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[OVERVIEW] * A Psychic typing allows Arceus-Psychic to resist attacks from Psychic-type attackers and Psychic terrain teams, allowing it to switch into and wall the most dangerous attackers in those archetypes, most notably Ultra Necrozma. This provides Arceus-Psychic with its main niche as a...

A very solid pick for an Arceus form, if you are a Goth team expecting a Goth matchup. Hopefully this is never a thing. [OVERVIEW] * While otherwise inferior to other Stealth Rock Arceus formes, most notably Arceus-Fairy, Arceus-Bug's ability to hit Psychic-types super effectively gives it a...

I might have gotten a bit far into the spirit of things. [OVERVIEW] * Deoxys has very solid offensive stats and a high base Speed of 150, allowing it to serve as an attacker. * A good movepool including support and coverage moves such as Spikes and Ice Beam lets it hit a variety of threats. *...

[OVERVIEW] * Arceus-Rock's typing and decent bulk allow it to fulfill a unique defensive niche as a blanket check to the tier's many Flying-type Pokemon. It is perhaps the tier's best answer to Ho-Oh and Mega Salamence due to its typing and excellent Speed, and it can be a solid check to...

[OVERVIEW] * Blessed by an excellent typing offensively and defensively with solid bulk and access to reliable recovery, Arceus-Fairy is perhaps the tier's best switch-in to the prominent Yveltal and Marshadow and can blanket check Dragon-type attackers such as Mega Salamence, Rayquaza, and...

[OVERVIEW] * Gothitelle is known for its ability to trap and dispose of passive Pokemon that form the defensive backbone of stall and balance teams, including support Arceus formes, Chansey, Ferrothorn, defensive Necrozma-DM, Lugia, and numerous other Pokemon. * The wide range of Pokemon it can...

[OVERVIEW] * Kyurem-W is one of the most powerful wallbreakers in the tier, as base 170 Special Attack backed up by Life Orb or Choice Specs allows it to OHKO or 2HKO almost everything in the metagame. * Powerful Ice- and Dragon-type STAB moves in Ice Beam and Draco Meteor and solid coverage...

[OVERVIEW] Arceus-Rock's typing and decent bulk allow it to fulfill a unique defensive niche as a blanket check to the tier's many Flying-type Pokemon. It is perhaps the tier's best answer to Ho-Oh and Mega Salamence due to its typing and excellent Speed, and it can be a solid check to Rayquaza...

[OVERVIEW] Through its bulk and defensive typing, Magearna acts as an excellent blanket check for some of the most dangerous offensive Pokemon in the tier, including Xerneas, Yveltal, Deoxys-A, Darkrai, Mewtwo without Fire Blast, and Arceus-Dark. Heart Swap in particular allows it to defeat...

[OVERVIEW] Kyurem-W is one of the most powerful wallbreakers in the tier, as base 170 Special Attack boosted by Life Orb or Choice Specs OHKOes or 2HKOes almost everything in the metagame. Powerful Ice- and Dragon-type STAB moves in Ice Beam and Draco Meteor and solid coverage options such as...

Introduction ** So this team is built around making Kyurem-W playable, in part as it was my favorite pokemon from the BW days. Back then, Kyurem could just come into anything slower than it, and basically just click draco-meteor and just watch something die. Unfortunately, Kyurem was almost...