#0493

Arceus

Alpha Pokémon

About

It is the heavenly fount from which pours the light that shines across Hisui. Its luminance guides and protects all Pokémon. Hisuian mythology states that Arceus is the creator of all things.

Legends: Arceus 1 of 6

Abilities

Multitype

Changes Arceus's type and form to match its held Plate.

Height: 3.2 m 10′06″
Weight: 320.0 kg 705.5 lb
Gender: Genderless

Base stats

Range at

Stat	Base	Range at level 100
HP	120	350–444
Attack	120	220–372
Defense	120	220–372
Sp. Atk	120	220–372
Sp. Def	120	220–372
Speed	120	220–372
Total	720

Ranges assume 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature at the low end, and 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a helpful nature at the high end.

Type matchups

Multipliers use the current type chart. Abilities that change damage taken can be applied.

Taking hits

Weak 2×: Fighting
Immune: Ghost

Same-type attacks

Not very effective ½×: RockSteel
No effect: Ghost

Evolution

Arceus does not evolve.

Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn in the selected game. STAB marks attacks that share its type.

Lv.	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Cosmic Power Raises the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage.	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
1	Seismic Toss Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level.	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
10	Gravity Disables moves and immunities that involve flying or levitating for five turns.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
20	Earth Power Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Ground	Special	90	100%	10
30	Hyper Voice STAB Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Special	90	100%	10
40	Extreme Speed STAB Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	80	100%	5
50	Healing Wish User faints. Its replacement has its HP fully restored and any major status effect removed.	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
60	Future Sight Hits the target two turns later.	Psychic	Special	120	100%	10
70	Recover Heals the user by half its max HP.	Normal	Status	—	—	5
80	Hyper Beam STAB User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
90	Perish Song User and target both faint after three turns.	Normal	Status	—	—	5
100	Judgment STAB If the user is holding a appropriate plate or drive, the damage inflicted will match it.	Normal	Special	100	100%	10

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Acid Spray Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages.	Poison	Special	40	100%	20
Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages.	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
Air Slash Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Flying	Special	75	95%	15
Aura Sphere Never misses.	Fighting	Special	80	—	20
Avalanche Inflicts double damage if the user takes damage before attacking this turn.	Ice	Physical	60	100%	10
Blizzard Has a chance to freeze the target.	Ice	Special	110	70%	5
Body Press Damage is calculated using the user's Defense stat as its Attack, including stat stage changes.	Fighting	Physical	80	100%	10
Body Slam STAB Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15
Brick Break Destroys Reflect and Light Screen.	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
Bug Buzz Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Bug	Special	90	100%	10
Bulk Up Raises the user’s Attack and Defense by one stage.	Fighting	Status	—	—	20
Bulldoze Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
Bullet Seed Hits 2-5 times in one turn.	Grass	Physical	25	100%	30
Calm Mind Raises the user’s Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage.	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
Charge Beam Has a chance to raise the user’s Special Attack by one stage.	Electric	Special	50	90%	10
Chilling Water The user attacks the target by showering it with water that's so cold it saps the target's power. This also lowers the target's Attack stat.	Water	Special	50	100%	20
Confuse Ray Confuses the target.	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
Dark Pulse Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Special	80	100%	15
Dazzling Gleam Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Fairy	Special	80	100%	10
Double-Edge STAB User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
Draco Meteor Lowers the user’s Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage.	Dragon	Special	130	90%	5
Dragon Claw Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Dragon	Physical	80	100%	15
Dragon Dance Raises the user’s Attack and Speed by one stage.	Dragon	Status	—	—	20
Dragon Pulse Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Dragon	Special	85	100%	10
Dragon Tail Ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.	Dragon	Physical	60	90%	10
Earth Power Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Ground	Special	90	100%	10
Earthquake Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users.	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
Electric Terrain For five turns, prevents all Pokémon on the ground from sleeping and strengthens their Electric moves to 1.5× their power.	Electric	Status	—	—	10
Endure Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Energy Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Grass	Special	90	100%	10
Facade STAB Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
Fire Blast Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	110	85%	5
Flamethrower Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
Flare Blitz User takes 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Physical	120	100%	15
Flash Cannon Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Steel	Special	80	100%	10
Fly User flies high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.	Flying	Physical	90	95%	15
Focus Blast Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Fighting	Special	120	70%	5
Foul Play Calculates damage with the target’s attacking stat.	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15
Future Sight Hits the target two turns later.	Psychic	Special	120	100%	10
Giga Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Grass	Special	75	100%	10
Giga Impact STAB User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
Grass Knot Inflicts more damage to heavier targets, with a maximum of 120 power.	Grass	Special	—	100%	20
Grassy Terrain For five turns, heals all Pokémon on the ground for 1/16 max HP each turn and strengthens their Grass moves to 1.5× their power.	Grass	Status	—	—	10
Gravity Disables moves and immunities that involve flying or levitating for five turns.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Gunk Shot Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Physical	120	80%	5
Heat Wave Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	95	90%	10
Heavy Slam Power is higher when the user weighs more than the target, up to a maximum of 120.	Steel	Physical	—	100%	10
Hex Has double power if the target has a major status ailment.	Ghost	Special	65	100%	10
Hurricane Has a chance to confuse the target.	Flying	Special	110	70%	10
Hydro Pump Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Special	110	80%	5
Hyper Beam STAB User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
Hyper Voice STAB Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Special	90	100%	10
Ice Beam Has a chance to freeze the target.	Ice	Special	90	100%	10
Icy Wind Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Ice	Special	55	95%	15
Imprison Prevents the target from using any moves that the user also knows.	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Iron Defense Raises the user’s Defense by two stages.	Steel	Status	—	—	15
Iron Head Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Steel	Physical	80	100%	15
Light Screen Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns.	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
Liquidation Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Water	Physical	85	100%	10
Magical Leaf Never misses.	Grass	Special	60	—	20
Meteor Beam Requires a turn to charge before attacking. Raises the users Special Attack by 1 stage after the first turn.	Rock	Special	120	90%	10
Misty Terrain For five turns, protects all Pokémon on the ground from major status ailments and confusion, and halves the power of incoming Dragon moves.	Fairy	Status	—	—	10
Outrage Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user.	Dragon	Physical	120	100%	10
Overheat Lowers the user’s Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage.	Fire	Special	130	90%	5
Phantom Force User vanishes, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. Hits through Protect and Detect.	Ghost	Physical	90	100%	10
Poison Jab Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20
Power Gem Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Rock	Special	80	100%	20
Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Psych Up Discards the user’s stat changes and copies the target’s.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Psychic Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
Psychic Terrain Protects Pokémon on the ground from priority moves and increases the power of their Psychic moves by 50%.	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Psyshock Inflicts damage based on the target’s Defense, not Special Defense.	Psychic	Special	80	100%	10
Rain Dance Changes the weather to rain for five turns.	Water	Status	—	—	5
Reflect Reduces damage from physical attacks by half.	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Roar Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Rock Slide Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
Rock Tomb Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns.	Rock	Status	—	—	10
Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
Scorching Sands Has a chance to burn the target.	Ground	Special	70	100%	10
Shadow Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
Shadow Claw Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
Sleep Talk Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sludge Bomb Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Special	90	100%	10
Snarl Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage.	Dark	Special	55	95%	15
Solar Beam Requires a turn to charge before attacking.	Grass	Special	120	100%	10
Stealth Rock Causes damage when opposing Pokémon switch in.	Rock	Status	—	—	20
Steel Beam Inflicts damage, and the user takes damage equal to half of its max HP, rounded up.	Steel	Special	140	95%	5
Stomping Tantrum Has double power if the user’s last move failed.	Ground	Physical	75	100%	10
Stone Edge Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
Stored Power Power is higher the more the user’s stats have been raised, to a maximum of 31×.	Psychic	Special	20	100%	10
Substitute Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.	Fire	Status	—	—	5
Supercell Slam The user electrifies its body and drops onto the target to inflict damage. If this move misses, the user takes damage instead.	Electric	Physical	100	95%	15
Surf Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dive users.	Water	Special	90	100%	15
Swift STAB Never misses.	Normal	Special	60	—	20
Swords Dance Raises the user’s Attack by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Tailwind For three turns, friendly Pokémon have doubled Speed.	Flying	Status	—	—	15
Take Down STAB User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves.	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
Tera Blast STAB If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.	Normal	Special	80	100%	10
Thunder Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Electric	Special	110	70%	10
Thunder Wave Paralyzes the target.	Electric	Status	—	90%	20
Thunderbolt Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Electric	Special	90	100%	15
Trailblaze The user attacks suddenly as if leaping out from tall grass. The user's nimble footwork boosts its Speed stat.	Grass	Physical	50	100%	20
Trick User and target swap items.	Psychic	Status	—	100%	10
Trick Room For five turns, slower Pokémon will act before faster Pokémon.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Water Pulse Has a chance to confuse the target.	Water	Special	60	100%	20
Waterfall Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Water	Physical	80	100%	15
Wild Charge User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.	Electric	Physical	90	100%	15
Will-O-Wisp Burns the target.	Fire	Status	—	85%	15
X-Scissor Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Bug	Physical	80	100%	15
Zen Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15

Training and breeding

Training

EV yield: 3 HP
Catch rate: 3
Base friendship: 0
Base experience: 324
Growth rate: Slow

Breeding

Egg groups: No Eggs
Egg cycles: 120 (about 30,840 steps)