Its stats are balanced — none stands out enough to force a single team role on it. In base stat total it is among the strongest — higher than 100% of species. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. In defense it has 1 weakness and 1 full immunity at its disposal. Ghost-type moves do nothing to it at all. This is a Mythical Pokémon — it does not appear in normal gameplay; it was handed out at events and through distributions. Very hard to catch — bring plenty of Poké Balls and something that puts it to sleep or paralyzes it.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. All six values are identical — 120 each.
Attack and Defense share first place here, so any nature that raises one of them will do. The list of natures shows what each one does.
Which nature to choose
Attack (120) and Sp. Atk (120) are nearly equal, so neither of these two stats can be lowered for free. The price has to be paid in defense — in the weaker one, because Defense does not stop anything here anyway.
- Hasty +Spe · −Def A mixed set that does not intend to take any hits: all that matters is striking first.
- Lonely +Atk · −Def The same price, but the boost goes into the stronger of the two offensive stats.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 2
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Pokémon Conquest | #199 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Hisui | #238 | Legends: Arceus |
Abilities
- Multitype Changes arceus's type and form to match its held Plate.
Pokédex entry
It is described in mythology as the Pokémon that shaped the universe with its 1,000 arms.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Arceus takes when it is hit by a move of each type.
How it was drawn
2006–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Arceus appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (24)
All Arceus cards →Arceus has 24 cards in 6 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Arceus does not breed. You cannot get an Egg from it — this is how the games treat almost all Legendary and Mythical species.
Where to catch it (1)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Sinnoh
Moves (173)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (149 via TM/TR, 38 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cosmic Power | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Natural Gift | Normal | Physical | — | 100% | 15 |
| 1 | Punishment | Dark | Physical | — | 100% | 5 |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Seismic Toss | Fighting | Physical | — | 100% | 20 |
| 6 | Confusion | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100% | 25 |
| 10 | Gravity | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 12 | Ancient Power | Rock | Special | 60 | 100% | 5 |
| 19 | Calm Mind | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 20 | Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 30 | Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 36 | Extrasensory | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100% | 20 |
| 40 | Extreme Speed | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100% | 5 |
| 50 | Healing Wish | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 50 | Refresh | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 60 | Future Sight | Psychic | Special | 120 | 100% | 10 |
| 70 | Recover | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 80 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90% | 5 |
| 90 | Perish Song | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 100 | Judgment | Normal | Special | 100 | 100% | 10 |