Is Deoxys Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Transfer-only Psychic mythical. Takes Normal Forme in Platinum. AbilityPressure doubles PP usage. Extreme stats that vary by form. If imported, Deoxys is a Battle Frontier weapon. Most players will never have one.
Deoxys resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Deoxys resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Deoxys has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Deoxys resists most of Maylene's coverage and hits back hard.
Deoxys resists most of Crasher Wake's coverage and hits back hard.
Deoxys trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Deoxys resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Deoxys has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Deoxys has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Deoxys resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Deoxys has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Deoxys trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Deoxys has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Deoxys cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
- From Start
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- After Maylene
- TM85PsychicDream Eater150100%15
- TM68NormalGiga Impact15090%5
- LV 41PsychicPsychic135100%10
- LV 49FightingSuperpower120100%5
- LV 89PsychicPsycho Boost21090%5
- LV 97NormalHyper Beam15090%5
How to Get Deoxys in Platinum
No wild encounters for Deoxys in Platinum. It's available in Emerald, FireRed & LeafGreen, or Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.
Deoxys is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Deoxys Weakness
Type-wise, Deoxys takes extra damage from Bug, Ghost, and Dark. With 50 HP and balanced defenses, Deoxys can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Bug, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Deoxys Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Deoxys
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
 Mothim Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Mothim builds →Bug Bite 2x63-75% Thief 2x30-36% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
 Drifloon Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Drifloon builds →Payback 2x23-29% Astonish 2x21-27% | ||
 Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Spiritomb builds →Ominous Wind 2x57-69% Feint Attack 2x57-69% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Heracross builds →Night Slash 2x57-69% Shadow Claw 2x57-69% | ||
Mothim Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Mothim builds →Bug Bite 2x57-69% Thief 2x26-31% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Gengar builds →Shadow Claw 2x54-64% Sucker Punch 2x39-46% | ||
 Wurmple Bug | D | |
Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Spiritomb builds →Shadow Ball 2x77-91% Feint Attack 2x61-72% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x65-76% Shadow Ball 2x51-61% | ||
Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x103-122%KO Sucker Punch 2x41-48% | ||
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Scyther builds →U-turn 2x80-95% Pursuit 2x32-38% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Spiritomb builds →Shadow Ball 2x77-91% Feint Attack 2x61-72% | ||
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x65-76% Shadow Ball 2x51-61% | ||
Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x103-122%KO Sucker Punch 2x41-48% | ||
Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Scyther builds →U-turn 2x80-95% Pursuit 2x32-38% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Spiritomb builds →Shadow Ball 2x73-87% Sucker Punch 2x73-87% Silver Wind 2x37-44% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Absol builds →Bite 2x73-87% X-Scissor 2x64-76% Shadow Claw 2x57-68% | ||
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x61-72% X-Scissor 2x52-62% Shadow Ball 2x49-58% | ||
Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x84-99% Pursuit 2x28-34% | ||
Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x96-114%KO Sucker Punch 2x37-44% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x79-93% X-Scissor 2x60-71% Shadow Claw 2x52-62% | ||
Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Spiritomb builds →Shadow Ball 2x74-87% Sucker Punch 2x74-87% Silver Wind 2x37-45% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Absol builds →Bite 2x74-87% X-Scissor 2x64-77% Shadow Claw 2x57-67% | ||
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x59-70% X-Scissor 2x52-62% Shadow Ball 2x48-56% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x102-120%KO X-Scissor 2x68-80% Shadow Claw 2x59-70% | ||
Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x83-98% X-Scissor 2x62-74% Shadow Claw 2x55-66% | ||
Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Spiritomb builds →Shadow Ball 2x75-89% Sucker Punch 2x75-89% Silver Wind 2x38-45% | ||
 Giratina GhostDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodDistortion World Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Giratina builds →Shadow Force 2x120-142%KO Silver Wind 2x41-48% Payback 2x35-42% | ||
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x61-72% X-Scissor 2x54-64% Shadow Ball 2x50-59% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x99-118%KO X-Scissor 2x66-78% Shadow Claw 2x58-69% | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Drapion builds →Crunch 2x74-88% X-Scissor 2x50-58% Shadow Ball 2x36-42% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Cacturne builds →Sucker Punch 2x91-107%KO Pin Missile 2x12-14% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x144-170%KO Night Slash 2x56-67% Shadow Claw 2x56-67% | ||
Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x82-96% X-Scissor 2x63-74% Shadow Claw 2x54-64% | ||
In Platinum, Kyogre's Thunder hits Deoxys for 68-80%. Dialga's Draco Meteor hits Deoxys for 80-94%. Darkrai's Dark Pulse also KOs at 91-107%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDrizzle ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Kyogre builds →Ice Beam55-65% Thunder68-80% Surf55-65% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Dialga builds →Draco Meteor80-94% Thunder68-80% Dragon Pulse52-61% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityBaddreams ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Darkrai builds →Dark Pulse 2x91-107%KO Focus Blast34-40% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityAirlock ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Rayquaza builds →Extreme Speed51-60% Outrage76-89% Earthquake63-75% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Forretress builds →Rapid Spin14-16% Explosion66-78% Payback 2x27-32% | ||
Deoxys Evolutions
You won't find Deoxys in any egg group. This Psychic mythical has 600 total stats and only shows up through limited events. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Pt Deoxys Best Moveset
150 in Attack, Sp. Atk, and Speed all at once gives the moveset unlimited offensive options from both physical and special sides. 50 across every defensive stat means one hit ends it. The fastest and hardest-hitting glass cannon in the game.
Best Build
Deoxys best EVs are Speed and Sp. Atk
Support Moveset
- Shadow Ball
- Extreme Speed
- Spikes
- Taunt
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool tells the story here. Deoxys learns Psychic and Psycho Boost naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Coverage across 8 types extends the reach beyond that.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
An alien virus that fell to earth on a meteor underwent a DNA mutation to become this Pokémon.
Deoxys Platinum Guide
In Platinum, Deoxys is a Mythical Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 600 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a pivot. Shadow Ball with Focus Sash is the standard set.
In Platinum, Deoxys's biggest threats include Heracross (Bug), Misdreavus (Ghost), and Houndoom (Dark), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.
Pressure is the go-to ability for Deoxys. It increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one. It's Deoxys's only ability.
Deoxys is a mixed attacker with base 95 Attack and 95 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 180 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the pivot role.
For Platinum, the core moveset is Shadow Ball, Extreme Speed, Spikes, and Taunt. Shadow Ball leads at 0% usage. This set covers the pivot role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Introduced in Ruby & Sapphire, Deoxys shows up in 14 games across 8 generations. Mythical status keeps it locked behind events or specific story content in most appearances.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves