Is Arceus-Fighting viable in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Arceus-Fighting is ranked #24 in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons with 6.89% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Arceus-Fighting in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Arceus-Ghost has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 66.7% of 20.91301657799948 relevant encounters. Standard error is 10.3 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Arceus-Fighting matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Arceus-Fighting was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Arceus-Fighting counters

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

#0493 Arceus-Fighting

Fighting

USAGE 6.9% #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

Strength Sap 81.0% Combat Torque 51.5% Mortal Spin 48.0% Spirit Shackle 38.4% Sacred Sword 27.6% Bulk Up 25.7% Haze 17.9% Recover 16.6%

Items

Ability Shield 64.7% Covert Cloak 30.1% Fist Plate 3.8% Leftovers 0.6% Rocky Helmet 0.2% Black Belt 0.2% Light Clay 0.2% Life Orb 0.1%

Abilities

Fur Coat98.7%Serene Grace0.5%Mind's Eye0.4%Simple0.2%Magic Guard0.1%Guts0.1%Unaware0.0%Adaptability0.0%

Common Teammates

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Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Arceus-Fighting + Registeel 48.4% 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

Arceus-Ghost

Ghost DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.913

25.4

66.7% Standard error 10.31 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Groudon-Primal

GroundFire SOFT CHECK View matchup

25.788

-7.4

27.9% Standard error 8.84 points

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

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Ranked #24 with 6.89% usage. Sorted by conservative score.