Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Arceus-Steel Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Arceus-Steel's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Steel typing.
Arceus-Steel
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Resistances (10)
Immunities (1)
Battle notes
- Arceus-Steel'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 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 counters
Defensive typing summary
Arceus-Steel'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 weak to?
Arceus-Steel is weak to Fire (2x), Fighting (2x), Ground (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Arceus-Steel?
Fire is the strongest listed attacking type against Arceus-Steel at 2x damage. Use the example counter Pokémon section for practical users of that type.
Does Arceus-Steel'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.