Is Arceus-Ghost viable in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Arceus-Ghost is ranked #2 in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons with 48.15% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Arceus-Ghost in Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons?

Greninja has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 72.3% of 75.72148834713443 relevant encounters. Standard error is 5.1 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Arceus-Ghost 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-Ghost was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Arceus-Ghost counters

Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0493 Arceus-Ghost

Ghost

USAGE 48.1% #2

ABILITYMagic Bounce

BASE STATS

HP 120

ATK 120

DEF 120

SPA 120

SPD 120

SPE 120

BST720

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

GhostDark

½×

PoisonBug

0×

NormalFighting

Moves

Judgment 94.5% Take Heart 65.4% Strength Sap 54.6% Secret Sword 38.2% Knock Off 29.7% Shore Up 20.1% Entrainment 11.7% Thunder Cage 9.8%

Items

Spooky Plate 94.5% Psychic Seed 3.9% Leftovers 0.4% Red Card 0.4% Electric Seed 0.2% Dread Plate 0.1% Misty Seed 0.1% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.1%

Abilities

Magic Bounce29.1%Fur Coat16.5%Magic Guard11.8%Normalize11.7%Unaware9.2%Toxic Debris6.1%Simple5.0%Speed Boost3.9%

Common Teammates

Browse Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons teams using Arceus-Ghost →

Explore Arceus-Ghost + Greninja teams 52 score Explore Arceus-Ghost + Flutter Mane teams 41 score Explore Arceus-Ghost + Arceus-Ghost teams 32 score Explore Arceus-Ghost + Dialga-Origin teams 27 score Explore Arceus-Ghost + Eternatus teams 24 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Arceus-Ghost + Chansey 40.1% 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

Greninja

WaterDark OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

75.721

51.7

72.3% Standard error 5.15 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Sniper Greninja Wicked Blow vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Ghost on a critical hit: 630-741 (141.8 - 166.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Flutter Mane

GhostFairy OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

27.442

41.1

74.4% Standard error 8.33 points

Arceus-Ghost

Ghost SOFT CHECK View matchup

159.073

31.8

47.6% Standard error 3.96 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Spooky Plate Arceus-Ghost Judgment vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Ghost: 258-306 (58.1 - 68.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Kyogre-Primal

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

87.199

31.4

52.8% Standard error 5.35 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Kyogre-Primal Water Spout (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Ghost: 219-258 (49.3 - 58.1%) -- 96.9% chance to 2HKO

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Dialga-Origin

SteelDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

50.612

26.8

54.8% Standard error 7.00 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Adamant Crystal Dialga-Origin Doom Desire vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Ghost: 147-174 (33.1 - 39.1%) -- 99.8% chance to 3HKO

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Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

112.487

24.5

43.2% Standard error 4.67 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Dragon Energy (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Ghost: 186-219 (41.8 - 49.3%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Audino-Mega

NormalFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

86.688

21.4

42.6% Standard error 5.31 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Audino-Mega Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Ghost: 78-93 (17.5 - 20.9%) -- possible 5HKO

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Muk-Alola

PoisonDark SOFT CHECK View matchup

37.609

16.4

49.0% Standard error 8.15 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Muk-Alola Throat Chop vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Ghost: 212-252 (47.7 - 56.7%) -- 85.9% chance to 2HKO

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Zamazenta

Fighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

26.699

14.4

53.1% Standard error 9.66 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zamazenta Gigaton Hammer vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Ghost: 155-183 (34.9 - 41.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Groudon-Primal

GroundFire SOFT CHECK View matchup

182.163

13.9

27.1% Standard error 3.29 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Headlong Rush vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Ghost: 237-279 (53.3 - 62.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Chansey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

149.255

12.0

26.5% Standard error 3.61 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Chansey Salt Cure vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Ghost: 13-16 (2.9 - 3.6%)

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Ting-Lu

DarkGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

90.589

8.5

27.2% Standard error 4.68 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ting-Lu Knock Off vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Ghost: 180-212 (40.5 - 47.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Giratina

GhostDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

26.321

4.6

43.2% Standard error 9.65 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Giratina Infernal Parade (60 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Ghost: 116-138 (26.1 - 31%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Celesteela

SteelFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

112.489

3.0

17.3% Standard error 3.57 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Celesteela Knock Off vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Ghost: 112-134 (25.2 - 30.1%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Diancie-Mega

RockFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.255

1.2

43.2% Standard error 10.50 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Pixie Plate Pixilate Diancie-Mega Explosion vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Ghost: 448-528 (100.9 - 118.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Alakazam-Mega

Psychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.219

0.9

44.0% Standard error 10.78 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Beads of Ruin Alakazam-Mega Psycho Boost vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Ghost: 399-469 (89.8 - 105.6%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO

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Registeel

Steel SOFT CHECK View matchup

179.568

0.7

9.5% Standard error 2.19 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Registeel Knock Off vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Ghost: 94-112 (21.1 - 25.2%) -- 0.1% chance to 4HKO

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Koraidon

FightingDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

57.835

-1.7

18.9% Standard error 5.15 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Koraidon Glaive Rush vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Ghost: 189-223 (42.5 - 50.2%) -- 0.4% chance to 2HKO

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Garchomp-Mega

DragonGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.811

-11.3

25.0% Standard error 9.07 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Garchomp-Mega Glaive Rush vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Ghost: 226-267 (50.9 - 60.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Arceus-Poison

Poison SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.141

-12.5

4.3% Standard error 4.20 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Earth Plate Arceus-Poison Judgment vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Ghost: 86-102 (19.3 - 22.9%) -- possible 5HKO

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Blissey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

24.759

-13.7

14.9% Standard error 7.16 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Blissey U-turn vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Ghost: 12-14 (2.7 - 3.1%)

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Ranked #2 with 48.15% usage. Sorted by conservative score.