Arceus vs. Beerus

## Description

*When the gods of Pokèmon and Dragon Ball clash in a battle that will crumble the very universe, who will be the last one standing?*

## Interlude

Hiro: There are a lot of gods foretold in many religions around the world. They are often incomprehensibly powerful beings that mere men don’t even deserve to gawk at.

**MBStarscream: Some gods can even represent different spheres like creation and, most terrifyingly, destruction. Something that these two deities of their worlds in particular embody perfectly.**

Hiro: But what happens when these two concepts meet in a battle of titans?

**MBStarscream: Arceus, Creator God of the Pokèmon world.**

Hiro: And Beerus, Universe 7’s gluttonous God of Destruction from Dragon Ball. I'm Hiro Hamada.

**MBStarscream: I'm MBStarscream.**

Hiro: And it's our job to examine both warriors' strength, abilities, weapons, and weaknesses to see who would win in a fight.

## Arceus

Hiro: In the world of Pokèmon, there is one being that can be found residing in the Hall of Origin in the Sinnoh region. One Pokèmon that stands above every other of its kind in every way.

**MBStarscream: It may look like some kind of magical llama at first glance, but this deity is so much more than its appearance lets on. Those who venture into the Hall of Origin will encounter the Alpha Pokèmon itself, Arceus.**

Hiro: According to official PokéDex entries, Arceus hatched from an egg in a realm where there was nothing, and from there it went on to shape the world of Pokémon with 1,000 arms. Other legends state that Arceus was born before the universe even existed.

**MBStarscream: Yep, this thing is literally older than when creation was even a concept! Wait, so what laid that egg...? Actually, I don't wanna know the answer to that one.**

Hiro: Thousands of years ago the Pokemon world was threatened by a meteor, but Arceus stepped in and gathered all of its power to tackle the massive rock, destroying it. However, in the process, the sixteen plates that sustained it's life scattered, and it began to die.

**MBStarscream: Fortunately for llama God, some man named Damos found one of its missing plates and returned it, giving Arceus strength to pull back the others and fully recover. In gratitude for Damos's actions, Arceus detached five of its Plates and formed the Jewel of Life, which it loaned to him in order to make the desolate wasteland of Michina Town rich and fertile.**

Hiro: Arceus did, however, ask that the Jewel of Life be returned during the next solar eclipse, an event that was a harbinger of its appearance. But when the time came to reclaim the Jewel, Damos viciously attacked Arceus with the intent to kill, much to its abject shock. Arceus managed to fight off the attack and counter, killing Damos. Afterwards, it went into a deep sleep, vowing to judge humanity when it next appeared.

**MBStarscream: Fast forward to the era of Ash Ketchum and his friends, in which Arceus appeared in Michina Town and began passing down its Judgment to destroy the area. Damos's descendant, Sheena, attempted to return the Jewel of Life in this era but inadvertently gave it a fake, making it even angrier. When the spatial Pokemon Palkia and the temporal Pokemon Dialga appeared to defend the world from Arceus's rampage, Palkia restrained it while Dialga sent the heroes back in time to Damos's betrayal.**

Hiro: In the ancient past, the group discovered that Damos was possessed by another man named Marcus, who had grown bitter with his belief that returning the Jewel of Life to Arceus would result in Michina Town becoming desolate again, and wished to destroy it to prevent such events. By manipulating Sheena, Marcus nearly succeeded in killing Arceus and therefore altering the fabric of space-time, nearly destroying Ash and all the other heroes except Damos in the process.

**MBStarscream: Fortunately, Damos managed to reach the last bit of life in Arceus's heart, giving it enough strength to re-absorb the Jewel of Life from Ash, saving it from certain death. It then later revived the heroes, and returned them to the future.**

Hiro: Although Arceus was still furious when it returned to the present, the past finally caught up with the present, and it remembered how Ash and Damos saved its life, thus soothing its rage and making it feel part of the Pokèmon world for the first time.

**MBStarscream: But even when its not provoked, it's still not a good idea to challenge the Alpha Pokèmon for reasons that we will be discussing. Arceus has the ability Multitype, which is an ability exclusive only to this Pokémon. Multitype allows Arceus to change its type based on whichever plate or type-specific Z-Crystal it is currently holding. For example, holding the Flame Plate makes it the Fire-Type, while holding a Waterium Z will make it a Water-Type.**

Hiro: Omnipotent grants Arceus the ability to heal minor wounds between trades, strike incorporeal targets, see the immediate future, and ignore defensive bonuses and resistances. And as the creator of Palkia and Dialga, Arceus is capable of wiping things from space-time with Spatial/Temporal Warp.

**MBStarscream: Like all Pokèmon, Arceus has its own unique Moveset that it makes good use when in combat. Its signature move is Judgment, where it can fire powerful beams of energy and light at the sky that fall down and hit its opponents. This attack changes type depending on what type Arceus currently is and is powerful enough to cause the likes of Dialga and Palkia to stagger with a single direct hit.**

Hiro: Arceus can shoot streams of pure flame from its face, shoot ice storms, blow one or two powerful Dragon-type twisters from its face at opponents, and stop time itself. It can immediately strike an opponent with great force, which is virtually impossible to properly react to, hence the move's name Extreme Speed.

**MBStarscream: Arceus can pin down its foes by rapidly increasing gravity around its target, remove any inhibitory status effects such as paralysis, burns, and poison, let out a melody that instantly incapacitates all who hear it after a set amount of time, shift the earth under its target to release a massive upheaval of energy, and heal wounds with Recover. Meanwhile, Future Sight lets it prepare a powerful psychic attack which strikes the opponent later on.**

Hiro: This move ignores moves like Protect and Detect, meaning barriers and precog don't help against it. Future Sight also has a second ability that allows the user to see into the future, and Arceus can boost its defenses by absorbing a cosmic power. Arceus can physically strike an opponent with a dark attack that increases in power the more the opponent boosts their stats, let off an extremely loud roar that damages the opponent, draw power from its held berry, and throw an opponent using the power of gravity.

**MBStarscream: Lastly, Arceus can fire off a destructive beam of energy with Hyper Beam, go on a rampage with Outrage, and slash at an opponent with Shadow Claw. Arceus has access to every power showcased in the Pokémon series due of its Plates being the origin of all the Pokémon Powers, as its Plates represent each of the 17 Pokèmon types.**

Hiro: Arceus' feats should make it clear that it isn't called the Alpha Pokèmon for nothing. It's powerful enough to destroy giant meteorites, overpower the combined might of Palkia, Dialga, and Giratina, dodge the latter's Phantom Force Attack, survive attacks that tamper with time and space, and shake universes just by *moving.*

**MBStarscream: Holy shit, this is a cool Pokèmon! I've gotta catch it!**

Hiro: Believe it or not, that is actually possible, as a little kid can tell you. Yes folks, Arceus can be and has been captured in a Pokèball like all of its brethen by a literal child.

**MBStarscream: Now that's just embarrassing.**

Hiro: One other weakness of Arceus is that by default, it is a Normal-type and thus is weak to Fighting-type attacks, and it's STAB moves have no effect on Ghost-type Pokémon. Heck, when it was missing the Earth, Meadow, Draco, Zap, and Splash Plates, Ash's Pikachu was able to momentarily hinder it with Thunderbolt.

**MBStarscream: Did that little mouse just zap a literal god?!**

Hiro: Yes. And also, Arceus will eventually die if it loses all of its Plates; even losing a few will weaken it to the point of near-death.

**MBStarscream: But it's gonna take a lot more than taking away its Plates or electric little mice to keep this Alpha Pokèmon down for good. Anyone who wishes to live a long life, I suggest not provoking the wrath of Arceus.**

*Arceus: Prepare for justice! **EEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRAAAA!***

## Beerus

Hiro: The world of Dragon Ball has many, many gods. Some are kind and benevolent, while others are cruel and unforgiving. Some invoke fear, others...not so much. And some are tasked with creating life, while others are to destroy it.

**MBStarscream: One such God of Destruction is Lord Beerus, easily the most feared god of his kind. He rules over Universe 7 of the Dragon Ball multiverse, and as such his task is to destroy any planets and races under his authority that threaten the progressive development of U7.**

Hiro: But titles can be deceiving. A “God of Destruction” may sound like a no-nonsense guy who’s honor-bound to necessary order, but he’s really a lazy, gluttonous, and petty kind of guy. He’ll judge planets based on how much he likes the food, and destroy them for a mere hint of disrespect towards him. He’s even blown up half a planet simply because he found their food too greasy and unhealthy despite how delicious it was.

**MBStarscream: He’d much rather be eating and sleeping than deciding the fates of trillions. However, his kill count is still one beyond comprehension. Due to his immense power, he found his job pretty boring. I mean, I'd be bored too if I had all that godly power.**

Hiro: Beerus could never find a fun challenge worth his time, as all who opposed him weren’t even comparable to his ability. That is, until he was told of a “Super Saiyan God”. Beerus was excited at the thought of a true battle, and went into a deep sleep for 39 years until he and his angelic master Whis traveled the universe. Planets were destroyed and food was served. Soon enough, Beerus learns that there were a few surviving Saiyans from Frieza's genocide long ago, and so he made his way to Earth.

**MBStarscream: A string of unfortunate events ensued, including Earth’s Z fighters challenging (and losing to) Beerus, enraging him enough to wanna blow up the planet. The day was saved, however, by the Super Saiyan God himself, Son Goku. An epic fight took place, but the sphinx proved too much for even the Saiyan, and the Earth was doomed...until Beerus fell asleep and Whis took him back home.**

Hiro: Since then, Beerus has mostly mellowed out, thanks in part to the impressive battle with Goku. Earth is safe and sound, though Beerus doesn’t really care most of the time. As long as he gets to eat, sleep, and be treated like the Lord he is, all is well.

**MBStarscream: Who cares if Frieza wants to kill everybody? If the ice cream keeps coming, then he’ll make sure at least some lives are spared. But disrespect a God of Destruction and, well, you know exactly what’s coming your way.**

Hiro: As the God of Destruction, Beerus has a reputation to match his responsibilities, and indeed, he does live up to it. The keystone of Beerus's many fantastic abilities is an energy source known as ki, drawn from one's own life force. Standard ki is versatile and can be shaped into several forms, but there is a finite amount that can be used; in comparison, ki drawn by gods is much more powerful, and the corresponding reserves are similarly of a more expansive state.

**MBStarscream: Beerus is able to channel the latter into various spheres and rays; one example, a barrage of orbs that covers his entire field of vision known as the God of Destruction's Wrath, is a common standby in Beerus's arsenal. For defensive means, Beerus can use godly ki to absorb the energy attacks of others.**

Hiro: The God of Destruction is no stranger to close-quarters combat either, as by training with Whis, Beerus gained a similar proficiency in unarmed martial arts. The targeting of pressure points is central to Beerus's physical fighting style courtesy of Whis's teachings, and from Whis, the God of Destruction was also able to master the secrets of Ultra Instinct. More specifically, the Autonomous Ultra Instinct allows Beerus to instinctively avoid incoming attacks under its effects.

**MBStarscream: Powerful as these techniques and attacks may be, it is the purple ki unique to a God of Destruction that acts as the source of their most devastating ability: the hakai. When using a hakai, Gods of Destruction such as Beerus use their ki's latent destructive energy to utterly obliterate a target, body and soul alike. You won't feel so good when you get hakai'd, that's for sure.**

Hiro: However, the best way to survive exposure to a hakai is to be as strong as the God of Destruction using it, proving that its effects are not absolute. But being as strong as this godly felid isn't easy, to say the least. Beerus can fly between galaxies in minutes under his own power, and with the aid of Ultra Instinct, he can react to surprise attacks from several other Gods of Destruction.

**MBStarscream: One of these Gods was his brother, Universe 6's Champa, who nearly destroyed Universe 7 as collateral damage during a different showdown between him and Beerus. This would not be the last time such a threat was faced by the universe, as Beerus's battle with Super Saiyan God Goku exposed the entirety of Universe 7 to shockwaves of energy formed from the battle.**

Hiro: Beerus may serve as an intimidating foe, but even a god must have his limits. While Beerus is one of the most powerful characters in the Dragon Ball franchise, it’s difficult to determine what his exact limits are. The only thing that we do know is that he’s weaker than the angels, Zeno’s royal guards, the Grand Priest, and Zeno himself.

**MBStarscream: Plus, he's real lazy. He prefers to eat and sleep rather than engage in a fight unless his interest is piqued or someone pisses him off. His gluttonous and lazy attitude and tendency to sleep for many, many years has affected his job as a God of Destruction and is part of the reason why Universe 7 has a low mortal level.**

Hiro: Beerus also has a life link with the Supreme Kai of Universe 7 so if they die so will Beerus. But while he may possess the indolence of felines taken to an utmost extreme, his demonstrations of his power prove Beerus also embodies their cunning in equal measure, making for a worthy bearer of the title God of Destruction.

*Beerus: I am a god with a heart... but there’s one thing I cannot tolerate... people who don’t pay proper respect to others.*

## Fatal Fiction

*Mario flips a coin.*

Hiro: Well, we should count ourselves lucky that space is where these two gods will duke it out. Can creation triumph over destruction in this bout?

**MBStarscream: We're totally screwed, aren't we?**

Hiro: Probably.

*Outer space*

In the vast reaches of space, someone hovered in place, their sights set on a nearby solar system. The figure resembled a purple humanoid felid with large pointed ears (The left of which was adorned with a gold piercing) and a long, whiplike tail. He wore Egyptian themed attire, consisting of a thick golden collar, and a black cloth around his shoulders, lined in white and striped with blue, and a orange diamond in the center. His pants were blue gi, with a darker blue obi and a black sash covering his front, with two white diamonds and another orange diamond, lined in gold. He also wore simple brown shoes, and has golden wristbands and armbands, as well as two golden anklets.

The felid hummed in a bored fashion, then raised his index finger and tapped a few spots in the space ahead of him. In a spectacle of fire, molten rock and cataclysmic destruction, every planet exploded before him. Unfazed by the act, the felid closed his eyes.

"Three... two... one..."

He snapped his eyes open and, as he seemed to expect, every single planet was back in its place and its original state as if nothing had happened. A sigh left his mouth.

"This is more boring and tedious than I thought. Restoration after destruction removes what little fun I could have." He let loose a yawn before continuing. "I at least expected some refreshments..."

**Beerus** would end up getting much more than he could have anticipated when a portal suddenly appeared behind him. His ears perking, Beerus turned to see a white equine creature resembling a qilin or centaur with a gray, vertically-striated underside. The striated pattern had similar recurrences on the underside of its mane, tail, and face. Its four pointed feet were tipped with gold hooves, its long mane jutted away from its head, and its face was gray, with green eyes and red pupils, and a green circular pattern below its eyes.

The strange creature also had a streak of gold coloration on its head, and ears that pointed upward. Its neck was fairly long, with two pairs of extrusions to the sides, and a flap-like feature on the neck's underside that was colored white like much of the body. It also has a golden cross-like wheel attached to its body by its round abdomen, which had four jewels attached to it. The pattern of striated gray of the creature's underbelly resumed past its waist. Its limbs had gray undersides and extrusions at the tops of the legs, and its tail was fairly like its mane in shape and coloration.

This was a Pokèmon, and not just any Pokèmon. It was the Alpha Pokèmon itself, the Creator God, **Arceus**.

"I don't suppose *you* can find a way to entertain me, somehow." Beerus said with disinterest. Arceus simply replied, "I will bring you not entertainment, creature, but Judgment."

An amused smile appeared on Beerus' face. "Judging a God of Destruction is an ill-fated idea, but I must say, seeing you try might bring some entertainment to me." He got into a stance. "I've been waiting for a real challenge. So let's hope you deliver."

"I will deliver more than you could possibly comprehend." Arceus said.

**FIGHT!**

Beerus quickly crossed the distance between him and Arceus, only to come to a complete stop as the Creator God stopped time itself with Time Stop. Arceus kicked the frozen Beerus in the chest with a foreleg, and as the God of Destruction flew backward, time resuming its normal flow, Arceus followed up with a Hyper Beam that Beerus managed to block. Once the Hyper Beam dissipated, Beerus formed a sphere of purple energy in front of him and kicks it at Arceus, who flew above the sphere as it sailed across the stars. Arceus fired another Hyper Beam down at Beerus, who vanished out of sight. Arceus looked up to see Beerus summoning a series of six orbs that surrounded his body. Beerus threw one orb at a time down at Arceus, who dodged each and every Sphere of Destruction that Beerus hurled at it.

Once Beerus' last orb was thrown, Arceus wasted no time charging at him at high speeds, ramming into him and knocking him back. Beerus started throwing punches at Arceus' face, moving so fast it seemed as though he was punching the Alpha Pokèmon 30 times a second, finishing with a kick to the lower jaw. Arceus retaliated with a Shadow Claw, then headbutted Beerus with enough force to push him back. Arceus then summoned a ball of energy that it sent flying towards Beerus, who kicked it away. Beerus coated himself in violet energy and flew at Arceus, creating an explosion on contact. Arceus then fired off a powerful sound wave that forced Beerus to cover his ears in pain. Arceus saw its opening and fired a wave of energy at Beerus.

Beerus created a sun-like orb behind him, focused it into violet energy, then turned it all into a beam that met Arceus' Hyper Beam head on. The sheer power of their attacks shook the universe as creator and destructor each tried to win out in their beam clash. Beerus roared, causing multiple energy spheres to surge from his body, and his beam quickly overpowered Arceus', who was subseqently sent flying back in a large purple explosion. Once it came to a stop, the Pokèmon took a moment to heal itself using Recover, then glared ahead at Beerus, who was slowly floating towards it.

"Shall we continue, or is the power of destruction too much for you?" Beerus inquired. Arceus did not back down, nor would it ever to an insolent being who caused apocalyptic destruction for such petty reasons. "I won't succumb to you!" It declared. Arceus summoned all of its Plates, which circled around it and made its body glow with golden light. Arceus then formed a small energy ball in front of its head and fires it into the air. In response, Beerus started charging up a giant sphere of energy above his head. The energy ball then split apart into several golden meteors, which rained down on Beerus as the deity threw the Sphere of Destruction at the meteors, followed up by shooting an energy beam at the sphere from his finger.

Both gods were consumed in a huge explosion and knocked backward as the cosmos shook around them. They floated backwards until both managed to recover from the combined force of their own attacks and stopped themselves in mid-air. They just stayed still, eyeing each other, breathing heavily as both gathered the remnants of their strength. Then, Beerus concentrated his godly ki into himself, causing a white aura to envelop his being. Arceus, meanwhile, summoned its Plates again, causing the golden aura from before to envelop it once more.

Beerus and Arceus flew at each other at blinding speeds and collided hard enough to send a shockwave throughout the universe. Beerus held onto Arceus' forelimbs as felid and Pokèmon pushed against one another. Beerus headbutted Arceus before knocking him away with a roundhouse kick. The Ultra Instinct allowed Beerus to rush at Arceus at the speed of light, catching him in a chain of attacks. Arceus eventually managed to counter by using Seismic Toss to throw Beerus even further into the depths of space, and as he descended, Arceus caught him with a Hyper Beam that pushed him towards an asteroid field, causing him to smash through one of the asteroids. Beerus snarled and dashed towards Arceus, fist drawn back, and threw a punch as Arceus struck at Beerus with Punishment.

Arceus hit Beerus with its forelimbs a few times until Beerus grabbed one forelimb and threw Arceus across space, then curled up before throwing out his arms, releasing a barrage of energy shots in every direction, most of which managed to hit Arceus. Arceus flew down towards Beerus, who teleported away, leaving Arceus to try to right itself as Beerus reappeared above it and casually backhanded the Creator God in the back of the head. Arceus turned around and fired a Hyper Beam up at Beerus, pushing him upward as he blocked the attack. Beerus charged up a purple sphere and tossed it at Arceus as the Alpha Pokèmon conjured a ball of energy in return, countering Beerus' own projectile with it and causing an explosion. Beerus took the opportunity and dashed at Arceus, knocking him back with a strong punch.

Beerus then held forth an open palm, sending an hakai flying towards Arceus. His attack, however, was countered by Judgment, which then caught Beerus in the chest. Arceus charged at Beerus and tackled him, pushing him towards a nearby planet that exploded as the gods smashed through it. Beerus tried punching Arceus, but his attacks were countered by the Pokèmon's Fist Plate. Teleporting above his opponent, Beerus planted a downward kick on Arceus' back, then flew down and grabbed the god by the head and declared, "Hakai!"

The God of Destruction's ki washed over Arceus, and to its horror, it started to slowly disintegrate into glowing particles. Its fear, however, quickly dissipated in favor of sharp defiance. "I WILL NOT SURRENDER." Arceus managed to catch Beerus with Spatial Warp, causing the felid to likewise start fading away as he fought through the pain the best he could. Then, to his pure shock, Arceus used Omnipotent to counter the effects of his hakai, and its body returned to its normal state. Arceus started to amplify the effects of Omnipotent; Beerus' eyes were as wide as they could possibly go, and a sweatdrop appeared on his forehead.

"N-No! How can this be happening?! HOW CAN THIS BE HAPPENIIIIIIIING?!"

His terrified screams were the last words that left his throat before he faded away completely, a fate he had nearly subjected his opponent too. But alas, the tables turned on him in the worst way possible, and he had fallen to what he would find out the hard way was indeed a superior god. No trace of him remained anymore. It was just Arceus now, alone in the void of space and victorious.

Arceus closed its eyes in contentment. "It is done."

**FATALITY!**

## Results

**MBStarscream: Destroyed by the creator. An ironic fate for a God of Destruction.**

Hiro: A fate that was only sealed by the numerous advantages Arceus held over Beerus that made him the stronger god. Beerus was by no means a pushover and could easily handle Arceus if he could use his best attacks to end the fight. And that's *if* he could, because Arceus is simply on a whole other level.

**MBStarscream: Both had plenty of techniques they could use in battle, but Arceus was far more versatile, able to do things like heal itself, empower itself or counter Beerus' own techniques with its Plates. It could even counter the hakai by using Omnipotent to negate its effects.**

Hiro: But how was Arceus able to erase Beerus out of existence, seeing as how other Gods of Destruction are able to resist being blipped? Well, Arceus had something that would ensure Beerus couldn't counter Spatial Warp, and that was Omnipotent, which specially negates an opponent's defenses and resistances, so Beerus could only hold out for so long against it.

**MBStarscream: On top of greater versatility, Arceus was simply far more powerful than what Beerus was capable of. When fighting Dialga and Palkia, its Judgment attack hit massive pillars made of stone and nuked them into oblivion. Judging from the size of them pillars, we can likely deduce they're about 1,700 feet tall.**

Hiro: To destroy pillars of that size would require 440 billion tons of force, so Judgment was quite devastating in its own right. Even when Beerus has shown to be able to shake Universe 7 in his battle with Goku, Arceus has shown to survive attacks of similar, if not superior power output, so it was unlikely that Beerus could take Arceus down on his own.

**MBStarscream: Beerus may had 200 million years of experience under his belt, but Arceus is literally older than existence. That blows Beerus' experience out of the water. Not only that, but Arceus was also more than fast enough to dodge any of the already fast Beerus' attacks, reaching MFTL, if not infinite speeds. Even Beerus' best speed feats have nothing on a being that exists beyond the concepts of space, time and matter.**

Hiro: Only one of these two gods were powerful enough to overcome the other, and Arceus had a clear-cut advantage in versatility, experience and sheer power output that gave creation a decisive victory over destruction.

**MBStarscream: Curiosity didn't kill the cat. It was creation.**

Hiro: Arceus wins.

## Advantages

### Arceus (Winner)

* More versatile
* Able to counter Beerus' techniques with both its own abilities and its Plates
	+ Could even resist the hakai with Omnipotent
* On a greater level of power than anything in Beerus' universe
* Older and more experienced by a massive margin
* Faster by lightyears