Arceus (Pokémon)

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Pokémon

#523: Zebstrika →

Arceus Insurgent Pokémon #493 Arceus Primal Arceus
Types Normal Unknown Arceus Normal Dragon Primal Arceus Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Multitype Arceus Ancient Presence Primal Arceus Y Protean Hidden Ability Y Y Y Cacophony Primal Arceus Cacophony Cacophony Cacophony Cacophony Protean Hidden Ability Hidden Ability Ancient Presence Primal Arceus Y Y Y Y
Gender ratio Unknown		Catch rate 3 (1.6%)
Breeding Egg Group Undiscovered group Hatch time 30600 - 30854 steps*
Height 10'06" 3.2 m		Weight 705.5 lbs. 320.0 kg
EV yield Total: 3 3 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Primal Arceus 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed

Arceus is a Normal-type Mythical Pokémon.

While it is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, it will change type when it is holding a Plate, and it can undergo Primal Reversion and become Primal Arceus if it holds the Crystal Piece.

Pokédex entry

Pokédex entry At the beginning of time, this Pokémon defeated Giratina to become the ruler of the universe.

Game locations

Availability None This Pokémon cannot be obtained. Very Common Common Uncommon Fossil Hidden Grotto Rare Very Rare One Throne of the Hegemon

Held items

Held item(s) None This Pokémon cannot be found holding an item. Common [[File:.png link=]] Uncommon [[File:.png link=]] Rare [[File:.png link=]] Always [[File:.png link=]] Story Crystal Piece

Base stats

Arceus

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 60	At Lv. 120
HP: 120	214 - 270	418 - 530
Attack: 120	134 - 225	263 - 445
Defense: 120	134 - 225	263 - 445
Sp.Atk: 120	134 - 225	263 - 445
Sp.Def: 120	134 - 225	263 - 445
Speed: 120	134 - 225	263 - 445
Total: 720
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.

Primal Arceus

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 60	At Lv. 120
HP: 120	214 - 270	418 - 530
Attack: 150	166 - 265	328 - 524
Defense: 130	144 - 238	285 - 471
Sp.Atk: 150	166 - 265	328 - 524
Sp.Def: 130	144 - 238	285 - 471
Speed: 140	155 - 251	306 - 498
Total: 820
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.

Type effectiveness

Arceus

Under normal battle conditions this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× Crystal 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× Crystal 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× Crystal 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× Crystal 1× None

Notes: If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Ghost-type  moves is 1×.

For the type effectiveness when Arceus is holding a Plate, see type chart

Primal Arceus

Under normal battle conditions this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× Crystal 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× Crystal 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× Crystal 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× Crystal 1× None

Notes: If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Ghost-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

1.2

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  00Start Seismic Toss Fighting Physical 0000— 100100% 20 00Start Cosmic Power Psychic Status 0000— ——% 20 00Start Natural Gift Normal Physical 0000— 100100% 15 00Start Punishment Dark Physical 0000— 100100% 5 1010 Gravity Psychic Status 0000— ——% 5 2020 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100100% 10 3030 Hyper Voice Normal Special 09090 100100% 10 4040 Extreme Speed Normal Physical 08080 100100% 5 5050 Refresh Normal Status 0000— ——% 20 6060 Future Sight Psychic Special 120120 100100% 10 7070 Recover Normal Status 0000— ——% 10 8080 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 09090% 5 9090 Perish Song Normal Status 0000— ——% 5 100100 Judgment Normal Special 100100 100100% 10

A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Arceus obtained at level 1. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Arceus Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or alternate form of Arceus

By TM/HM

1.2

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM01 Hone Claws Dark Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM02 Dragon Claw Dragon Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM03 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM04 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 20 TM05 Roar Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM07 Hail Ice Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM09 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100}}100% 10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM16 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 30 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM20 Safeguard Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 25 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM22 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM23 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100100 075}}75% 15 TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM25 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM29 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM31 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM33 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 20 TM35 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM36 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM37 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM38 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM40 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 —}}—% 20 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM49 Recycle Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM50 Overheat Fire Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TM52 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120120 070}}70% 5 TM53 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM55 Brine Water Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM57 Charge Beam Electric Special 05050 090}}90% 10 TM58 Psyshock Psychic Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM61 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM66 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 TM67 Retaliate Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 5 TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM70 Jet Stream Dragon Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM71 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TM72 Psych Up Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM73 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM75 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20 TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM81 X-Scissor Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM83 Shock Wave Electric Special 06060 —}}—% 20 TM84 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM85 Dream Eater Psychic Special 100100 100}}100% 15 TM86 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 090}}90% 15 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM91 Flash Cannon Steel Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM92 Trick Room Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM93 Draco Jet Dragon Physical 04040 100}}100% 15 TM95 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM99 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM100 Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM102 Achilles Heel Normal Physical 04545 100}}100% 15 TM103 Avalanche Ice Physical 06060 100}}100% 10 TM104 Silver Wind Bug Special 06060 100}}100% 5 TM105 Lunar Cannon Dark Special 105105 100}}100% 10 TM106 Incinerate Fire Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM109 Echoed Voice Normal Special 04040 100}}100% 15 TM110 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM112 Permafrost Ice Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM113 Snarl Dark Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM115 Confide Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20 TM117 Dragonify Dragon Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM118 Quash Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM119 Wildfire Fire Status 0000— 070}}70% 10 TM120 Dark Matter Dark Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM123 Secret Power Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM125 Rock Climb Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM126 Flash Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM127 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 15 TM128 Work Up Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 30 TM130 Telekinesis Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 15 HM01 Cut Normal Physical 05050 095}}95% 30 HM02 Fly Flying Physical 09090 095}}95% 15 HM03 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 HM04 Strength Normal Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 HM05 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 HM06 Dive Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Arceus Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or alternate form of Arceus

By breeding

1.2

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Arceus Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Arceus Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or alternate form of Arceus

By tutoring

1.2

Move   Type   Cat.  Pwr.  Acc.   PP  Acid Poison Special 40 100% 30 Ancient Power Rock Special 60 100% 5 Aqua Tail Water Physical 90 90% 10 Blaze Kick Fire Physical 85 90% 10 Bullet Seed Grass Physical 25 100% 30 Defog Flying Status — —% 15 Draco Meteor Dragon Special 130 90% 5 Earth Power Ground Special 90 100% 10 Electro Ball Electric Special — 100% 10 Endure Normal Status — —% 10 Extreme Speed Normal Physical 80 100% 5 Fury Cutter Bug Physical 40 95% 20 Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100% 10 Gravity Psychic Status — —% 5 Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100% 15 Heat Wave Fire Special 95 90% 10 Hyper Voice Normal Special 90 100% 10 Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95% 15 Iron Defense Steel Status — —% 15 Iron Head Steel Physical 80 100% 15 Last Resort Normal Physical 140 100% 5 Magic Coat Psychic Status — —% 15 Mimic Normal Status — —% 10 Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10 Ominous Wind Ghost Special 60 100% 5 Outrage Dragon Physical 120 100% 10 Roar of Time Dragon Special 150 90% 5 Shadow Force Ghost Physical 120 100% 5 Signal Beam Bug Special 75 100% 15 Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15 Spacial Rend Dragon Special 100 95% 5 Stealth Rock Rock Status — —% 20 Swift Normal Special 60 —% 20 Tailwind Flying Status — —% 15 Trick Psychic Status — 100% 10 Twister Dragon Special 40 100% 20 Water Pulse Water Special 60 100% 20 Whirlpool Water Special 35 85% 15 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Arceus Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or alternate form of Arceus

Evolution

No Plate Arceus  Normal	Meadow Plate Arceus  Grass	Flame Plate Arceus  Fire	Splash Plate Arceus  Water	Sky Plate Arceus  Flying	Insect Plate Arceus  Bug
Toxic Plate Arceus  Poison	Zap Plate Arceus  Electric	Mind Plate Arceus  Psychic	Stone Plate Arceus  Rock	Earth Plate Arceus  Ground	Dread Plate Arceus  Dark
Spooky Plate Arceus  Ghost	Iron Plate Arceus  Steel	Fist Plate Arceus  Fighting	Icicle Plate Arceus  Ice	Draco Plate Arceus  Dragon	Pixie Plate Arceus  Fairy

Sprites

Front	Back
Front shiny	Back shiny

Primal Form

Front	Back
Front shiny	Back shiny

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Pokémon

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Trivia

• The Primal form of Arceus has a noticeably similar design to Giratina, including red and black stripes on the neck (blue and black in the shiny form), as well as gold ridges along the body. This further supports Nyx's claims that Arceus and Giratina were originally equals and battled for control of the universe.