Is Arceus-Fighting viable in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Arceus-Fighting is ranked #24 in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons with 6.77% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

What beats Arceus-Fighting in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

The best counter for Arceus-Fighting in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons is Arceus-Ghost with a 66.7% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Arceus-Fighting include Arceus-Ghost, Groudon-Primal.

What is the best counter for Arceus-Fighting in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Arceus-Ghost is the best counter for Arceus-Fighting in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons, KOing or forcing it out in 66.7% of their encounters.

Arceus-Fighting counters

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

#0493 Arceus-Fighting

Fighting

USAGE 6.8% #24

ABILITYFur Coat

BASE STATS

HP 120

ATK 120

DEF 120

SPA 120

SPD 120

SPE 120

BST720

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

FlyingPsychicFairy

½×

BugRockDark

Moves

Combat Torque 61.1% Strength Sap 56.9% Mortal Spin 54.9% Haze 41.2% Recover 41.0% Spirit Shackle 31.2% Sacred Sword 20.1% Bulk Up 18.5%

Items

Ability Shield 85.2% Covert Cloak 11.4% Fist Plate 2.5% Leftovers 0.4% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.2% Light Clay 0.2% Life Orb 0.2% Flame Orb 0.1%

Abilities

Fur Coat99.0%Mind's Eye0.4%Serene Grace0.4%Magic Guard0.1%Guts0.1%Simple0.0%Adaptability0.0%Regenerator0.0%

Common Teammates

Browse Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons teams using Arceus-Fighting →

Teams using Arceus-Ghost 67%

Checks & Counters

Reliability ranks observed matchups; KO rate is how often the checker knocked out or forced out the target. “Checker faints” reports the checker's own observed death rate. Categories use matchup reliability plus offensive and defensive base stats.

How to read this table

Use encounter count to judge sample size. A high-reliability check with a modest KO rate can still be useful when it consistently forces switches or limits the target.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Arceus-Ghost

Ghost DEFENSIVE COUNTER

20.913

66.7% checker faints 10.31%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Arceus-Fighting Spirit Shackle vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus-Ghost: 116-138 (26.1 - 31%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Arceus-Ghost counters → Teams with Arceus-Ghost →

Groudon-Primal

GroundFire SOFT CHECK

25.788

27.9% checker faints 8.84%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Precipice Blades vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Fur Coat Arceus-Fighting: 118-141 (26.5 - 31.7%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Groudon-Primal counters → Teams with Groudon-Primal →

Ranked #24 with 6.77% usage. Sorted by reliability score.