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[SET]
Defensive (Arceus-Dark) @ Dread Plate
Ability: Multitype
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 248 HP / 244 Def / 16 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Will-O-Wisp
- Foul Play / Judgment
- Recover
- Taunt / Stealth Rock

[SET COMMENTS]
Arceus-Dark is a decent defensive Pokemon that checks Arceus and soft checks Calyrex-S, Dragon Dance Arceus-Ground, and offensive Giratina-O while being immune to Trick. Will-O-Wisp prevents Pokemon like Koraidon and Zacian-C from safely switching in on Arceus-Dark. Foul Play is the main way of hitting physical attackers. Alternatively, Judgment can be ran to ignore Will-O-Wisp's burn to effectively hit the likes of Skeledirge and Giratina-O, allowing Arceus-Dark to switch into Will-O-Wisp from them. Judgment also does decent damage to Terastallized Calyrex-S and Toxapex. Taunt shuts down Pokemon like Ting-Lu and Toxapex from setting up entry hazards, namely that of Spikes and Toxic Spikes, prevents setup sweepers from setting up, and blocks recovery, which Judgment variants appreciate. Tera Poison gives Arceus-Dark a much-needed resistance to Koraidon's Low Kick, Zacian-C's Play Rough, and Calyrex-S's Grass Knot while also letting it absorb tedious Toxic Spikes. Arceus-Dark fits best on balance and bulky offense teams, which appreciate its ability to check Extreme Killer Arceus and soft check Calyrex-S. Arceus-Dark struggles with physical attackers such as Koraidon and Zacian-C, so checks to them such as Landorus-T, Skeledirge, and Toxapex are appreciated. Since Arceus-Dark can't run Heavy-Duty Boots, it fails to effectively check Calyrex-S in the long run, so Ting-Lu and Arceus help check Calyrex-S more effectively throughout the game, which is appreciated. Arceus-Fairy can use Arceus-Dark as setup fodder with Calm Mind, which makes Zacian-C a good teammate to pair with Arceus-Dark.

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Adhiraj8202 said:
[SET]

Defensive (Arceus-Dark) @ Dread Plate
Ability: Multitype
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 248 HP / 244 Def / 16 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Will-O-Wisp
- Foul Play / Judgement
- Recover
- Taunt / Stealth Rock

[SET COMMENTS]
Arceus-Dark is a decent defensive Pokemon which checks Arceus, while soft checking Calyrex-S. Will-O-Wisp prevents Pokemon like Arceus, Dragon Dance Arceus-Ground, Koraidon, and Zacian-C from safely switching in on Arceus-Dark. Foul Play is the main way of hitting through physical attackers, notably Pokemon like Arceus, Zacian-C, Koraidon, but Arceus-Dark does not appreciate Foul Play's power to get significantly reduced after Will-O-Wisp. Alternatively, Judgement can be ran to ignore Will-O-Wisp's effect, while effectively hitting through the likes of Skeledirge and Giratina-O. Taunt shuts down Pokemon like Ting-Lu and Toxapex from setting up entry hazards, namely that of Spikes and Toxic Spikes. Stealth Rock is also an option to consider, that provides with vital chip damage. Tera Poison gives Arceus-Dark a much-needed resistance to Low Kick from Koraidon, Play Rough from Zacian-C, Grass Knot from Calyrex-S, while also letting it absorb tedious Toxic Spikes. Arceus-Dark fits best on balance and bulky offense teams. Arceus-Dark struggles with physical attackers in Koraidon and Zacian, while struggling with Choice Specs Calyrex-S, so checks to them such as Landorus-T, Skeledirge and Ting-Lu are appreciated. split this up into two sentences, one talking about physical attackers like korai zac, and one talking about how darkceus cant check caly-s long term, so support from arceus / ting lu helps check both. also mention arceus-fairy, so zacian-c is appreciated. Since Arceus-Dark checks Arceus, Pokemon like Choice Specs Calyrex-S, Koraidon, Zacian-C, which can overwhelm Arceus, are appreciated.
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[SET]
Defensive (Arceus-Dark) @ Dread Plate
Ability: Multitype
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 248 HP / 244 Def / 16 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Will-O-Wisp
- Foul Play / Judgement Judgment
- Recover
- Taunt / Stealth Rock

[SET COMMENTS]
Arceus-Dark is a decent defensive Pokemon which checks Arceus, while soft checking Calyrex-S. (also does okay against Dragon Dance Arceus-Ground and offensive Giratina-O. I'd mention its Trick immunity) Will-O-Wisp prevents Pokemon like Arceus, Dragon Dance Arceus-Ground, (it's not really going to be catching these on the switch in) Koraidon, (comma) and Zacian-C from safely switching in on Arceus-Dark. Foul Play is the main way of hitting through physical attackers, notably Pokemon like Arceus, Zacian-C, Koraidon, but Arceus-Dark does not appreciate Foul Play's power to get significantly reduced after Will-O-Wisp (repeated information). Alternatively, Judgement Judgment can be ran to ignore Will-O-Wisp's effect, while effectively hitting through the likes of Skeledirge and Giratina-O. (it can run Taunt, so specify that this lets it switch into Wisp from Pokemon like Giratina-O and Skeledirge. Judgment also does a lot more to Terastallized Calyrex-S and I'd probably mention Toxapex as a target) Taunt shuts down Pokemon like Ting-Lu and Toxapex from setting up entry hazards, namely that of Spikes and Toxic Spikes. (it also stops setup, which Judgment variants especially appreciate, and recovery) Tera Poison gives Arceus-Dark a much-needed resistance to Koraidon's Low Kick, Zacian-C's Play rough Rough, and Calyrex-S's Grass Knot, while also letting it absorb tedious Toxic Spikes. Arceus-Dark fits best on balance and bulky offense teams, which appreciate it's its ability to check Extreme Killer Arceus and soft check Calyrex-S. Arceus-Dark struggles with physical attackers such as Koraidon and Zacian-C, checks to them such as Landorus-T, Skeledirge, and Toxapex are appreciated. Arceus-Dark fails to effectively check Calyrex-S in the long run, (because it can't run HDB) checks to Calyrex-S such as Ting-Lu and Arceus help check Calyrex-S more effectively throughout the game, which is appreciated. Arceus-Fairy can use Arceus-Dark as a setup fodder to set up Calm Mind, which makes Zacian-C a good teammate to pair with Arceus-Dark. (probably not necessary but you could touch on specific Pokemon that appreciate it checking Arceus and Calyrex-S)

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/adhiraj8202.631210/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/taka.595062/

Grammar checked by:

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[SET] (removed space below)
Defensive (Arceus-Dark) @ Dread Plate
Ability: Multitype
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 248 HP / 244 Def / 16 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Will-O-Wisp
- Foul Play / Judgment
- Recover
- Taunt / Stealth Rock

[SET COMMENTS]
Arceus-Dark is a decent defensive Pokemon which that checks Arceus, (rc) and soft checks Calyrex-S, (ac) and Dragon Dance Arceus-Ground, and Offensive offensive Giratina-O, (rc) while being immune to Trick. Will-O-Wisp prevents Pokemon like Koraidon and Zacian-C from safely switching in on Arceus-Dark. Foul Play is the main way of hitting through physical attackers. Alternatively, Judgment can be ran to ignore Will-O-Wisp's effect, (rc) burn while effectively hitting through to effectively hit the likes of Skeledirge and Giratina-O, this allows allowing Arceus-Dark to switch into Will-O-Wisp from the aforementioned Pokemon them. Judgment also does decent damage to Terastallized Calyrex-S and Toxapex. Taunt shuts down Pokemon like Ting-Lu and Toxapex from setting up entry hazards, namely that of Spikes and Toxic Spikes, stops prevents setup fodders sweepers from setting up, (ac) and blocks recovery, which Judgment variants appreciate. Tera Poison gives Arceus-Dark a much-needed resistance to Koraidon's Low Kick, Zacian-C's Play Rough, and Calyrex-S's Grass Knot, (rc) while also letting it absorb tedious Toxic Spikes. Arceus-Dark fits best on balance and bulky offense teams, which appreciate its ability to check Extreme Killer Arceus and soft check Calyrex-S. Arceus-Dark struggles with physical attackers such as Koraidon and Zacian-C, so checks to them such as Landorus-T, Skeledirge, and Toxapex are appreciated. Since Arceus-Dark can't run Heavy-Duty Boots, it fails to effectively check Calyrex-S in the long run, so checks to Calyrex-S such as Ting-Lu and Arceus help check Calyrex-S more effectively throughout the game, which is appreciated. Arceus-Fairy can use Arceus-Dark as a setup fodder to set up with Calm Mind, which makes Zacian-C a good teammate to pair with Arceus-Dark.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/adhiraj8202.631210/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/taka.595062/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/wrathoftheleopard.511181/
Grammar checked by:
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