Is Arceus-Dark viable in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Arceus-Dark is ranked #13 in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers with 12.19% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Arceus-Dark in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Zacian-Crowned has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 82.0% of 411.7313144954819 relevant encounters. Standard error is 1.9 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Arceus-Dark matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Arceus-Dark was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Arceus-Dark counters

Gen 9 National Dex Ubers · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0493 Arceus-Dark

Dark

USAGE 12.2% #13

ABILITYMultitype

BASE STATS

HP 120

ATK 120

DEF 120

SPA 120

SPD 120

SPE 120

BST720

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

FightingBugFairy

½×

GhostDark

0×

Psychic

Moves

Recover 99.0% Judgment 66.2% Calm Mind 62.3% Taunt 54.2% Foul Play 33.8% Toxic 27.3% Stealth Rock 20.4% Ice Beam 17.4%

Items

Dread Plate 99.6% Darkinium Z 0.4%

Abilities

Multitype100.0%

Tera Types

Poison 57.0% Steel 20.1% Dark 7.5% Fairy 7.3% Fire 4.7% Water 1.3% Ghost 0.9% Ground 0.7%

Common Teammates

Browse Gen 9 National Dex Ubers teams using Arceus-Dark →

Explore Arceus-Dark + Zacian-Crowned teams 74 score Explore Arceus-Dark + Marshadow teams 55 score Explore Arceus-Dark + Arceus-Fairy teams 52 score Explore Arceus-Dark + Eternatus teams 51 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Arceus-Dark + Groudon-Primal 76.1% 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

Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

411.731

74.5

82.0% Standard error 1.89 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Dark: 458-542 (103.1 - 122%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Zacian-Crowned counters → Teams with Zacian-Crowned →

Marshadow

FightingGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

183.862

55.1

68.8% Standard error 3.42 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Marshadow Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Dark: 356-422 (80.1 - 95%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Arceus-Fairy

Fairy DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

147.189

51.8

67.2% Standard error 3.87 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Arceus-Dark Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Fairy: 65-77 (14.6 - 17.3%) -- possible 6HKO

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Eternatus

PoisonDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

239.623

50.7

63.1% Standard error 3.12 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Dark: 160-190 (36 - 42.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Kyogre-Primal

Water OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

138.949

41.7

58.4% Standard error 4.18 points

DAMAGE CALCHeavy Rain

252+ SpA Kyogre-Primal Water Spout (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Dark in Heavy Rain: 328-387 (73.8 - 87.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Shaymin-Sky

GrassFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.21

39.4

76.9% Standard error 9.37 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Shaymin-Sky Seed Flare vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Dark: 129-153 (29 - 34.4%) -- 3.1% chance to 3HKO

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Arceus

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

105.825

38.7

57.9% Standard error 4.80 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Dread Plate Arceus-Dark Judgment vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus: 129-153 (29 - 34.4%) -- 3.1% chance to 3HKO

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Arceus-Dark

Dark SOFT CHECK View matchup

139.025

28.6

45.5% Standard error 4.22 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Arceus-Dark Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Dark: 65-77 (14.6 - 17.3%) -- possible 6HKO

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Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

489.155

27.5

36.2% Standard error 2.17 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Dark: 184-217 (41.4 - 48.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Zygarde

DragonGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

282.719

26.5

38.1% Standard error 2.89 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zygarde Thousand Arrows vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Dark: 115-136 (25.9 - 30.6%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Groudon-Primal

GroundFire SOFT CHECK View matchup

360.453

26.0

36.1% Standard error 2.53 points

DAMAGE CALCHarsh Sunshine

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

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Garganacl

Rock SOFT CHECK View matchup

67.306

23.8

48.2% Standard error 6.09 points

DAMAGE CALC

0 Def Garganacl Body Press vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Dark: 124-148 (27.9 - 33.3%) -- 0.1% chance to 3HKO

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Chien-Pao

DarkIce SOFT CHECK View matchup

59.373

23.4

49.4% Standard error 6.49 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Sword of Ruin Chien-Pao Sacred Sword vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Dark: 232-274 (52.2 - 61.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Lunala

PsychicGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

93.248

21.5

42.0% Standard error 5.11 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Lunala Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Dark: 150-178 (33.7 - 40%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Arceus-Ground

Ground SOFT CHECK View matchup

143.919

18.1

33.9% Standard error 3.95 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Earth Plate Arceus-Ground Judgment vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Dark: 129-153 (29 - 34.4%) -- 3.1% chance to 3HKO

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Yveltal

DarkFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

496.023

14.6

22.1% Standard error 1.86 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Life Orb Yveltal U-turn vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Dark: 130-153 (29.2 - 34.4%) -- 4.8% chance to 3HKO

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Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

257.662

10.6

20.7% Standard error 2.52 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Sunsteel Strike vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Dark: 123-145 (27.7 - 32.6%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

208.046

8.3

19.2% Standard error 2.73 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Flip Turn vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Dark: 64-76 (14.4 - 17.1%) -- possible 6HKO

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Pheromosa

BugFighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

51.823

7.1

33.2% Standard error 6.54 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Pheromosa High Jump Kick vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Dark: 624-734 (140.5 - 165.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Chansey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

47.997

7.1

34.5% Standard error 6.86 points

DAMAGE CALC

Chansey Seismic Toss vs. 252 HP Arceus-Dark: 100-100 (22.5 - 22.5%) -- guaranteed 5HKO

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Ferrothorn

GrassSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

38.83

3.9

34.3% Standard error 7.62 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ferrothorn Power Whip vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Dark: 148-175 (33.3 - 39.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Ditto

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

84.948

3.5

21.3% Standard error 4.44 points

DAMAGE CALC

Ditto vs. Arceus-Dark: 0-0 (0 - 0%)

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Giratina-Origin

GhostDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

163.889

1.1

10.9% Standard error 2.43 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Griseous Core Giratina-Origin Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Dark: 169-199 (38 - 44.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Tyranitar-Mega

RockDark SOFT CHECK

46.145

-3.9

19.4% Standard error 5.83 points

Mewtwo-Mega-Y

Psychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.616

-8.6

31.3% Standard error 9.97 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Mewtwo-Mega-Y Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Dark: 248-292 (55.8 - 65.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Deoxys-Speed

Psychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

28.239

-12.3

7.6% Standard error 4.98 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Deoxys-Speed Icy Wind vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Dark: 34-41 (7.6 - 9.2%)

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Giratina

GhostDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.112

-15.2

21.2% Standard error 9.12 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Giratina Dragon Tail vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Dark: 76-91 (17.1 - 20.4%) -- possible 5HKO

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Ranked #13 with 12.19% usage. Sorted by conservative score.