Arceus Weaknesses and Strengths

Arceus is a Normal type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Normal Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Fighting	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Ghost	39.1%

Best Moves for Arceus in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Arceus.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Shadow Claw	Hyper Beam	60.23	511.10
Iron Tail	Hyper Beam	61.01	478.54
Shadow Claw	Futuresight	57.30	450.78
Shadow Claw	Outrage	41.07	449.42
Iron Tail	Outrage	41.85	440.44
Iron Tail	Futuresight	58.08	425.00

All Moves for Arceus

Below are all the moves that Arceus can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Futuresight	Charged	120	44.44	2700ms	-100
Hyper Beam	Charged	150	47.37	3800ms	-100
Outrage	Charged	110	28.21	3900ms	-50
Shadow Claw	Quick	9	12.86	700ms	6
Iron Tail	Quick	15	13.64	1100ms	7

Arceus Evolution

Best Arceus Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Arceus Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Arceus in a raid.

Other Arceus Forms