Deoxys-Defense counters

Gen 9 Pokébilities Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Deoxys-Defense
#0386 Deoxys-Defense
Psychic
USAGE 1.2% #88
ABILITYRegenerator
BASE STATS
HP 50
ATK 70
DEF 160
SPA 70
SPD 160
SPE 90
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
BugGhostDark
½×
FightingPsychic
Moves
Teleport 62.7% Recover 62.0% Spikes 47.3% Night Shade 43.3% Stealth Rock 42.2% Taunt 33.3% Knock Off 33.0% Trick Room 24.6%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 34.4% Leftovers 17.1% Colbur Berry 10.0% Rocky Helmet 8.4% Terrain Extender 7.7% Damp Rock 7.0% Light Clay 5.9% Heat Rock 3.4%
Abilities
Regenerator33.7%Unaware24.3%Prankster11.3%Drizzle7.0%Electric Surge5.9%Drought3.5%Fluffy2.5%Vessel of Ruin2.3%
Common Teammates
Great Tusk32.5%Corviknight30.9%Pecharunt24.3%Zapdos-Galar21.8%Hatterene19.8%Tornadus-Therian18.1%Alomomola17.2%Goodra-Hisui15.6%
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Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #88 with 1.17% usage. Sorted by reliability score.