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Table of Contents

How Shiny is Acquired
Evolution
  • Original
  • Shiny

Pokemon Ratings

Attacker Tier List See all C
Great League PVP Rating See all 1 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 1 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
32.00 kg Weight
1.40 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 3,766
Level 40: 3,331
Level 25: 2,379 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,903 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,427 (Research Tasks)
ATK 292
DEF 139
STA 181

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Wing Attack
Ancient Power
A
A-
Steel Wing
Ancient Power
A-
A-
Wing Attack
Dragon Claw
B
A
Steel Wing
Dragon Claw
X
A
Wing Attack
Crunch
C
A-
Steel Wing
Crunch
X
B

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Wing Attack slightly edges out Steel Wing on offense due to STAB.
  • Dragon Claw gives Archeops its highest possible neutral damage, and is narrowly resisted as well. That said; Archeops is not a good Dragon Type attacker.
  • Ancient Power has STAB, but is slow enough that it's a tiny bit worse than Dragon Claw in practice. That said, it can be paired with Wing Attack if you need to take down Bug-types... but why would you?
  • Crunch. Yeah, only consider this if you need something weak to Steel or Flying and Dark. 

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Steel Wing is the stronger attack in a neutral matchup, though Wing Attack offers stronger coverage.
  • Dragon Claw is narrowly resisted and hits common Dragon attackers for Super Effective damage.
  • Ancient Power is largely on a par with Dragon Claw thanks to STAB, and has its own set of great coverage.
  • Crunch hits a few big names hard, like Metagross.

PVE Overview

Poor, poor Archeops. We all had such high hopes for you, but Niantic saw things quite differently.

Archeops has a fantastic attack stat, but a terribly awkward moveset. Its Fast and Charged Moves have little to no synergy, and its charged moves in particular are fairly mediocre to poor in the PvE metagame. Archeops had the potential to soar leagues ahead of anything else as a Flying Type attacker, and/or sit just a tiny bit below Rampardos as a Rock Type attacker, but instead it's relegated to the "coulda-been-great" corner of the room. Archeops' only real hope for the future lies in a move rebalance.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Wing Attack
Dragon Claw
Crunch
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Wing Attack + Dragon Claw and Crunch

Wing Attack is recommended due to its superior energy generation, in addition to benefiting from STAB. Steel Wing lacks STAB and is slow on energy gains.

Dragon Claw costs the least amount of energy, can be used frequently, and can possibly bait shields. Crunch is an efficient Dark-type move, but is not very relevant for Archeops. Ancient Power benefits from STAB, but is not really viable following its nerf from the April 2020 rebalance. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 1 / 5

With the fragility rivaling that of Haunter's, Archeops is a very risky pick in PvP. Access to a modestly decent moveset is not enough to justify its use in the meta, with losses against most meta-relevant Pokemon. Its very high ATK stat results in short and quick fights, though it gains surprising wins against certain Grass-types and Pokemon weak to Rock-type attacks like Alolan Marowak or Altaria. Considering the rarity of obtaining Archeon and the candy needed to prepare it for PvP, this is probably a Pokemon that's passable. 

Ultra League: 1 / 5

Archeops doesn't have the bulk for Ultra League, and its typing and coverage aren't exactly the most valuable for this league either. Wins against certain meta/anti-meta Pokemon in this league largely are based off its powerful fast move damage, with additional wins gained versus certain fragile Pokemon weak to Rock-type attacks. 

Master League: 0 / 5

With a max CP of 3331, Archeops isn't exactly flexing on anyone with its stats. Poor bulk inferior to that of Darkrai's makes it unappealing to use, while its moveset is also not very relevant for this league's meta. 

Fast Moves

11
Steel Wing
More Info

Steel

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.80
0.30
7.50
13.75
17.19
8
Wing Attack
More Info

Flying

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.80
0.20
11.25
10.00
12.50

Charge Moves

50
Dragon Claw
More Info

Dragon

1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
1.70
0.20
0.00
 1.52
29.41
36.76
 44.56
70
Ancient Power
More Info

Rock

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.50
0.25
0.00
 2.12
20.00
25.00
 42.42
70
Crunch
More Info

Dark

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.20
1.70
0.00
 2.12
21.88
27.34
 46.40

Other

Flee Rate 10.0 %
Buddy Distance 5 km
Capture Rate10.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20014047
2001.58497
2002128147
2002.5171197
4003215248
4003.5259298
4004302348
4004.5346399
6005390449
6005.5433499
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6006.5521600
8007564650
8007.5608700
8008652750
8008.5695801
10009739851
10009.5783901
100010826952
100010.5868999
1300119091047
130011.59501094
1300129921142
130012.510331189
16001310741237
160013.511151285
16001411571332
160014.511981380
19001512391427
190015.512811475
19001613221522
190016.513631570
22001714051618
220017.514461665
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220018.515291760
25001915701808
250019.516111855
25002016521903
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30002117351998
300021.517762046
30002218182093
300022.518592141
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350023.519422236
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600032.525822974
70003326032998
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70003426443045
700034.526653069
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800035.527063117
80003627273140
800036.527483164
90003727683188
900037.527893212
90003828103236
900038.528303259
100003928513283
1000039.528723307
100004028923331
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