Best Arceus (Poison) counters

The best Arceus (Poison) counters in Pokémon GO are Primal Groudon, Shadow Mewtwo, Shadow Groudon, Mega Alakazam, Mega Garchomp, Mewtwo, and Dusk Mane Necrozma. These Pokémon perform best with the moves outlined below. We suggest a minimum group size of 1 - 3 Trainers to defeat Arceus (Poison) in a 3-Star Raid.

Simulation settings

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Primal Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

Shadow Mewtwo

Psycho Cut / Psystrike

Shadow Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

Mega Alakazam

Psycho Cut / Psychic

Mega Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power

Mewtwo

Psycho Cut / Psystrike

Dusk Mane Necrozma

Psycho Cut / Sunsteel Strike

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	37.36	1198.6	3	100s	75.3
2.	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike *	38.16	724.8	4	100s	69.1
3.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	35.06	741.4	4	108s	64.9
4.	Mega Alakazam	Psycho Cut	Psychic *	33.94	605.9	5	113s	60.7
5.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	31.58	782.0	4	119s	60.4
6.	Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike *	31.53	713.9	5	120s	59.2
7.	Dusk Mane Necrozma	Psycho Cut	Sunsteel Strike	28.01	1022.2	3	133s	58.0
8.	Shadow Excadrill	Mud Shot	Scorching Sands	30.53	685.2	5	124s	57.2
9.	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	29.36	739.5	4	128s	56.3
10.	Mega Gardevoir	Confusion	Psychic	29.32	720.5	4	128s	56.0
11.	Mega Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	29.78	671.8	5	127s	55.9
12.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut	Moongeist Beam	28.08	783.7	4	133s	55.0
13.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	30.47	557.3	6	125s	54.8
14.	Shadow Metagross	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	27.31	826.6	4	137s	54.4
15.	Therian Forme Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm *	29.36	595.8	6	129s	53.9
16.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	28.57	641.1	5	132s	53.5
17.	Hoopa Unbound	Confusion	Psychic	28.20	646.9	5	134s	53.1
18.	Shadow Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	29.61	499.2	7	129s	52.4
19.	Shadow Alakazam	Psycho Cut	Psychic *	31.30	387.0	9	125s	52.0
20.	Mega Swampert	Mud Shot	Earthquake	25.93	712.1	5	144s	50.6
21.	Mega Latias	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	25.64	698.3	5	146s	50.0
22.	Mega Gengar	Shadow Claw	Psychic *	28.22	468.8	7	136s	49.7
23.	Excadrill	Mud Shot	Scorching Sands	25.24	675.2	5	148s	49.0
24.	Origin Forme Dialga	Metal Claw	Roar of Time *	23.80	777.9	4	156s	48.2
25.	Lunala	Confusion	Psychic	23.86	762.5	4	156s	48.1
26.	Shadow Gallade	Psycho Cut	Synchronoise *	27.92	410.2	8	138s	48.0
27.	Shadow Exeggutor	Extrasensory	Psychic	27.34	438.4	8	140s	47.8
28.	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	23.69	760.1	4	157s	47.8
29.	Shadow Gardevoir	Confusion	Synchronoise *	26.53	474.5	7	144s	47.5
30.	Necrozma	Psycho Cut	Future Sight	24.62	605.7	5	153s	47.0

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Group size

You need at least 1 Trainers to defeat a Arceus (Poison) in a 3-Star Raid.

Minimum group size: 1 Trainers
Optimal group size: 2 - 3 Trainers
Very easy with: 4+ Trainers

Arceus (Poison) CP range from Raids

Arceus (Poison) can be caught with the following Combat Power after being defeated in Raids:

From 2190 CP to 2279 CP, with no weather boost
From 2738 CP to 2850 CP with Cloudy weather boost

Arceus (Poison) weaknesses

Arceus (Poison) type chart

When fighting Arceus (Poison), keep in mind the that Poison-type Pokémon are weak to Ground and Psychic-type moves. They take reduced damage from Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Grass, and Poison-type moves.

Weaknesses

Ground160.0%
Psychic160.0%

Resistances

Bug62.5%
Fairy62.5%
Fighting62.5%
Grass62.5%
Poison62.5%

More information

Arceus (Poison) takes increased damage from Ground and Psychic type moves.
Arceus (Poison) takes reduced damage from Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Grass, and Poison type moves.
Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Arceus (Poison)

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Psychic	198.0%	Windy
Ground	108.0%	Sunny
Ghost	16.0%	Fog
Fire	14.0%	Sunny
Dragon	12.0%	Windy
Water	10.0%	Rain
Steel	8.0%	Snow
Flying	8.0%	Windy
Dark	8.0%	Fog
Normal	6.0%	Partly Cloudy
Rock	6.0%	Partly Cloudy
Electric	6.0%	Rain

About our ranking methodology

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

This guide displays a list of best Arceus (Poison) 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. Each Pokemon's move type is indicated by an icon beside the move name.

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 attacks, 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. Reddit

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.