Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Arceus (Fire Type) Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Arceus (Fire Type)'s defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Fire typing.
Arceus (Fire Type)
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Resistances (6)
Immunities (0)
None
Battle notes
- Arceus (Fire Type)'s Fire typing is best attacked with Water (2x), Ground (2x), Rock (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Fire, Grass, Ice attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Arceus (Fire Type) resists or ignores those matchups.
- This guide uses the modern Gen 6+ type chart only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can still change real battle outcomes.
Best counter types
These attacking types hit the defender for super-effective damage under the modern Gen 6+ type chart.
Example Pokémon with Effective Types
These are examples of Pokémon associated with super-effective attacking types, not a ranked competitive counter list.
Defensive typing summary
Arceus (Fire Type)'s base defensive typing is Fire. The weakness chart multiplies both types when a Pokémon has two types, so a matchup can become 4x, 2x, 1x, 0.5x, 0.25x, or 0x.
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FAQ
What is Arceus (Fire Type) weak to?
Arceus (Fire Type) is weak to Water (2x), Ground (2x), Rock (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Arceus (Fire Type)?
Water, Ground, and Rock are tied as the strongest attacking types against Arceus (Fire Type), each dealing 2x damage.
Does Arceus (Fire Type)'s ability change these weaknesses?
This page uses base defensive typing only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can change actual battle outcomes.