Arceus-Dark Counters — Gen 9 Ubers Dark

Gen 9 Ubers counter data · Sorted by KO Rate (P) · Smogon 2026-04

Checks and Counters

What beats Arceus-Dark in Gen 9 Ubers? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, the following checks and counters are the most effective at beating Arceus-Dark. Sorted by KO Rate (P) — the chance the checker wins when it encounters Arceus-Dark.

Arceus-Dark is ranked #51 in Gen 9 Ubers with a 1.11% usage rate.

The top five checks and counters for Arceus-Dark in Gen 9 Ubers are Kyogre (61.2%), Koraidon (60.4%), Ho-Oh (48.7%), Lunala (39.2%).

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Kyogre Kyogre 38.077 61.2% 7.90%
2 Koraidon Koraidon 76.581 60.4% 5.59%
3 Ho-Oh Ho-Oh 51.452 48.7% 6.97%
4 Lunala Lunala 37.328 39.2% 7.99%

KO Rate (P): % of this checker's appearances where it KO'd or forced out Arceus-Dark. KO Rate (D): % of Arceus-Dark's appearances where this checker KO'd or forced it out. Encounters: number of times they met in battle.

Arceus-Dark Usage Stats

Most Used Moves

Recover 24.8% Judgment 17.0% Taunt 15.5% Will-O-Wisp 14.8% Calm Mind 13.3% Foul Play 8.6% Iron Defense 2.5% Thunder Wave 1.1%

Most Used Items

Dread Plate 100.0%

Most Used Tera Types

Poison 43.8% Ghost 21.8% Fairy 11.6% Fire 6.6% Ground 6.4% Flying 5.7% Dark 1.9% Water 1.2%

Common Teammates

Koraidon 16.1% Ho-Oh 12.4% Necrozma-Dusk-Mane 7.8% Kyogre 6.7% Alomomola 5.9% Ditto 5.8% Groudon 5.2% Weezing-Galar 4.3%

Usage data based on Smogon weighted stats from 2026-04. Percentages show how often each move, item, ability, or Tera Type was used on Arceus-Dark sets.

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