Arceus

No. 0493 · Gen 4

Arceus weakness and type

Hit ARCEUS with Fighting for 2× damage.

Moves against Arceus

2×Super effective
0×No effect

In Pokémon GO: Fighting deals 1.6× instead of 2×. GO chart

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Abilities

  • MultitypeNo change to type matchups

Base stats

  • HP120
  • Attack120
  • Defense120
  • Sp. Atk120
  • Sp. Def120
  • Speed120
  • Total720

Best nature

JollyFor a physical moveset: more Speed, less Sp. Atk.
TimidFor a special moveset: more Speed, less Attack.

Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.

Defeating Arceus gives 3 HP EVs.

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What Arceus can hit with

The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.

TypeMoveKindPower
NormalHyper Beamsame typeSpecial150
SteelSteel BeamSpecial140
FireOverheatSpecial130
DragonDraco MeteorSpecial130
GrassSolar BeamSpecial120
PsychicFuture SightSpecial120
RockMeteor BeamSpecial120
PoisonGunk ShotPhysical120
FightingFocus BlastSpecial120
FlyingHurricaneSpecial110
WaterHydro PumpSpecial110
IceBlizzardSpecial110
ElectricThunderSpecial110
GroundEarthquakePhysical100
DarkFoul PlayPhysical95
BugBug BuzzSpecial90
GhostPhantom ForcePhysical90
FairyDazzling GleamSpecial80

Type counters to Arceus

Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.