Tahz
Banned deucer.
[SET]
Name: Utility
Move 1: Foul Play
Move 2: Toxic / Will-O-Wisp / Refresh
Move 3: Taunt / Defog / Stealth Rocks
Move 4: Recover
Item: Dread Plate
Ability: Multitype
Nature: Bold
EVs: 248 HP / 136 Def / 124 Spe
Tera Type: Poison
[SET COMMENTS]
[SET CREDITS]
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Name: Utility
Move 1: Foul Play
Move 2: Toxic / Will-O-Wisp / Refresh
Move 3: Taunt / Defog / Stealth Rocks
Move 4: Recover
Item: Dread Plate
Ability: Multitype
Nature: Bold
EVs: 248 HP / 136 Def / 124 Spe
Tera Type: Poison
[SET COMMENTS]
- Arceus-Dark is one of the best Arceus formes in National Dex Ubers due to its ability to blanket check many physical attackers. It is far and away the best Ultra Necrozma counter in the tier, one of the most threatening Pokemon to the balance and stall teams Arceus-Dark is frequently found on.
- Foul Play is the only attacking move Arceus-Dark needs. Its presence alone deters many boosting Pokemon from doing so until Arceus-Dark is sufficiently weakened such as Primal Groudon, Arceus, Ultra Necrozma, and Mega Salamence. It also hits fairly hard even into the pokemon it doesn't target due to the naturally high attack of many Pokemon combined with a scarcity of dark resists in the tier.
- Arceus-Dark's status move of choice is flexible and should be chosen based on what best supports its teammates. Toxic cripples most of the tier and many of Arceus-Dark's common switch-ins such as Ho-Oh, Xerneas, Yveltal, and Primal Kyogre. However, Will-O-Wisp notably hits Zacian-C which turns Arceus-Dark from setup fodder to enable a sweep into a near-useless Zacian-C. Will-o-Wisp also cripples Marshadow, which would otherwise be a massive threat to break the backbone of the teams Arceus-Dark finds itself on.
- Taunt is a crucial move in Arceus-Dark's toolkit which significantly contributes to making it a top tier defensive presence. Taunt allows Arceus-Dark to exert a stranglehold over the hazard game against non hyper offense teams as most hazard setters on such teams such as Primal Groudon, Ferrothorn, or Chansey are unable to punish it meaningfully. Taunt additionally denies common switchins from achieving their goals such as Ho-Oh attempting to defog or Zacian-C or Xerneas looking for an opportunity to set up. Taunt also helps Arceus to completely shutdown Zygarde to achieve anything in game.
- Alternatively, Defog can be used on teams that does not use traditional Defoggers such as Ho-Oh or Girantina-O.
- Stealth Rocks and Refresh can be used for Move 2 and 3 on stall teams which often struggle to find a move slot for Stealth rocks, Refresh is preferred over taunt and defog as it allows for longevity. Refresh is especially useful against Ho-Oh as it guarantees Stealth Rocks up on the field while also dodging Will-O-Wisp burns.
- Arceus-Dark's EV spread allows it to outpace the base common 90 speed tier and handle threats such as Primal Groudon. Due to also outpacing Primal-Kyogre, Arceus is able to chip down defensive variants and revenge kill lowered down offensive sets.
- Tera Poison allows Arceus-Dark to take on its previous threats, that being Marshadow and Zacian-C, though, be aware of tera ground Zacian-C. Deoxys Attack can also be dealt with by Terastralizing and Foul playing immediately as it will Psycho Boost the following turn to take Arceus down.
- Arceus-Dark struggles against Marshadow and Zacian-C, due to this, defensive Primal Groudon, Ho-Oh, and Zygarde-C make great Teammates.
- Ditto is also a great offensive teammate for Arceus-Dark as it revenge kills the threats of Arceus-Dark such as Zacian-C, Deoxys Attack, Xerneas, and Bulk Up Marshadow.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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