Deoxys-Defense counters

Gen 9 Mix and Mega · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Deoxys-Defense
#0386 Deoxys-Defense
Psychic
USAGE 2.2% #59
BASE STATS
HP 50
ATK 70
DEF 160
SPA 70
SPD 160
SPE 90
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
BugGhostDark
½×
FightingPsychic
Moves
Recover 85.2% Teleport 83.5% Stealth Rock 45.9% Trick Room 37.9% Thunder Wave 30.7% Night Shade 26.4% Taunt 15.6% Stored Power 14.4%
Items
Sablenite 37.5% Emboarite 32.4% Banettite 13.2% Slowbronite 7.8% Chimechite 6.5% Aggronite 1.0% Zygardite 0.8% Darkranite 0.3%
Common Teammates
Magearna32.1%Iron Moth23.4%Skeledirge23.3%Great Tusk22.8%Spectrier20.7%Pecharunt18.3%Corviknight16.3%Arceus15.2%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

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Ranked #59 with 2.18% usage. Sorted by reliability score.