Best Arceus (Normal) counters in Pokémon GO

This table displays a list of best Arceus (Normal) counters in Pokémon GO with their Fast Attacks, Charged Attacks, DPS (damage per second), TDO (total damage output), faints, TTW (time to win), and score. The list is sorted by the score, which is calculated based on the DPS and TDO.

Simulation settings

Weather

Raid Difficulty

Attacker typing

Attacker moves type

Best overall 👑

Terrakion

Double Kick

Sacred Sword *

Best performing move types

58.0%
7.5%
5.5%
4.5%
4.5%
4.5%
3.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.0%
1.5%
1.5%
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	28.59	545.47	6	152.3s	51.8
2	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	27.57	590.55	6	155.0s	51.2
3	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Focus Blast	28.99	441.38	8	156.8s	50.2
4	Keldeo (Ordinary)	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	27.37	513.03	7	159.6s	49.4
5	Shadow Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch	29.15	370.51	9	162.4s	48.7
6	Shadow Hariyama	Counter	Dynamic Punch	28.23	382.12	9	165.2s	47.7
7	Lucario	Counter	Aura Sphere	26.39	470.14	7	167.0s	47.2
8	Mega Alakazam	Counter *	Focus Blast	26.19	442.16	8	170.0s	46.3
9	Conkeldurr	Counter	Dynamic Punch	24.87	419.63	8	179.1s	44.0
10	Shadow Blaziken	Counter	Focus Blast	26.08	284.39	12	188.7s	42.2
11	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Focus Blast	23.42	420.44	8	188.0s	41.9
12	Cobalion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	20.71	665.05	5	195.5s	41.8
13	Mega Lopunny	Double Kick	Focus Blast	23.70	391.41	9	188.7s	41.7
14	Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch	23.87	362.55	9	190.5s	41.3
15	Shadow Sirfetch'd	Counter	Close Combat	25.24	273.88	13	195.2s	40.8
16	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	20.41	620.07	5	199.6s	40.7
17	Hawlucha	Low Kick	Flying Press	23.96	318.42	11	195.5s	40.4
18	Hariyama	Counter	Dynamic Punch	22.89	370.55	9	196.1s	40.1
19	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	20.07	609.96	5	202.9s	40.0
20	Virizion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	21.49	456.87	7	199.1s	39.8
21	Buzzwole	Counter	Superpower	21.80	415.36	8	199.8s	39.5
22	Shadow Poliwrath	Counter *	Dynamic Punch	22.74	340.64	10	200.6s	39.2
23	Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	18.57	748.85	4	213.1s	39.2
24	Breloom	Counter	Dynamic Punch	24.31	258.97	13	203.7s	39.2
25	Galarian Zapdos	Counter	Close Combat	21.90	388.15	9	201.5s	39.1
26	Meloetta (Pirouette)	Low Kick	Close Combat	21.34	423.10	8	202.7s	39.0
27	Pheromosa	Low Kick	Focus Blast	25.80	193.90	18	213.8s	38.7
28	Shadow Dragonite	Dragon Tail	Superpower	22.19	349.63	10	203.4s	38.7
29	Shadow Alakazam	Counter *	Focus Blast	23.57	275.46	13	205.0s	38.7
30	Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	21.64	361.34	9	206.2s	38.2
31	Mega Pinsir	Fury Cutter	Superpower	20.93	409.32	8	207.2s	38.1
32	Shadow Metagross	Bullet Punch	Meteor Mash *	19.27	554.13	6	212.8s	38.0
33	Shadow Gallade	Low Kick	Close Combat	22.11	308.71	11	209.4s	37.6
34	Shadow Sawk	Low Kick	Focus Blast	23.16	251.15	14	212.8s	37.4
35	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Superpower	19.95	435.16	8	213.5s	37.2
36	Passimian	Counter	Superpower	21.01	346.91	10	212.8s	37.0
37	Bewear	Low Kick	Superpower	20.72	364.40	9	213.3s	36.9
38	Mega Sceptile	Fury Cutter	Frenzy Plant *	21.35	316.96	11	214.0s	36.8
39	Shadow Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	18.99	498.53	7	218.5s	36.7
40	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	19.82	420.84	8	215.9s	36.7
41	Mega Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	19.01	494.30	7	218.5s	36.7
42	Blaziken	Counter	Focus Blast	21.79	284.04	12	215.9s	36.6
43	Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Focus Blast	19.64	420.61	8	217.5s	36.5
44	Toxicroak	Counter	Dynamic Punch	22.68	229.95	15	221.3s	36.2
45	Mega Latios	Dragon Breath	Psychic	19.43	417.74	8	219.7s	36.1
46	Mega Gengar	Sucker Punch	Focus Blast	20.38	331.72	10	220.1s	35.8
47	Shadow Ursaring	Counter	Close Combat	20.86	292.52	12	221.8s	35.5
48	Heracross	Counter	Close Combat	20.39	317.80	11	221.9s	35.5
49	Sirfetch'd	Counter	Close Combat	21.12	273.70	13	223.0s	35.4
50	Shadow Golurk	Mud-Slap	Dynamic Punch	20.08	332.13	10	222.6s	35.4

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About the results

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Arceus (Normal) in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Arceus (Normal) down quickly with high DPS, or the tankiest counters that can withstand its attacks, our guide has something for every trainer.

The top-ranked Arceus (Normal) counter is Terrakion, followed by Mega Rayquaza, Mega Blaziken, and Keldeo (Ordinary). The table also includes Shadow Machamp, Shadow Hariyama, Lucario, and Mega Alakazam, among others. Each Pokemon's move type is indicated by an icon beside the move name.

Arceus (Normal) type chart

When fighting Arceus (Normal), keep in mind the following that Normal-type Pokémon are weak to Fighting type moves. They take reduced damage from Ghost type moves.

Weaknesses

Fighting	160.0%

Resistances

Ghost	39.1%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Best move-types and weather for Arceus (Normal) Raids

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Fighting	58.0%	Cloudy
Dragon	7.5%	Windy
Dark	5.5%	Fog
Psychic	4.5%	Windy
Water	4.5%	Rainy
Electric	4.5%	Rainy
Ground	3.5%	Sunny
Flying	2.5%	Windy
Fire	2.5%	Sunny
Steel	2.0%	Snow
Bug	1.5%	Rainy
Grass	1.5%	Sunny
Rock	1.0%	Partly Cloudy
Ice	0.5%	Snow
Normal	0.5%	Partly Cloudy

About our ranking methodology

When calculating the best counters for any Pokémon, our simulator takes into account various factors, such as the defender's typing and average DPS against each attacker, the weather's influence, energy left over from using charge moves, Shadow Pokémon attack and defense stat changes, and more. During the initial phase of simulations, we calculate DPS and TDO for each attacker that is currently available in the game, and then we continue to rank them.

We use a ranking method developed by a Reddit user named /u/Elastic_Space, which is described in detail in this Reddit post. It is a fairly complicated, but very well thought-out mathematical model for predicting simulation results without actually running the simulations. It also correlates with field data almost too well not to be used.

Our Time to Win (TTW) and Faint numbers are also estimated, and should be taken with a grain of salt. Since we do not account for factors like Friendship and Mega damage boost, they will differ from actual experience in the field.