How Viable is an Extreme Arceus?(USUM)?

Question

My ExtremeSpeed killer Arceus is a god(legit) . On Pokémon X it destroys everything! I wonder, due to the new amount of tanky Pokémon on sun/moon / ultra sun/ ultra moon, is my Arceus still going to do well, or should I keep it in X/Y.

It’s adamant nature /w recover,swords dance, Extreme speed and Shadow Claw trained in HP and Attack. I got it a while ago on Pokémon Pearl. I heard they will be shutting down the X/Y servers in a few years I wonder if it’s worth using in SM/USUM.

(When answering please keep in mind this Arceus carries my entire team on X and I won’t do very well without it).

Comments

E Killer Arceus is great if it has Earthquake, Shadow Claw, Swords Dance, Extreme Speed, and holds Leftovers/a Chople Berry. Almost all of the new Bulky mons in Ubers are weak to Ground, Ghost, or Both. :P

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But wouldn’t a life orb maximize my E killer Arceus’s potential? Also while Earthquake is strong, Recover can allow me to last longer and set up more Swords dances. Are you really sure it’s worth replacing Recover with Swords dance and. A life orb with a (what’s that berry)?

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You are already getting so much Attack with Swords Dance that a Life Orb's recoil damage is more detrimental than useful, as another opponent with a Priority move (or one that survives the attack) can knock you down to low enough HP that you need to use Recover, and they'd Likely outspeed you. :P
Refresh is better than Recover, because then you can shake off an Burn and heal with Leftovers.
E-Killer Arceus is not worth using without Earthquake; if you don't want to teach it Earthquake, you might as well not transfer it. :P
A Chople Berry halves Fighting Damage, allowing Arceus to survive a OHKO from a Fighting Z-Nuke that would otherwise, well, OHKO you. :P

Also, a side note, if Arceus carries your entire team, then the rest of your team is probably bad and should be replaced or revised. :P

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What format?

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Ah. I am always going to use Shadow Claw on my Arceus because of little pricks using Gengar. I forgot about Z-Moves that can do serious damage to Arceus. I guess I’m not gonna transfer it after all.

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Earthquake hits Gengar in S/M/US/UM. The only Pokémon that Arceus really needs Shadow Claw for is Origin Giritina. :P

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You still haven't told us the format...

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Wait Earthquake hits Gengar in USUM?! :/
@sumwun format is wherever Arceus is legal in USUM.

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Are you allowed to have multiple Pokemon of the same species, like a team of 6 Groudons?

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Gengar's ability changed in Gen 7. :P

I think sumwun wants to know if you'll fight in BSS or 6v6 Free battles. :P

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I would play with species clause if that’s allowed.

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So a team of 6 Groudons is not allowed?

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I would only be able to use one of each Pokémon.

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In that case, I think it's mostly viable, but you should replace recover with earthquake to hit more steel Pokemon.

Answer 1

Arceus is certainly a viable sweeper, mainly because it has the strongest extreme speed priority in the whole game. 120/120/120 defenses and one weakness means Arceus can also take a hit. I'd recommend replacing recover with earthquake to cover rock, steel, and Groudon and giving it a Chople berry to check Lucario and Marshadow more easily.

Comments

What’s a Chople berry.

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A berry that halves the Damage from a super effective Fighting type attack. :P

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I haven’t seen one of those in X. Where can I find one?

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https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Chople_Berry