Arceus #0493

The Alpha Pokémon

Typing	Normal
Abilities	Multitype (No Hidden Ability)
Classification	The Alpha Pokémon
National ID	#0493

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

Fighting

Immune x0

Ghost

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This page displays data from Violet (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	120	180—227
Attack	120	112—189
Defense	120	112—189
Sp. Attack	120	112—189
Sp. Defense	120	112—189
Speed	120	112—189
Total	720	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Undiscovered
Egg Cycles	120
Egg Steps	30720 - Generations II, III, and VII 30600 - Generations IV 30840 - Generations V and VI 30600 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 15360 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	Unknown
Height	3.2 m (10'6")
Weight	320.0 kg (705.5 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	3 HP
Base Exp. Yield	360
Catch Rate	3
Catch Chance	~1.57% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Slow
Base Friendship	0

Pokédex Entries

Brilliant Diamond "It is described in mythology as the Pokémon that shaped the universe with its 1,000 arms." Shining Pearl "It is told in mythology that this Pokémon was the first Pokémon born before the universe even existed."
Legends: Arceus "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."
X "According to the legends of Sinnoh, this Pokémon emerged from an egg and shaped all there is in this world." Y "It is told in mythology that this Pokémon was born before the universe even existed."
Alpha Sapphire "It is told in mythology that this Pokémon was born before the universe even existed." Omega Ruby "According to the legends of Sinnoh, this Pokémon emerged from an egg and shaped all there is in this world."
Black White "It is said to have emerged from an egg in a place where there was nothing, then shaped the world."

Learnset

Level-up TM

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Arceus via level-up in Pokémon Violet:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Cosmic Power	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
1	Seismic Toss	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
10	Gravity	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
20	Earth Power	90	100	Ground	Spec.
30	Hyper Voice	90	100	Normal	Spec.
40	Extreme Speed	80	100	Normal	Phys.
50	Healing Wish	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
60	Future Sight	120	100	Psychic	Spec.
70	Recover	—	—	Normal	Stat.
80	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
90	Perish Song	—	—	Normal	Stat.
100	Judgment	100	100	Normal	Spec.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Arceus via TM in Pokémon Violet:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
TM004	Agility	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM006	Scary Face	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM007	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM011	Water Pulse	60	100	Water	Spec.
TM013	Acid Spray	40	100	Poison	Spec.
TM017	Confuse Ray	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
TM020	Trailblaze	50	100	Grass	Phys.
TM022	Chilling Water	50	100	Water	Spec.
TM023	Charge Beam	50	90	Electric	Spec.
TM025	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM028	Bulldoze	60	100	Ground	Phys.
TM029	Hex	65	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM030	Snarl	55	95	Dark	Spec.
TM032	Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
TM033	Magical Leaf	60	—	Grass	Spec.
TM034	Icy Wind	55	95	Ice	Spec.
TM036	Rock Tomb	60	95	Rock	Phys.
TM041	Stored Power	20	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM044	Dragon Tail	60	90	Dragon	Phys.
TM046	Avalanche	60	100	Ice	Phys.
TM047	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM049	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM050	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM051	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM054	Psyshock	80	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM056	Bullet Seed	25	100	Grass	Phys.
TM058	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM059	Zen Headbutt	80	90	Psychic	Phys.
TM061	Shadow Claw	70	100	Ghost	Phys.
TM062	Foul Play	95	100	Dark	Phys.
TM064	Bulk Up	—	—	Fighting	Stat.
TM065	Air Slash	75	95	Flying	Spec.
TM066	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
TM070	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM074	Reflect	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM075	Light Screen	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM077	Waterfall	80	100	Water	Phys.
TM078	Dragon Claw	80	100	Dragon	Phys.
TM079	Dazzling Gleam	80	100	Fairy	Spec.
TM081	Grass Knot	1	100	Grass	Spec.
TM082	Thunder Wave	—	90	Electric	Stat.
TM083	Poison Jab	80	100	Poison	Phys.
TM084	Stomping Tantrum	75	100	Ground	Phys.
TM085	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM086	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM087	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM088	Swords Dance	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM089	Body Press	80	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM092	Imprison	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM093	Flash Cannon	80	100	Steel	Spec.
TM094	Dark Pulse	80	100	Dark	Spec.
TM097	Fly	90	95	Flying	Phys.
TM099	Iron Head	80	100	Steel	Phys.
TM100	Dragon Dance	—	—	Dragon	Stat.
TM101	Power Gem	80	100	Rock	Spec.
TM102	Gunk Shot	120	80	Poison	Phys.
TM103	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM104	Iron Defense	—	—	Steel	Stat.
TM105	X-Scissor	80	100	Bug	Phys.
TM107	Will-O-Wisp	—	85	Fire	Stat.
TM109	Trick	—	100	Psychic	Stat.
TM110	Liquidation	85	100	Water	Phys.
TM111	Giga Drain	75	100	Grass	Spec.
TM112	Aura Sphere	80	—	Fighting	Spec.
TM113	Tailwind	—	—	Flying	Stat.
TM114	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM115	Dragon Pulse	85	100	Dragon	Spec.
TM116	Stealth Rock	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM117	Hyper Voice	90	100	Normal	Spec.
TM118	Heat Wave	95	90	Fire	Spec.
TM119	Energy Ball	90	100	Grass	Spec.
TM120	Psychic	90	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM121	Heavy Slam	1	100	Steel	Phys.
TM123	Surf	90	100	Water	Spec.
TM125	Flamethrower	90	100	Fire	Spec.
TM126	Thunderbolt	90	100	Electric	Spec.
TM129	Calm Mind	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM133	Earth Power	90	100	Ground	Spec.
TM135	Ice Beam	90	100	Ice	Spec.
TM136	Electric Terrain	—	—	Electric	Stat.
TM137	Grassy Terrain	—	—	Grass	Stat.
TM138	Psychic Terrain	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM139	Misty Terrain	—	—	Fairy	Stat.
TM141	Fire Blast	110	85	Fire	Spec.
TM142	Hydro Pump	110	80	Water	Spec.
TM143	Blizzard	110	70	Ice	Spec.
TM147	Wild Charge	90	100	Electric	Phys.
TM148	Sludge Bomb	90	100	Poison	Spec.
TM149	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
TM150	Stone Edge	100	80	Rock	Phys.
TM151	Phantom Force	90	100	Ghost	Phys.
TM152	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM156	Outrage	120	100	Dragon	Phys.
TM157	Overheat	130	90	Fire	Spec.
TM158	Focus Blast	120	70	Fighting	Spec.
TM160	Hurricane	110	70	Flying	Spec.
TM161	Trick Room	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM162	Bug Buzz	90	100	Bug	Spec.
TM163	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM165	Flare Blitz	120	100	Fire	Phys.
TM166	Thunder	110	70	Electric	Spec.
TM168	Solar Beam	120	100	Grass	Spec.
TM169	Draco Meteor	130	90	Dragon	Spec.
TM170	Steel Beam	140	95	Steel	Spec.
TM171	Tera Blast	80	100	Normal	Spec.
TM172	Roar	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM178	Gravity	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM203	Psych Up	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM204	Double-Edge	120	100	Normal	Phys.
TM210	Supercell Slam	100	95	Electric	Phys.
TM215	Scorching Sands	70	100	Ground	Spec.
TM217	Future Sight	120	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM220	Meteor Beam	120	90	Rock	Spec.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation IV

Diamond

Event

Pearl

Event

Platinum

Event

HeartGold

Transfer

SoulSilver

Transfer

Generation V

Black

Event

White

Event

Black 2

Transfer

White 2

Transfer

Generation VI

X

Event

Y

Event

Alpha Sapphire

Event

Omega Ruby

Event

Generation VII

Sun

Transfer

Moon

Transfer

Ultra Sun

Event

Ultra Moon

Event

Generation VIII

Brilliant Diamond

Catchable

Shining Pearl

Catchable

Legends: Arceus

Catchable

Generation IX

Scarlet

Transfer

Violet

Transfer

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

Shaymin(#0492)

Victini(#0494)

Legends: Z-A

Scarlet and Violet

Other Games

Catch Calculators

Shiny Rates

Shiny Hunting Tools

Arceus #0493

The Alpha Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Learnset via TM

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

Generation IX

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites