Arceus-Steel counters

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

Arceus-Steel
#0493 Arceus-Steel
Steel
USAGE 8.5% #21
ABILITYFur Coat
BASE STATS
HP 120
ATK 120
DEF 120
SPA 120
SPD 120
SPE 120
BST720
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireFightingGround
½×
NormalGrassIceFlyingPsychicBugRockDragonSteelFairy
0×
Poison
Moves
Judgment 71.0% Nasty Plot 51.0% Revelation Dance 39.5% Strength Sap 37.7% Shore Up 29.7% Tachyon Cutter 24.7% Take Heart 18.0% Glare 10.1%
Items
Fist Plate 32.2% Earth Plate 30.1% Covert Cloak 13.5% Leftovers 8.3% Iron Plate 3.9% Splash Plate 2.7% Spooky Plate 1.7% Eject Button 1.6%
Abilities
Fur Coat36.4%Well-Baked Body12.6%Shield Dust9.5%Ice Scales9.2%Regenerator7.7%Levitate7.3%Magic Bounce4.6%Good as Gold2.1%
Common Teammates
Groudon-Primal61.0%Chansey51.6%Ting-Lu28.6%Flutter Mane26.3%Blissey22.6%Eternatus22.6%Audino-Mega20.9%Giratina20.7%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Groudon-Primal
Groudon-Primal
GroundFire OFFENSIVE CHECK
50.715
58
57.5% dies 9.80%

Ranked #21 with 8.55% usage. Sorted by reliability score.