AG Arceus-Poison [QC 3/3] [GP 2/2] (Ready for Upload)

[Catalystic]

[OVERVIEW]
Arceus-Poison is a premier counter to Fairy-types that can provide fantastic team support by setting or removing entry hazards. While Necrozma-DM and Magearna have their own advantages as Fairy-type counters, Arceus-Poison is unique in that it provides hazard support, has reliable recovery, and has the additional benefit of being able to check both Marshadow and Yveltal. Furthermore, access to Will-O-Wisp ensures that Arceus-Poison will not be setup bait for physical attackers. However, despite the importance of Arceus-Poison's role, it is quite one-dimensional in its usage. It is easily forced out by threats such as Primal Groudon and Ultra Necrozma and is fairly passive, limiting its utility in many scenarios.

[SET]
name: Specially Defensive Support
move 1: Poison Jab
move 2: Recover
move 3: Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Stealth Rock / Defog / Earth Power / Perish Song
item: Poisonium Z / Toxic Plate
ability: Multitype
nature: Jolly
evs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 8 Def / 148 SpD / 96 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Poison Jab is Arceus-Poison's primary attack of choice that can hit Fairy-types hard and has the added benefit of a poison chance to cripple switch-ins. Will-O-Wisp neuters opposing physical attackers, especially Mega Rayquaza and Necrozma-DM, preventing Arceus-Poison from becoming setup bait. Stealth Rock is generally the best support move of choice, as it can be set on many common Defoggers in the tier such as Arceus-Fairy and Arceus-Water. Defog can be used if the team requires a Defogger but is usually inferior due to the fact that Arceus-Poison is countered by Primal Groudon, the most common Stealth Rock setter in the tier. If neither Stealth Rock nor Defog is necessary, Earth Power can be used to 2HKO Mega Gengar even with a Special Attack-lowering nature and hit Primal Groudon for more damage. Finally, Perish Song is an option to hinder the sweeps of opposing Calm Mind + Refresh Arceus formes.

Set Details
========
248 HP EVs combined with 8 Defense EVs and 148 Special Defense EVs allow Arceus-Poison to survive both Psyshock and Psychic from +2 Geomancy Xerneas even after Stealth Rock damage. 96 Speed EVs alongside a Jolly nature allow Arceus-Poison to outspeed Adamant Mega Rayquaza and burn it with Will-O-Wisp or hit it with Acid Downpour. Poisonium Z is the preferred item, since it enables Arceus-Poison to OHKO Geomancy Xerneas along with 8 Attack EVs, but a Toxic Plate can suffice if the Z-Move is required elsewhere. However, Perish Song is preferred with Toxic Plate, as Arceus-Poison is unable to OHKO Xerneas and may lose to Psyshock or Psychic variants.

Usage Tips
========
Arceus-Poison should be brought in freely on Fairy-types such as Arceus-Fairy and Xerneas to fire off Poison Jabs, set Stealth Rock, or remove hazards with Defog. If Arceus-Poison is needed to check Yveltal or especially Life Orb Marshadow, be sure to keep it healthy. Try not to keep it in for too long, as its passiveness can give opportunities to Calm Mind Arceus formes for set up. Be sure to scout for Ultra Necrozma before attempting to burn Necrozma-DM; Photon Geyser easily OHKOes Arceus-Poison. Furthermore, while Life Orb Marshadow struggles to break past Arceus-Poison, Bulk Up variants with Marshadium Z will OHKO Arceus-Poison at +1 after minimal chip damage, so be wary when trying to check it. Mega Gengar should be played around carefully, as Arceus-Poison is easily trapped and removed if lacking Earth Power.

Team Options
========
Many Pokemon that fear Xerneas or Arceus-Fairy such as Mega Rayquaza, Yveltal, and Marshadow appreciate Arceus-Poison's ability to absorb opposing Fairy-type STAB moves. In addition, Tyranitar and Marshadow can Pursuit trap Mega Gengar for Arceus-Poison. Checks to Ground-types are necessary, so Arceus-Ground and Primal-Kyogre make good teammates. Arceus-Dark can help by checking Ultra Necrozma, while Zygarde-C counters Ho-Oh and Primal Groudon lacking Hidden Power Ice.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
A Swords Dance set with Poison Jab, Earthquake, and Recover can be run alongside Poisonium Z but is greatly outclassed as an offensive Xerneas check by Swords Dance variants of Necrozma-DM and as a sweeper by other Arceus formes. A Calm Mind set with Sludge Bomb, Earth Power or Fire Blast, and Recover can be used, but it is generally inferior to Calm Mind Arceus-Steel as a poison immune Calm Mind Arceus forme due to its poor offensive typing. A specially oriented set with Sludge Bomb or Judgment can deal a bit more damage than Poison Jab can but fails to OHKO Geomancy Xerneas. Flamethrower or Fire Blast can be used to hit Ferrothorn and Celesteela, but Will-O-Wisp is generally enough to hinder those Steel-types. Toxic can cripple incoming switch-ins but leaves Arceus-Poison unable to touch Steel-types at all, making it inferior to Will-O-Wisp in most cases. Whirlpool and Perish Song can be used to trap support Arceus formes that switch into Arceus-Poison, but this is very situational and generally hard to pull off.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Ground-types**: Primal Groudon, Arceus-Ground, and Zygarde-C can easily switch into any of Arceus-Poison's moves and threaten it out with their STAB attacks. However, Zygarde-C dislikes being burned, while Primal Groudon and Arceus-Ground do not appreciate poison.

**Ultra Necrozma**: Ultra Necrozma can easily switch in on Poison Jab and OHKO Arceus-Poison with Photon Geyser, but it has to watch out for Will-O-Wisp if it is physical.

**Mega Gengar**: Mega Gengar can easily trap Arceus-Poison with the combination of Will-O-Wisp, Taunt, and Hex, but must watch out for Earth Power.

**Calm Mind Arceus Formes**: Calm Mind Arceus formes, including Arceus-Dark, Arceus-Rock, Arceus-Steel, and Arceus-Ground, take minimal damage from Poison Jab and are only forced out by Perish Song.

**Powerful Attackers**: Powerful attackers such as Choice Band Ho-Oh and Primal Kyogre avoid the 2HKO from Poison Jab and can 2HKO back with their STAB attacks, but they should be wary of Acid Downpour.

**Burns**: Burns greatly limit Arceus-Poison's ability to deal reasonable damage and may inhibit its ability to check Geomancy Xerneas.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Catalystic, 314467]]
- Quality checked by: [[Arushi, 374620], [PurpleGatorade, 327652], [Megazard, 202117]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Estronic, 240732], [The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216]]

 

[Lana]

[OVERVIEW]

• Arceus-Poison is a premier counter to Fairy-types that can provide fantastic team support as well.
• Due to a lack of Species clause in Anything Goes, there is no opportunity cost when using it when compared to Ubers.
• While Necrozma-DM and Magearna have their own advantages as Fairy-type counters, Arceus-Poison is unique in that provides Hazard Support, has reliable recovery, and has the additional benefit of being able to check both Marshadow and Yveltal.
• Furthermore, access to Will-O-Wisp ensures that Arceus-Poison will not be setup bait for physical attackers.
• However, while the role that Arceus-Poison has is an important one that warrants it a spot on many teams, it is unable to perform much else and is thus quite one-dimensional in terms of its usage.

[SET]
name: Specially Defensive Support
move 1: Poison Jab
move 2: Recover
move 3: Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Stealth Rock / Defog / Earth Power / Perish Song
item: Poisonium Z / Toxic Plate
ability: Multitype
nature: Jolly
evs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 8 Def / 148 SpD / 96 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

• Poison Jab is Arceus-Poison's primary attack of choice that can hit Fairy-types hard and has the added benefit of a poison chance to cripple switch-ins.
• Recover is for longevity, allowing Arceus-Poison to remain healthy throughout the match.
• Will-O-Wisp neuters opposing physical attackers, especially Mega Rayquaza and Necrozma-DM, preventing Arceus-Poison from being setup bait.
• Stealth Rock is generally the best support move of choice as it can be set on many common Defoggers in the tier such as Arceus-Fairy and Arceus-Water.
• Defog can be used if the team requires a defogger but is usually inferior due to the fact that Arceus-Poison is countered by Primal Groudon, the most common Stealth Rock setter in the tier.
• If neither Stealth Rock nor Defog is necessary, Earth Power can be used to 2HKO Mega Gengar even with a detrimental nature and hit Primal Groudon for more damage.
• Finally, Perish Song is an option to hinder the sweeps of opposing Calm Mind Refresh Arceus formes.

Set Details
========

• 248 HP EVs combined with 8 Defense EVs and 148 SpD EVs allow Arceus-Poison to live both Psyshock and Psychic from Geomancy Xerneas at +2 even after Stealth Rock damage.
• 96 Speed EVs alongside a Jolly Nature allows Arceus-Poison to outspeed adamant Mega Rayquaza and burn it with Will-O-Wisp or hit it with a Poisonium Z boosted Poison Jab.
• Poisonium Z is the prefered item of choice since it OHKOes Geomancy Xerneas along with 8 Attack EVs, but a Toxic Plate can suffice if the Z Move is required elsewhere. maybe mention that you'll need perish song or some other soft check like pdon/offensive dm/a priority user bcz u cant beat +2 psyshock/psychic xern without z poison

Usage Tips
========

• Arceus-Poison should be brought in freely on Fairy-types such as Arceus-Fairy and Xerneas to fire off Poison Jabs or set Stealth Rock.
• If Arceus-Poison is needed to check Yveltal or especially Life Orb Marshadow, be sure to keep it healthy.
• Try not to keep it in for too long, as the passiveness can give opportunities to Calm Mind Arceus formes for set up.
• Be sure to scout for Ultra Necrozma before attempting to burn Necrozma-DM; Photon Geyser easily OHKOes Arceus-Poison.
• Furthermore, while Life Orb Marshadow struggles to break past Arceus-Poison, Bulk Up variants with Marshadium Z will OHKO Arceus-Poison at +1 after minimal chip.
• should be used carefully vs mega gengar matchups/avoid using it unless the gengar is removed or something

Team Options
========

• As one of the most reliable checks to Fairy-types, many Pokemon that fear Xerneas or Arceus-Fairy such Mega Rayquaza, Yveltal, and Marshadow appreciate Arceus-Poison's ability to absorb opposing Fairy-type STAB moves.
• In addition, Tyranitar and Marshadow can pursuit trap Mega Gengar for Arceus-Poison.
• Checks to Ground-types in general are necessary, thus Arceus-Ground and Primal-Kyogre make good teammates.
• Arceus-Dark can help by checking Ultra-Necrozma, while Zygarde-C counters Ho-Oh and Primal-Groudon lacking Hidden Power Ice.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

• A Swords Dance set with Poison Jab, Earthquake, and Recover can be run alongside Poisonium Z for an offensive check to Geomancy Xerneas, but is greatly outclassed by Swords Dance variants of Necrozma-DM.
• A Calm Mind set with Sludge Bomb, Earth Power or fire blast, and Recover can be used, but is generally inferior to Calm Mind Arceus-Steel as a poison immune Calm Mind Arceus forme because of bad coverage moves
• A specially oriented set with Sludge Bomb or Judgement can deal a bit more damage but fails to OHKO Geomancy Xerneas.
• Flamethrower or Fire Blast can be used to hit Ferrothorn and Celesteela, but Will-O-Wisp is generally enough to hinder those steel types.
• Earthquake hits Mega Gengar and Necrozma-DM a bit harder but Earth Power can 2HKO Mega Gengar anyways and Will-O-Wisp is the superior option against Necrozma-DM. id remove this point, youre 2hkoing gar with ep and not staying in vs dm anyway, earth power also does more to primal groudon so u probably dont ever wanna use eq.
• Toxic can cripple incoming switch ins but is often hard to fit on the set and provides much less utility when Poison Jab can poison opposing Pokemon anyways.
• include whirlpool + perish song

Checks and Counters
===================

**Ground-types**: Primal Groudon, Arceus-Ground, and Zygarde-C can easily switch into any of Arceus-Poison's moves and threaten it out with their STAB attacks. However, Zygarde-C dislikes being burned while primal Groudon and Arceus-Ground do not appreciate Poison.

**Ultra Necrozma**: Ultra Necrozma can easily switch in on Poison Jab and OHKO Arceus-Poison with Photon Geyser but has to watch out for Will-O-Wisp if it is physical.

**Mega Gengar**: Mega Gengar can easily trap Arceus-Poison with the combination of Will-O-Wisp, Taunt, and Hex, but must watch out for Earth Power.

**Calm Mind Arceus Formes**: Calm Mind Refresh Arceus Formes, including Arceus-Dark, Arceus-Rock, and even Arceus-Fairy, take minimal damage from Poison Jab and are only threatened by Perish Song. not sure if fairyceus should be included here, add cm steelceus and cm groundceus

**Powerful Attackers**: Choice Band Ho-Oh and Kyogre-Primal avoid the 2HKO from Poison Jab and can 2HKO back with their STAB attacks. altho cb ho-oh / fast pogre need to scout for z move since it does pretty high damage

**Burns**: Burns greatly limit Arceus-Poison's ability to deal reasonable damage. and might struggle to check geo xerneas/cm fairyceus

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Catalystic, 314467]]
- Quality checked by: [[, ], [, ], [, ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]

qc 1/3

 

[PurpleGatorade]

[OVERVIEW]

• Arceus-Poison is a premier counter to Fairy-types that can provide fantastic team support as well.
• Due to a lack of Species clause in Anything Goes, there is no a lesser opportunity cost when using it when compared to Ubers.
• While Necrozma-DM and Magearna have their own advantages as Fairy-type counters, Arceus-Poison is unique in that it provides Hazard Support, has reliable recovery, and has the additional benefit of being able to check both Marshadow and Yveltal.
• Furthermore, access to Will-O-Wisp ensures that Arceus-Poison will not be setup bait for physical attackers.
• However, while the role that Arceus-Poison has is an important one that warrants it a spot on many teams, it is unable to perform much else and is thus quite one-dimensional in terms of its usage despite the importance of Arceus poison's role, it is quite one- dimensional in its usage .
• add something about how its weak to common threats like pdon, unec, etc

[SET]
name: Specially Defensive Support
move 1: Poison Jab
move 2: Recover
move 3: Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Stealth Rock / Defog / Earth Power / Perish Song
item: Poisonium Z / Toxic Plate
ability: Multitype
nature: Jolly
evs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 8 Def / 148 SpD / 96 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

• Poison Jab is Arceus-Poison's primary attack of choice that can hit Fairy-types hard and has the added benefit of a poison chance to cripple switch-ins.
• Recover is for longevity, allowing Arceus-Poison to remain healthy throughout the match.
• Will-O-Wisp neuters opposing physical attackers, especially Mega Rayquaza and Necrozma-DM, preventing Arceus-Poison from being setup bait.
• Stealth Rock is generally the best support move of choice as it can be set on many common Defoggers in the tier such as Arceus-Fairy and Arceus-Water.
• Defog can be used if the team requires a defogger but is usually inferior due to the fact that Arceus-Poison is countered by Primal Groudon, the most common Stealth Rock setter in the tier.
• If neither Stealth Rock nor Defog is necessary, Earth Power can be used to 2HKO Mega Gengar even with a detrimental - spa nature and hit Primal Groudon for more damage.
• Finally, Perish Song is an option to hinder the sweeps of opposing Calm Mind Refresh Arceus formes.

Set Details
========

• 248 HP EVs combined with 8 Defense EVs and 148 SpD EVs allow Arceus-Poison to live both Psyshock and Psychic from Geomancy Xerneas at +2 even after Stealth Rock damage.
• 96 Speed EVs alongside a Jolly Nature allows Arceus-Poison to outspeed Adamant Mega Rayquaza and burn it with Will-O-Wisp or hit it with a Poisonium Z boosted Poison Jab.
• Poisonium Z is the prefered item of choice since it OHKOes Geomancy Xerneas along with 8 Attack EVs, but a Toxic Plate can suffice if the Z Move is required elsewhere. However, Perish Song is preferred with Toxic Plate as Arceus-Poison is unable to OHKO Xerneas and may lose to Psyshock or Psychic.

Usage Tips
========

• Arceus-Poison should be brought in freely on Fairy-types such as Arceus-Fairy and Xerneas to fire off Poison Jabs or set Stealth Rock.
• If Arceus-Poison is needed to check Yveltal or especially Life Orb Marshadow, be sure to keep it healthy.
• Try not to keep it in for too long, as the passiveness can give opportunities to Calm Mind Arceus formes for set up.
• Be sure to scout for Ultra Necrozma before attempting to burn Necrozma-DM; Photon Geyser easily OHKOes Arceus-Poison double check if this is true.
• Furthermore, while Life Orb Marshadow struggles to break past Arceus-Poison, Bulk Up variants with Marshadium Z will OHKO Arceus-Poison at +1 after minimal chip, so be wary in checking Marshadow.
• Gengar-Mega should be played around carefully if the opposing team has it, as Arceus-Poison is often critical for support and does not want to be trapped. is easily trapped and removed if lacking earth power

Team Options
========

• As one of the most reliable checks to Fairy-types, many Pokemon that fear Xerneas or Arceus-Fairy such as Mega Rayquaza, Yveltal, and Marshadow appreciate Arceus-Poison's ability to absorb opposing Fairy-type STAB moves.
• In addition, Tyranitar and Marshadow can pursuit trap Mega Gengar for Arceus-Poison.
• Checks to Ground-types in general are necessary, thus Arceus-Ground and Primal-Kyogre make good teammates.
• Arceus-Dark can help by checking Ultra-Necrozma, while Zygarde-C counters Ho-Oh and Primal-Groudon lacking Hidden Power Ice.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

• A Swords Dance set with Poison Jab, Earthquake, and Recover can be run alongside Poisonium Z for an offensive check to Geomancy Xerneas, but is greatly outclassed as an offensive Xerneas check by Swords Dance variants of Necrozma-DM and as a sweeper by other Arceus types .
• A Calm Mind set with Sludge Bomb, Earth Power or Fire Blast, and Recover can be used, but is generally inferior to Calm Mind Arceus-Steel as a poison immune Calm Mind Arceus forme due to bad coverage.
• A specially oriented set with Sludge Bomb or Judgement can deal a bit more damage (to what???)but fails to OHKO Geomancy Xerneas.
• Flamethrower or Fire Blast can be used to hit Ferrothorn and Celesteela, but Will-O-Wisp is generally enough to hinder those steel types.
• Toxic can cripple incoming switch ins but is often hard to fit on the set i'd explain how it becomes walled by steels and provides much less utility when Poison Jab can poison opposing Pokemon anyways.
• Whirlpool and Perish Song can be used to trap Support Arceus formes that switch into Arceus-Poison but is completely neutered by Primal Groudon This doesn't make much sense. The set is no more neutered vs pdon than the regular set, so either make it clear that ur referring to the move whirlpool or just get rid of it.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Ground-types**: Primal Groudon, Arceus-Ground, and Zygarde-C can easily switch into any of Arceus-Poison's moves and threaten it out with their STAB attacks. However, Zygarde-C dislikes being burned while Primal Groudon and Arceus-Ground do not appreciate Poison.

**Ultra Necrozma**: Ultra Necrozma can easily switch in on Poison Jab and OHKO Arceus-Poison with Photon Geyser but has to watch out for Will-O-Wisp if it is physical.

**Mega Gengar**: Mega Gengar can easily trap Arceus-Poison with the combination of Will-O-Wisp, Taunt, and Hex, but must watch out for Earth Power.

**Calm Mind Arceus Formes**: Calm Mind Arceus Formes, including Arceus-Dark, Arceus-Rock, Arceus-Steel, and Arceus-Ground, take minimal damage from Poison Jab and are only threatened by Perish Song.

**Powerful Attackers**: Choice Band Ho-Oh and Kyogre-Primal avoid the 2HKO from Poison Jab and can 2HKO back with their STAB attacks but should be wary of Acid Downpour.

**Burns**: Burns greatly limit Arceus-Poison's ability to deal reasonable damage and may inhibit Arceus-Poison's ability to check Geomancy Xerneas.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Catalystic, 314467]]
- Quality checked by: [[Arushi, 374620], [, ], [, ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]

QC 2/3

 

[MZ]

Implemented, written up, ready for QC 3/3.

then change the title u dingus

you forgot to put spaces after periods throughout this entire paragraph dude, and also in a ton of places elsewhere. pls fix before gp to save them work
[OVERVIEW]
Arceus-Poison is a premier counter to Fairy-types that can provide fantastic team support as well this is really generic, in what way does it support its team? "defog or stealth rock support" or somth would be better.Due to a lack of Species clause in Anything Goes, there is a lesser opportunity cost when using it when compared to Ubers this is true but does not warrant mention, it's an AG analysis and AG is implied so don't talk about an ubers comparison.While Necrozma-DM and Magearna have their own advantages as Fairy-type counters, Arceus-Poison is unique in that provides Hazard Support this is not capitalized, has reliable recovery, and has the additional benefit of being able to check both Marshadow and Yveltal.Furthermore, access to Will-O-Wisp ensures that Arceus-Poison will not be setup bait for physical attackers.However, despite the importance of Arceus-Poison's role, it is quite one-dimensional in its usage.It is easily forced out by threats such as Primal Groudon and Ultra Necrozma, but performs well against threats it is meant to check such as Xerneas and Life Orb Marshadow we already know it beats these mons, restating it just makes the point kind of weird. instead I'd say something about its low offensive pressure, since this is meant to be the negative portion of the overview. It'd make a lot more sense if the final sentence was like "easily forced out and very passive".

[SET]
name: Specially Defensive Support
move 1: Poison Jab
move 2: Recover
move 3: Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Stealth Rock / Defog / Earth Power / Perish Song
item: Poisonium Z / Toxic Plate
ability: Multitype
nature: Jolly
evs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 8 Def / 148 SpD / 96 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Poison Jab is Arceus-Poison's primary attack of choice that can hit Fairy-types hard and has the added benefit of a poison chance to cripple switch-ins. Recover is for longevity, allowing Arceus-Poison to remain healthy throughout the match this is one of those new QC standards that most sections are using but OMs just isn't for some reason, but ur not required to mention recover anymore since it's so obvious people know what it does. if u still want to that's fine too since, like i said, OMs kinda skipped this standards update.Will-O-Wisp neuters opposing physical attackers, especially Mega Rayquaza and Necrozma-DM, preventing Arceus-Poison from being setup bait.Stealth Rock is generally the best support move of choice as it can be set on many common Defoggers in the tier such as Arceus-Fairy and Arceus-Water.Defog can be used if the team requires a defogger but is usually inferior due to the fact that Arceus-Poison is countered by Primal Groudon, the most common Stealth Rock setter in the tier.If neither Stealth Rock nor Defog is necessary, Earth Power can be used to 2HKO Mega Gengar even with a -Spa nature and hit Primal Groudon for more damage.Finally, Perish Song is an option to hinder the sweeps of opposing Calm Mind Refresh Arceus formes.

Set Details
========
248 HP EVs combined with 8 Defense EVs and 148 SpD EVs allow Arceus-Poison to live both Psyshock and Psychic from Geomancy Xerneas at +2 even after Stealth Rock damage.96 Speed EVs alongside a Jolly Nature allows Arceus-Poison to outspeed Adamant Mega Rayquaza and burn it with Will-O-Wisp or hit it with a Poisonium Z boosted Poison Jab.Poisonium Z is the prefered item of choice since it OHKOes Geomancy Xerneas along with 8 Attack EVs, but a Toxic Plate can suffice if the Z Move is required elsewhere. However, Perish Song is preferred with Toxic Plate as Arceus-Poison is unable to OHKO Xerneas and may lose to Psyshock or Psychic.

Usage Tips
========
Arceus-Poison should be brought in freely on Fairy-types such as Arceus-Fairy and Xerneas to fire off Poison Jabs or set Stealth Rock or defog.If Arceus-Poison is needed to check Yveltal or especially Life Orb Marshadow, be sure to keep it healthy.Try not to keep it in for too long, as the passiveness can give opportunities to Calm Mind Arceus formes or other setup sweepers for set up.Be sure to scout for Ultra Necrozma before attempting to burn Necrozma-DM; Photon Geyser easily OHKOes Arceus-Poison.Furthermore, while Life Orb Marshadow struggles to break past Arceus-Poison, Bulk Up variants with Marshadium Z will OHKO Arceus-Poison at +1 after minimal chip, so be wary in checking Marshadow.Gengar-Mega should be played around carefully if the opposing team has it, as Arceus-Poison is easily trapped and removed if lacking earth power.

Team Options
========
Many Pokemon that fear Xerneas or Arceus-Fairy such as Mega Rayquaza, Yveltal, and Marshadow appreciate Arceus-Poison's ability to absorb opposing Fairy-type STAB moves.In addition, Tyranitar and Marshadow can pursuit trap Mega Gengar for Arceus-Poison.Checks to Ground-types are necessary, thus Arceus-Ground and Primal-Kyogre make good teammates.Arceus-Dark can help by checking Ultra-Necrozma, while Zygarde-C counters Ho-Oh and Primal-Groudon lacking Hidden Power Ice.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
A Swords Dance set with Poison Jab, Earthquake, and Recover can be run alongside Poisonium Z but is greatly outclassed as an offensive Xerneas check by Swords Dance variants of Necrozma-DM and as a sweeper by other Arceus formes.A Calm Mind set with Sludge Bomb, Earth Power or Fire Blast, and Recover can be used, but is generally inferior to Calm Mind Arceus-Steel as a poison immune Calm Mind Arceus forme due to bad coverage technically it has the same coverage, I think u mean to say that poison is a poor stab typing.A specially oriented set with Sludge Bomb or Judgement can deal a bit more damage than Poison Jab can but fails to OHKO Geomancy Xerneas.Flamethrower or Fire Blast can be used to hit Ferrothorn and Celesteela, but Will-O-Wisp is generally enough to hinder those steel types.Toxic can cripple incoming switch ins but leaves Arceus-Poison unable to touch Steel-types at all, making it inferior to Will-O-Wisp in most cases.Whirlpool and Perish Song can be used to trap Support Arceus formes that switch into Arceus-Poison but is very situational and generally hard to pull off.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Ground-types**: Primal Groudon, Arceus-Ground, and Zygarde-C can easily switch into any of Arceus-Poison's moves and threaten it out with their STAB attacks. However, Zygarde-C dislikes being burned while Primal Groudon and Arceus-Ground do not appreciate Poison.

**Ultra Necrozma**: Ultra Necrozma can easily switch in on Poison Jab and OHKO Arceus-Poison with Photon Geyser but has to watch out for Will-O-Wisp if it is physical.

**Mega Gengar**: Mega Gengar can easily trap Arceus-Poison with the combination of Will-O-Wisp, Taunt, and Hex, but must watch out for Earth Power.

**Calm Mind Arceus Formes**: Calm Mind Arceus Formes, including Arceus-Dark, Arceus-Rock, Arceus-Steel, and Arceus-Ground, take minimal damage from Poison Jab and are only threatened forced out but not really threatened by Perish Song.

**Powerful Attackers**: this should say somth like "powerful attackers such as" since these clearly aren't the only ones Choice Band Ho-Oh and Kyogre-Primal avoid the 2HKO from Poison Jab and can 2HKO back with their STAB attacks but should be wary of Acid Downpour.

**Burns**: Burns greatly limit Arceus-Poison's ability to deal reasonable damage and may inhibit Arceus-Poison's ability to check Geomancy Xerneas.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Catalystic, 314467]]
- Quality checked by: [[Arushi, 374620], [PurpleGatorade, 327652], [, ]] me
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]

3/3 but seriously wtf with the spacing after periods

 

[Astra]

i'll do

 

[Astra]

add remove (comments)

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[OVERVIEW]
Arceus-Poison is a premier counter to Fairy-types that can provide fantastic team support by setting or removing entry hazards. While Necrozma-DM and Magearna have their own advantages as Fairy-type counters, Arceus-Poison is unique in that it provides hazard support, has reliable recovery, and has the additional benefit of being able to check both Marshadow and Yveltal. Furthermore, access to Will-O-Wisp ensures that Arceus-Poison will not be setup bait for physical attackers. However, despite the importance of Arceus-Poison's role, it is quite one-dimensional in its usage. It is easily forced out by threats such as Primal Groudon and Ultra Necrozma and is fairly passive, limiting its utility in many scenarios.

[SET]
name: Specially Defensive Support
move 1: Poison Jab
move 2: Recover
move 3: Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Stealth Rock / Defog / Earth Power / Perish Song
item: Poisonium Z / Toxic Plate
ability: Multitype
nature: Jolly
evs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 8 Def / 148 SpD / 96 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Poison Jab is Arceus-Poison's primary attack of choice that can hit Fairy-types hard and has the added benefit of a poison chance to cripple switch-ins. Will-O-Wisp neuters opposing physical attackers, especially Mega Rayquaza and Necrozma-DM, preventing Arceus-Poison from being setup bait. Stealth Rock is generally the best support move of choice, (AC) as it can be set on many common Defoggers in the tier such as Arceus-Fairy and Arceus-Water. Defog can be used if the team requires a defogger Defogger but is usually inferior due to the fact that Arceus-Poison is countered by Primal Groudon, the most common Stealth Rock setter in the tier. If neither Stealth Rock nor Defog is necessary, Earth Power can be used to 2HKO Mega Gengar even with a -Spa nature and hit Primal Groudon for more damage. Finally, Perish Song is an option to hinder the sweeps of opposing Calm Mind + Refresh Arceus formes.

Set Details
========
248 HP EVs combined with 8 Defense EVs and 148 SpD EVs allow Arceus-Poison to live both Psyshock and Psychic from Geomancy Xerneas at +2 even after Stealth Rock damage. 96 Speed EVs alongside a Jolly Nature nature allows Arceus-Poison to outspeed Adamant Mega Rayquaza and burn it with Will-O-Wisp or hit it with a Poisonium Z boosted Poison Jab Acid Downpour (flows better). Poisonium Z is the preferred item of choice, (AC) since it allows Arceus-Poison to OHKOes Geomancy Xerneas along with 8 Attack EVs, but a Toxic Plate can suffice if the Z-Move (AH) is required elsewhere. However, Perish Song is preferred with Toxic Plate, (AC) as Arceus-Poison is unable to OHKO Xerneas and may lose to Psyshock or Psychic.

Usage Tips
========
Arceus-Poison should be brought in freely on Fairy-types such as Arceus-Fairy and Xerneas to fire off Poison Jabs, (AC) or set Stealth Rock, (AC) or remove hazards with Defog. If Arceus-Poison is needed to check Yveltal or especially Life Orb Marshadow, be sure to keep it healthy. Try not to keep it in for too long, as the its passiveness can give opportunities to Calm Mind Arceus formes for set up. Be sure to scout for Ultra Necrozma before attempting to burn Necrozma-DM; Photon Geyser easily OHKOes Arceus-Poison. Furthermore, while Life Orb Marshadow struggles to break past Arceus-Poison, Bulk Up variants with Marshadium Z will OHKO Arceus-Poison at +1 after minimal chip, so be wary in when checking Marshadow. Mega Gengar-Mega should be played around carefully if the opposing team has it, as Arceus-Poison is easily trapped and removed if lacking earth power Earth Power.

Team Options
========
Many Pokemon that fear Xerneas or Arceus-Fairy such as Mega Rayquaza, Yveltal, and Marshadow appreciate Arceus-Poison's ability to absorb opposing Fairy-type STAB moves. In addition, Tyranitar and Marshadow can pursuit Pursuit trap Mega Gengar for Arceus-Poison. Checks to Ground-types are necessary, thus so Arceus-Ground and Primal-Kyogre make good teammates. Arceus-Dark can help by checking Ultra-Necrozma (RH), while Zygarde-C counters Ho-Oh and Primal-Groudon (RH) lacking Hidden Power Ice.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
A Swords Dance set with Poison Jab, Earthquake, and Recover can be run alongside Poisonium Z but is greatly outclassed as an offensive Xerneas check by Swords Dance variants of Necrozma-DM and as a sweeper by other Arceus formes. A Calm Mind set with Sludge Bomb, Earth Power or Fire Blast, and Recover can be used, but it is generally inferior to Calm Mind Arceus-Steel as a poison immune Calm Mind Arceus forme due to Poison-type being poor offensively. A specially oriented set with Sludge Bomb or Judgement can deal a bit more damage than Poison Jab can but fails to OHKO Geomancy Xerneas. Flamethrower or Fire Blast can be used to hit Ferrothorn and Celesteela, but Will-O-Wisp is generally enough to hinder those steel Steel-types. Toxic can cripple incoming switch-ins (AH) but leaves Arceus-Poison unable to touch Steel-types at all, making it inferior to Will-O-Wisp in most cases. Whirlpool and Perish Song can be used to trap Support support Arceus formes that switch into Arceus-Poison, (AC) but this is very situational and generally hard to pull off.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Ground-types**: Primal Groudon, Arceus-Ground, and Zygarde-C can easily switch into any of Arceus-Poison's moves and threaten it out with their STAB attacks. However, Zygarde-C dislikes being burned, (AC) while Primal Groudon and Arceus-Ground do not appreciate Poison poison.

**Ultra Necrozma**: Ultra Necrozma can easily switch in on Poison Jab and OHKO Arceus-Poison with Photon Geyser, (AC) but it has to watch out for Will-O-Wisp if it is physical.

**Mega Gengar**: Mega Gengar can easily trap Arceus-Poison with the combination of Will-O-Wisp, Taunt, and Hex, but it must watch out for Earth Power.

**Calm Mind Arceus Formes**: Calm Mind Arceus Formes formes, including Arceus-Dark, Arceus-Rock, Arceus-Steel, and Arceus-Ground, take minimal damage from Poison Jab and are only forced out by Perish Song.

**Powerful Attackers**: Powerful attackers such as Choice Band Ho-Oh and Primal Kyogre-Primal avoid the 2HKO from Poison Jab and can 2HKO back with their STAB attacks, (AC) but they should be wary of Acid Downpour.

**Burns**: Burns greatly limit Arceus-Poison's ability to deal reasonable damage and may inhibit Arceus-Poison's its ability to check Geomancy Xerneas.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Catalystic, 314467]]
- Quality checked by: [[Arushi, 374620], [PurpleGatorade, 327652], [Megazard, 202117]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]

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[OVERVIEW]
Arceus-Poison is a premier counter to Fairy-types that can provide fantastic team support by setting or removing entry hazards. While Necrozma-DM and Magearna have their own advantages as Fairy-type counters, Arceus-Poison is unique in that it provides hazard support, has reliable recovery, and has the additional benefit of being able to check both Marshadow and Yveltal. Furthermore, access to Will-O-Wisp ensures that Arceus-Poison will not be setup bait for physical attackers. However, despite the importance of Arceus-Poison's role, it is quite one-dimensional in its usage. It is easily forced out by threats such as Primal Groudon and Ultra Necrozma and is fairly passive, limiting its utility in many scenarios.

[SET]
name: Specially Defensive Support
move 1: Poison Jab
move 2: Recover
move 3: Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Stealth Rock / Defog / Earth Power / Perish Song
item: Poisonium Z / Toxic Plate
ability: Multitype
nature: Jolly
evs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 8 Def / 148 SpD / 96 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Poison Jab is Arceus-Poison's primary attack of choice that can hit Fairy-types hard and has the added benefit of a poison chance to cripple switch-ins. Will-O-Wisp neuters opposing physical attackers, especially Mega Rayquaza and Necrozma-DM, preventing Arceus-Poison from being becoming setup bait. Stealth Rock is generally the best support move of choice, as it can be set on many common Defoggers in the tier such as Arceus-Fairy and Arceus-Water. Defog can be used if the team requires a Defogger but is usually inferior due to the fact that Arceus-Poison is countered by Primal Groudon, the most common Stealth Rock setter in the tier. If neither Stealth Rock nor Defog is necessary, Earth Power can be used to 2HKO Mega Gengar even with a -Spa Special Attack-lowering nature and hit Primal Groudon for more damage. Finally, Perish Song is an option to hinder the sweeps of opposing Calm Mind + Refresh Arceus formes.

Set Details
========
248 HP EVs combined with 8 Defense EVs and 148 SpD Special Defense EVs allow Arceus-Poison to live survive both Psyshock and Psychic from +2 Geomancy Xerneas at +2 even after Stealth Rock damage. 96 Speed EVs alongside a Jolly nature allows allow Arceus-Poison to outspeed Adamant Mega Rayquaza and burn it with Will-O-Wisp or hit it with Acid Downpour. Poisonium Z is the preferred item of choice, since it OHKOes enables Arceus-Poison to OHKO Geomancy Xerneas along with 8 Attack EVs, but a Toxic Plate can suffice if the Z-Move is required elsewhere. However, Perish Song is preferred with Toxic Plate, as Arceus-Poison is unable to OHKO Xerneas and may lose to Psyshock or Psychic variants.

Usage Tips
========
Arceus-Poison should be brought in freely on Fairy-types such as Arceus-Fairy and Xerneas to fire off Poison Jabs, set Stealth Rock, or remove hazards with Defog. If Arceus-Poison is needed to check Yveltal or especially Life Orb Marshadow, be sure to keep it healthy. Try not to keep it in for too long, as its passiveness can give opportunities to Calm Mind Arceus formes for set up. Be sure to scout for Ultra Necrozma before attempting to burn Necrozma-DM; Photon Geyser easily OHKOes Arceus-Poison. Furthermore, while Life Orb Marshadow struggles to break past Arceus-Poison, Bulk Up variants with Marshadium Z will OHKO Arceus-Poison at +1 after minimal chip damage, so be wary when checking Marshadow trying to check it. Mega Gengar should be played around carefully, as Arceus-Poison is easily trapped and removed if lacking Earth Power.

Team Options
========
Many Pokemon that fear Xerneas or Arceus-Fairy such as Mega Rayquaza, Yveltal, and Marshadow appreciate Arceus-Poison's ability to absorb opposing Fairy-type STAB moves. In addition, Tyranitar and Marshadow can Pursuit trap Mega Gengar for Arceus-Poison. Checks to Ground-types are necessary, so Arceus-Ground and Primal-Kyogre make good teammates. Arceus-Dark can help by checking Ultra Necrozma, while Zygarde-C counters Ho-Oh and Primal Groudon lacking Hidden Power Ice.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
A Swords Dance set with Poison Jab, Earthquake, and Recover can be run alongside Poisonium Z but is greatly outclassed as an offensive Xerneas check by Swords Dance variants of Necrozma-DM and as a sweeper by other Arceus formes. A Calm Mind set with Sludge Bomb, Earth Power or Fire Blast, and Recover can be used, but it is generally inferior to Calm Mind Arceus-Steel as a poison-immune (AH) Calm Mind Arceus forme due to Poison-type being poor offensively its poor offensive typing. A specially oriented set with Sludge Bomb or Judgement Judgment can deal a bit more damage than Poison Jab can but fails to OHKO Geomancy Xerneas. Flamethrower or Fire Blast can be used to hit Ferrothorn and Celesteela, but Will-O-Wisp is generally enough to hinder those Steel-types. Toxic can cripple incoming switch-ins but leaves Arceus-Poison unable to touch Steel-types at all, making it inferior to Will-O-Wisp in most cases. Whirlpool and Perish Song can be used to trap support Arceus formes that switch into Arceus-Poison, but this is very situational and generally hard to pull off.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Ground-types**: Primal Groudon, Arceus-Ground, and Zygarde-C can easily switch into any of Arceus-Poison's moves and threaten it out with their STAB attacks. However, Zygarde-C dislikes being burned, while Primal Groudon and Arceus-Ground do not appreciate poison.

**Ultra Necrozma**: Ultra Necrozma can easily switch in on Poison Jab and OHKO Arceus-Poison with Photon Geyser, but it has to watch out for Will-O-Wisp if it is physical.

**Mega Gengar**: Mega Gengar can easily trap Arceus-Poison with the combination of Will-O-Wisp, Taunt, and Hex (RC) but must watch out for Earth Power.

**Calm Mind Arceus Formes**: Calm Mind Arceus formes, including Arceus-Dark, Arceus-Rock, Arceus-Steel, and Arceus-Ground, take minimal damage from Poison Jab and are only forced out by Perish Song.

**Powerful Attackers**: Powerful attackers such as Choice Band Ho-Oh and Primal Kyogre avoid the 2HKO from Poison Jab and can 2HKO back with their STAB attacks, but they should be wary of Acid Downpour.

**Burns**: Burns greatly limit Arceus-Poison's ability to deal reasonable damage and may inhibit its ability to check Geomancy Xerneas.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Catalystic, 314467]]
- Quality checked by: [[Arushi, 374620], [PurpleGatorade, 327652], [Megazard, 202117]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]

 

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[OVERVIEW]
Arceus-Poison is a premier counter to Fairy-types that can provide fantastic team support by setting or removing entry hazards. While Necrozma-DM and Magearna have their own advantages as Fairy-type counters, Arceus-Poison is unique in that it provides hazard support, has reliable recovery, and has the additional benefit of being able to check both Marshadow and Yveltal. Furthermore, access to Will-O-Wisp ensures that Arceus-Poison will not be setup bait for physical attackers. However, despite the importance of Arceus-Poison's role, it is quite one-dimensional in its usage. It is easily forced out by threats such as Primal Groudon and Ultra Necrozma and is fairly passive, limiting its utility in many scenarios.

[SET]
name: Specially Defensive Support
move 1: Poison Jab
move 2: Recover
move 3: Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Stealth Rock / Defog / Earth Power / Perish Song
item: Poisonium Z / Toxic Plate
ability: Multitype
nature: Jolly
evs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 8 Def / 148 SpD / 96 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Poison Jab is Arceus-Poison's primary attack of choice that can hit Fairy-types hard and has the added benefit of a poison chance to cripple switch-ins. Will-O-Wisp neuters opposing physical attackers, especially Mega Rayquaza and Necrozma-DM, preventing Arceus-Poison from being becoming setup bait. Stealth Rock is generally the best support move of choice, as it can be set on many common Defoggers in the tier such as Arceus-Fairy and Arceus-Water. Defog can be used if the team requires a Defogger but is usually inferior due to the fact that Arceus-Poison is countered by Primal Groudon, the most common Stealth Rock setter in the tier. If neither Stealth Rock nor Defog is necessary, Earth Power can be used to 2HKO Mega Gengar even with a -Spa Special Attack-lowering nature and hit Primal Groudon for more damage. Finally, Perish Song is an option to hinder the sweeps of opposing Calm Mind + Refresh Arceus formes.

Set Details
========
248 HP EVs combined with 8 Defense EVs and 148 SpD Special Defense EVs allow Arceus-Poison to live survive both Psyshock and Psychic from +2 Geomancy Xerneas at +2 even after Stealth Rock damage. 96 Speed EVs alongside a Jolly nature allows allow Arceus-Poison to outspeed Adamant Mega Rayquaza and burn it with Will-O-Wisp or hit it with Acid Downpour. Poisonium Z is the preferred item of choice, since it OHKOes enables Arceus-Poison to OHKO Geomancy Xerneas along with 8 Attack EVs, but a Toxic Plate can suffice if the Z-Move is required elsewhere. However, Perish Song is preferred with Toxic Plate, as Arceus-Poison is unable to OHKO Xerneas and may lose to Psyshock or Psychic variants.

Usage Tips
========
Arceus-Poison should be brought in freely on Fairy-types such as Arceus-Fairy and Xerneas to fire off Poison Jabs, set Stealth Rock, or remove hazards with Defog. If Arceus-Poison is needed to check Yveltal or especially Life Orb Marshadow, be sure to keep it healthy. Try not to keep it in for too long, as its passiveness can give opportunities to Calm Mind Arceus formes for set up. Be sure to scout for Ultra Necrozma before attempting to burn Necrozma-DM; Photon Geyser easily OHKOes Arceus-Poison. Furthermore, while Life Orb Marshadow struggles to break past Arceus-Poison, Bulk Up variants with Marshadium Z will OHKO Arceus-Poison at +1 after minimal chip damage, so be wary when checking Marshadow trying to check it. Mega Gengar should be played around carefully, as Arceus-Poison is easily trapped and removed if lacking Earth Power.

Team Options
========
Many Pokemon that fear Xerneas or Arceus-Fairy such as Mega Rayquaza, Yveltal, and Marshadow appreciate Arceus-Poison's ability to absorb opposing Fairy-type STAB moves. In addition, Tyranitar and Marshadow can Pursuit trap Mega Gengar for Arceus-Poison. Checks to Ground-types are necessary, so Arceus-Ground and Primal-Kyogre make good teammates. Arceus-Dark can help by checking Ultra Necrozma, while Zygarde-C counters Ho-Oh and Primal Groudon lacking Hidden Power Ice.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
A Swords Dance set with Poison Jab, Earthquake, and Recover can be run alongside Poisonium Z but is greatly outclassed as an offensive Xerneas check by Swords Dance variants of Necrozma-DM and as a sweeper by other Arceus formes. A Calm Mind set with Sludge Bomb, Earth Power or Fire Blast, and Recover can be used, but it is generally inferior to Calm Mind Arceus-Steel as a poison-immune (AH) Calm Mind Arceus forme due to Poison-type being poor offensively its poor offensive typing. A specially oriented set with Sludge Bomb or Judgement Judgment can deal a bit more damage than Poison Jab can but fails to OHKO Geomancy Xerneas. Flamethrower or Fire Blast can be used to hit Ferrothorn and Celesteela, but Will-O-Wisp is generally enough to hinder those Steel-types. Toxic can cripple incoming switch-ins but leaves Arceus-Poison unable to touch Steel-types at all, making it inferior to Will-O-Wisp in most cases. Whirlpool and Perish Song can be used to trap support Arceus formes that switch into Arceus-Poison, but this is very situational and generally hard to pull off.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Ground-types**: Primal Groudon, Arceus-Ground, and Zygarde-C can easily switch into any of Arceus-Poison's moves and threaten it out with their STAB attacks. However, Zygarde-C dislikes being burned, while Primal Groudon and Arceus-Ground do not appreciate poison.

**Ultra Necrozma**: Ultra Necrozma can easily switch in on Poison Jab and OHKO Arceus-Poison with Photon Geyser, but it has to watch out for Will-O-Wisp if it is physical.

**Mega Gengar**: Mega Gengar can easily trap Arceus-Poison with the combination of Will-O-Wisp, Taunt, and Hex (RC) but must watch out for Earth Power.

**Calm Mind Arceus Formes**: Calm Mind Arceus formes, including Arceus-Dark, Arceus-Rock, Arceus-Steel, and Arceus-Ground, take minimal damage from Poison Jab and are only forced out by Perish Song.

**Powerful Attackers**: Powerful attackers such as Choice Band Ho-Oh and Primal Kyogre avoid the 2HKO from Poison Jab and can 2HKO back with their STAB attacks, but they should be wary of Acid Downpour.

**Burns**: Burns greatly limit Arceus-Poison's ability to deal reasonable damage and may inhibit its ability to check Geomancy Xerneas.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Catalystic, 314467]]
- Quality checked by: [[Arushi, 374620], [PurpleGatorade, 327652], [Megazard, 202117]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]

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