Arceus-Water counters

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

Arceus-Water
#0493 Arceus-Water
Water
USAGE 8.0% #25
ABILITYFur Coat
BASE STATS
HP 120
ATK 120
DEF 120
SPA 120
SPD 120
SPE 120
BST720
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrass
½×
FireWaterIceSteel
Moves
Scald 66.3% Take Heart 56.0% Strength Sap 44.0% Thunder Cage 33.3% Recover 21.6% Shore Up 18.7% Stone Axe 12.1% Spirit Shackle 11.1%
Items
Leftovers 45.3% Covert Cloak 25.9% Ability Shield 9.5% Rocky Helmet 7.1% Spooky Plate 5.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.9% Earth Plate 1.4% Assault Vest 1.4%
Abilities
Fur Coat84.9%Magic Guard6.3%Magic Bounce4.3%Regenerator1.6%Unaware0.8%Drizzle0.6%Good as Gold0.4%Liquid Voice0.3%
Common Teammates
Chansey60.9%Registeel45.5%Miraidon28.3%Groudon-Primal27.3%Greninja24.2%Blissey23.1%Celesteela22.3%Flutter Mane18.7%

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
24.112
19
18.7% dies 7.93%

Ranked #25 with 7.96% usage. Sorted by reliability score.