Ubers Arceus (EKiller) [QC 2/2] [GP 1/1]

[Bella]

[OVERVIEW]
Arceus is debatably Ubers's most terrifying and dangerous setup sweeper thanks to a powerful STAB-boosted Extreme Speed, decent defenses, and a wide array of utility and coverage moves, letting it mix and match to win problematic matchups easily. Arceus also has an excellent defensive profile, allowing it to take on Ghost-types like Lunala and Flutter Mane. Extreme Speed allows Arceus to operate as a revenge killer, making it difficult for opposing setup sweepers like Scale Shot Koraidon, Miraidon, and Rayquaza to sweep. However, Arceus is not without its flaws, as physically bulky walls like Ting-Lu, Arceus-Water, and especially Necrozma-DM all check it and give it difficulty when attempting to sweep. Furthermore, while more uncommon, Arceus often struggles to beat bulky Ghost-types like Tera Ghost Koraidon, Tera Ghost Miraidon, Giratina-O, Lunala, and Skeledirge, as they can tank unboosted Shadow Claws and cripple Arceus with status. Arceus's lack of resistances and weakness to status moves like Will-O-Wisp, Toxic, and Thunder Wave can make it potentially hard to switch onto the battlefield safely. Despite that, Arceus is still one of the best Pokemon in Ubers, and every team must prep for it if they do not want to get easily cleaned by it.

[SET]
Swords Dance Extreme Killer (Arceus) @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Silk Scarf / Leftovers / Life Orb
Ability: Multitype
Tera Type: Fire / Ghost / Normal
EVs: 200 HP / 252 Atk / 56 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Extreme Speed
- Shadow Claw
- Taunt / Recover / Earthquake / Double-Edge

[SET COMMENTS]
Shadow Claw is Arceus's best option into Pokemon like Necrozma-DM, Giratina-O, and Skeledirge if it does not run Earthquake, making it valuable coverage. Arceus's final moveslot is extremely flexible; Taunt shuts down recovery and status from Pokemon like defensive Arceus formes and Giratina-O and also prevents it from being phazed by Pokemon like Ho-Oh. Recover allows Arceus to negate chip damage, potentially set up multiple times in a game, and also take on Calm Mind Arceus variants. Earthquake allows Arceus to hit Pokemon like Zacian-C and Necrozma-DM for better damage than Shadow Claw. On Silk Scarf and Life Orb sets, Double-Edge is an option to OHKO Gliscor after a Swords Dance and deal heavy damage to opposing bulky Arceus formes. Generally, Arceus most commonly runs Heavy-Duty Boots to negate entry hazard damage, allowing it to sweep more easily. Silk Scarf is an option instead, allowing Arceus to achieve thresholds like OHKOing Miraidon after a Swords Dance and Koraidon after a Swords Dance and layer of Spikes. Although niche, Lum Berry gives Arceus the one-time ability to avoid crippling status from Pokemon like Ho-Oh and Giratina-O, while Leftovers can be used to slightly negate chip damage. Tera Fire is the preferred Tera type, as it allows Arceus to set up against Ho-Oh, check Koraidon and Zacian-C, and become immune to Will-O-Wisp. An alternative is Tera Ghost, giving Arceus the ability to set up on Pokemon like Zacian-C, opposing Extreme Speed Arceus, and Choice Scarf Koraidon. Finally, Tera Normal can be used to boost Extreme Speed, allowing Arceus to achieve thresholds like OHKOing Koraidon and offensive Eternatus after a Swords Dance.

Arceus fits on practically every playstyle, but it best fits on more offensive structures looking for a late-game cleaner that can also potentially operate as a mid-game wallbreaker and revenge killer. One of Arceus's bigger issues is Necrozma-DM, which sponges the majority of its attacks and checks it; Pokemon that can lure in Necrozma-DM and chip it down like Zacian-C and Calyrex-I thus make excellent partners. Other physical attackers like Koraidon and Rayquaza can be good partners to wear down shared checks like Arceus-Water and Arceus-Fairy. Arceus also baits out Terastallization, which is useful to prevent Pokemon like Scale Shot Koraidon from being walled by Tera Fairy. Pokemon like Flutter Mane, Kingambit, and Chien-Pao can all wear down bulky Ghost-types that Arceus struggles with like Giratina-O. Miraidon can take out Pokemon like Ho-Oh, Zacian-C, and Necrozma-DM, all of which Arceus can struggle against. Arceus also appreciates entry hazard support from teammates like Ting-Lu and Gliscor on balance teams and Glimmora and Deoxys-S on hyper offense teams, as they put Koraidon into OHKO range by +2 Extreme Speed.

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Bella, post: 9984332, member: 567483

[OVERVIEW]
Arceus is debatably Ubers most terrifying and dangerous setup sweepers thanks to Extreme Speed which is a powerful and spammable STAB move, decent defenses, and a wide array of utility and coverage moves letting it mix and match to beat problematic matchups easily mention ekillers defensive profile. it's one of the best basc and flutter checks. Extreme Speed also allows Arceus to operate as a revenge killer, making it difficult for opposing setup sweepers like Scale Shot Koraidon, Miraidon, Terastallized Basculegion, and Rayquaza to set up safely sweep. Furthermore, physically bulky threats like Ting-Lu, Arceus-Water, and especially Necrozma-DM all give it struggleswhy? expand on this. Furthermore, while more uncommon, Arceus is oftentimes held back by it struggling to beat bulky Ghost-types like Giratina-O, Lunala, and Skeledirgeagain, why? expand. Arceus's lack of many resistances and weakness to status like Will-O-Wisp, Toxic, and Thunder Wave can make it potentially hard to switch onto the battlefield safely. Despite that, Arceus is still one of the best Pokemon in Ubers, and every team must prep for it if it does not want to get easily cleaned by it.
[SET]

Swords Dance Extreme Killer (Arceus) @ Silk Scarf / Leftovers / Lum Berry -> Heavy-Duty Boots / Silk Scarf / Lum Berry / Leftovers / Life Orb
Ability: Multitype
Tera Type: Normal / Ghost / Fire -> Fire / Ghost / Normal fix descriptions as you talk about them @ set comments
EVs: 200 HP / 252 Atk / 56 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance maybe mention Bulk Up? it has been used a ton and is definitely a good tool for ekiller to be better vs korai ndm zac etc
- Extreme Speed
- Shadow Claw
- Taunt / Recover / Earthquake / Double-Edge

[SET COMMENTS]

talk about extreme speed checking offensive mons and sd helping with this, mention how sd helps arc overwhelm ndm and others. if you decide to add bulk up do it here. I said mostly why above so only thing to add here would be how youre worse into ogre and mirai and arcs Shadow Claw is Arceus's best option into Pokemon like Skeledirge, Giratina-O, and Necrozma-DM if it does not run Earthquake, making it valuable coverage. Arceus's final moveslot is extremely flexible; Taunt shuts down recovery and status from Pokemon like Giratina-O and also allows it to not be phased out by Pokemon like Ho-Ohyou beat it 1v1 if tera fire. Recover gives Arceus reliable recovery, allowing it to negate chip damage and potentially allow it to set up multiple times in a gamehelps arc check cm arc. Finally, Earthquake allows Arceus to hit Pokemon like Zacian-C and Necrozma-DM for better higher damage than Shadow Claw. double edge is an option on silk scarf/orb sets to ohko glisc and heavily damage bulky arc formes Silk Scarf is generally preferedpreferred, allowing Arceus to achieve thresholds like OHKOing defensive Calm Mind Kyogre after a Swords Dance and Stealth Rock. this is with tera normal right? or is my head calc wrong? Alternatively, Leftovers can be used to slightly negate chip damage and Lum Berry gives Arceus the one-time ability to avoid crippling status from Pokemon like Ho-Oh and Giratina-O. Tera Normal is most often used to boost Extreme Speed, allowing it to achieve thresholds like OHKOing Offensive Koraidon and Life Orb Eternatus after a Swords Dance. An alternative is Tera Ghost, giving it the ability to OHKO Specially Defensive Giratina-O after a Swords Dance and a bit of chip as well as giving it a useful immunity to opposing Arceus formes Extreme Speed. Finally, Tera Fire is an option to set up against Ho-Oh and give an immunity to Will-O-Wisp.it let's arc check Zac and korai 1v1

Arceus fits on practically every playstyle, but best fits on more offensive structures looking for a late-game cleaner who can also potentially operate as a mid-game wallbreaker and revenge killer. Arceus's most obvious issue is Necrozma-DM, who takes the majority of its attacks and becomes an annoyance for itmaybe reword, it reads a little weird; Pokemon who can lure it and chip it down like Zacian-C and Calyrex-Ice thus make excellent partners. Other physical attackers like Koraidon, Rayquaza, and Basculegion can be good partners to wear down their shared checks like Arceus-Water, Ting-Lu, and Arceus-Fairy. Pokemon like Flutter Mane, Kingambit, Chien-Pao Arceus-Dark this is Ubers not AG, and the afterformentioned Basculegion can all wear down bulky Ghost-types that Arceus struggles with like Giratina-O. Pokemon like Miraidon and Deoxys-A can take out Pokemon like Ho-Oh, Zacian-C, and Necrozma-DM, all of which Arceus can struggle against.

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[corvere]

Furthermore, physically bulky threats like Ting-Lu, Arceus-Water, and especially Necrozma-DM all give it struggles

reword this

An alternative is Tera Ghost, giving it the ability to OHKO Specially Defensive Giratina-O after a Swords Dance and a bit of chip as well as giving it a useful immunity to opposing Arceus formes Extreme Speed.

spd gira o doesn't exist, mention low lick korai and cc zac instead

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[Taka]

Bella, post: 9984332, member: 567483

[OVERVIEW]
Arceus is debatably Ubers most terrifying and dangerous setup sweepers thanks to Extreme Speed which is a powerful and spammable STAB move a powerful STAB-boosted Extreme Speed not sure on exact format but make it match the rest of the syntax structure, decent defenses, and a wide array of utility and coverage moves letting it mix and match to beat problematic matchups easily, while also having an excellent defensive profile allowing it to take on Ghost-types like Basculegion and Flutter Mane. Extreme Speed also allows Arceus to operate as a revenge killer, making it difficult for opposing setup sweepers like Scale Shot Koraidon, Miraidon, Terastallized Basculegion and Rayquaza to sweep. However, Arceus is not without its flaws, as P=physically bulky walls like Ting-Lu, Arceus-Water, and especially Necrozma-DM all check it and give it difficultys attempting to sweep. while the following statement about ghost types is true, the more common ghost type is koraidon and miraidon tera ghosting, so mention that first Furthermore, while more uncommon, Arceus is oftentimes held back by it struggling to beat bulky Ghost-types like Giratina-O, Lunala, and Skeledirge, as they can tank unboosted Shadow Claws and can cripple Arceus with status. Arceus's lack of many resistances and weakness to status like Will-O-Wisp, Toxic, and Thunder Wave can make it potentially hard to switch onto the battlefield safely. Despite that, Arceus is still one of the best Pokemon in Ubers, and every team must prep for it if it does not want to get easily cleaned by it.
[SET]

Swords Dance Extreme Killer (Arceus) @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Silk Scarf / Lum Berry / Leftovers / Life Orb no need for lum, least common and the most common is tera fire anyways -> discussed this w qc team
Ability: Multitype
Tera Type: Fire / Ghost / Normal
EVs: 200 HP / 252 Atk / 56 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Extreme Speed
- Shadow Claw
- Taunt / Recover / Earthquake / Double-Edge

[SET COMMENTS]

Shadow Claw is Arceus's best option into Pokemon like Skeledirge, Giratina-O, and Necrozma-DM skeledirge is niche, ndm should come first, then gira, then skeledirge or lunala if it does not run Earthquake, making it valuable coverage. Arceus's final moveslot is extremely flexible; Taunt shuts down recovery and status from Pokemon like defensive Arceus formes and Giratina-O defensive arceus with wisp is far more common than gira is atm and also allows it to not be phased out by Pokemon like Ho-Oh. Recover gives Arceus reliable recovery, allowing it to negate chip damage and potentially allow it to set up multiple times in a game and allows it to check Calm Mind Arceus kind of but i think this is better phrased as "take on", as you cant really switch in super free and its a fake check to a boosted CM arceus. Earthquake allows Arceus to hit Pokemon like Zacian-C and Necrozma-DM for better damage than Shadow Claw. On Silk Scarf and Life Orb sets, Double-Edge is an option to OHKO Gliscor after a Swords Dance and deal heavily damage to opposing bulky Arceus formes. Generally, Arceus most commonly runs Heavy-Duty Boots to negate entry hazard damage, allowing it to sweep easier. Silk Scarf is an option instead, allowing Arceus to achieve thresholds like OHKOing defensive Calm Mind Kyogre after a Swords Dance and Stealth Rock this is only with tera normal, the real use is OHKOing Miraidon at +2 with no hazards and koraidon after a single spike so remove the Kyogre mention and replace w mirai korai. Lum Berry gives Arceus the one-time ability to avoid crippling status from Pokemon like Ho-Oh and Giratina-O while Leftovers can be used to slightly negate chip damage. move this to other options Tera Fire is the preferred Tera type, as it allows Arceus to set up against Ho-Oh, check Koraidon and Zacian, and give an immunity to Will-O-Wisp. An alternative is Tera Ghost, giving it the ability to OHKO Low Kick Tera Ghost Koraidon and Close Combat Zacian-C after a Swords Dance and a bit of chip as well as giving it a useful immunity to opposing Arceus formes Extreme Speed. ngl this entire sentence is phrased poorly, just make it say you can setup on these mons and take advantage of Koraidon's Choice Scarf lock, not OHKO them. Finally, Tera Normal can be used to boost Extreme Speed, allowing it to achieve thresholds like OHKOing Offensive all koraidon are offensive Koraidon and Life Orb offensive Eternatus after a Swords Dance.

Arceus fits on practically every playstyle, but best fits on more offensive structures looking for a late-game cleaner who can also potentially operate as a mid-game wallbreaker and revenge killer. Arceus's most obvious issue is Necrozma-DM, who sponges the majority of its attacks and walls it not really true, and ndm gets outpaced by SD (ndm doesnt deal much back). this is a check for sure, but NDM in no way walls it. wisp arceus formes and tera ghost pokemon like Koraidon and Miraidon are the predominant form of counterplay to this mon.; Pokemon who can lure it and chip it down like Zacian-C and Calyrex-I thus make excellent partners. Other physical attackers like Koraidon, Rayquaza, and Basculegion can be good partners to wear down their shared checks like Arceus-Water, Ting-Lu not a check, and Arceus-Fairy. talk about how ekiller often baits out tera from the opponent in this sentence and how Scale Shot koraidon appreciates that for preventing Tera Fairies. Pokemon like Flutter Mane, Kingambit, Chien-Pao and the afterformentioned Basculegion can all wear down bulky Ghost-types that Arceus struggles with like Giratina-O. Pokemon like Miraidon and Deoxys-A can take out Pokemon like Ho-Oh, Zacian-C, and Necrozma-DM, all of which Arceus can struggle against. why is deo-a on this list, its super tera reliant and doesnt run coverage for zac-c often.

talk about how arceus pairs well with hazard setters like ting-lu on BO and balance, and Glimmora / Deo-S / Deo-A on Hyper Offense for putting Koraidon in +2 Extreme Speed range

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Arceus is debatably Ubers Ubers's most terrifying and dangerous setup sweeper thanks to a powerful STAB-boosted Extreme Speed, decent defenses, and a wide array of utility and coverage moves, (AC) letting it Arceus mix and match to beat problematic matchups easily. (period) while also having Arceus also has an excellent defensive profile allowing it to take on Ghost-types like Basculegion and Flutter Mane. Extreme Speed also allows Arceus to operate as a revenge killer, making it difficult for opposing setup sweepers like Scale Shot Koraidon, Miraidon, Terastallized Basculegion and Rayquaza to sweep. However, Arceus is not without its flaws, as physically bulky walls like Ting-Lu, Arceus-Water, and especially Necrozma-DM all check it and give it difficulty when attempting to sweep. Furthermore, while more uncommon, Arceus is oftentimes held back by it struggling often struggles to beat bulky Ghost-types like Terastallizated Tera Ghost Koraidon and Miriadon, Giratina-O, Lunala, and Skeledirge, as they can tank unboosted Shadow Claws and can cripple Arceus with status effects. Arceus's lack of many (it doesn't have any--using "many" implies it has at least one) resistances and weakness to status moves like Will-O-Wisp, Toxic, and Thunder Wave can make it potentially hard to switch onto the battlefield safely. Despite that, Arceus is still one of the best Pokemon in Ubers, and every team must prep for it if it does not want to get easily cleaned by it.

[SET]

Swords Dance Extreme Killer (Arceus) @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Silk Scarf / Leftovers / Life Orb
Ability: Multitype
Tera Type: Fire / Ghost / Normal
EVs: 200 HP / 252 Atk / 56 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Extreme Speed
- Shadow Claw
- Taunt / Recover / Earthquake / Double-Edge

[SET COMMENTS]

Shadow Claw is Arceus's best option into Pokemon like Necrozma-DM, Giratina-O, and Skeledirge if it does not run Earthquake, making it a valuable coverage move. Arceus's final moveslot is extremely flexible; Taunt shuts down recovery and status moves from Pokemon like defensive Arceus formes and Giratina-O and also allows it to not be phased phazed out by Pokemon like Ho-Oh. Recover gives Arceus reliable recovery, allowing it to negate chip damage and potentially allow it to set up multiple times in a game and allows it to take on Calm Mind Arceus. Recover allows Arceus to negate chip damage, potentially set up multiple times in a game, and also take on Calm Mind Arceus variants. Earthquake allows Arceus to hit Pokemon like Zacian-C and Necrozma-DM for better damage than Shadow Claw. On Silk Scarf and Life Orb sets, Double-Edge is an option to OHKO Gliscor after a Swords Dance and deal heavily heavy damage to opposing bulky Arceus formes. Generally, Arceus most commonly runs Heavy-Duty Boots to negate entry hazard damage, allowing it to sweep easier. Silk Scarf is an option instead, allowing Arceus to achieve thresholds like OHKOing OHKOing Miraidon after a Swords Dance and Koraidon after a Swords Dance and layer of Spikes. Although niche, Lum Berry gives Arceus the a one-time ability to avoid crippling status from Pokemon like Ho-Oh and Giratina-O, (AC) while Leftovers can be used to slightly negate chip damage. Tera Fire is the preferred Tera type, as it allows Arceus to set up against Ho-Oh, check Koraidon and Zacian, (Do you mean base form or Zacian-C here?) and give an immunity to Will-O-Wisp. An alternative is Tera Ghost, giving Arceus the ability to set up on Pokemon like Zacian-C, opposing Extreme Speed Arceus, and Choice Scarf Koraidon. Finally, Tera Normal can be used to boost Extreme Speed, allowing it to achieve thresholds like OHKOing Koraidon and offensive Eternatus after a Swords Dance.

Arceus fits on practically every playstyle, but best fits on more offensive structures looking for a late-game cleaner who that can also potentially operate as a mid-game wallbreaker and revenge killer. One of Arceus's bigger issues is Necrozma-DM, who sponges which shrugs off the majority of its Arceus's attacks and checks it; Pokemon who that can lure it Necrozma-DM and chip it down like Zacian-C and Calyrex-I as thus make excellent partners. Other physical attackers like Koraidon, Rayquaza, and Basculegion (not a GP comment but is Basc still relevant to mention now that Last Respects is gone? defer to you though) can be good partners to wear down their shared checks like Arceus-Water and Arceus-Fairy. Arceus also baits out Terastallization, which is useful to prevent Pokemon like Scale Shot Koraidon from being walled by Tera Fairy. (editing to bring meaning in line with QC comment above) Arceus-Wate, and Arceus-Fairy, baiting out their Teras helping Pokemon like Scale Shot Koraidon not get walled by Tera Fairy. Pokemon like Flutter Mane, Kingambit, Chien-Pao, (AC) and the afterformentioned aforementioned Basculegion can all wear down bulky Ghost-types that Arceus struggles with against like Giratina-O. Pokemon like Miraidon can take out Pokemon like Ho-Oh, Zacian-C, and Necrozma-DM, all of which Arceus can struggle against. Arceus also appreciates entry hazard support from teammates like Ting-Lu and Gliscor on balance teams and Glimmora and Deoxys-S on hyper offense teams, as they put Koraidon into OHKO range by +2 Extreme Speed. On balance teams, Arceus appreciates hazard setters like Ting-Lu and Gliscor and on Hyper Offense teams, Pokemon like Glimmora and Deoxys-S who crit Koraidon down to be OHKOd by a +2 Extreme Speed.


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Arceus

[OVERVIEW]
Arceus is debatably Ubers Ubers's most terrifying and dangerous setup sweeper thanks to a powerful STAB-boosted Extreme Speed, decent defenses, and a wide array of utility and coverage moves, (AC) letting it mix and match to beat win problematic matchups easily. (Period) while Arceus also having has an excellent defensive profile, (AC) allowing it to take on Ghost-types like Basculegion and Flutter Mane. Extreme Speed also allows Arceus to operate as a revenge killer, making it difficult for opposing setup sweepers like Scale Shot Koraidon, Miraidon, Terastallized Basculegion, (AC) and Rayquaza to sweep. However, Arceus is not without its flaws, as physically bulky walls like Ting-Lu, Arceus-Water, and especially Necrozma-DM all check it and give it difficulty when attempting to sweep. Furthermore, while more uncommon, Arceus is oftentimes held back by it struggling often struggles to beat bulky Ghost-types like Terastallizated Tera Ghost Koraidon, (AC) and Miriadon Tera Ghost Miraidon, Giratina-O, Lunala, and Skeledirge, as they can tank unboosted Shadow Claws and can cripple Arceus with status. Arceus's lack of many resistances and weakness to status moves like Will-O-Wisp, Toxic, and Thunder Wave can make it potentially hard to switch onto the battlefield safely. Despite that, Arceus is still one of the best Pokemon in Ubers, and every team must prep for it if it does they do not want to get easily cleaned by it.

[SET]
Swords Dance Extreme Killer (Arceus) @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Silk Scarf / Leftovers / Life Orb
Ability: Multitype
Tera Type: Fire / Ghost / Normal
EVs: 200 HP / 252 Atk / 56 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Extreme Speed
- Shadow Claw
- Taunt / Recover / Earthquake / Double-Edge

[SET COMMENTS]
Shadow Claw is Arceus's best option into Pokemon like Necrozma-DM, Giratina-O, and Skeledirge if it does not run Earthquake, making it valuable coverage. Arceus's final moveslot is extremely flexible; Taunt shuts down recovery and status from Pokemon like defensive Arceus formes and Giratina-O and also allows it to not be phased out prevents it from being phazed by Pokemon like Ho-Oh. Recover gives Arceus reliable recovery, allowing it to negate chip damage and potentially allow it to set up multiple times in a game and allows it to take on Calm Mind Arceus. Recover allows Arceus to negate chip damage, potentially set up multiple times in a game, and also take on Calm Mind Arceus variants. Earthquake allows Arceus to hit Pokemon like Zacian-C and Necrozma-DM for better damage than Shadow Claw. On Silk Scarf and Life Orb sets, Double-Edge is an option to OHKO Gliscor after a Swords Dance and deal heavily heavy damage to opposing bulky Arceus formes. Generally, Arceus most commonly runs Heavy-Duty Boots to negate entry hazard damage, allowing it to sweep easier more easily. Silk Scarf is an option instead, allowing Arceus to achieve thresholds like OHKOing OHKOing Miraidon after a Swords Dance and Koraidon after a Swords Dance and layer of Spikes. Although niche, Lum Berry gives Arceus the one-time ability to avoid crippling status from Pokemon like Ho-Oh and Giratina-O, (AC) while Leftovers can be used to slightly negate chip damage. Tera Fire is the preferred Tera type, as it allows Arceus to set up against Ho-Oh, check Koraidon and Zacian (Zacian or Zacian-C?), and give an immunity become immune to Will-O-Wisp. An alternative is Tera Ghost, giving Arceus the ability to set up on Pokemon like Zacian-C, opposing Extreme Speed Arceus, and Choice Scarf Koraidon. Finally, Tera Normal can be used to boost Extreme Speed, allowing it Arceus to achieve thresholds like OHKOing Koraidon and offensive Eternatus after a Swords Dance.

Arceus fits on practically every playstyle, but it best fits on more offensive structures looking for a late-game cleaner who that can also potentially operate as a mid-game wallbreaker and revenge killer. One of Arceus's bigger issues is Necrozma-DM, who which sponges the majority of its attacks and checks it; Pokemon who that can lure it in Necrozma-DM and chip it down like Zacian-C and Calyrex-I as thus make excellent partners. Other physical attackers like Koraidon, Rayquaza, and Basculegion can be good partners to wear down their shared checks like Arceus-Wate, Arceus-Water and Arceus-Fairy. (Period) baiting out their Teras helping Pokemon like Scale Shot Koraidon not get walled by Tera Fairy. Arceus also baits out Terastallization, which is useful to prevent Pokemon like Scale Shot Koraidon from being walled by Tera Fairy. Pokemon like Flutter Mane, Kingambit, Chien-Pao, (AC) and the afterformentioned aforementioned Basculegion can all wear down bulky Ghost-types that Arceus struggles with like Giratina-O. Pokemon like Miraidon can take out Pokemon like Ho-Oh, Zacian-C, and Necrozma-DM, all of which Arceus can struggle against. On balance teams, Arceus appreciates hazard setters like Ting-Lu and Gliscor and on Hyper Offense teams, Pokemon like Glimmora and Deoxys-S who crit Koraidon down to be OHKOd by a +2 Extreme Speed. Arceus also appreciates entry hazard support from teammates like Ting-Lu and Gliscor on balance teams and Glimmora and Deoxys-S on hyper offense teams, as they put Koraidon into OHKO range by +2 Extreme Speed.

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