All 17 Arceus Plates in PokéSurvivor: Elemental Types, Judgement Shifts and Counters

Arceus stands as the ultimate endgame boss encounter in PokéSurvivor, boasting the highest base stat total of all 966 Pokémon in the game. Conquering this 30-minute confrontation requires understanding how all 17 elemental plates transform Arceus and tailoring your offensive counters to exploit its weaknesses.

Arceus Plate Shifts and Elemental Judgment Mechanics

Arceus selects a random elemental plate at the beginning of the battle, dynamically setting its typing for that encounter. This typing mechanic dictates which attacks deal normal, reduced, or double damage against the Alpha boss. A water Pokémon facing Arceus on a Flame Plate experiences an entirely different difficulty curve than facing the same boss on a Zap Plate.

When your offensive moves target the elemental vulnerability of Arceus's equipped plate, attacks hit for double damage. For instance, Ice attacks against the Draco Plate, Ghost attacks against the Mind Plate, and Fairy moves against the Fist Plate inflict double damage, drastically cutting down the required fight duration. Acquiring diverse elemental attack options before the final showdown is often facilitated by purchasing versatile moves through the Kecleon merchant TM catalog.

Complete 17 Arceus Plates List and Type Matchups

The extracted game files contain exactly 17 elemental stone tablets corresponding to every Pokémon elemental category except Normal. Each tablet transforms Arceus into that specific elemental affinity:

Plate	Category	In-Game Description	Super-Effective Weaknesses
Flame Plate	Arceus Plate	Sacred stone tablet that grants Arceus the Fire type.	Water, Ground, Rock
Splash Plate	Arceus Plate	Sacred stone tablet that grants Arceus the Water type.	Electric, Grass
Zap Plate	Arceus Plate	Sacred stone tablet that grants Arceus the Electric type.	Ground
Meadow Plate	Arceus Plate	Sacred stone tablet that grants Arceus the Grass type.	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
Icicle Plate	Arceus Plate	Sacred stone tablet that grants Arceus the Ice type.	Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel
Fist Plate	Arceus Plate	Sacred stone tablet that grants Arceus the Fighting type.	Flying, Psychic, Fairy
Toxic Plate	Arceus Plate	Sacred stone tablet that grants Arceus the Poison type.	Ground, Psychic
Earth Plate	Arceus Plate	Sacred stone tablet that grants Arceus the Ground type.	Water, Grass, Ice
Sky Plate	Arceus Plate	Sacred stone tablet that grants Arceus the Flying type.	Electric, Ice, Rock
Mind Plate	Arceus Plate	Sacred stone tablet that grants Arceus the Psychic type.	Bug, Ghost, Dark
Insect Plate	Arceus Plate	Sacred stone tablet that grants Arceus the Bug type.	Fire, Flying, Rock
Stone Plate	Arceus Plate	Sacred stone tablet that grants Arceus the Rock type.	Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel
Spooky Plate	Arceus Plate	Sacred stone tablet that grants Arceus the Ghost type.	Ghost, Dark
Draco Plate	Arceus Plate	Sacred stone tablet that grants Arceus the Dragon type.	Ice, Dragon, Fairy
Dread Plate	Arceus Plate	Sacred stone tablet that grants Arceus the Dark type.	Fighting, Bug, Fairy
Iron Plate	Arceus Plate	Sacred stone tablet that grants Arceus the Steel type.	Fire, Fighting, Ground
Pixie Plate	Arceus Plate	Sacred stone tablet that grants Arceus the Fairy type.	Poison, Steel

Endgame Boss Phase and Damage Benchmarks

The ultimate boss confrontation begins precisely at the 30-minute mark once any pending rift or card drafts conclude. Arceus enters the arena as an alpha entity with 50,000 HP and 120 base attack. During this final phase, Arceus attacks bypass standard defensive armor, dealing direct percentage-based damage to your maximum health pool.

Legendary Pokémon like Garchomp achieve over 929,000 damage when targeting Arceus on the Flame Plate. Similarly, Xerneas reaches over 1,042,000 damage with Draining Kiss on the Fist Plate due to Fairy dealing double damage against Fighting. On the Mind Plate, Shadow Ball hits Psychic for double damage, enabling Ghost builds to surpass 940,000 damage benchmarks.

Countering Elemental Resistances and Survival Strategy

Because Arceus continuously recalibrates its pursuit velocity, simply outrunning the boss is impossible. Equipping top-tier defensive relics from our best held items guide, particularly Leftovers for steady 1.5% HP recovery, provides the necessary endurance to recover between Arceus's defense-bypassing strikes while other legendaries spawn.