Arceus (Arceus AR5)

Arceus LV.100 アルセウス Arceus

Arceus print Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Arceus Type Colorless HP 80 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Arceus Rarity English card no. AR5 Japanese expansion Advent of Arceus Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 076/090 Japanese expansion DPt-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 040/DPt-P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Arceus.

Arceus (Japanese: アルセウス Arceus) is a Colorless-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Arceus expansion.

Card text

This Pokémon is both type If this Baby Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and your opponent tries to attack, your opponent flips a coin (before doing anything else required in order to use that attack). If tails, your opponent's turn ends without an attack. If this Baby Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and your opponent tries to attack, your opponent flips a coin (before doing anything else required in order to use that attack). If tails, your opponent's turn ends without an attack. You may play a Pokémon card that evolves from Mysterious Fossil on top of Buried Fossil. (This counts as evolving Buried Fossil.) Buried Fossil can't be affected by Special Conditions. You may have up to 4 Basic Pokémon cards in your deck with Unown in their names. You may have as many of this card in your deck as you like. When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. Put this card onto your Active Arceus. Arceus LV. X can use any attack, Poké-Power, or Poké-Body from its previous Level. Put this card from your hand onto your Bench only with the other half of Arceus . Put this card from your hand onto your Bench only with the other half of Arceus & Missingno. . When this Pokémon has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. Attach this card to 1 of your Pokémon in play. That Pokémon may use this card's attack instead of its own. At the end of your turn, discard Arceus. Attach this card to 1 of your Pokémon in play. That Pokémon may use this card's attack instead of its own. You may attach this as an Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon. While attached, this card is a Special Energy card and provides Energy. You may attach this as an Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon that already has an Energy card attached to it. When you attach this card, return an Energy card attached to that Pokémon to your hand. While attached, this card is a Special Energy card and provides every type of Energy but 2 Energy at a time. (Has no effect other than providing Energy.) You can't have more than 1 Pokémon in your deck. You can't have more than 1 Shining Arceus in your deck. This card can't evolve into Pikachu. If this Baby Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and your opponent tries to attack, your opponent flips a coin (before doing anything else required in order to use that attack). If tails, your opponent's turn ends without an attack. When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. Team Plasma When 1 of your Pokémon becomes a Mega Evolution Pokémon, your turn ends.

Ripple Swell はもんのうねり

If you have 6 Arceus in play and each of them is a different type, search your deck for up to 6 basic Energy cards. Attach each of those Energy cards to a different Pokémon you have in play. Shuffle your deck afterward.

Sky Spear てんのやり

Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 80 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon). Remove all Energy cards attached to Arceus and put them in the Lost Zone.

Pokédex data

Arceus - Alpha Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
493	10'06" (3.2 m)	705.5 lbs. (320.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
It is said to have emerged from an egg in a place where there was nothing, then shaped the world.
なにも ない ばしょに あった タマゴのなかから すがたを あらわし せかいを うみだしたと されている。

Release information

In Japan, this card was reprinted as one of the DPt-P Promotional cards with different artwork by the same artist. It was given away in participating Toys 'R' Us stores to customers who purchased an Advent of Arceus Deck Box upon the set's release.

Gallery

Arceus print	DPt-P Promo print	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

Origin

This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Platinum.

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