Deoxys (Defense) counters

#0386

psychicTier 5

Lobby CP

36,170

15,000

Timer

5:00

Attack

125

Defense

272

Difficulty

2.74

Pokebattler scale

Beating Deoxys (Defense) should take 3 trainers with level 40 counters. Caught CP 1,228-1,299.

Weak tobug1.6xghost1.6xdark1.6x

Who to bring

IncludeMega Legendary Shadow

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Weather

★ boosts a type this boss is weak to

No boost Sunny or clear Rainy ★Partly cloudy Cloudy Windy Snow Fog ★

Friendship

every trainer in the lobby who is your friend

None Good friend (+3%)Great friend (+5%)Ultra friend (+7%)Best friend (+10%)

Mega in the lobby

a Mega boosts every trainer's attacks: 1.3x of its own type, 1.1x of others

Try a Dark Mega — most top counters attack with Dark

Party Power

Party Play: the charged move after a full meter does 2x

Off 2 trainers 3 trainers 4 trainers

Adventure Effects

only these three change a raid

Behemoth Blade (+10% attack)Behemoth Bash (+10% defense)Dynamic Punch+ (+15% attack vs Mega)

Of the game's eleven Adventure Effects only Behemoth Blade (Crowned Sword Zacian), Behemoth Bash (Crowned Shield Zamazenta) and Dynamic Punch+ (Mega Mewtwo X) change a raid; Roar of Time, Spacial Rend, Freeze Shock, Ice Burn, Sunsteel Strike, Moongeist Beam, Future Sight+ and Dynamax Cannon act outside raids. Dynamic Punch+ only counts against a Mega boss, so it changes nothing here. Sources: the full list, Behemoth Blade / Bash, Dynamic Punch+.

Best counters

Mega, Legendary, Shadow · level 40

The best Deoxys (Defense) counters are Mega Beedrill, Necrozma (Dawn Wings), Shadow Darkrai, Shadow Hydreigon, Shadow Tyranitar & Shadow Absol.

Suggested party of sixat most one Mega

M. Beedrill
Necrozma (Dawn Wings)
S. Darkrai
S. Hydreigon
S. Tyranitar
S. Absol

8 more Megas ranked inside the top six — a party can hold only one Mega, so the best one stays and the next non-Mega takes the slot.

Ranked by Estimator (trainers needed); small print: time to winOrder byEstimatorOverall %

1Mega BeedrillMegapartyBug Bite / Fell Stinger+2.5311:38
2Mega HoundoomMegaSnarl / Dark Pulse+2.5411:41
3Necrozma (Dawn Wings)LegendarypartyPsycho Cut / Moongeist Beam2.7012:27
4Mega GengarMegaLick / Shadow Ball2.7412:38
5Shadow DarkraiShadowLegendarypartySnarl / Foul Play2.8513:07
6Mega AbsolMegaSnarl / Brutal Swing2.9713:39
7Mega TyranitarMegaBite / Brutal Swing3.0514:03
8Shadow HydreigonShadowpartyBite / Brutal Swing3.0714:08
9Mega Mewtwo YMegaLegendaryPsycho Cut / Shadow Ball3.0914:13
10Shadow TyranitarShadowpartyBite / Brutal Swing3.0914:14
14Shadow AbsolShadowpartySnarl / Brutal Swing3.2014:43

More orders under All settings (Sort by). The top 15 in detail.

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Top 15 Deoxys (Defense) counters in detail

Click a row for damage per move, breakpoints and the energy cycle. Click a column to sort. All 30 ranked attackers, with every column, are under All settings.

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#	Attacker	Moveset
1	Mega Beedrillbugpoisonjoint top pick	bugBug BitebugFell Stinger+	3,383	11:38	2.53	6.0	43.6%
2	Mega Houndoomdarkfirejoint top pick	darkSnarldarkDark Pulse+	3,842	11:41	2.54	5.0	43.4%
3	Necrozma (Dawn Wings)psychicghost	psychicPsycho CutghostMoongeist Beam	4,099	12:27	2.70	4.8	40.7%
4	Mega Gengarghostpoison	ghostLickghostShadow Ball	4,336	12:38	2.74	6.0	40.1%
5	Shadow Darkraidark	darkSnarldarkFoul Play	3,739	13:07	2.85	5.4	38.7%
6	Mega Absoldark	darkSnarldarkBrutal Swing	3,301	13:39	2.97	5.7	37.1%
7	Mega Tyranitarrockdark	darkBitedarkBrutal Swing	5,347	14:03	3.05	4.0	36.1%
8	Shadow Hydreigondarkdragon	darkBitedarkBrutal Swing	3,625	14:08	3.07	5.0	35.8%
9	Mega Mewtwo Ypsychic	psychicPsycho CutghostShadow Ball	6,428	14:13	3.09	4.3	35.7%
10	Shadow Tyranitarrockdark	darkBitedarkBrutal Swing	3,834	14:14	3.09	5.2	35.6%
11	Mega Heracrossbugfighting	bugFury CutterbugMegahorn	4,814	14:31	3.15	6.0	34.9%
12	Mega Mewtwo Xpsychicfighting	psychicPsycho CutghostShadow Ball	6,112	14:35	3.17	4.6	34.7%
13	Mega Banetteghost	ghostShadow ClawghostShadow Ball	3,594	14:39	3.18	6.0	34.6%
14	Shadow Absoldark	darkSnarldarkBrutal Swing	2,526	14:43	3.20	6.0	34.4%
15	Shadow Chandelureghostfire	ghostHexghostShadow Ball	3,268	14:47	3.21	6.0	34.3%

Ordered by Estimator alone, fewest trainers needed first. . The place badge names each row's Overall place on hover.

Times are one trainer with six copies of that attacker, level 40 at 15/15/15, no weather, no friendship, no dodging, Shadow / Mega / Legendary attackers hidden — the same defaults pokebattler.com's own counter pages open with. Open the full counter tool to change any of them. "Details" opens the per-move damage, breakpoints and energy cycle against Deoxys (Defense).

Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Deoxys (Defense)'s HP that six of that attacker remove inside one raid timer, so over 100% means they finish it with time to spare. Faints is how many of the six go down inside that timer.

“Joint top pick”: 2 attackers inside 2.1% of each other — this simulator's own accuracy against pokebattler.com (median 1.6% per attacker), so any of them is the right answer.

Hardest movesets to raid against

The same boss is a different fight depending on what it knows. Each row re-simulates the top 6 counters above against one specific moveset; the list is ordered hardest first, and clicking a row filters the whole page to that moveset — the ranking, the estimator and the share link all follow.

Boss moveset	Win % (3)	Overall	Power	Time to win	Faints	Estimator
Random (any moveset)showing	97%	70%	37.9%	13:22	5.4	2.91
Low Kick / Rock Slide	94%	59%	37.4%	13:32	5.9	2.94
Counter / Rock Slide	92%	57%	37.5%	13:32	5.9	2.94
Counter / Thunderbolt	83%	60%	37.6%	13:29	6.0	2.93
Low Kick / Thunderbolt	96%	62%	37.6%	13:28	6.0	2.93
Zen Headbutt / Thunderbolt	100%	65%	37.8%	13:26	5.9	2.92
Zen Headbutt / Rock Slide	99%	62%	37.8%	13:25	5.9	2.91
Counter / Psycho Boost	100%	92%	38.3%	13:14	4.8	2.88
Zen Headbutt / Psycho Boost	100%	112%	38.6%	13:09	4.1	2.86
Low Kick / Psycho Boost	100%	105%	38.6%	13:08	4.2	2.85

Measured over the top 6 attackers on the list above rather than by re-ranking the whole roster once per moveset — the ordering is what the table is for, and a full re-rank per moveset would cost ten times the page's whole simulation budget. Win % is the share of runs 3 trainers of those attackers finish inside the raid timer. Overall is Pokebattler's published blend on its own absolute scale (higher is easier), not a percentage of the best row the way the ranked table's Overall column is — which is why an easy boss reads well above 100% here.

Simulating each boss moveset…

Deoxys (Defense) weaknesses and resistances

Every one of the 18 attacking types against this boss's typing. GO multipliers: 1.6x super effective, 2.56x doubly, 0.625x resisted, 0.39x doubly resisted.

bug1.6x ghost1.6x dark1.6x normal1x flying1x poison1x ground1x rock1x steel1x fire1x water1x grass1x electric1x ice1x dragon1x fairy1x fighting0.63x psychic0.63x

Weak (3)
Neutral (13)
Resists (2)

It resists fighting0.625xpsychic0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.

What Deoxys (Defense) throws at you

Its standard movepool, with the damage window a dodge has to beat.

Fast moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
psychicZen HeadbuttSTAB	11	+9	1.0s	0.75s
fightingCounter	13	+9	1.0s	0.80s
fightingLow Kick	5	+5	0.5s	0.20s

Charged moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
electricThunderbolt	80	-50	2.5s	1.80s
rockRock Slide	75	-50	2.5s	1.30s
psychicPsycho BoostSTAB	70	-50	4.0s	3.50s

Catch CP

What the encounter after the fight can hand you.

IV spread	CP at L20	CP at L25 (weather boosted)
10/10/10floor	1,228	1,535
11/11/11	1,242	1,553
12/12/12	1,256	1,571
13/13/13	1,270	1,588
14/14/14	1,285	1,606
15/15/15hundo	1,299	1,624

Caught CP range 1,228 - 1,299, or 1,535 - 1,624 when the weather boosts it.

A raid encounter is level 20 (level 25 weather boosted) and cannot roll an IV below 10/10/10. Anything outside the first range is not this raid's reward.

When it is in raids

From the raid schedule, refreshed daily.

Deoxys (Defense) is not on the raid schedule right now. The simulation above is still exact for the tier chosen — any boss can be simulated, current or not.

All settings

Tier 5: 15,000 HP, 5:00 timer, boss Attack 125 / Defense 272 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.79).

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Attackers allowed

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Every column, and pokebattler.com's own rank

On a phone the list shows estimator, time to win and faints. Overall, Power, win chance, CP, DPS and TDO appear on a wider screen.

#	Attacker	Moveset	Overall	Power	Est.Estimator	TimeTime to win	Faints	Win % (3)	CP	DPS	TDO
1	Mega Beedrill top pickbugpoisonmega Bug Bite / Fell Stinger+	Bug Bite / Fell Stinger++23 more movesets	95%	43.6%	2.53	11:38	27.4	100%	3,383	22.7	520
2	Mega Houndoom top pickdarkfiremega Snarl / Dark Pulse+	Snarl / Dark Pulse++17 more movesets	100%	43.4%	2.54	11:41	16.9	100%	3,842	22.1	1014
3	Necrozma (Dawn Wings) psychicghost Psycho Cut / Moongeist Beam	Psycho Cut / Moongeist Beam+14 more movesets	97%	40.7%	2.70	12:27	12.5	100%	4,099	20.6	1141
4	Mega Gengar ghostpoisonmega Lick / Shadow Ball	Lick / Shadow Ball+31 more movesets	90%	40.1%	2.74	12:38	22.8	100%	4,336	20.6	619
5	Shadow Darkrai darkshadow Snarl / Foul Play	Snarl / Foul Play+14 more movesets	87%	38.7%	2.85	13:07	20.3	100%	3,739	19.7	796
6	Mega Absol darkmega Snarl / Brutal Swing	Snarl / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets	82%	37.1%	2.97	13:39	26.1	100%	3,301	19.1	630
7	Mega Tyranitar rockdarkmega Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+15 more movesets	87%	36.1%	3.05	14:03	11.6	100%	5,347	18.1	1334
8	Shadow Hydreigon darkdragonshadow Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets	83%	35.8%	3.07	14:08	16.5	100%	3,625	18.1	920
9	Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball+26 more movesets	85%	35.7%	3.09	14:13	12.6	100%	6,428	17.9	1128
10	Shadow Tyranitar rockdarkshadow Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+15 more movesets	82%	35.6%	3.09	14:14	18.1	100%	3,834	18.1	875
11	Mega Heracross bugfightingmega Fury Cutter / Megahorn	Fury Cutter / Megahorn+17 more movesets	79%	34.9%	3.15	14:31	20.9	100%	4,814	17.8	668
12	Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball+26 more movesets	82%	34.7%	3.17	14:35	13.6	100%	6,112	17.5	1025
13	Mega Banette ghostmega Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball	Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball+5 more movesets	76%	34.6%	3.18	14:39	26.9	94%	3,594	17.8	524
14	Shadow Absol darkshadow Snarl / Brutal Swing	Snarl / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets	74%	34.4%	3.20	14:43	34.0	82%	2,526	17.9	475
15	Shadow Chandelure ghostfireshadow Hex / Shadow Ball	Hex / Shadow Ball+19 more movesets	74%	34.3%	3.21	14:47	32.0	78%	3,268	17.8	457
16	Shadow Gengar ghostpoisonshadow Lick / Shadow Ball	Lick / Shadow Ball+31 more movesets	70%	33.5%	3.29	15:07	41.5	60%	2,878	17.6	346
17	Shadow Giratina (Origin) ghostdragonshadow Shadow Claw / Shadow Force	Shadow Claw / Shadow Force+7 more movesets	77%	33.0%	3.33	15:20	15.7	0%	3,683	16.7	883
18	Mega Rayquaza dragonflyingmega Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent	Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent+11 more movesets	74%	32.6%	3.38	15:34	19.8	0%	5,713	16.5	720
19	Darkrai dark Snarl / Foul Play	Snarl / Foul Play+14 more movesets	74%	32.5%	3.39	15:36	20.2	0%	3,739	16.5	793
20	Shadow Weavile darkiceshadow Snarl / Foul Play	Snarl / Foul Play+11 more movesets	69%	32.2%	3.43	15:46	33.0	0%	3,005	16.6	534
21	Shadow Vikavolt bugelectricshadow Bug Bite / X-Scissor	Bug Bite / X-Scissor+15 more movesets	68%	31.5%	3.49	16:05	31.7	0%	3,117	16.3	473
22	Mega Greninja waterdarkmega Feint Attack / Surf+	Feint Attack / Surf++17 more movesets	68%	31.3%	3.52	16:13	27.4	0%	3,784	16.0	673
23	Mega Pinsir bugflyingmega Bug Bite / X-Scissor	Bug Bite / X-Scissor+14 more movesets	67%	31.2%	3.53	16:14	32.4	0%	4,182	16.1	477
24	Shadow Mewtwo psychicshadow Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball+23 more movesets	70%	31.2%	3.53	16:14	21.8	0%	4,178	15.9	670
25	Blacephalon fireghost Astonish / Shadow Ball	Astonish / Shadow Ball+7 more movesets	65%	31.0%	3.55	16:20	40.5	0%	3,297	16.3	366
26	Shadow Salamence dragonflyingshadow Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+20 more movesets	67%	31.0%	3.55	16:21	31.3	0%	3,749	16.0	467
27	Shadow Regigigas normalshadow Hidden Power / Crush Grip	Hidden Power / Crush Grip+7 more movesets	69%	30.9%	3.56	16:23	23.3	0%	4,346	15.8	599
28	Necrozma (Dusk Mane) psychicsteel Shadow Claw / Sunsteel Strike	Shadow Claw / Sunsteel Strike+14 more movesets	72%	30.8%	3.58	16:28	14.5	0%	4,099	15.5	1068
29	Shadow Hisuian Typhlosion fireghostshadow Hex / Shadow Ball	Hex / Shadow Ball+9 more movesets	66%	30.8%	3.58	16:29	34.2	0%	2,994	15.9	431
30	Shadow Thundurus (Therian) electricflyingshadow Bite / Wildbolt Storm	Bite / Wildbolt Storm+9 more movesets	65%	30.7%	3.59	16:31	35.1	0%	3,659	15.9	417

How accurate is this? Same top pick as pokebattler.com on 26 of 27 lists checked, 90% of its top tens shared; weakest on Mewtwo's default list (7 of 10).

Ranking. Our full ranking against the page pokebattler.com serves for the same boss and settings, on 27 boss and filter combinations read live (2026-10-04): 242 of 270 top-ten places shared, the same #1 on 26. On the six fixed reference bosses (read 2026-10-03): 85% top-ten overlap with its default filters, 83% with Shadow, Mega and Legendary on. A close top three is shown as a tie because the order inside it is below what we can measure.

Time to win. Graded with Pokebattler's own movesets against every boss moveset, average per boss: Tier 1 and 3 +0.1% to +1.2%; Tier 5 −2.9% to +1.3%; Mega −1.1% to +2.6%; Shadow Tier 5 −1.8% to +0.3%. One attacker can be off by more: median 1.6%, worst 15%, RMS per boss moveset 2.05%.

Known weak spots.

Mewtwo (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of Pokebattler's top 10: Absol, Incineroar and Salamence sit just outside ours, Polteageist, Cursola and Hisuian Typhlosion just inside.
Groudon (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of 10; its Grass and Water counters run 2-6% fast here.
Tier 5 times run about 2-3% fast for attackers that faint often, and 2-3% slow on Mega Charizard Y and Mega Beedrill, whose counters resist the boss.
Tier 1 lists are the least checked: Combee (Tier 1) shares only 3 of Pokebattler's top 10, with Gigalith first here where Pokebattler puts Rhyperior.

This boss on pokebattler.com. Boss-by-boss accuracy report.

Ranked 30 attackers in 1.8 s (50 Monte Carlo runs each, seed 1). Same boss on pokebattler.com. The same ranking as JSON: /api/raids/rank.