Arceus-Water counters

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

Arceus-Water
#0493 Arceus-Water
Water
USAGE 6.5% #26
ABILITYFur Coat
BASE STATS
HP 120
ATK 120
DEF 120
SPA 120
SPD 120
SPE 120
BST720
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrass
½×
FireWaterIceSteel
Moves
Take Heart 80.0% Scald 77.2% Strength Sap 57.9% Thunder Cage 27.5% Shore Up 20.7% Ice Beam 18.6% Recover 18.0% Earth Power 13.1%
Items
Leftovers 55.3% Ability Shield 15.4% Covert Cloak 11.5% Rocky Helmet 7.2% Splash Plate 3.6% Red Card 2.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 2.1% Spooky Plate 1.4%
Abilities
Fur Coat92.3%Unaware3.6%Magic Bounce1.8%Regenerator0.8%Magic Guard0.5%Fluffy0.4%Prankster0.2%Filter0.2%
Common Teammates
Chansey77.8%Groudon-Primal68.2%Registeel59.5%Ting-Lu42.4%Diancie-Mega34.1%Flutter Mane23.5%Greninja21.1%Celesteela18.6%
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Teams using Chansey 23%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Chansey
Chansey
Normal SOFT CHECK
21.924
23
22.7% dies 8.94%
02
Groudon-Primal
Groudon-Primal
GroundFire SOFT CHECK
31.604
6
6.2% dies 4.28%

Ranked #26 with 6.45% usage. Sorted by reliability score.