Competitive Information for Arceus (ghost) [Diamond/Pearl]
Ghost
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Arceus-ghost? 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 astounding Ghost-typed Pokemon. It's a common sight to see Arceus out in the 4th generation battlefield. Arceus is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Arceus's only type-related weaknesses are Dark and Ghost.
Item: Spooky Plate
Ability: Multitype
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 172 Hp / 252 Atk / 84 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw / Shadow Force
- Outrage
- Return
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Arceus-Ghost (Multitype)
Arceus is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's meant 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, Spooky Plate will change Arceus's typing to Ghost.
♦ Shadow Force is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. hits turn 2. breaks protection).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Arceus afterwards).
♦ 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: Spooky Plate
Ability: Multitype
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 172 Hp / 252 SpA / 84 Spe
Moveset:
- Spacial Rend / Draco Meteor
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Shadow Ball
- Judgment
Special Sweeper Arceus-Ghost (Multitype)
Arceus is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is 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, Spooky Plate will change Arceus's typing to Ghost.
♦ Draco Meteor is a special 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).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Judgment is a special 100-base power Normal-type move (type varies based on the held plate).
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Item: Spooky Plate
Ability: Multitype
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw
- Brick Break
- Extreme Speed / Recover
- Swords Dance
Arceus-Ghost Physical Sweeper (Phantom Arceus)
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, Spooky Plate will change Arceus's typing to Ghost. Swords Dance Boosts it's already good attack to nice levels.
Brick Break hits Steel-, Dark- and Normal-types super effectively all whom resist Shadow Force.
Does give perfect coverage along with Shadow Force.
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Extreme Speed is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Normal-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Arceus by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Arceus's attack by 2 stages).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Arceus-ghost? 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: Spooky Plate
Ability: Multitype
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 172 Hp / 252 Atk / 84 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw / Shadow Force
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
Doubles Physical Sweeper Arceus-Ghost (Multitype)
Arceus is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It is meant 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, Spooky Plate will change Arceus's typing to Ghost.
♦ Shadow Force is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. hits turn 2. breaks protection).
♦ 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).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Arceus afterwards).
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
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Item: Spooky Plate
Ability: Multitype
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 172 Hp / 252 SpA / 84 Spe
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Judgment
- Heat Wave / Overheat
- Spacial Rend / Draco Meteor
- Surf
Doubles Special Sweeper Arceus-Ghost (Multitype)
Arceus is a legendary Special Sweeper. It 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, Spooky Plate will change Arceus's typing to Ghost.
♦ Judgment is a special 100-base power Normal-type move (type varies based on the held plate).
♦ 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).
♦ Spacial Rend is a special 100-base power Dragon-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Draco Meteor is a special 140-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Arceus's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Surf is a special 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dive).
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Item: Spooky Plate
Ability: Multitype
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw / Shadow Force
- Outrage
- Return
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Arceus-Ghost (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, Spooky Plate will change Arceus's typing to Ghost.
♦ Shadow Force is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. hits turn 2. breaks protection).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Arceus afterwards).
♦ 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-ghost learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Arceus-ghost 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-ghost
- 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-ghost'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-ghost
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roar of Time
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Arceus-ghost in Diamond and Pearl
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