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Pokemon GO Deoxys is a mythical, Psychic type Pokémon originally introduced in the Generation 3 games. Deoxys has four Formes in Pokémon GO, same as in the core games:
- Normal Forme with 3160 CP, 345 Attack, 115 Defense and 137 Stamina
- Attack Forme with 2580 CP, 414 Attack, 46 Defense and 137 Stamina
- Defense Forme with 2879 CP, 144 Attack, 330 Defense and 137 Stamina
- Speed Forme with 2274 CP, 230 Attack, 218 Defense and 137 Stamina
Each Deoxys Forme has a separate move pool (details below) and has a different appearance in-game. Deoxys is an EX Raid boss with 6% base catch rate. It is a genderless Pokémon that does not evolve to or from any other Pokémon.
Deoxys and its Role in the Pokémon GO meta
When you think about Deoxys, you’re actually thinking about four separate Pokemon, as each Forme is vastly different from the rest. With that in mind, we’ll analyze each form separately, ranking its move sets, role in the meta and how well it performs compared to other Formes.
Note on Deoxys Stamina
With 137 Stamina, Deoxys Formes are among the squishiest attackers in Pokémon GO. Keep in mind that when you fight Deoxys as an EX raid boss, its HP will be set to 15000 HP. Your captured Deoxys won’t have the luxury of that health pool.
Normal Forme Deoxys in Pokémon GO
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Max CP: 3160 | |||||
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ATK 345 | DEF 115 | HP 137 | |||
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Bug Dark Ghost | Fighting Poison | ||||
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Charge Beam Electric | Zen Headbutt Psychic | ||||
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Water | Fighting Poison | ||||
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Charge Moves | |||||
Hyper Beam Normal | Zap Cannon Electric | Psycho Boost Psychic | |||
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Water | Fighting Poison | ||||
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Vanilla Deoxys, aka the Normal Forme, is a glass cannon Psychic type Attacker, and as such should be always used with optimal moves. Zen Headbutt and Charge Beam as fast moves are not amazing, and Psycho Boost is a complete disappointment at the moment, as it’s Deoxys’ move with the lowest DPS.
Statwise, Normal Forme Deoxys is similar to Gengar, with high Attack and low Defense. That high Attack stat especially shines when Deoxys is a raid boss, where it deals tons of damage, but in the real world, you will be disappointed.
Normal Forme Deoxys (and the later-described Attack Forme) are essentially an Alakazam on steroids. Laughably, Deoxys deals the most damage with Hyper Beam, not Psycho Boost.
Move analysis:
- Zen Headbutt is slightly better than Charge Beam due to STAB and fairly high natural EPS
- Hyper Beam is the best Charged Move, followed by Thunderbolt and then Psycho Boost
Attack Forme Dexoys in Pokémon GO
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Max CP: 2580 | |||||
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ATK 414 | DEF 46 | HP 137 | |||
Weak to | Strong Against | ||||
Bug Dark Ghost | Fighting Poison | ||||
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Zen Headbutt Psychic | Poison Jab Poison | ||||
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Fighting Poison | Grass Fairy | ||||
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Zap Cannon Electric | Dark Pulse Dark | Psycho Boost Psychic | |||
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Water | Ghost Psychic | Fighting Poison | |||
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Niantic really went all out with Attack Forme Deoxys, giving it 414 Attack and merely 46 Defense stat. The Attack Form is exactly what it sounds like: the ultimate Pokémon GO glass cannon. Tyranitar can kill it with 3 Bites, and we’re not sure if there’s any charge move it can take without dying. Your only hope is to charge as fast as possible and then use Dark Pulse.
According to our simulations, all fast moves and charge moves without Psycho Boost are viable, despite its low HP and Defense. Curiously, Attack Forme Deoxys has absolutely the lowest TTW against Pokémon like Mewtwo, but you need to have like 18 of them to do any reasonable damage.
Speed Forme Deoxys in Pokémon GO
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Max CP: 2879 | |||||
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ATK 230 | DEF 218 | HP 137 | |||
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Bug Dark Ghost | Fighting Poison | ||||
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Charge Beam Electric | Zen Headbutt Psychic | ||||
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Water | Fighting Poison | ||||
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Thunderbolt Electric | Swift Normal | Psycho Boost Psychic | |||
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Water | Ghost Psychic | Fighting Poison | |||
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Speed Form Deoxys is the second best Deoxys Forme in our mind, with balanced Attack and Defense stats. It’s worse than Normal form, but it’s more useful than Defense and Attack form.
As far as moves go, we can only recommend using Zap Cannon, as both Swift and Psycho Boost are quite terrible.
Defense Forme Deoxys in Pokémon GO
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Max CP: 2274 | |||||
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ATK 144 | DEF 330 | HP 137 | |||
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Bug Dark Ghost | Fighting Poison | ||||
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Zen Headbutt Psychic | Counter Fighting | ||||
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Fighting Poison | Normal Rock Steel Ice Dark | ||||
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Charge Moves | |||||
Thunderbolt Electric | Rock Slide Rock | Psycho Boost Psychic | |||
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Water | Bug Fire Ice | Fighting Poison | |||
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Last Deoxys Forme, the Defense Forme, is also the weakest Deoxys Forme. Defense Forme Deoxys’ stats are bad, as Pokémon GO prefers HP more than Defense, and the move pool is also quite terrible. Counter Fighting is cute, but let’s be reasonable, this Pokémon is around Raticate’s power level.
Fun Facts
- Its signature move is Psycho Boost, a powerful Psychic move, which it actually has access to in this game. Most other legendaries, if not all, do not have their signature moves in their Pokémon go move pool.
- Until Gen 6 there was no dispute it was a mythical, but now it is a hotly debated topic.
- In the Gen 3 games, its form was determined by the game cartridge and could not be changed without trading. In later games, it can be changed in different areas throughout the games, no trading needed.
- Normal: Ruby, Sapphire, Colosseum, and XD
- Attack: FireRed
- Defense: LeafGreen
- Speed: Emerald
- Its Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum Pokedex entries state that it is “an alien virus that fell to earth on a meteor underwent a DNA mutation to become this Pokémon”.
- Similarly, its Alpha Sapphire Pokedex entry reads that “Deoxys emerged from a virus that came from space. It is highly intelligent and wields psychokinetic powers. This Pokémon shoots lasers from the crystalline organ on its chest”.