Arceus (Fairy-Type)

#493 (Sinnoh)

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Arceus (Fairy-Type) cannot currently be obtained in Pokémon GO.

Pokémon type

Fairy

Boosted in Cloudy weather

Arceus (Fairy-Type) weaknesses

Arceus (Fairy-Type) is weak to Poison and Steel-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Arceus (Fairy-Type) is resistant to Fighting, Bug and Dark-type moves, and doubly resistant to Dragon-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Arceus (Fairy-Type)

The best moves for Arceus (Fairy-Type) are Shadow Claw and Hyper Beam when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. This combination also deals the most damage per turn in Trainer Battles.

Attacking

Shadow Claw

12DPS

Hyper Beam

37.5DPS

Defending

Iron Tail

14DPS

Outrage

27.5DPS

Trainer Battles

Shadow Claw

4EPT

Hyper Beam

1.88DPE

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Evolution

Arceus (Fairy-Type) currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Forms

There are 18 different forms of Arceus:

Game images

Arceus (Fairy-Type), with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Arceus (Fairy-Type) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

Summary

Arceus (Fairy-Type) is a mythical Fairy Pokémon. It is weak to Poison and Steel moves. Arceus's best moveset is Shadow Claw & Hyper Beam and it has a Max CP of 4,510.

About

"It is told in mythology that this Pokémon was born before the universe even existed."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Iron Tail	14	6	14
Shadow Claw	6	8	12

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Outrage	110	2	2.2
Hyper Beam	150	1	1.5
Future Sight	115	1	1.15

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Shadow Claw	6	2	3	4
Iron Tail	10	3	3.3	2.3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Hyper Beam	150	80	1.88
Outrage	110	60	1.83
Future Sight	110	65	1.69

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Shadow Claw 12 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	10.8	100%
Shadow Claw 12 DPS	Outrage 27.5 DPS	10.7	99%
Iron Tail 14 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	10.7	98%
Shadow Claw 12 DPS	Future Sight 46 DPS	10.6	98%
Iron Tail 14 DPS	Outrage 27.5 DPS	10.6	98%
Iron Tail 14 DPS	Future Sight 46 DPS	10.5	97%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Iron Tail 14 DPS	Outrage 27.5 DPS	4.2	100%
Iron Tail 14 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	3.9	92%
Iron Tail 14 DPS	Future Sight 46 DPS	3.7	87%
Shadow Claw 12 DPS	Outrage 27.5 DPS	2.9	70%
Shadow Claw 12 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	2.6	61%
Shadow Claw 12 DPS	Future Sight 46 DPS	2.4	56%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Shadow Claw 4 EPT	Hyper Beam 1.88 DPE	20	10.5	100%
Shadow Claw 4 EPT	Outrage 1.83 DPE	16	10.3	98%
Shadow Claw 4 EPT	Future Sight 1.69 DPE	18	9.8	93%
Iron Tail 2.3 EPT	Hyper Beam 1.88 DPE	36	7.7	73%
Iron Tail 2.3 EPT	Outrage 1.83 DPE	27	7.6	72%
Iron Tail 2.3 EPT	Future Sight 1.69 DPE	30	7.3	69%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Arceus (Fairy-Type)?

Arceus (Fairy-Type) is weak to Poison and Steel moves.

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Crowned Sword Zacian

Metal Claw

Behemoth Blade

1.73
2
Crowned Shield Zamazenta

Metal Claw

Behemoth Bash

1.75
3
Dusk Mane Necrozma

Metal Claw

Sunsteel Strike

1.81
4
Metagross (Shadow)

Bullet Punch

Meteor Mash

2.08
5
Dialga (Shadow)

Metal Claw

Iron Head

2.38
6
Metagross

Bullet Punch

Meteor Mash

2.41
7
Excadrill (Shadow)

Metal Claw

Iron Head

2.49
8
Eternatus

Poison Jab

Sludge Bomb

2.53
9
Dawn Wings Necrozma

Metal Claw

Moongeist Beam

2.63
10
Nihilego

Poison Jab

Sludge Bomb

2.66

The best counter to Arceus (Fairy-Type) is Crowned Sword Zacian with Metal Claw and Behemoth Blade, followed by Crowned Shield Zamazenta, Dusk Mane Necrozma and Metagross (Shadow). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Metagross with Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash.

The top Arceus (Fairy-Type) counters, ranked by how many trainers it takes to win the raid in time, each bringing six of that Pokémon at level 40. Fewer is better. Simulated raid battles against Arceus (Fairy-Type)'s own moves and stats, with no dodging. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		238
Defense		238
Stamina		237

Max HP

Level 40	199
Level 50	211

Average size

Height	3.2 m
Weight	320 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	100,000
Candy	100

Other

Buddy walk distance

20 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,710
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	2,279
Level 30 Max wild	3,420
Level 40	3,989
Level 50	4,510

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,850
Level 35 (wild)	3,705