Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Arceus (Steel Type) Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Arceus (Steel Type)'s defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Steel typing.
Arceus (Steel Type)
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Resistances (10)
Immunities (1)
Battle notes
- Arceus (Steel Type)'s Steel typing is best attacked with Fire (2x), Fighting (2x), Ground (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Poison, Normal, Grass, Ice attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Arceus (Steel 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 (Steel Type)'s base defensive typing is Steel. 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 (Steel Type) weak to?
Arceus (Steel Type) is weak to Fire (2x), Fighting (2x), Ground (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Arceus (Steel Type)?
Fire, Fighting, and Ground are tied as the strongest attacking types against Arceus (Steel Type), each dealing 2x damage.
Does Arceus (Steel 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.