Arceus (Pokémon GO) - Best Movesets, Counters, Evolutions And CP

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#493 (Sinnoh)

Pokémon type

Normal

Stronger attack types vs. Arceus

Fighting 160% Ghost 39%

Weaker attack types

Best moveset for Arceus (Normal-Type)

The best moves for Arceus (Normal-Type) are Shadow Claw and Hyper Beam when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS and is also the best moveset for PVP battles.

Offense

Shadow Claw 12dps Hyper Beam 45dps

Defense

Iron Tail 14dps Outrage 27.5dps View all moves »

Evolution

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

Forms

There are 18 different forms of Arceus:

Normal Fighting-Type Flying-Type Poison-Type Ground-Type Rock-Type Bug-Type Ghost-Type Steel-Type Fire-Type Water-Type Grass-Type Electric-Type Psychic-Type Ice-Type Dragon-Type Dark-Type Fairy-Type

Standard game images

There is a very low chance that you can get a shiny Arceus (Normal-Type), which would have the following appearance:

Summary

Arceus (Normal-Type) is a Normal Pokémon. It is vulnerable to Fighting moves. Arceus's strongest 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

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

Main move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Hyper Beam	150	-25	45
Future Sight	115	-40	46
Outrage	110	-12.5	27.5

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

All movesets

Offensive Defensive

Quickmove	Mainmove	DPS	Relative
Shadow Claw 12 dps	Hyper Beam 45 dps	20	100%
Iron Tail 14 dps	Hyper Beam 45 dps	19	95%
Iron Tail 14 dps	Outrage 27.5 dps	18.4	92%
Shadow Claw 12 dps	Outrage 27.5 dps	18.1	90%
Iron Tail 14 dps	Future Sight 46 dps	18	90%
Shadow Claw 12 dps	Future Sight 46 dps	17.2	86%

Quickmove	Mainmove	DPS	Relative
Iron Tail 14 dps	Outrage 27.5 dps	18.4	100%
Iron Tail 14 dps	Hyper Beam 45 dps	19	87%
Iron Tail 14 dps	Future Sight 46 dps	18	79%
Shadow Claw 12 dps	Outrage 27.5 dps	18.1	60%
Shadow Claw 12 dps	Hyper Beam 45 dps	20	56%
Shadow Claw 12 dps	Future Sight 46 dps	17.2	48%

Counters & Raids

What counters Arceus (Normal-Type)?

Arceus (Normal-Type) is a Normal type Pokémon, which makes it weak against Fighting moves.

These are the Pokémon and their moves that do the most damage to Arceus.

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack	238
Defense	238
Stamina	237

Max HP

Level 40

199

Size

Height	3.2 m
Weight	320 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
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

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