Attack Forme Deoxys is a Tier 5 raid boss in Pokémon GO and being a pure Psychic type, its weaknesses include strong Bug, Dark and Ghost types.
Attack Forme Deoxys can be caught with the following CP Values:
- 1372 – 1474 CP with no weather boost (Level 20)
- 1716 – 1842 CP with Windy weather (Level 25)
This guide lists the best counters, forme stats, and which moves Attack Forme can have in Pokémon GO. For more information about Deoxys’ role in the Pokémon GO metagame, read our Deoxys formes and their place in the Pokémon GO meta article.
Attack Forme Deoxys can be soloed! With proper level 40 counters, high level trainers should be able to solo this Deoxys forme, and the duo is easy with a friend boost. Lower level or newer trainers may want to bring a third or fourth trainer.
Deoxys Attack Forme Counters
Since Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up and require specific events to remove Frustration with a Charge TM, they will NOT be listed as raid counters in this article. That being said, if you have the shadow form of a listed raid counter Pokémon powered up and TMed, use it.
The best counters for Attack Forme Deoxyas are the following:
# | Pokémon | Fast Move | Charge Move | Time to win | Deaths |
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1. |
|
Snarl Dark |
Foul Play Dark |
133.83s | 6.33 |
2. |
|
Snarl Dark |
Dark Pulse Dark |
132.88s | 8.67 |
3. |
|
Lick Ghost |
Shadow Ball Ghost |
127.62s | 11.67 |
4. |
|
Fury Cutter Bug |
X-Scissor Bug |
149.87s | 6.00 |
5. |
|
Shadow Claw Ghost |
Shadow Ball Ghost |
134.48s | 11.83 |
6. |
|
Bite Dark |
Crunch Dark |
154.53s | 7.00 |
7. |
|
Bug Bite Bug |
X-Scissor Bug |
147.29s | 13.50 |
8. |
|
Fury Cutter Bug |
Frenzy Plant Grass |
165.40s | 9.00 |
9. |
|
Charge Beam Electric |
Shadow Ball Ghost |
169.26s | 8.50 |
10. |
|
Bite Dark |
Brutal Swing Dark |
178.05s | 6.00 |
11. |
|
Water Gun Water |
Hydro Cannon Water |
175.13s | 7.00 |
12. |
|
Volt Switch Electric |
Brutal Swing Dark |
174.70s | 7.67 |
13. |
|
Bite Dark |
Outrage Dragon |
181.10s | 7.67 |
14. |
|
Psycho Cut Psychic |
Shadow Ball Ghost |
171.75s | 11.83 |
15. |
|
Shadow Claw Ghost |
Shadow Force Ghost |
185.96s | 7.67 |
16. |
|
Snarl Dark |
Shadow Ball Ghost |
184.40s | 8.33 |
17. |
|
Bug Bite Bug |
Bug Buzz Bug |
164.97s | 16.50 |
18. |
|
Dragon Breath Dragon |
Dragon Claw Dragon |
190.16s | 8.00 |
19. |
|
Wing Attack |
Blast Burn Fire |
182.32s | 10.00 |
20. |
|
Fire Spin Fire |
Blast Burn Fire |
177.74s | 12.00 |
21. |
|
Shadow Claw Ghost |
Shadow Force Ghost |
215.90s | 7.00 |
22. |
|
Bite Dark |
Hydro Cannon Water |
185.43s | 8.50 |
23. |
|
Snarl Dark |
Wild Charge Electric |
188.75s | 10.67 |
24. |
|
Astonish Ghost |
Shadow Ball Ghost |
189.65s | 7.00 |
25. |
|
Dragon Breath Dragon |
Outrage Dragon |
209.47s | 6.00 |
26. |
|
Lick Ghost |
Shadow Ball Ghost |
193.40s | 16.00 |
27. |
|
Snarl Dark |
Dark Pulse Dark |
201.24s | 5.00 |
28. |
|
Snarl Dark |
Brutal Swing Dark |
206.46s | 6.17 |
29. |
|
Hex Ghost |
Shadow Ball Ghost |
187.66s | 12.33 |
30. |
|
Psycho Cut Psychic |
Shadow Ball Ghost |
197.05s | 10.00 |
31. |
|
Astonish Ghost |
Shadow Ball Ghost |
195.06s | 9.00 |
32. |
|
Confusion Psychic |
Shadow Ball Ghost |
209.48s | 7.50 |
33. |
|
Fury Cutter Bug |
X-Scissor Bug |
205.40s | 13.00 |
34. |
|
Bite Dark |
Crunch Dark |
209.75s | 7.00 |
35. |
|
Shadow Claw Ghost |
Shadow Force Ghost |
216.12s | 8.00 |
*denotes a legacy move
Attack Forme Deoxys Movesets
Deoxys Attack Forme learns the following moves:
Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
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The only move you should be afraid of is Dark Pulse, as it will be super effective against your Ghost and Psychic type Pokémon.
If we had to give a recommendation: don’t be concerned over which moves this boss has. Only Dark Pulse should give your Pokémon any concern, but even then the battle should be easy for most trainers. Attack with your best team, be it a Tyranitar army, legacy Shadow Ball Mewtwo, or even some Houndoom, it’s not a terribly hard battle.
Weather Effects
Weather | Pro Attacker | Pro Deoxys |
---|---|---|
Sunny | – | |
Partly Cloudy | – | – |
Cloudy | – | Boosts Poison Poison Jab |
Rainy | Boosts Super Effective Bug attacks | Boosts Electric Zap Cannon |
Snow | – | – |
Fog | Boosts Super Effective Ghost and Dark Attacks | Boosts Dark Dark Pulse |
Windy | – | Boosts Psychic Zen Headbutt and Psycho Boost |
All the best, trainers!