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Arceus, a Normal type Pokémon, official artwork

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Arceus: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

NormalUber

Arceus is a fast, hard-hitting attacker, led by its HP (120) and Attack (120), with a base stat total of 720. Competitively it is banned from standard play for being too strong; a top pick in Ubers and unrestricted formats.

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What is Arceus weak to?

How much damage Arceus takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toFighting
0×Immune toGhost

Arceus takes super-effective damage from Fighting. It resists nothing and is immune to Ghost.

Best moveset for Arceus

Arceus has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • Steel BeamSteel140
  • Draco MeteorDragon130
  • OverheatFire130

Best nature for Arceus

Careful or Bold. Arceus's mixed stats mean the best nature depends on the set: boost whichever defense or attacking stat your build leans on.

Abilities

  • MultitypeIf this Pokemon is an Arceus, its type changes to match its held Plate.
Full learnset (121 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Steel BeamSteel14095%Special
Draco MeteorDragon13090%Special
OverheatFire13090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Flare BlitzFire120100%Physical
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
Future SightPsychic120100%Special
Gunk ShotPoison12080%Physical
Meteor BeamRock12090%Special
OutrageDragon120100%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
BlizzardIce11070%Special
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
HurricaneFlying11070%Special
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
ThunderElectric11070%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
JudgmentNormal100100%Special
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
Supercell SlamElectric10095%Physical
Foul PlayDark95100%Physical
Heat WaveFire9590%Special
Bug BuzzBug90100%Special
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
FlyFlying9095%Physical
Hyper VoiceNormal90100%Special
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
Phantom ForceGhost90100%Physical
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Sludge BombPoison90100%Special
SurfWater90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
Wild ChargeElectric90100%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Dragon PulseDragon85100%Special
LiquidationWater85100%Physical
Aura SphereFighting80-Special
Body PressFighting80100%Physical
Dark PulseDark80100%Special
Dazzling GleamFairy80100%Special
Dragon ClawDragon80100%Physical
Extreme SpeedNormal80100%Physical
Flash CannonSteel80100%Special
Iron HeadSteel80100%Physical
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
Power GemRock80100%Special
PsyshockPsychic80100%Special
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
WaterfallWater80100%Physical
X-ScissorBug80100%Physical
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Air SlashFlying7595%Special
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Stomping TantrumGround75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Scorching SandsGround70100%Special
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
HexGhost65100%Special
AvalancheIce60100%Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Dragon TailDragon6090%Physical
Magical LeafGrass60-Special
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
SnarlDark5595%Special
Charge BeamElectric5090%Special
Chilling WaterWater50100%Special
TrailblazeGrass50100%Physical
Acid SprayPoison40100%Special
Bullet SeedGrass25100%Physical
Stored PowerPsychic20100%Special
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Heavy SlamSteel?100%Physical
Seismic TossFighting?100%Physical
AgilityPsychic--Status
Bulk UpFighting--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
Confuse RayGhost-100%Status
Cosmic PowerPsychic--Status
Dragon DanceDragon--Status
Electric TerrainElectric--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Grassy TerrainGrass--Status
GravityPsychic--Status
Healing WishPsychic--Status
ImprisonPsychic--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
Misty TerrainFairy--Status
Perish SongNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Psychic TerrainPsychic--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RecoverNormal--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
TailwindFlying--Status
TauntDark-100%Status
Thunder WaveElectric-90%Status
TrickPsychic-100%Status
Trick RoomPsychic--Status
Will-O-WispFire-85%Status