Best Arceus (Poison) counters

The best Arceus (Poison) counters in Pokémon GO are Shadow Mewtwo, Primal Groudon, Mega Alakazam, Mewtwo, Mega Garchomp, Mega Gardevoir, and Shadow Groudon. 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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Shadow Mewtwo

Psycho Cut / Psystrike

Primal Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

Mega Alakazam

Confusion / Psychic

Mewtwo

Psycho Cut / Psystrike

Mega Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power

Mega Gardevoir

Confusion / Psychic

Shadow Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike *	36.54	693.9	5	104s	66.2
2.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	31.70	1017.1	3	118s	63.9
3.	Mega Alakazam	Confusion	Psychic *	32.64	582.8	6	117s	58.4
4.	Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike *	30.05	680.6	5	126s	56.4
5.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	29.05	719.2	5	129s	55.5
6.	Mega Gardevoir	Confusion	Psychic	29.09	714.8	5	129s	55.5
7.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	29.82	630.6	5	127s	55.2
8.	Mega Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	29.16	657.7	5	129s	54.7
9.	Shadow Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	28.41	637.7	5	133s	53.2
10.	Shadow Metagross	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	26.64	806.2	4	140s	53.1
11.	Hoopa Unbound	Confusion	Psychic	28.01	642.3	5	135s	52.7
12.	Shadow Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	29.13	491.1	7	131s	51.5
13.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	27.40	614.9	5	138s	51.4
14.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	28.24	516.6	6	135s	50.8
15.	Dusk Mane Necrozma	Psycho Cut	Sunsteel Strike *	24.53	895.2	4	151s	50.8
16.	Shadow Alakazam	Confusion	Psychic *	30.15	372.9	9	130s	50.1
17.	Mega Latias	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	25.04	682.0	5	150s	48.8
18.	Shadow Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower	27.76	432.6	8	139s	48.3
19.	Therian Forme Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm *	26.30	533.6	6	144s	48.3
20.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut	Moongeist Beam *	24.62	687.3	5	152s	48.2
21.	Lunala	Confusion	Psychic	23.77	759.3	4	157s	47.9
22.	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	24.93	627.9	5	151s	47.8
23.	Shadow Exeggutor	Confusion	Psychic	27.22	436.4	8	141s	47.6
24.	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	25.27	570.9	6	149s	47.4
25.	Shadow Gardevoir	Confusion	Psychic	26.39	472.1	7	145s	47.2
26.	Shadow Gallade	Confusion	Psychic	26.82	394.1	9	144s	46.1
27.	Metagross	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	22.09	793.0	4	168s	45.6
28.	Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	23.38	625.6	5	160s	45.4
29.	Shadow Latias	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	24.76	477.6	7	153s	45.0
30.	Mega Swampert	Mud Shot	Earthquake	22.85	627.6	5	164s	44.6

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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

Weaknesses

Ground	160.0%
Psychic	160.0%

Resistances

Resistances

Bug	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%
Fighting	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Poison	62.5%

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	212.0%	Windy
Ground	126.0%	Sunny
Fire	14.0%	Sunny
Dark	12.0%	Fog
Normal	8.0%	Partly Cloudy
Dragon	6.0%	Windy
Ghost	6.0%	Fog
Flying	4.0%	Windy
Steel	4.0%	Snow
Water	4.0%	Rain
Rock	2.0%	Partly Cloudy
Bug	2.0%	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.