Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Arceus (Grass Type) Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Arceus (Grass Type)'s defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Grass typing.
Arceus (Grass Type)
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Resistances (4)
Immunities (0)
None
Battle notes
- Arceus (Grass Type)'s Grass typing is best attacked with Fire (2x), Ice (2x), Poison (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Water, Electric, Grass attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Arceus (Grass 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 (Grass Type)'s base defensive typing is Grass. 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 (Grass Type) weak to?
Arceus (Grass Type) is weak to Fire (2x), Ice (2x), Poison (2x), Flying (2x), Bug (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Arceus (Grass Type)?
Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug are tied as the strongest attacking types against Arceus (Grass Type), each dealing 2x damage.
Does Arceus (Grass 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.