerator0.5%Sniper0.2%

Common Teammates

Toxapex15.3%

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 1.28% usage. Sorted by reliability score.