Arceus-Dark.
Gen 9 Ubers usage profile · rank #41
august 2026 · 78.0K battles
august 2026 · 78.0K battles
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Usage · August 2026
1.8%
Arceus-Dark is ranked #41 in Gen 9 Ubers, carried by 1,169 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#41 of 211
Raw count1,169
Viability ceiling93
Month on month+0.97pp
13 month peak2.5%
FormatGen 9 Ubers
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 720
HP
120
Atk
120
Def
120
SpA
120
SpD
120
Spe
120
Usage over time1.8%▲ 0.97pppeak 2.5% · Oct '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
51.4% of Arceus-Dark teamsHP
248
Atk
0
Def
192
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
68
NatureBold
AbilityMultitype · 100.0%
ItemDread Plate · 100.0%
Tera typeGhost · 68.9%
Moves
99.7%
85.8%
77.8%
74.1%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageBold248 HP / 132 Def / 128 Spe18.2%
Timid252 HP / 180 SpD / 76 Spe11.0%
Moves
6 tracked99.7%
85.8%
77.8%
74.1%
25.5%
24.3%
Items
100.0%
Tera types
68.9%
15.3%
5.8%
4.8%
4.1%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Bold248 HP / 192 Def / 68 Spe51.4%
Bold248 HP / 132 Def / 128 Spe18.2%
Timid252 HP / 180 SpD / 76 Spe11.0%
Timid252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe5.1%
Impish248 HP / 136 Def / 124 Spe3.5%
Timid248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 Spe2.9%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Arceus-Dark build for Gen 9 Ubers
The set above is the one Gen 9 Ubers players run most often, taken from 78,012 battles in August 2026. Arceus-Dark sits at rank #41 with 1.8% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 0.97 points on the month before.
These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.
The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.