Arceus (Pokémon)

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Arceus
アルセウス Arceus

Artwork from Platinum
Type Species
 Fire  Alpha Pokémon
Ability Exp. at 100
Multitype 1,250,000
Pokédex
National
#493
Johto
#—
Hoenn
#—
Sinnoh
#—
Browser
Fiore
R—
Almia
R—
Height Weight
10'06" 705.5 lbs.
Pokédex color Body style Footprint Catch rate
Gray Image:Body08.png Image:F493.png 3
Gender ratio
Genderless
Egg groups Egg cycles
No eggs 121 (30855 steps)
EV yield
HP
3
Atk
0
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
0
Exp.
255

Arceus (Japanese: アルセウス Arceus) is a Normal-type legendary Pokémon.

It is currently the final Pokémon in the National Pokédex. Like Darkrai and Shaymin before it, Arceus was not "officially" a Pokémon recognized by Nintendo until February 2009, the year of its debut movie, appearing as a feature in the March issue of CoroCoro.

Arceus is known as "The Original One," as it is said that it created the Pokémon universe and the lake and dragon trios. The only known way to get Arceus is with the Azure Flute.

Due to special coding in place on this page to illustrate Arceus's wildcard ability, Multitype, all type-themed appearances will display Arceus as if it were holding the Flame Plate, therefore being a Fire-type. This does not affect anything besides which sprites are shown, which moves are noted as STAB and the type effectiveness entry which is unhidden. Click here to change the type.

Contents

Biology

Physiology

Arceus is an equine being similar to a Qilin or Centaur. Its body is white with a gray underside, and its four pointed feet are tipped with gold hooves. Its mane is quite long and its face is gray with green eyes with red pupils. It also has a golden cross-like wheel attached to its body, which changes color along with its eyes and hooves based on Arceus's current type. The wheel also has four jewels attached to it.

Gender differences

Arceus is genderless.

Special abilities

An animation displaying Arceus's different colorings while holding plates

According to legend, Arceus created the universe, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, and the lake trio.

While Arceus is normally a pure Normal-type, it has the ability to change its type and appearance when in contact with special plates.

Arceus also has the unique ability to call down shots of light on its foes. Arceus can also use many attacks of various types, but to a lesser extent than Smeargle or Mew.

Behavior

Habitat

Arceus lives at the Hall of Origin which can only be accessed by use of the Azure Flute at Spear Pillar.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Arceus will make its debut in Arceus: To a Conquering Spacetime. In it, it will fight against the dragon trio.

In the manga

Arceus has not made any manga appearances yet.

In the TCG

Main article: Arceus (TCG)

Arceus appears in the TCG in all nine elemental types, and a player can have as many Arceus cards in their deck as they like, unlike all other cards in the game (besides Basic Energy cards). Cards based on Arceus first appeared in the Japanese Advent of Arceus expansion.

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen Game Pokédex entry
I This Pokémon was not available in Generation I.
II This Pokémon was not available in Generation II.
III This Pokémon was not available in Generation III.
IV Diamond It is described in mythology as the Pokémon that shaped the universe with its 1,000 arms.
Pearl It is told in mythology that this Pokémon was born before the universe even existed.
Platinum It is said to have emerged from an egg in a place where there was nothing, then shaped the world.

Game locations

Gen Game Rarity Area
I This Pokémon was not available in Generation I.
II This Pokémon was not available in Generation II.
III This Pokémon was not available in Generation III.
IV Diamond Pearl One Hall of Origin (requires Azure Flute)
Platinum One Hall of Origin (requires Azure Flute)

In side games

Arceus hasn't appeared in any side games as of yet.

Base stats

Stat Base At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
Min. Max. Min. Max.
HP: 120
 
180 227 350 444
Attack: 120
 
112 189 220 372
Defense: 120
 
112 189 220 372
Special Attack: 120
 
112 189 220 372
Special Defense: 120
 
112 189 220 372
Speed: 120
 
112 189 220 372
Total: 720 Other Pokémon with this total
  • Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature.
  • Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.


Type effectiveness

Weak to Resistant to Immune to Normal effectiveness

Weak to Resistant to Immune to Normal effectiveness

Weak to Resistant to Immune to Normal effectiveness

Notes:
Weak to Resistant to Immune to Normal effectiveness

Weak to Resistant to Immune to Normal effectiveness

Weak to Resistant to Immune to Normal effectiveness

Weak to Resistant to Immune to Normal effectiveness

Weak to Resistant to Immune to Normal effectiveness

Notes:
Weak to Resistant to Immune to Normal effectiveness

With Flame Plate

Weak to Resistant to Immune to Normal effectiveness

Weak to Resistant to Immune to Normal effectiveness

Weak to Resistant to Immune to Normal effectiveness

Weak to Resistant to Immune to Normal effectiveness

Weak to Resistant to Immune to Normal effectiveness

Weak to Resistant to Immune to Normal effectiveness

Weak to Resistant to Immune to Normal effectiveness

Weak to Resistant to Immune to Normal effectiveness

Notes:

Learnset

Arceus is capable of learning the following moves:

Moves in bold get STAB for the Fire-type, meaning that Arceus must be holding the Flame Plate. Judgment, the type of which is dependent on the plate Arceus is holding (or lack thereof) will always receive STAB, while damaging moves of other types can receive STAB depending on which plate Arceus holds.

By leveling up

Generation IV
Level Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal
Start Seismic Toss Fighting Physical 100% 20 Tough 3 ♥♥♥
Start Cosmic Power Psychic Status —% 20 Cool 0
Start Natural Gift Normal Physical 100% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
Start Punishment Dark Physical 100% 5 Smart 1
10 Gravity Psychic Status —% 5 Beauty 2 ♥♥
20 Earth Power Ground Special 90 100% 10 Smart 2 ♥♥
30 Hyper Voice Normal Special 90 100% 10 Cool 3 ♥♥♥
40 ExtremeSpeed Normal Physical 80 100% 5 Cool 3 ♥♥♥
50 Refresh Normal Status —% 20 Cute 0
60 Future Sight Psychic Special 80 90% 15 Smart 2 ♥♥
70 Recover Normal Status —% 10 Smart 0
80 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90% 5 Cool 2 ♥♥
90 Perish Song Normal Status —% 5 Beauty 2 ♥♥
100 Judgment Fire Special 100 100% 10 Smart 2 ♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By TM/HM

Generation IV
TM Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal
TM02 Dragon Claw Dragon Physical 80 100% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM03 Water Pulse Water Special 60 100% 20 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM04 Calm Mind Psychic Status —% 20 Smart 0
TM05 Roar Normal Status 100% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM06 Toxic Poison Status 85% 10 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM07 Hail Ice Status —% 10 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM09 Bullet Seed Grass Physical 10 100% 30 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 100% 15 Smart 1
TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status —% 5 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 95 100% 10 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 120 70% 5 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90% 5 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM16 Light Screen Psychic Status —% 30 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM17 Protect Normal Status —% 10 Cute 0
TM18 Rain Dance Water Status —% 5 Tough 2 ♥♥
TM19 Giga Drain Grass Special 60 100% 10 Smart 1
TM20 Safeguard Normal Status —% 25 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM22 SolarBeam Grass Special 120 100% 10 Cool 1
TM23 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 95 100% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM25 Thunder Electric Special 120 70% 10 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥
TM27 Return Normal Physical 100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM29 Psychic Psychic Special 90 100% 10 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100% 15 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM31 Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100% 15 Cool 3 ♥♥♥
TM32 Double Team Normal Status —% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM33 Reflect Psychic Status —% 20 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM34 Shock Wave Electric Special 60 —% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM35 Flamethrower Fire Special 95 100% 15 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM36 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 90 100% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥
TM37 Sandstorm Rock Status —% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥
TM38 Fire Blast Fire Special 120 85% 5 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 50 80% 10 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM40 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 —% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM42 Facade Normal Physical 70 100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM43 Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100% 20 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM44 Rest Psychic Status —% 10 Cute 0
TM50 Overheat Fire Special 140 90% 5 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM52 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120 70% 5 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM53 Energy Ball Grass Special 80 100% 10 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM55 Brine Water Special 65 100% 10 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM57 Charge Beam Electric Special 50 90% 10 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM58 Endure Normal Status —% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥
TM59 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 90 100% 10 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM61 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 75% 15 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM62 Silver Wind Bug Special 60 100% 5 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 70 100% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM66 Payback Dark Physical 50 100% 10 Cool 1
TM67 Recycle Normal Status —% 10 Smart 0
TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90% 5 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM70 Flash Normal Status 100% 20 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM71 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80% 5 Tough 2 ♥♥
TM72 Avalanche Ice Physical 60 100% 10 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM73 Thunder Wave Electric Status 100% 10 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM75 Swords Dance Normal Status —% 30 Beauty 0
TM76 Stealth Rock Rock Status —% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM77 Psych Up Normal Status —% 10 Smart 0
TM79 Dark Pulse Dark Special 80 100% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90% 10 Tough 3 ♥♥♥
TM81 X-Scissor Bug Physical 80 100% 15 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM82 Sleep Talk Normal Status —% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥
TM83 Natural Gift Normal Physical 100% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM84 Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100% 20 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM85 Dream Eater Psychic Special 100 100% 15 Smart 1
TM86 Grass Knot Grass Special 100% 20 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM87 Swagger Normal Status 90% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM90 Substitute Normal Status —% 10 Smart 1
TM91 Flash Cannon Steel Special 80 100% 10 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM92 Trick Room Psychic Status —% 5 Cute 2 ♥♥
HM01 Cut Normal Physical 50 95% 30 Cool 3 ♥♥♥
HM02 Fly Flying Physical 90 95% 15 Smart 1
HM03 Surf Water Special 95 100% 15 Beauty 2 ♥♥
HM04 Strength Normal Physical 80 100% 15 Tough 3 ♥♥♥
HM05 Defog Flying Status —% 15 Beauty 2 ♥♥
HM06 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 40 100% 15 Tough 2 ♥♥
HM07 Waterfall Water Physical 80 100% 15 Tough 3 ♥♥♥
HM08 Rock Climb Normal Physical 90 85% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By tutoring

Generation IV
Game Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal
D P Pt AncientPower Rock Special 60 100% 5 Tough 2 ♥♥
D P Pt Aqua Tail Water Physical 90 90% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥
D P Pt Dive Water Physical 80 100% 10 Beauty 1
D P Pt Draco Meteor Dragon Special 140 90% 5 Smart 2 ♥♥
D P Pt Earth Power Ground Special 90 100% 10 Smart 2 ♥♥
D P Pt Fury Cutter Bug Physical 10 95% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥
D P Pt Heat Wave Fire Special 100 90% 10 Beauty 2 ♥♥
D P Pt Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95% 15 Beauty 2 ♥♥
D P Pt Iron Defense Steel Status —% 15 Beauty 1
D P Pt Iron Head Steel Physical 80 100% 15 Tough 2 ♥♥
D P Pt Last Resort Normal Physical 130 100% 5 Cute 0
D P Pt Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥
D P Pt Ominous Wind Ghost Special 60 100% 5 Smart 0
D P Pt Outrage Dragon Physical 120 100% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
D P Pt Signal Beam Bug Special 75 100% 15 Beauty 2 ♥♥
D P Pt Snore Normal Special 40 100% 15 Cute 3 ♥♥♥
D P Pt Trick Psychic Status 100% 10 Smart 0
D P Pt Twister Dragon Special 40 100% 20 Cool 3 ♥♥♥
D P Pt Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90% 15 Beauty 2 ♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon
Arceus must be holding the Draco Plate when Draco Meteor is taught.

Evolution

Flame Plate
Image:Spr 4p 493-Fire.png
Arceus
Fire Forme
 Fire 

Sprites

Gen Game
I Red Blue Yellow Red (Ja) Green Back
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II Gold Silver Crystal   Back
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Back
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Back
Image:Spr_4d_493-Fire.png Image:Spr_4p_493-Fire.png NO SPRITES
AVAILABLE
Image:Spr_b_g4_493-Fire.png
Image:Spr_4d_493-Fire_s.png Image:Spr_4p_493-Fire_s.png Image:Spr_b_g4_493-Fire_s.png
ArceusFlame Plate For other sprites and images, please see Arceus images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

Normal-color sprite for ???-type Arceus
Alternate-color sprite for ???-type Arceus
  • At level 80, Arceus is the second highest level non-glitch Pokémon available for capture. The highest is Magikarp which can be caught at level 100 in Pokémon Platinum. It is, however, still the highest level legendary Pokémon available for capture.
  • In its base form, Arceus has the highest base stat in Defense of all Normal-type Pokémon.
  • Arceus's base stat total is 720, higher than any other Pokémon. Previous Pokémon, among them Mewtwo, have only had a maximum total of 680.
  • Arceus has the highest base experience yield of all Pokémon, tied with Happiny, Chansey, and Blissey. That means an Arceus would yield 13,933 experience points when defeated if it is at level 100 and belongs to a Trainer.
  • The code for Diamond and Pearl has sprites for Arceus using its Multitype ability with all 18 types, including ???-type. It is disputed whether the ???-type Arceus is obtainable, as there is no plate in the code that can be used for this. It is possible this sprite was programmed in to prevent game crashes caused by tampering with Arceus's type.
  • Arceus's signature move, Judgment, is the only move that Arceus is guaranteed STAB for, as it is always the same type as Arceus itself. However, on the battle screen, Judgment is always displayed as a Normal-type attack.
  • Even though it is said that Arceus created the world with its thousand arms, it is not shown to have any arms at all.
  • Holding the Sky Plate, Arceus is the only Pokémon able to become a pure Flying-type outside of battle (other Pokémon can be in battle through the use of Conversion, Conversion 2, and Color Change).
  • With the appropriate plate, Arceus is the only legendary Poison-, Bug-, or Fighting-type Pokémon.
  • Arceus has its own unique battle music when it is encountered. It shares this trait with Deoxys, as well as Giratina (in Platinum only).
  • Earth Power is the only move with a fixed base power, besides Judgment, that Arceus learns by level-up which can receive STAB with a plate attached.

Origin

Arceus may be a reference to the Chinese mythical creature, the Qilin. Its myth is nearly identical to that of the Pangu, the Chinese creation deity.

Arceus may also be inspired by (or a representation of) Avalokiteśvara who, in Buddhism, is either pictured with eleven heads and one thousand arms (the latter of which is mentioned in Arceus's flavor text) or in a white four-armed manifestation (which could look similar to Arceus's Normal form).

Some inspiration may have come from a horse, because of its Platinum sprite and attack movements in Pokémon Battle Revolution.

Name origin

Arceus's name may come from the words arch (highest) and deus, which is Latin and Greek for god. It may also have a root in the Latin word arcanus, which means secret; sacred mystery.

Arceus's name may also come from the word archaic (ancient), which comes from the Greek arkhaios, and is derived from the ancient Greek word for "beginning", arkhē. It could have also come from the Latin word archetypus (original). Alternatively, Arceus's name can be seen as a portmanteau of Zeus, the most powerful of Greek gods and arch (highest).

In other languages

Notes

Kanto: ArticunoZapdosMoltresMewtwoMew
Johto: RaikouEnteiSuicuneLugiaHo-OhCelebi
Hoenn: RegirockRegiceRegisteelLatiasLatios
KyogreGroudonRayquazaJirachiDeoxys
Sinnoh: UxieMespritAzelfDialgaPalkiaGiratinaCresselia
DarkraiManaphyPhioneRegigigasHeatranShayminArceus


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