Its greatest asset is Defense — among the highest in the entire Pokédex. Weak point: HP — lower than 81% of species. Its stat total puts it at the very top: more than 94% of species fall behind. Defensively it can rely on 3 weaknesses and 2 resistances. This is a Mythical Pokémon — it does not appear in normal gameplay; it was handed out at events and through distributions. Very hard to catch — bring plenty of Poké Balls and something that puts it to sleep or paralyzes it.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Sp. Def; weak point: HP.
Defense and Sp. Def share first place here, so any nature that raises one of them will do. The list of natures shows what each one does.
Which nature to choose
Attack (70) and Sp. Atk (70) are nearly equal, so neither of these two stats can be lowered for free. The price has to be paid in defense — in the weaker one, because Defense does not stop anything here anyway.
- Hasty +Spe · −Def A mixed set that does not intend to take any hits: all that matters is striking first.
- Lonely +Atk · −Def The same price, but the boost goes into the stronger of the two offensive stats.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Abilities
- Pressure Increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one.
How players use it
Data from 44,274 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 UU, 2026-07). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 UU is one tier lower: it is played without the Pokémon most often used in OU, so the same species hold completely different places here.
Rank 175 among 274 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.1% of teams.
Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.
Pokédex entry
The DNA of a space virus underwent a sudden mutation upon exposure to a laser beam and resulted in DEOXYS. The crystalline organ on this POKéMON’s chest appears to be its brain.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Deoxys (Defense Forme) takes when it is hit by a move of each type.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Deoxys (Defense Forme) does not breed. You cannot get an Egg from it — this is how the games treat almost all Legendary and Mythical species.
Moves (119)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (96 via TM/TR, 39 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 90% | 20 |
| 7 | Night Shade | Ghost | Special | — | 100% | 15 |
| 13 | Teleport | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 19 | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100% | 20 |
| 25 | Spikes | Ground | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 31 | Psychic | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 37 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 37 | Snatch | Dark | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 43 | Psycho Shift | Psychic | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| 43 | Skill Swap | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 49 | Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90% | 15 |
| 55 | Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 55 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 61 | Recover | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 67 | Psycho Boost | Psychic | Special | 140 | 90% | 5 |
| 73 | Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100% | 20 |
| 73 | Mirror Coat | Psychic | Special | — | 100% | 20 |