Editing Arceus

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{{Pokémon
|name=Arceus
|image=[[File:Arceus-Origin.png|300px]]
|caption={{symbol|pokemon}}<br>Arceus's official artwork from ''Pokémon Platinum''.
|firstgame=''{{iw|bulbapedia|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions}}'' (2006)
|game=''[[SSB4]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]''
|moveused=Gravity
|rarity={{fractions|12|975}} (''SSB4'')<br>{{fractions|12|1463}} (''Ultimate'')
|lastappearance=''{{iw|bulbapedia|Pokémon Scarlet and Violet}}'' (2022)
|console=Nintendo DS
|englishactor=Tom Wayland
|japanactor=Megumi Hayashibara
|interwiki=bulbapedia
|interwikiname=Bulbapedia
|interwikipage=Arceus (Pokémon)
}}
{{cquote|''Arceus will use Gravity to slam down any nearby airborne opponents. If you aren't on a platform, you will get dunked off the stage.''|cite=[[Super Smash Bros. 4 Official Site|''Super Smash Bros. 4'' Official Site]]}}
'''Arceus''' ({{ja|アルセウス|Aruseusu}}, ''Arceus'') is a creature from the {{uv|Pokémon}} series.

==Origin==
{{pkmn|Arceus}} is a {{iw|bulbapedia|Mythical Pokémon}} introduced in {{iw|bulbapedia|Generation IV}}, and is listed at #493 as the final Pokémon in that generation's National Pokédex, being categorized as the "Alpha Pokémon". In the Sinnoh mythos, it is considered the universe's creator, and the master of the generation's two legendary trios. By holding a matching {{iw|bulbapedia|Plate}} item, it can change its type from Normal to any other type in the game. Its signature move is {{iw|bulbapedia|Judgment|move}}, an attack which changes its type to match Arceus's current type. Arceus played a major role in ''{{iw|bulbapedia|Pokémon Legends: Arceus}}''.

{{iw|bulbapedia|Gravity|move}} is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation IV. When used, it applies a status effect to the battlefield for 5 turns, grounding every Pokémon on the field: this lowers the evasion of all Pokémon by two stages, removes any immunity to Ground-type moves and makes some moves like {{iw|bulbapedia|High Jump Kick|move}} impossible to perform. Arceus learns Gravity at level 10, but since every legitimately available Arceus thus far was only obtainable at much higher levels, Arceus requires a {{iw|bulbapedia|Move Reminder}} or {{iw|bulbapedia|Move Tutor}} to learn the move.
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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==
===As a Poké Ball Pokémon===
[[File:ArceusWiiU.png|thumb|left|Arceus's reveal in the [[Nintendo Direct|Super Smash Bros. Direct]].]]
Arceus appears as a [[Poké Ball]] and a [[Master Ball]] summon. When summoned, it produces a large shockwave that acts as a powerful long-range [[meteor smash]]. It does so three times, with a short delay between each use, before disappearing. Only airborne fighters will be hit; grounded fighters are not affected. It does not cause damage, but it possesses very high base knockback, which is very likely to KO any off-stage opponent. However, opponents can potentially [[DI]] towards a stage wall, allowing them to [[tech]] and survive. The [[launch rate]] can affect how powerful the attack is, as can opponent's percent, but only slightly as the move's knockback growth rate is very slow due to the move not dealing damage.

When Arceus is out, [[CPU]]s will prefer to stay grounded. If they are on a platform far away from other fighters, they will remain there, spamming attacks.

Arceus' attack uses a special hitbox flag which causes it to hit everywhere regardless of the hitbox's radius, even if the fighter several screen-widths away. The only exception to this is on [[Jungle Hijinxs]] when the fighter is on a different plane than Arceus.

Arceus has a spawn chance of {{Fractions|12|975}} from Poké Balls and {{Fractions|40|690}} from Master Balls. It cannot be summoned on the following stages in a standard versus match (applies to both games and only the base form unless noted otherwise):
<div style="column-width:25em; -moz-column-width:25em; -webkit-column-width:25em;">
*[[Arena Ferox]]
*[[Balloon Fight]]
*[[Boxing Ring]] (all 3DS)
*[[Brinstar]]
*[[Corneria]]
*[[Distant Planet]]
*[[Dream Land GB|Dream Land]] (all)
*[[Flat Zone 2]]
*[[Flat Zone X]] (Omega)
*[[Gaur Plain]] (3DS)
*[[Jungle Japes]] (all)
*[[Living Room]]
*[[Magicant]]
*[[Miiverse]] (all)
*[[Onett]]
*[[Pac-Maze]]
*[[Reset Bomb Forest]]
*[[Spirit Train]]
*[[Super Mario Maker]] (all)
*[[Suzaku Castle]]
*[[Tortimer Island]]
*[[WarioWare, Inc.]]
*[[Wii Fit Studio]] (Omega)
*[[Wily Castle]] (3DS)
*{{SSBB|Yoshi's Island}}
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===Trophy===
In {{forwiiu}} the Arceus trophy is part of the ''Legend of Pokémon Diamond & Pokémon Pearl'' {{h1|Trophy Box|Legend of Pokémon Diamond & Pokémon Pearl}}.
{{Trophy
|name=Arceus
|image=
|image-3ds=ArceusTrophy3DS.png
|image-wiiu=ArceusTrophyWiiU.png
|desc-3ds-ntsc=A Pokémon said to have hatched from an egg that appeared from nothing. Newly hatched, it created the world and the sky. Its Gravity attack will bring any fighter in midair crashing down to earth. No ground below you? Looks like you're going to go plummeting off the stage as if you'd been hit by a Meteor Smash!
|desc-wiiu-ntsc=A Pokémon said to have hatched from an egg that appeared from nothing. Newly hatched, it created the world and the sky. Its Gravity attack will bring any fighter in midair crashing down to earth. No ground below you? Looks like you're going to go plummeting off the stage as if you'd been hit by a meteor smash!
|desc-pal=A Pokémon said to have hatched from an egg that appeared from nothing. Newly hatched, it created the world and the sky. Its Gravity attack will bring any fighter in mid-air crashing down to earth. No ground below you? Looks like you're going to go plummeting off the stage as if you'd been hit by a meteor smash!
|gamelist-ntsc={{Trophy games|console1=DS|game1=Pokémon Diamond & Pokémon Pearl|release1=04/2007|console2=DS|game2=Pokémon Black 2 & Pokémon White 2|release2=10/2012}}
|gamelist-pal={{Trophy games|console1=DS|game1=Pokémon Diamond/Pearl|release1=07/2007|console2=DS|game2=Pokémon Black 2/White 2|release2=10/2012}}
}}
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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==
===As a Poké Ball Pokémon===
[[File:Arceus SSBU.png|thumb|Arceus preparing to attack.]]
Arceus reappears as a Poké Ball and Master Ball Pokémon.

Arceus has a spawn chance of {{Fractions|12|1463}} from Poké Balls and {{Fractions|40|842}} from Master Balls. It cannot be summoned on the following stages in a standard versus match (applies only to the base form unless noted otherwise):
<div style="column-width:25em; -moz-column-width:25em; -webkit-column-width:25em;">
*[[Arena Ferox]]
*[[Balloon Fight]]
*[[Brinstar]]
*[[Corneria]]
*[[Distant Planet]]
*[[Dream Land GB]] (all)
*[[Flat Zone X]] (Omega, Battlefield)
*[[Jungle Japes]] (all)
*[[Living Room]]
*[[Magicant]]
*[[Onett]]
*[[Reset Bomb Forest]]
*[[Spirit Train]]
*[[Super Mario Maker]] (all)
*[[Suzaku Castle]]
*[[Tortimer Island]]
*[[WarioWare, Inc.]]
*[[Wii Fit Studio]] (Omega, Battlefield)
*{{SSBB|Yoshi's Island}}
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===Spirit===
Arceus also appears as a Legend-class [[primary spirit]].

In [[Adventure Mode: World of Light]], Arceus is presumably one of the countless spirits captured by [[Galeem]] during his takeover of the universe. After Galeem's defeat, [[Dharkon]] takes control of Galeem's spirits, including Arceus. After Dharkon's defeat, he flees to the final world, with Galeem following soon after. In the final world, Galeem and Dharkon wage war against each other using their captured spirits, with Galeem taking control of Arceus.

Arceus uses a {{SSBU|Corrin}} puppet fighter and is fought on the [[Spear Pillar]] stage. During the battle, Arceus is summoned while heavy winds are immediately in effect, referencing Arceus's {{iw|bulbapedia|Gravity|move}} move.

{|class="wikitable"
! No. !! Image !! Name !! Type !! Class !! Slots
! Base [[File:Equipment Icon Power Badge.png|20px|Power]]
! Max [[File:Equipment Icon Power Badge.png|20px|Power]]
! Base [[File:Equipment Icon Brawn Badge.png|20px|Attack]]
! Max [[File:Equipment Icon Brawn Badge.png|20px|Attack]]
! Base [[File:Equipment Icon Protection Badge.png|20px|Defense]]
! Max [[File:Equipment Icon Protection Badge.png|20px|Defense]]
! Ability !! Series
|-
| 519 || {{SpiritTableName|Arceus}} || {{SpiritType|Neutral}} || ★★★★ || 3 || 4012 || 10030 || 2006 || 5015 || 2006 || 5015 || No Effect || ''Pokémon'' Series
|}
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
SSB4 - Arceus.jpg|Arceus using Gravity on [[Pyrosphere]] in ''Smash 4''.
TwoArceus.jpg|Two Arceus on [[Jungle Hijinxs]] in [[Training Mode]] in ''Smash 4''.
SSBUArceus.png|Official artwork of Arceus from ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
SSBU-Legends-Arceus.jpg|Arceus, [[Pikachu]], [[Lucario]], and [[Oshawott]] on [[Gaur Plain]].
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{langtable
|ja={{ja|アルセウス|Aruseusu}}, ''Arceus''
|en=Arceus
|fr=Arceus
|es=Arceus
|de=Arceus
|it=Arceus
|nl=Arceus
|ru={{rollover|Аркеус|Arkeus|?}}
|ko={{rollover|아르세우스|Areuse-useu|?}}, ''Arceus''
|zh_cn={{rollover|阿尔宙斯|Ā'ěrzhòusī|?}}
|zh_tw={{rollover|阿爾宙斯|Ā'ěrzhòusī|?}}
}}

==Trivia==
*The base stats of the Arceus spirit are both 2006, which is the year ''Pokémon Diamond and Pearl'' were released in Japan.
*The attack script for Arceus' attack contains a redundant frame timer set for frame 4 of the attack animation. Due to it being after a frame timer for frame 52, it is ignored due to the game reading scripts in order, and frame 4 having already passed. It is possible that this was intended to be a wait timer, but nothing is specified for this frame either way. Oddly, it still appears in ''Ultimate'', even though the script was changed to add a frame timer on frame 77 to remove the attack's hitbox, which is placed after the frame 4 timer.

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