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Deoxys, a Psychic type Pokémon, official artwork

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Deoxys: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Deoxys is a fast, hard-hitting attacker, led by its Attack (150) and Sp. Atk (150), with a base stat total of 600. Competitively it is banned from standard play for being too strong; a top pick in Ubers and unrestricted formats.

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What is Deoxys weak to?

How much damage Deoxys takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toDarkBugGhost
0.5×ResistsFightingPsychic

Deoxys takes super-effective damage from Dark, Bug, Ghost. It resists Fighting, Psychic.

Best moveset for Deoxys

Deoxys has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • Psycho BoostPsychic140
  • Focus BlastFighting120
  • Meteor BeamRock120

Best nature for Deoxys

Careful or Bold. Deoxys's mixed stats mean the best nature depends on the set: boost whichever defense or attacking stat your build leans on.

Abilities

  • PressureIf this Pokemon is the target of a foe's move, that move loses one additional PP.
Full learnset (83 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Psycho BoostPsychic14090%Special
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
Future SightPsychic120100%Special
Meteor BeamRock12090%Special
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
SuperpowerFighting120100%Physical
Zap CannonElectric12050%Special
ThunderElectric11070%Special
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
Dark PulseDark80100%Special
Expanding ForcePsychic80100%Special
Extreme SpeedNormal80100%Physical
Flash CannonSteel80100%Special
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
PsyshockPsychic80100%Special
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Throat ChopDark80100%Physical
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Drain PunchFighting75100%Physical
Fire PunchFire75100%Physical
Ice PunchIce75100%Physical
Psychic NoisePsychic75100%Special
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Stomping TantrumGround75100%Physical
Thunder PunchElectric75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
Low SweepFighting65100%Physical
PsybeamPsychic65100%Special
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Charge BeamElectric5090%Special
Stored PowerPsychic20100%Special
WrapNormal1590%Physical
CounterFighting?100%Physical
FlingDark?100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Low KickFighting?100%Physical
Mirror CoatPsychic?100%Special
Night ShadeGhost?100%Special
AgilityPsychic--Status
AmnesiaPsychic--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
Cosmic PowerPsychic--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
GravityPsychic--Status
ImprisonPsychic--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
Nasty PlotDark--Status
Pain SplitNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Psychic TerrainPsychic--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RecoverNormal--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Skill SwapPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SpikesGround--Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
TauntDark-100%Status
TeleportPsychic--Status
Thunder WaveElectric-90%Status
TrickPsychic-100%Status
Trick RoomPsychic--Status