Calm Mind Arceus-Bug [QC 1/2]

[FishyRoads]

Calm Mind Arceus-Bug
Arceus-Bug @ Insect Plate
Ability: Multitype
Tera Type: Ground/Water/Fairy
EVs: 248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Earth Power/Ice Beam/Taunt
- Judgment
- Recover

Arceus-Bug has incredible opportunity cost and should not be used in most cases, though if you absolutely have to, or just want to use it, it can try to pull off a Calm Mind set with Coverage or Taunt, while its type, isn’t very appealing offensively, notably being stopped by Zacian, Giratina, Landorus-Incarnate, Gouging-Fire, Arceus-Poison, and Magearna, together with its great resistances to Ground and Fighting and it's ability to beat Arceus-Dark without the capability to Terastalize, aswell as being an Arceus form, it can accomplish something at times. Arceus-Bug commonly uses Earth Power to hit Magearna and Arceus-Poison, Utilizing Terastalization to make it sting more while giving it the excellent traits of a Thunder Wave immunity and a resistance to Stealth Rock. It can also utilize Ice coverage to hit the very common Giratina and punish Ground types with an instant threat, it can also ditch coverage entirely in favour of Taunt, making it a scary Pokémon in the lategame, though that is usually done way better by forms such as Dark and Ice.
Arceus-Bug suffers from the issue of competing with Arceus-Grass in the Arceus that resists ground department, as unlike Arceus-Bug the Grass type lacks a weakness to Stealth Rock, as such, Arceus Bug is often paired with the consistent removal of Giratina as to be able to actually switch into the things it resists, those mainly including Landorus-I, Urshifu-Single and Rapid, Sneasler, Great Tusk and Arceus-Grass. Arceus-Bug is also commonly paired with Giratina due to it easing how many things Giratina have to deal with. It is also commonly paired with the offensive Dark and Ice types, such as Chi-Yu and Iron Bundle, as they not only help break past it's main problem, Giratina, but they also much appreciate the same removal Arceus-Bug wants.

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[Finchely]

Please clean up the grammar, I've seen you write better organized forum posts than this

QC 1/2

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[SET]
Calm Mind Arceus-Bug
Arceus-Bug @ Insect Plate
Ability: Multitype
Tera Type: Ground maybe tera water? Cause Chi-Yu and Gouger
EVs: 248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Earth Power/Ice Beam
- Judgment
- Recover

Mention that Arceus-Bug is generally a bad Pokemon and should not be run on a serious team. The main Arceus-Bug set is the classic Calm Mind set with coverage Is this even true? I feel like I've seen more ekiller since Bug has a somewhat decent type as long as it doesn't switch in and out too many times. I'd put down something like "Calm Mind Arceus Bug is one of the few viable sets this Pokemon can run to success", while its type clarify that you mean judgment type, bug, isn’t the most appealing, notably being stopped by Giratina, Landorus-T, Arceus-Poison, and Magearna, together with its great resistances, letting it switch into the tiers ground and fighting types and some support from teammates, it can force progress and sometimes even clean-up against a weakened team definitely mention that Arceus-Bug can beat Arceus-Dark, if Arc-dark doesn't have Tera available. Arceus-Bug commonly uses Earth Power to hit its most common resist, Magearna and the common Arceus-Poison, Utilizing Terastalization to make it sting more while giving it the excellent traits of a Thunder Wave immunity and a resistance to Stealth Rock, though it can utilize Ice coverage to hit the Bug resistant Giratina and punish Ground types with an instant threat.
Arceus-Bug suffers from the issue of competing with Arceus-Grass in the Calm Mind Arceus with coverage that resists ground department as an Arceus forme that resists Ground, as unlike Arceus-Bug the Grass type lacks a weakness to Stealth Rock, as such, Arceus Bug is often paired with consistent removal from Terapagos or Giratina as to be able to actually switch into the things it resists, those mainly including Landorus-I, Landorus-T, Sneasler, Great Tusk both Urshifu formes, and Arceus-Grass. Arceus-Bug is also commonly paired with the offensive Dark types, Urshifu, Chi-Yu and Chien-Pao, as they not only help break past one of its main problems, being Giratina, but they also much appreciate the same removal Arceus-Bug wants. add some more about defensive pokemon that compliment Arceus-Bug

Depending on how good or bad it still is after this check, there may be a need for a third QC

 

[sleid]

locking this after talking with finchley since it's outdated