Deoxys (Defense) counters

#0386

psychicElite

Lobby CP

41,765

20,000

Timer

5:00

Attack

156

Defense

339

Difficulty

4.59

Pokebattler scale

Beating Deoxys (Defense) should take 5 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 Houndoom, Necrozma (Dawn Wings), Shadow Darkrai, Shadow Hydreigon, Shadow Tyranitar & Shadow Gengar.

Suggested party of sixat most one Mega

M. Houndoom
Necrozma (Dawn Wings)
S. Darkrai
S. Hydreigon
S. Tyranitar
S. Gengar

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 HoundoomMegapartySnarl / Dark Pulse+4.3219:52
2Necrozma (Dawn Wings)LegendarypartyPsycho Cut / Moongeist Beam4.4020:16
3Mega BeedrillMegaBug Bite / Fell Stinger+4.5220:49
4Mega GengarMegaLick / Shadow Ball4.5821:04
5Shadow DarkraiShadowLegendarypartySucker Punch / Foul Play4.7721:56
6Mega TyranitarMegaBite / Brutal Swing4.9722:51
7Mega HeracrossMegaFury Cutter / Megahorn4.9822:56
8Mega AbsolMegaSnarl / Brutal Swing4.9922:57
9Shadow HydreigonShadowpartyBite / Brutal Swing5.0123:04
10Mega Mewtwo YMegaLegendaryPsycho Cut / Shadow Ball5.0223:07
11Shadow TyranitarShadowpartyBite / Brutal Swing5.0423:11
14Shadow GengarShadowpartyShadow Claw / Shadow Ball5.4925:15

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.

Trainers5full lobby

#	Attacker	Moveset
1	Mega Houndoomdarkfirejoint top pick	darkSnarldarkDark Pulse+	3,842	19:52	4.32	5.3	25.5%
2	Necrozma (Dawn Wings)psychicghostjoint top pick	psychicPsycho CutghostMoongeist Beam	4,099	20:16	4.40	5.4	25.0%
3	Mega Beedrillbugpoison	bugBug BitebugFell Stinger+	3,383	20:49	4.52	6.0	24.3%
4	Mega Gengarghostpoison	ghostLickghostShadow Ball	4,336	21:04	4.58	6.0	24.1%
5	Shadow Darkraidark	darkSucker PunchdarkFoul Play	3,739	21:56	4.77	5.7	23.1%
6	Mega Tyranitarrockdark	darkBitedarkBrutal Swing	5,347	22:51	4.97	4.8	22.2%
7	Mega Heracrossbugfighting	bugFury CutterbugMegahorn	4,814	22:56	4.98	6.0	22.1%
8	Mega Absoldark	darkSnarldarkBrutal Swing	3,301	22:57	4.99	5.9	22.1%
9	Shadow Hydreigondarkdragon	darkBitedarkBrutal Swing	3,625	23:04	5.01	5.5	22.0%
10	Mega Mewtwo Ypsychic	psychicPsycho CutghostShadow Ball	6,428	23:07	5.02	5.3	21.9%
11	Shadow Tyranitarrockdark	darkBitedarkBrutal Swing	3,834	23:11	5.04	5.4	21.9%
12	Mega Mewtwo Xpsychicfighting	psychicPsycho CutghostShadow Ball	6,112	23:52	5.19	5.4	21.2%
13	Mega Banetteghost	ghostShadow ClawghostShadow Ball	3,594	24:23	5.30	6.0	20.8%
14	Shadow Gengarghostpoison	ghostShadow ClawghostShadow Ball	2,878	25:15	5.49	6.0	20.1%
15	Shadow Chandelureghostfire	ghostHexghostShadow Ball	3,268	25:22	5.51	6.0	20.0%

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 % (5)	Overall	Power	Time to win	Faints	Estimator
Random (any moveset)showing	89%	38%	22.7%	22:17	5.5	4.84
Zen Headbutt / Thunderbolt	83%	35%	22.4%	22:37	6.0	4.92
Zen Headbutt / Rock Slide	83%	33%	22.5%	22:30	6.0	4.89
Counter / Rock Slide	100%	30%	22.7%	22:22	6.0	4.86
Low Kick / Rock Slide	100%	32%	22.7%	22:21	6.0	4.86
Low Kick / Thunderbolt	100%	33%	22.7%	22:18	6.0	4.85
Counter / Thunderbolt	100%	32%	22.9%	22:08	6.0	4.81
Zen Headbutt / Psycho Boost	83%	64%	23.0%	22:02	4.2	4.79
Counter / Psycho Boost	83%	52%	23.0%	22:00	5.4	4.78
Low Kick / Psycho Boost	83%	59%	23.1%	21:59	4.5	4.78

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 5 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

Elite: 20,000 HP, 5:00 timer, boss Attack 156 / Defense 339 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.985).

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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 % (5)	CP	DPS	TDO
1	Mega Houndoom top pickdarkfiremega Snarl / Dark Pulse+	Snarl / Dark Pulse++17 more movesets	98%	25.5%	4.32	19:52	35.6	100%	3,842	17.5	671
2	Necrozma (Dawn Wings) top pickpsychicghost Psycho Cut / Moongeist Beam	Psycho Cut / Moongeist Beam+14 more movesets	100%	25.0%	4.40	20:16	25.5	100%	4,099	17.0	774
3	Mega Beedrill bugpoisonmega Bug Bite / Fell Stinger+	Bug Bite / Fell Stinger++23 more movesets	88%	24.3%	4.52	20:49	65.3	100%	3,383	17.3	299
4	Mega Gengar ghostpoisonmega Lick / Shadow Ball	Lick / Shadow Ball+31 more movesets	90%	24.1%	4.58	21:04	46.2	100%	4,336	16.6	416
5	Shadow Darkrai darkshadow Sucker Punch / Foul Play	Sucker Punch / Foul Play+14 more movesets	88%	23.1%	4.77	21:56	40.7	100%	3,739	15.9	539
6	Mega Tyranitar rockdarkmega Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+15 more movesets	89%	22.2%	4.97	22:51	23.5	100%	5,347	14.9	915
7	Mega Heracross bugfightingmega Fury Cutter / Megahorn	Fury Cutter / Megahorn+17 more movesets	84%	22.1%	4.98	22:56	41.3	100%	4,814	15.2	463
8	Mega Absol darkmega Snarl / Brutal Swing	Snarl / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets	82%	22.1%	4.99	22:57	52.6	100%	3,301	15.3	419
9	Shadow Hydreigon darkdragonshadow Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets	85%	22.0%	5.01	23:04	33.4	100%	3,625	14.9	623
10	Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball+26 more movesets	88%	21.9%	5.02	23:07	25.8	100%	6,428	14.8	758
11	Shadow Tyranitar rockdarkshadow Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+15 more movesets	84%	21.9%	5.04	23:11	35.2	100%	3,834	14.9	619
12	Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball+26 more movesets	84%	21.2%	5.19	23:52	27.9	100%	6,112	14.3	689
13	Mega Banette ghostmega Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball	Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball+5 more movesets	76%	20.8%	5.30	24:23	55.3	100%	3,594	14.4	345
14	Shadow Gengar ghostpoisonshadow Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball	Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball+31 more movesets	71%	20.1%	5.49	25:15	76.1	40%	2,878	14.2	256
15	Shadow Chandelure ghostfireshadow Hex / Shadow Ball	Hex / Shadow Ball+19 more movesets	71%	20.0%	5.51	25:22	71.9	68%	3,268	14.1	284
16	Shadow Absol darkshadow Snarl / Brutal Swing	Snarl / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets	70%	19.8%	5.56	25:34	77.0	36%	2,526	14.0	299
17	Shadow Giratina (Origin) ghostdragonshadow Shadow Claw / Shadow Force	Shadow Claw / Shadow Force+7 more movesets	77%	19.8%	5.56	25:34	32.6	0%	3,683	13.4	585
18	Mega Rayquaza dragonflyingmega Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent	Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent+11 more movesets	74%	19.4%	5.67	26:04	40.6	0%	5,713	13.2	479
19	Darkrai dark Snarl / Foul Play	Snarl / Foul Play+14 more movesets	73%	19.2%	5.73	26:23	42.5	0%	3,739	13.1	518
20	Shadow Mewtwo psychicshadow Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball+23 more movesets	72%	19.2%	5.74	26:24	44.2	0%	4,178	13.1	453
21	Shadow Salamence dragonflyingshadow Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+20 more movesets	69%	18.8%	5.85	26:55	59.8	0%	3,749	13.0	325
22	Shadow Regigigas normalshadow Hidden Power / Crush Grip	Hidden Power / Crush Grip+7 more movesets	70%	18.7%	5.88	27:02	47.5	0%	4,346	12.8	399
23	Mega Alakazam psychicmega Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball+17 more movesets	70%	18.7%	5.89	27:06	47.2	0%	4,510	12.8	420
24	Blacephalon fireghost Astonish / Shadow Ball	Astonish / Shadow Ball+7 more movesets	66%	18.6%	5.93	27:17	79.4	0%	3,297	13.1	256
25	Shadow Weavile darkiceshadow Snarl / Foul Play	Snarl / Foul Play+11 more movesets	66%	18.6%	5.93	27:18	73.9	2%	3,005	13.0	336
26	Mega Raichu Y electricmega Thunder Shock / Zap Cannon+	Thunder Shock / Zap Cannon++35 more movesets	68%	18.5%	5.95	27:23	58.3	0%	3,780	12.8	331
27	Mega Greninja waterdarkmega Feint Attack / Surf+	Feint Attack / Surf++17 more movesets	68%	18.5%	5.96	27:25	53.6	0%	3,784	12.7	461
28	Shadow Vikavolt bugelectricshadow Bug Bite / X-Scissor	Bug Bite / X-Scissor+15 more movesets	66%	18.4%	5.97	27:29	70.0	0%	3,117	12.9	302
29	Mega Pinsir bugflyingmega Bug Bite / X-Scissor	Bug Bite / X-Scissor+14 more movesets	65%	18.2%	6.04	27:49	72.3	0%	4,182	12.7	305
30	Shadow Thundurus (Therian) electricflyingshadow Bite / Wildbolt Storm	Bite / Wildbolt Storm+9 more movesets	63%	17.9%	6.15	28:18	78.9	0%	3,659	12.6	259

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