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How do you change Arceus' form? 6 votes 50,612 views

Please help! I have an Arceus but I don't know how to change its form.

• arceus
• forms

asked May 18, 2011 by Kevin485 retagged Aug 29, 2012

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6 votes Best answer

It changes form depending on what plate it is holding,

Most all of the Arceus plates can be found in the underwater ruins next to undella town, in black and white.

answered May 18, 2011 by Josh Thank you and I will get right to it commented May 18, 2011 by Kevin485 if you can't find ones for some certain types you want it works with z crystals commented Jan 17, 2022 by Levitoy1

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Just give a plate eg flame plate, splash plate, etc type change is based on plate given it also decides the type of judgement

answered May 18, 2011 by Tysonyoshi

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Arceus has an ability called multitype which can change it's type depending on the plate you give it. So just give it a plate that matches the type you want

answered May 19, 2011 by xcaliber71

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Also, if you are playing SM or USUM then multitype also reacts to type-specific Z crystals, just like if you were going to give it a plate, if would change form accordingly, but personally, I feel like plates would be better since you also get the 20% boost for judgment and moves that match the type of the plate.

answered May 15, 2021 by Siegislash

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