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Arceus
Alpha Pokémon
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.
Details
Height3.2 m
Weight320.0 kg
GenderGenderless
Catch rate3
Base friendship0
Growth rateslow
Abilities
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
120
Attack
120
Defense
120
Sp. Atk
120
Sp. Def
120
Speed
120
Total
720
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Bulk Up
- Item
- Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
- Nature
- Adamant
- EVs
- 248 HP / 204 Atk / 56 Spe
- Tera
- Fire
Swords Dance Extreme Killer
- Item
- Heavy-Duty Boots / Silk Scarf / Leftovers
- Nature
- Adamant
- EVs
- 200 HP / 252 Atk / 56 Spe
- Tera
- FireGhostNormal
Stall
- Item
- Heavy-Duty Boots
- Nature
- {"Impish","Bold"}
- EVs
- 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
- Tera
- WaterFairy
Double-Edge
- Item
- Life Orb
- Nature
- Adamant
- EVs
- 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
- Tera
- NormalGhostFire
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Arceus can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
17 sprites & renders for Arceus.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cosmic Power | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Natural Gift | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Punishment | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Seismic Toss | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| 6 | Confusion | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 10 | Gravity | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 12 | Ancient Power | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 19 | Calm Mind | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 20 | Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 30 | Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 36 | Extrasensory | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 40 | Extreme Speed | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 5 |
| 50 | Healing Wish | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 50 | Refresh | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 60 | Future Sight | Psychic | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 70 | Recover | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 80 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| 90 | Perish Song | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 100 | Judgment | Normal | Special | 100 | 100 | 10 |