Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Arceus (Poison Type) Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Arceus (Poison Type)'s defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Poison typing.
Arceus (Poison Type)
#0493
Resistances (5)
Immunities (0)
None
Battle notes
- Arceus (Poison Type)'s Poison typing is best attacked with Ground (2x), Psychic (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Grass, Fighting, Poison attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Arceus (Poison 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 (Poison Type)'s base defensive typing is Poison. 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.
Related guides
FAQ
What is Arceus (Poison Type) weak to?
Arceus (Poison Type) is weak to Ground (2x), Psychic (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Arceus (Poison Type)?
Ground and Psychic are tied as the strongest attacking types against Arceus (Poison Type), each dealing 2x damage.
Does Arceus (Poison 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.