Arceus (Arceus AR6)

Arceus LV.100 アルセウス Arceus

Illus. Wataru Kawahara

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Arceus Type Lightning HP 70 weakness ×2 resistance -20 retreat cost Expansion Arceus Rarity English card no. AR6 Japanese Theme Deck Arceus LV.X Deck: Lightning & Psychic Japanese card no. 003/017 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Arceus.

Arceus (Japanese: アルセウス Arceus) is a Lightning-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.

Lightning Turn ライトニングターン 30

Switch Arceus with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.

Pokédex data

Arceus - Alpha Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
493	10'06" (3.2 m)	705.5 lbs. (320.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
It is described in mythology as the Pokémon that shaped the universe with its 1,000 arms.
1000ぼんの うでで うちゅうを つくった ポケモンとして しんわに えがかれている。

Trivia

Origin

This card depicts an Arceus holding a Zap Plate. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Diamond.

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