Competitive Information for Arceus (dragon) [Diamond/Pearl]
Dragon
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Arceus-dragon? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Arceus is an outstanding Dragon-typed Pokemon. It's normal to find yourself dealing with Arceus when battling in the 4th generation meta. Arceus is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Arceus's only type-related weaknesses are Dragon and Ice.
Item: Draco Plate
Ability: Multitype
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 172 Hp / 252 Atk / 84 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Shadow Claw
- Return
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Arceus-Dragon (Multitype)
Arceus is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Arceus's ability Multitype changes it's typing based on the item it's holding. For this build, Draco Plate will change Arceus's typing to Dragon.
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
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Item: Draco Plate
Ability: Multitype
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 172 Hp / 252 SpA / 84 Spe
Moveset:
- Spacial Rend / Draco Meteor
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Judgment
- Surf
Special Sweeper Arceus-Dragon (Multitype)
Arceus is a legendary Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Arceus's ability Multitype changes it's typing based on the item it's holding. For this build, Draco Plate will change Arceus's typing to Dragon.
♦ Draco Meteor is a special STAB-boosted 140-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Arceus's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Overheat is a special 140-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Arceus's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Judgment is a special 100-base power Normal-type move (type varies based on the held plate).
♦ Surf is a special 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dive).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Arceus-dragon? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Draco Plate
Ability: Multitype
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 172 Hp / 252 Atk / 84 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Shadow Claw
Doubles Physical Sweeper Arceus-Dragon (Multitype)
Arceus is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Arceus's ability Multitype changes it's typing based on the item it's holding. For this build, Draco Plate will change Arceus's typing to Dragon.
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Draco Plate
Ability: Multitype
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 172 Hp / 252 SpA / 84 Spe
Moveset:
- Spacial Rend / Draco Meteor
- Heat Wave / Overheat
- Hyper Voice / Judgment
- Surf
Doubles Special Sweeper Arceus-Dragon (Multitype)
Arceus is a legendary Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Arceus's ability Multitype changes it's typing based on the item it's holding. For this build, Draco Plate will change Arceus's typing to Dragon.
♦ Draco Meteor is a special STAB-boosted 140-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Arceus's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Heat Wave is a special 100-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Overheat is a special 140-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Arceus's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Judgment is a special 100-base power Normal-type move (type varies based on the held plate).
♦ Surf is a special 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dive).
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Item: Draco Plate
Ability: Multitype
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Shadow Claw
- Return
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Arceus-Dragon (Multitype)
Arceus is a legendary Offensive Trick Room. Arceus's ability Multitype changes it's typing based on the item it's holding. For this build, Draco Plate will change Arceus's typing to Dragon.
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Arceus-dragon learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Arceus-dragon can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Arceus-dragon
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Swagger + Punishment
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Moves: Perish song + Protect
- Moves: Whirlpool + Perish song
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Extreme Speed, Magic Coat
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break, Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Arceus-dragon's stats
- Ancient Power
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Cosmic Power
- Iron Defense
- Ominous Wind
- Silver Wind
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Arceus-dragon
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roar of Time
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Arceus-dragon in Diamond and Pearl
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