Pokedex · Champions · #1018
Archaludon
Steel / dragon type · exceptional stats (BST 600, top 18% of the Champions roster) · builds into a special tank.
Archaludon
steel dragon · BST 600 · special tank
Base stats
| HP | 90 | |
| Attack | 105 | |
| Defense | 130 | |
| Sp. Atk | 125 | |
| Sp. Def | 65 | |
| Speed | 85 |
Defensive profile
How incoming damage multiplies for this form.
Abilities
Selectable in Champions (400 VP to change).
- Stamina
- Sturdy
- Stalwart
How to use Archaludon in Champions
Archaludon fills a special tank niche on Champions ranked teams. With a 66-stat-point budget (max 32 per stat), most builds pour 32 into Sp. Attack and HP, then fine-tune Speed in steps of 2 to sit just above or below the metagame's common numbers.
Defensively it is hurt hardest by Fighting, Ground, while resisting Normal, Water, Electric, Grass. Check the Steel page for the full matchup math behind those numbers.
Movepool highlights
Archaludon can learn 47 moves in Champions. Coverage by type: dark dragon electric fighting grass ground normal psychic rock steel. Pick four that patch your team's coverage gaps — the team builder flags what's missing automatically.
Full move list
| Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aura Sphere | fighting | Special | 80 | 101 |
| Body Slam | normal | Physical | 85 | 100 |
| Breaking Swipe | dragon | Physical | 60 | 100 |
| Brick Break | fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 |
| Dark Pulse | dark | Special | 80 | 100 |
| Double-Edge | normal | Physical | 120 | 100 |
| Draco Meteor | dragon | Special | 130 | 90 |
| Dragon Cheer | dragon | Status | — | 101 |
| Dragon Claw | dragon | Physical | 80 | 100 |
| Dragon Pulse | dragon | Special | 85 | 100 |
| Dragon Tail | dragon | Physical | 60 | 90 |
| Earthquake | ground | Physical | 100 | 100 |
| Electro Shot | electric | Special | 130 | 100 |
| Endure | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Facade | normal | Physical | 70 | 100 |
| Flash Cannon | steel | Special | 80 | 100 |
| Focus Energy | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Foul Play | dark | Physical | 95 | 100 |
| Giga Impact | normal | Physical | 150 | 90 |
| Hyper Beam | normal | Special | 150 | 90 |
| Iron Defense | steel | Status | — | 101 |
| Iron Head | steel | Physical | 80 | 100 |
| Light Screen | psychic | Status | — | 101 |
| Metal Sound | steel | Status | — | 85 |
| Meteor Beam | rock | Special | 120 | 90 |
| Night Slash | dark | Physical | 70 | 100 |
| Outrage | dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 |
| Protect | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Reflect | psychic | Status | — | 101 |
| Rest | psychic | Status | — | 101 |
| Roar | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Rock Slide | rock | Physical | 75 | 90 |
| Rock Tomb | rock | Physical | 60 | 95 |
| Scary Face | normal | Status | — | 100 |
| Slash | normal | Physical | 80 | 100 |
| Sleep Talk | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Smack Down | rock | Physical | 50 | 100 |
| Snarl | dark | Special | 55 | 95 |
| Solar Beam | grass | Special | 120 | 100 |
| Stealth Rock | rock | Status | — | 101 |
| Steel Beam | steel | Special | 140 | 95 |
| Stone Edge | rock | Physical | 100 | 80 |
| Substitute | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Swords Dance | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Thunder | electric | Special | 110 | 70 |
| Thunder Wave | electric | Status | — | 90 |
| Thunderbolt | electric | Special | 90 | 100 |