Best Arceus (Psychic) counters in Pokémon GO

This table displays a list of best Arceus (Psychic) 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 👑

Mega Tyranitar

Bite

Brutal Swing

Best performing move types

32.0%
27.0%
22.0%
4.0%
3.0%
2.0%
2.0%
2.0%
2.0%
1.5%
1.0%
1.0%
0.5%

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	28.83	1181.68	3	137.1s	61.1
2	Mega Gengar	Lick *	Shadow Ball	33.74	518.44	6	134.5s	58.5
3	Shadow Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	29.50	787.97	4	140.3s	57.3
4	Mega Banette	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	30.37	481.68	7	148.4s	53.0
5	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	27.56	591.33	6	155.0s	51.2
6	Mega Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play	25.94	635.65	5	161.4s	49.5
7	Shadow Cursola	Hex	Shadow Ball	28.82	412.78	8	159.8s	49.3
8	Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	24.41	775.47	4	166.1s	49.1
9	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball *	27.10	497.20	7	161.8s	48.7
10	Hydreigon	Bite	Brutal Swing *	25.55	568.12	6	166.2s	47.8
11	Mega Gyarados	Bite	Crunch	22.98	821.79	4	174.2s	47.4
12	Gholdengo	Hex	Shadow Ball	23.32	766.72	4	173.1s	47.2
13	Shadow Weavile	Snarl	Foul Play	27.08	420.63	8	167.2s	47.1
14	Pheromosa	Bug Bite	Bug Buzz	30.95	226.94	15	179.8s	46.2
15	Giratina (Origin Forme)	Shadow Claw	Shadow Force *	23.81	632.14	5	174.0s	46.2
16	Mega Pinsir	Bug Bite	X-Scissor	25.13	492.48	7	172.5s	45.8
17	Mega Alakazam	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball	25.71	443.68	8	172.5s	45.7
18	Darkrai	Snarl	Shadow Ball	24.32	551.56	6	174.1s	45.7
19	Mega Absol	Snarl	Dark Pulse	26.38	393.55	9	173.1s	45.5
20	Mega Scizor	Fury Cutter	X-Scissor	22.27	735.93	4	181.2s	45.2
21	Chandelure	Hex	Shadow Ball	25.24	450.01	7	174.6s	45.1
22	Shadow Honchkrow	Snarl	Dark Pulse	26.17	360.83	9	177.5s	44.4
23	Shadow Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play	25.27	399.67	9	178.5s	44.1
24	Shadow Banette	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	27.21	293.13	12	181.4s	43.9
25	Mega Gardevoir	Magical Leaf	Shadow Ball	23.08	546.55	6	182.3s	43.7
26	Gengar	Lick *	Shadow Ball	26.51	314.75	11	181.6s	43.6
27	Volcarona	Bug Bite	Bug Buzz	23.70	482.17	7	181.8s	43.5
28	Hoopa (Confined)	Astonish	Shadow Ball	23.69	482.04	7	181.8s	43.5
29	Hoopa (Unbound)	Astonish	Shadow Ball	23.13	522.18	6	183.2s	43.4
30	Shadow Scizor	Fury Cutter	X-Scissor	23.41	489.68	7	183.2s	43.2
31	Mega Beedrill	Bug Bite *	X-Scissor	26.32	293.55	12	185.8s	42.8
32	Yveltal	Snarl	Dark Pulse	21.26	633.73	5	192.1s	42.2
33	Guzzlord	Snarl	Brutal Swing	21.88	559.40	6	190.3s	42.1
34	Shadow Absol	Snarl	Dark Pulse	25.62	298.76	12	188.7s	42.0
35	Mega Ampharos	Volt Switch	Brutal Swing	23.00	453.93	7	188.2s	42.0
36	Shadow Drifblim	Hex	Shadow Ball	23.80	394.65	9	187.8s	41.9
37	Shadow Mismagius	Hex	Shadow Ball	24.34	357.18	10	188.2s	41.8
38	Shadow Raikou	Thunder Shock	Shadow Ball	23.16	423.55	8	189.4s	41.6
39	Shadow Pinsir	Bug Bite	X-Scissor	24.72	327.92	10	189.5s	41.6
40	Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball *	22.19	485.52	7	191.9s	41.4
41	Zarude	Bite	Dark Pulse	20.33	657.96	5	198.9s	41.1
42	Lunala	Air Slash	Shadow Ball	20.54	631.86	5	198.1s	41.0
43	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	20.41	621.13	5	199.6s	40.7
44	Shadow Scyther	Fury Cutter	Bug Buzz *	24.17	316.83	11	194.4s	40.6
45	Weavile	Snarl	Foul Play	22.40	414.87	8	195.4s	40.4
46	Shadow Shiftry	Snarl	Foul Play	23.43	343.19	10	195.6s	40.3
47	Giratina (Altered Forme)	Shadow Claw	Shadow Force *	20.03	627.97	5	202.6s	40.2
48	Genesect (Shock)	Fury Cutter	X-Scissor	20.59	562.81	6	200.4s	40.2
49	Genesect (Normal)	Fury Cutter	X-Scissor	20.59	562.81	6	200.4s	40.2
50	Genesect (Douse)	Fury Cutter	X-Scissor	20.59	562.81	6	200.4s	40.2

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About the results

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Arceus (Psychic) in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Arceus (Psychic) 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 (Psychic) counter is Mega Tyranitar, followed by Mega Gengar, Shadow Tyranitar, and Mega Banette. The table also includes Mega Rayquaza, Mega Houndoom, Shadow Cursola, and Tyranitar, among others. Each Pokemon's move type is indicated by an icon beside the move name.

Arceus (Psychic) type chart

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

Weaknesses

Bug	160.0%
Dark	160.0%
Ghost	160.0%

Resistances

Fighting	62.5%
Psychic	62.5%

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

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

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Dark	32.0%	Fog
Ghost	27.0%	Fog
Bug	22.0%	Rainy
Dragon	4.0%	Windy
Water	3.0%	Rainy
Psychic	2.0%	Windy
Grass	2.0%	Sunny
Electric	2.0%	Rainy
Fire	2.0%	Sunny
Flying	1.5%	Windy
Ground	1.0%	Sunny
Steel	1.0%	Snow
Poison	0.5%	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.