--- title: "Arceus (#0493): Stats, Weaknesses, Moves & Lore | pokee.si" url: "https://pokee.si/pokemon/arceus" description: "Arceus (#0493): Normal-type Alpha Pokémon from Sinnoh. Base stat total 720. Abilities: Multitype. Stats, matchups, evolutions, moves, every Pokédex entry and lore on pokee.si." last_updated: "2026-10-21" publisher: "pokee.si: a Pokédex for families (unofficial fan site)" last_checked: "2026-10-20" --- #0493 · Sinnoh · Generation 4 · mythical # Arceus Alpha Pokémon · Normal-type ![Arceus official artwork](https://pokee.si/img/art/493.webp) Arceus is a [Normal](https://pokee.si/types/normal)-type Pokémon, the Alpha Pokémon, number 493 (#0493) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 4 and comes from the [Sinnoh](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/sinnoh) region. It is 3.2 m tall and weighs 320 kg. Arceus is the Alpha Pokémon, the Mythical creator of the Pokémon universe. Sinnoh myth says it hatched from an egg in a place where nothing existed and shaped the world with 1,000 arms. ## How to pronounce Arceus Arceus is pronounced **AR-kee-us**. The capital letters show the stressed syllable. Listen to Arceus said out loud: [Listen](https://pokee.si/audio/names/493.mp3) In Japanese it is アルセウス. Hear every other name on the [Pokémon pronunciation guide](https://pokee.si/pronounce). ## Lore ### Biology Arceus is a white, horse-like Pokémon, 3.2 m tall and 320 kg, with a gold, cross-like wheel around its round abdomen set with four green jewels, gold hooves and a grey striped underside. Bulbapedia likens its shape to a qilin or a centaur. The Legends: Arceus Pokédex calls it the source of the light that shines over Hisui, guiding and protecting every Pokémon. ### Behaviour In Sinnoh myth, Bulbapedia says, Arceus made the eggs that Dialga, Palkia, Giratina and the lake guardians hatched from, and banished Giratina for its violent nature. In the film 'Arceus and the Jewel of Life' it protects the world and rewards kindness, but it holds grudges and rampages when betrayed. Today, Bulbapedia says, it prefers to give hints rather than step in. ### Habitat Bulbapedia places Arceus in a separate dimension outside time and space. In Scarlet and Violet it arrives through Pokémon HOME, and it is not available in Legends: Z-A. ### Powers Its Ability Multitype changes its type and form to match a held Plate or type-specific Z-Crystal, giving it 18 forms; Fairy joined in Generation VI. Its signature move Judgment changes type with its Plate, and in Legends: Arceus the Legend Plate lets it switch form mid-battle to gain a type advantage. With 120 in every base stat, its total of 720 tops the base-form total of every other Pokémon. ### Name origin Arceus may combine the Ancient Greek arkhē ('origin' or 'dominion') with Zeus, and could also play on alpha, arcane, aureus ('golden') and arc. The Japanese name is アルセウス (Aruseusu), which the games write Arceus in Latin letters. ### Design inspiration Takao Unno designed Arceus. Bulbapedia reads it as a creator deity: its myths and rounded torso evoke a world egg, and its look and temples echo Classical Greece. It may also draw on hoofed animals and beasts like the qilin and centaur, and the 1,000 arms could allude to the many-armed Avalokiteśvara or the hundred-handed Hecatoncheires of Greek myth. These are fan readings. ### In the games Arceus is the title character of Legends: Arceus, which sends the player back in time to Hisui to seek out the region's Pokémon. It first appeared in Diamond and Pearl as an event-only Pokémon, and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have a Hall of Origin event that needs Legends: Arceus save data. ### In the anime Arceus debuted in the film 'Arceus and the Jewel of Life', furious at Michina Town and trying to end the world until Ash and his friends changed the past. In the series it first appears as a silhouette in 'Showdown at the Gates of Warp!', called on to stop Dialga and Palkia fighting. ### Fun facts - The English dub says Arceus with a hard c because, according to then voice director Tom Wayland, a soft c raised worries about a rude word in British English. - Reaching Arceus in Diamond and Pearl needs the Azure Flute, an event item that never officially reached players in Generation IV. - Arceus is the lone Pokémon to have narrated the opening of a core series game, Bulbapedia notes. - Nintendo did not officially acknowledge Arceus until 14 February 2009, the year of its debut film, and revealed it to international audiences on 3 August 2009. - Flying-type Arceus was the first pure Flying-type Pokémon, though Tornadus was the first with that typing in its default form. Sources: [Bulbapedia: Arceus (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Arceus_(Pok%C3%A9mon)) · [Serebii: Arceus (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/arceus/) ## Base stats - HP: **120** - Attack: **120** - Defense: **120** - Sp. Atk: **120** - Sp. Def: **120** - Speed: **120** Arceus’s base stat total is **720**. Its highest stat is HP and Attack and Defense and Sp. Atk and Sp. Def and Speed. ## Type matchups ### What is Arceus weak to? Arceus takes extra damage from [Fighting](https://pokee.si/types/fighting) (2×) moves. It is immune to [Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/ghost) moves. ## Evolution Arceus does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon. ## Abilities - [Multitype](https://pokee.si/abilities/multitype): Changes Arceus's type and form to match its held Plate. ## Moves ### Moves Arceus learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet | Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Seismic Toss](https://pokee.si/moves/seismic-toss) | Fighting | Physical | — | | 1 | [Cosmic Power](https://pokee.si/moves/cosmic-power) | Psychic | Status | — | | 10 | [Gravity](https://pokee.si/moves/gravity) | Psychic | Status | — | | 20 | [Earth Power](https://pokee.si/moves/earth-power) | Ground | Special | 90 | | 30 | [Hyper Voice](https://pokee.si/moves/hyper-voice) | Normal | Special | 90 | | 40 | [Extreme Speed](https://pokee.si/moves/extreme-speed) | Normal | Physical | 80 | | 50 | [Healing Wish](https://pokee.si/moves/healing-wish) | Psychic | Status | — | | 60 | [Future Sight](https://pokee.si/moves/future-sight) | Psychic | Special | 120 | | 70 | [Recover](https://pokee.si/moves/recover) | Normal | Status | — | | 80 | [Hyper Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/hyper-beam) | Normal | Special | 150 | | 90 | [Perish Song](https://pokee.si/moves/perish-song) | Normal | Status | — | | 100 | [Judgment](https://pokee.si/moves/judgment) | Normal | Special | 100 | ### TM moves (114) Arceus can learn 114 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: [Take Down](https://pokee.si/moves/take-down), [Agility](https://pokee.si/moves/agility), [Scary Face](https://pokee.si/moves/scary-face), [Protect](https://pokee.si/moves/protect), [Water Pulse](https://pokee.si/moves/water-pulse), [Acid Spray](https://pokee.si/moves/acid-spray), [Confuse Ray](https://pokee.si/moves/confuse-ray), [Trailblaze](https://pokee.si/moves/trailblaze), [Chilling Water](https://pokee.si/moves/chilling-water), [Charge Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/charge-beam), [Facade](https://pokee.si/moves/facade), [Bulldoze](https://pokee.si/moves/bulldoze), [Hex](https://pokee.si/moves/hex), [Snarl](https://pokee.si/moves/snarl), [Swift](https://pokee.si/moves/swift), [Magical Leaf](https://pokee.si/moves/magical-leaf), [Icy Wind](https://pokee.si/moves/icy-wind), [Rock Tomb](https://pokee.si/moves/rock-tomb), [Stored Power](https://pokee.si/moves/stored-power), [Dragon Tail](https://pokee.si/moves/dragon-tail), [Avalanche](https://pokee.si/moves/avalanche), [Endure](https://pokee.si/moves/endure), [Sunny Day](https://pokee.si/moves/sunny-day), [Rain Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/rain-dance), [Sandstorm](https://pokee.si/moves/sandstorm), [Psyshock](https://pokee.si/moves/psyshock), [Bullet Seed](https://pokee.si/moves/bullet-seed), [Brick Break](https://pokee.si/moves/brick-break), [Zen Headbutt](https://pokee.si/moves/zen-headbutt), [Shadow Claw](https://pokee.si/moves/shadow-claw), [Foul Play](https://pokee.si/moves/foul-play), [Bulk Up](https://pokee.si/moves/bulk-up), [Air Slash](https://pokee.si/moves/air-slash), [Body Slam](https://pokee.si/moves/body-slam), [Sleep Talk](https://pokee.si/moves/sleep-talk), [Reflect](https://pokee.si/moves/reflect), [Light Screen](https://pokee.si/moves/light-screen), [Waterfall](https://pokee.si/moves/waterfall), [Dragon Claw](https://pokee.si/moves/dragon-claw), [Dazzling Gleam](https://pokee.si/moves/dazzling-gleam), [Grass Knot](https://pokee.si/moves/grass-knot), [Thunder Wave](https://pokee.si/moves/thunder-wave), [Poison Jab](https://pokee.si/moves/poison-jab), [Stomping Tantrum](https://pokee.si/moves/stomping-tantrum), [Rest](https://pokee.si/moves/rest), [Rock Slide](https://pokee.si/moves/rock-slide), [Taunt](https://pokee.si/moves/taunt), [Swords Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/swords-dance), [Body Press](https://pokee.si/moves/body-press), [Imprison](https://pokee.si/moves/imprison), [Flash Cannon](https://pokee.si/moves/flash-cannon), [Dark Pulse](https://pokee.si/moves/dark-pulse), [Fly](https://pokee.si/moves/fly), [Iron Head](https://pokee.si/moves/iron-head), [Dragon Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/dragon-dance), [Power Gem](https://pokee.si/moves/power-gem), [Gunk Shot](https://pokee.si/moves/gunk-shot), [Substitute](https://pokee.si/moves/substitute), [Iron Defense](https://pokee.si/moves/iron-defense), [X-Scissor](https://pokee.si/moves/x-scissor), [Will-O-Wisp](https://pokee.si/moves/will-o-wisp), [Trick](https://pokee.si/moves/trick), [Liquidation](https://pokee.si/moves/liquidation), [Giga Drain](https://pokee.si/moves/giga-drain), [Aura Sphere](https://pokee.si/moves/aura-sphere), [Tailwind](https://pokee.si/moves/tailwind), [Shadow Ball](https://pokee.si/moves/shadow-ball), [Dragon Pulse](https://pokee.si/moves/dragon-pulse), [Stealth Rock](https://pokee.si/moves/stealth-rock), [Hyper Voice](https://pokee.si/moves/hyper-voice), [Heat Wave](https://pokee.si/moves/heat-wave), [Energy Ball](https://pokee.si/moves/energy-ball), [Psychic](https://pokee.si/moves/psychic), [Heavy Slam](https://pokee.si/moves/heavy-slam), [Surf](https://pokee.si/moves/surf), [Flamethrower](https://pokee.si/moves/flamethrower), [Thunderbolt](https://pokee.si/moves/thunderbolt), [Calm Mind](https://pokee.si/moves/calm-mind), [Earth Power](https://pokee.si/moves/earth-power), [Ice Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/ice-beam), [Electric Terrain](https://pokee.si/moves/electric-terrain), [Grassy Terrain](https://pokee.si/moves/grassy-terrain), [Psychic Terrain](https://pokee.si/moves/psychic-terrain), [Misty Terrain](https://pokee.si/moves/misty-terrain), [Fire Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/fire-blast), [Hydro Pump](https://pokee.si/moves/hydro-pump), [Blizzard](https://pokee.si/moves/blizzard), [Wild Charge](https://pokee.si/moves/wild-charge), [Sludge Bomb](https://pokee.si/moves/sludge-bomb), [Earthquake](https://pokee.si/moves/earthquake), [Stone Edge](https://pokee.si/moves/stone-edge), [Phantom Force](https://pokee.si/moves/phantom-force), [Giga Impact](https://pokee.si/moves/giga-impact), [Outrage](https://pokee.si/moves/outrage), [Overheat](https://pokee.si/moves/overheat), [Focus Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/focus-blast), [Hurricane](https://pokee.si/moves/hurricane), [Trick Room](https://pokee.si/moves/trick-room), [Bug Buzz](https://pokee.si/moves/bug-buzz), [Hyper Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/hyper-beam), [Flare Blitz](https://pokee.si/moves/flare-blitz), [Thunder](https://pokee.si/moves/thunder), [Solar Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/solar-beam), [Draco Meteor](https://pokee.si/moves/draco-meteor), [Steel Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/steel-beam), [Tera Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/tera-blast), [Roar](https://pokee.si/moves/roar), [Gravity](https://pokee.si/moves/gravity), [Psych Up](https://pokee.si/moves/psych-up), [Double-Edge](https://pokee.si/moves/double-edge), [Supercell Slam](https://pokee.si/moves/supercell-slam), [Scorching Sands](https://pokee.si/moves/scorching-sands), [Future Sight](https://pokee.si/moves/future-sight), [Meteor Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/meteor-beam). ## Breeding & training - Gender: genderless. - Egg groups: Undiscovered. - Egg cycles: 120 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 15,360). - Catch rate: 3 out of 255. - Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 0. - Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100). - Defeating it gives 3 HP effort values. - Base experience yield: 324. ## Pokédex entries It is the heavenly fount from which pours the light that shines across Hisui. Its luminance guides and protects all Pokémon. Hisuian mythology states that Arceus is the creator of all things. *(Legends: Arceus)* It is told in mythology that this Pokémon was born before the universe even existed. *(Pearl, Y, Alpha Sapphire)* According to the legends of Sinnoh, this Pokémon emerged from an egg and shaped all there is in this world. *(HeartGold, SoulSilver, X, Omega Ruby)* It is said to have emerged from an egg in a place where there was nothing, then shaped the world. *(Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2)* It is described in mythology as the Pokémon that shaped the universe with its 1,000 arms. *(Diamond)* ## Names around the world - **Japanese**: アルセウス - **Romaji**: Arceus - **French**: Arceus - **German**: Arceus - **Spanish**: Arceus - **Italian**: Arceus - **Korean**: 아르세우스 - **Chinese (Simplified)**: 阿尔宙斯 - **Chinese (Traditional)**: 阿爾宙斯 ## Trivia - Highest base stat total of all Pokémon: 720. - Highest Defense among Normal types: 120. - Highest base stat total among Normal types: 720. - Highest base stat total among Gen 4 Pokémon: 720. - Fastest Normal type in Gen 4: 120 Speed. - Highest Defense among Normal types in Gen 4: 120. - Highest Sp. Def among Normal types in Gen 4: 120. - Highest base stat total among Normal types in Gen 4: 720. - Taller than 96% of all Pokémon (3.2 m). - Heavier than 96% of all Pokémon (320 kg). - Base stat total 720, ranked #1 of 1,025. - Its best stat is HP, ranked #37 of 1,025. - One of 131 Normal-type Pokémon (counting dual types). - One of 88 white Pokémon. - Number 107 of 107 Pokémon introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh). - Can learn 121 different moves in Scarlet / Violet. - Catch rate 3: about 0.4% per Poké Ball at full health. - Appears in 5 distinct Pokédex entries. ## Sources and fact-checking - Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: [PokéAPI](https://pokeapi.co) open game data. - Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from [Bulbapedia: Arceus (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Arceus_(Pok%C3%A9mon)), [Serebii: Arceus (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/arceus/). - Pronunciation (AR-kee-us): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it. **Last checked:** 20 October 2026. 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