Arceus-Steel counters

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

Arceus-Steel
#0493 Arceus-Steel
Steel
USAGE 10.2% #19
ABILITYWell-Baked Body
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 67.9% Nasty Plot 59.0% Strength Sap 40.7% Revelation Dance 40.5% Shore Up 32.5% Tachyon Cutter 23.9% Gigaton Hammer 15.6% Glare 13.1%
Items
Fist Plate 40.2% Earth Plate 21.2% Covert Cloak 17.6% Leftovers 6.6% Flame Plate 3.6% Iron Plate 3.5% Assault Vest 2.1% Life Orb 1.8%
Abilities
Well-Baked Body24.4%Fur Coat18.0%Levitate11.5%Shield Dust11.5%Ice Scales7.9%Good as Gold5.3%Magic Bounce4.0%Regenerator3.1%
Common Teammates
Groudon-Primal58.0%Chansey46.3%Flutter Mane34.4%Eternatus26.2%Diancie-Mega25.7%Ting-Lu21.4%Blissey21.1%Koraidon16.7%

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 SOFT CHECK
47.576
51
51.2% dies 10.15%

Ranked #19 with 10.19% usage. Sorted by reliability score.