Arceus-Dark counters

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

Arceus-Dark
#0493 Arceus-Dark
Dark
USAGE 1.1% #52
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 97.2% Taunt 70.3% Will-O-Wisp 59.1% Foul Play 51.9% Judgment 49.1% Calm Mind 41.3% Iron Defense 7.3% Thunder Wave 4.8%
Items
Dread Plate 100.0%
Tera Types
Ghost 47.7% Poison 27.3% Fairy 10.5% Ground 5.2% Fire 3.3% Flying 2.6% Water 1.4% Dark 1.2%
Common Teammates
Koraidon83.6%Ho-Oh69.4%Ditto47.5%Alomomola45.1%Weezing-Galar39.2%Necrozma-Dusk-Mane27.0%Kyogre26.8%Groudon16.1%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Kyogre
Kyogre
Water DEFENSIVE COUNTER
76.141
68
67.8% dies 7.48%
02
Koraidon
Koraidon
FightingDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK
168.145
58
57.8% dies 6.46%
03
Eternatus
Eternatus
PoisonDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK
22.569
57
57.2% dies 10.42%
04
Arceus-Fairy
Arceus-Fairy
Fairy SOFT CHECK
27.81
51
51.4% dies 9.48%
05
Ho-Oh
Ho-Oh
FireFlying SOFT CHECK
111.215
44
43.7% dies 6.62%
06
Lunala
Lunala
PsychicGhost SOFT CHECK
61.04
43
42.6% dies 8.87%
07
Arceus
Arceus
Normal SOFT CHECK
24.992
43
42.5% dies 9.89%
08
Necrozma-Dusk-Mane
Necrozma-Dusk-Mane
PsychicSteel SOFT CHECK
76.141
19
19.3% dies 6.16%

Ranked #52 with 1.05% usage. Sorted by reliability score.