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

Arceus-Ground is ranked #12 in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers with 13.66% usage according to Smogon Feb 2026 - Apr 2026 data.

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

The best counter for Arceus-Ground in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers is Chien-Pao with a 89.2% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Feb 2026 - Apr 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Arceus-Ground include Chien-Pao, Arceus, Kyogre-Primal, Marshadow, Lunala.

What is the best counter for Arceus-Ground in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Chien-Pao is the best counter for Arceus-Ground in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers, KOing or forcing it out in 89.2% of their encounters.

Arceus-Ground counters

Gen 9 National Dex Ubers · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

#0493 Arceus-Ground

Ground

USAGE 13.7% #12

BASE STATS

HP 120

ATK 120

DEF 120

SPA 120

SPD 120

SPE 120

BST720

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterGrassIce

½×

PoisonRock

0×

Electric

Moves

Stone Edge 60.3% Judgment 53.5% Earthquake 47.9% Taunt 42.9% Dragon Dance 41.2% Ice Beam 36.4% Recover 28.0% Defog 25.2%

Items

Earth Plate 75.1% Groundium Z 24.9%

Tera Types

Ground 32.9% Water 26.8% Steel 5.8% Fire 4.0% Poison 1.5% Fairy 1.1% Ghost 1.1%

Common Teammates

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane35.4%

Marshadow34.6%

Ho-Oh26.3%

Zygarde20.8%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Chien-Pao

DarkIce OFFENSIVE CHECK

72.697

89.2% dies 5.73%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Sword of Ruin Chien-Pao Icicle Crash vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Ground: 330-390 (74.3 - 87.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Chien-Pao counters → Teams with Chien-Pao →

Arceus

Normal DEFENSIVE COUNTER

99.343

70.1% dies 7.91%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Earth Plate Arceus-Ground Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus: 129-153 (29 - 34.4%) -- 3.1% chance to 3HKO

View Arceus counters → Teams with Arceus →

Kyogre-Primal

Water OFFENSIVE CHECK

201.171

69.8% dies 5.53%

DAMAGE CALCHeavy Rain

252+ SpA Kyogre-Primal Water Spout (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Ground in Heavy Rain: 656-774 (147.7 - 174.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Kyogre-Primal counters → Teams with Kyogre-Primal →

Marshadow

FightingGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK

187.505

59.7% dies 6.14%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Marshadow Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Ground: 178-211 (40 - 47.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Marshadow counters → Teams with Marshadow →

Lunala

PsychicGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK

28.561

59.7% dies 9.18%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Lunala Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Ground: 127-151 (28.6 - 34%) -- 0.9% chance to 3HKO

View Lunala counters → Teams with Lunala →

Arceus-Dark

Dark DEFENSIVE COUNTER

122.24

55.6% dies 7.74%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Arceus-Dark counters → Teams with Arceus-Dark →

Mewtwo

Psychic SOFT CHECK

22.609

54.4% dies 10.47%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Life Orb Mewtwo Psystrike vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Ground: 227-269 (51.1 - 60.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Mewtwo counters → Teams with Mewtwo →

Giratina-Origin

GhostDragon SOFT CHECK

166.751

53.9% dies 6.67%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Giratina-Origin counters → Teams with Giratina-Origin →

Arceus-Ground

Ground SOFT CHECK

93.265

50.0% dies 8.91%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Earth Plate Arceus-Ground Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Ground: 174-205 (39.1 - 46.1%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Arceus-Ground counters → Teams with Arceus-Ground →

Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel SOFT CHECK

197.904

47.6% dies 6.11%

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Ground: 229-271 (51.5 - 61%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel SOFT CHECK

167.39

47.2% dies 6.61%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Necrozma-Dusk-Mane counters → Teams with Necrozma-Dusk-Mane →

Arceus-Fairy

Fairy SOFT CHECK

107.311

43.8% dies 8.21%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Arceus-Fairy counters → Teams with Arceus-Fairy →

Yveltal

DarkFlying SOFT CHECK

352.133

41.9% dies 4.54%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Life Orb Dark Aura Yveltal Dark Pulse vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Ground: 160-188 (36 - 42.3%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Yveltal counters → Teams with Yveltal →

Deoxys-Attack

Psychic SOFT CHECK

26.539

41.6% dies 9.57%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Life Orb Deoxys-Attack Psycho Boost vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Ground: 265-313 (59.6 - 70.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Deoxys-Attack counters → Teams with Deoxys-Attack →

Chansey

Normal SOFT CHECK

27.7

40.1% dies 9.31%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Chansey counters → Teams with Chansey →

Ferrothorn

GrassSteel SOFT CHECK

20.606

38.5% dies 10.72%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ferrothorn Power Whip vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Ground: 296-350 (66.6 - 78.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Ferrothorn counters → Teams with Ferrothorn →

Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK

171.524

38.3% dies 6.35%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Eternatus counters → Teams with Eternatus →

Zygarde

DragonGround SOFT CHECK

239.284

35.8% dies 5.32%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zygarde Outrage vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Ground: 153-181 (34.4 - 40.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Zygarde counters → Teams with Zygarde →

Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK

429.325

32.8% dies 3.90%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Ho-Oh counters → Teams with Ho-Oh →

Dondozo

Water SOFT CHECK

30.834

23.4% dies 7.63%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Dondozo Liquidation vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Ground: 218-258 (49 - 58.1%) -- 95.3% chance to 2HKO

View Dondozo counters → Teams with Dondozo →

Giratina

GhostDragon SOFT CHECK

30.186

14.6% dies 6.42%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Giratina Poltergeist vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Ground: 141-166 (31.7 - 37.3%) -- 87.1% chance to 3HKO

View Giratina counters → Teams with Giratina →

Groudon-Primal

GroundFire SOFT CHECK

413.511

12.0% dies 2.76%

DAMAGE CALCHarsh Sunshine

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

View Groudon-Primal counters → Teams with Groudon-Primal →

Deoxys-Speed

Psychic SOFT CHECK

20.997

10.8% dies 6.76%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Deoxys-Speed Psycho Boost vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Arceus-Ground: 129-153 (29 - 34.4%) -- 3.1% chance to 3HKO

View Deoxys-Speed counters → Teams with Deoxys-Speed →

Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK

111.407

10.1% dies 4.85%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Flip Turn vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Ground: 128-152 (28.8 - 34.2%) -- 1.8% chance to 3HKO

View Alomomola counters → Teams with Alomomola →

Smeargle

Normal SOFT CHECK

24.727

4.5% dies 4.17%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Smeargle Rapid Spin vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Ground: 31-37 (6.9 - 8.3%)

View Smeargle counters → Teams with Smeargle →

Ranked #12 with 13.66% usage. Sorted by reliability score.