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Archaludon, a Steel and Dragon type Pokémon, official artwork

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Archaludon: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Archaludon is a bulky attacker, led by its Defense (130) and Sp. Atk (125), with a base stat total of 600. Competitively it is banned from standard play for being too strong; a top pick in Ubers and unrestricted formats. In the VGC ladder it sits at 14.3% usage.

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What is Archaludon weak to?

How much damage Archaludon takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toFightingGround
0.5×ResistsBugElectricFlyingNormalPsychicRockSteelWater
0.25×ResistsGrass
0×Immune toPoison

Archaludon takes super-effective damage from Fighting, Ground. It resists Bug, Electric, Flying, Normal, Psychic, Rock, Steel, Water, Grass and is immune to Poison.

Best moveset for Archaludon

The most-used moves on Archaludon in VGC (official doubles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • Electro ShotElectric13024.8%
  • ProtectNormal-24.2%
  • Flash CannonSteel8023.9%
  • Dragon PulseDragon8520.8%
  • Draco MeteorDragon1303.4%
  • Aura SphereFighting802.3%

Best nature for Archaludon

Modest. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Modest with 32/0/0/1/29/4 EVs (32.4% of sets).

Abilities

  • StaminaThis Pokemon's Defense is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a move.
  • SturdyIf this Pokemon is at full HP, it survives one hit with at least 1 HP. Immune to OHKO.
  • StalwartThis Pokemon's moves cannot be redirected to a different target by any effect.

Evolution line

Duraludon
Archaludon

Best teammates for Archaludon

Pokémon most often paired with Archaludon on successful VGC (official doubles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (56 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Steel BeamSteel14095%Special
Draco MeteorDragon13090%Special
Electro ShotElectric130100%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Meteor BeamRock12090%Special
OutrageDragon120100%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
ThunderElectric11070%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
Foul PlayDark95100%Physical
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Dragon PulseDragon85100%Special
Aura SphereFighting80-Special
Body PressFighting80100%Physical
Dark PulseDark80100%Special
Dragon ClawDragon80100%Physical
Flash CannonSteel80100%Special
Iron HeadSteel80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Breaking SwipeDragon60100%Physical
Dragon TailDragon6090%Physical
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
SnarlDark5595%Special
Metal ClawSteel5095%Physical
Smack DownRock50100%Physical
Rock SmashFighting40100%Physical
Gyro BallSteel?100%Physical
Hard PressSteel?100%Physical
Heavy SlamSteel?100%Physical
Metal BurstSteel?100%Physical
Dragon CheerDragon--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Focus EnergyNormal--Status
Hone ClawsDark--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
Metal SoundSteel-85%Status
ProtectNormal--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
Thunder WaveElectric-90%Status