Is Deoxys-Attack viable in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Deoxys-Attack is ranked #51 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with 1.61% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Deoxys-Attack in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Calyrex-Shadow has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 56.6% of 57.30620753069839 relevant encounters. Standard error is 9.2 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Deoxys-Attack matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Deoxys-Attack was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Deoxys-Attack counters

Gen 9 Anything Goes · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0386 Deoxys-Attack

Psychic

USAGE 1.6% #51

BASE STATS

HP 50

ATK 180

DEF 20

SPA 180

SPD 20

SPE 150

BST600

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

BugGhostDark

½×

FightingPsychic

Moves

Psycho Boost 77.3% Extreme Speed 56.1% Superpower 26.3% Knock Off 24.4% Taunt 21.3% Shadow Ball 21.1% Low Kick 20.7% Psychic 19.2%

Items

Focus Sash 77.1% Life Orb 14.1% Choice Scarf 2.7% Power Herb 1.8% Choice Band 1.4% Choice Specs 1.1% Mental Herb 0.6% Petaya Berry 0.2%

Tera Types

Normal 35.7% Psychic 26.6% Ghost 22.0% Fighting 5.0% Dark 4.3% Fairy 1.5% Rock 1.4% Fire 0.8%

Common Teammates

Talonflame17.7%

Leading observed checks

Open a matchup for a separate set-based damage estimate, or browse uploaded teams with both Pokémon.

Team core to explore

Deoxys-Attack + Miraidon 41.6% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Calyrex-Shadow

PsychicGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

57.306

19.7

56.6% Standard error 9.22 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Calyrex-Shadow Astral Barrage vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Deoxys-Attack: 798-942 (262.5 - 309.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

80.519

13.2

50.5% Standard error 9.33 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Deoxys-Attack: 667-786 (219.4 - 258.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Koraidon

FightingDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

44.658

-1.7

39.7% Standard error 10.35 points

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Orichalcum Pulse Koraidon Flare Blitz vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Deoxys-Attack in Sun: 915-1077 (300.9 - 354.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Ranked #51 with 1.61% usage. Sorted by conservative score.