Is Deoxys Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Transfer only. Psychic with AbilityPressure. Takes Normal Forme in HGSS. Extreme stats that vary by form. If imported, dominates the Battle Frontier. Most players will never have one.
Deoxys resists most of Falkner's coverage and hits back hard.
Deoxys resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Deoxys has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Deoxys resists most of Morty's coverage and hits back hard.
Deoxys resists most of Chuck's coverage and hits back hard.
Deoxys trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Deoxys has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Deoxys has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Deoxys resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Deoxys has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Deoxys has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Deoxys has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Deoxys resists most of Janine's coverage and hits back hard.
Deoxys trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Deoxys has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Deoxys has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Deoxys trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Deoxys has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Deoxys resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Deoxys has the type edge here and should clean up Karen'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.
- After Whitney
- TM52FightingFocus Blast12070%5
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- LV 41PsychicPsychic135100%10
- LV 49FightingSuperpower120100%5
- After Brock
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- LV 65PsychicZen Headbutt12090%15
- LV 89PsychicPsycho Boost21090%5
- LV 97NormalHyper Beam15090%5
How to Get Deoxys in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Deoxys can't be caught in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Bring it over from Emerald, FireRed & LeafGreen, or Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.
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. At base 150 Speed, Deoxys outspeeds most threats and doesn't need to tank what it can outrun.
| 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
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
 Absol Dark | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Paras BugGrass | C | |
 Ledyba Bug | C | |
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Absol builds →X-Scissor 2x166-196%KO Shadow Claw 2x145-171%KO Pursuit 2x127-150%KO | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Paras BugGrass | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Ledian Bug | C | |
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Absol builds →X-Scissor 2x175-206%KO Payback 2x167-197%KO Shadow Claw 2x152-179%KO | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x228-269%KO Pursuit 2x78-93% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x239-282%KO Sucker Punch 2x85-101%KO | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Absol builds →Bite 2x191-226%KO X-Scissor 2x168-198%KO Shadow Claw 2x147-173%KO | ||
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x220-259%KO Pursuit 2x75-89% | ||
 Ninjask Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Ninjask builds →X-Scissor 2x189-222%KO Shadow Ball 2x81-96% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Absol builds →Bite 2x203-240%KO X-Scissor 2x179-211%KO Shadow Claw 2x157-184%KO | ||
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x234-277%KO Pursuit 2x79-93% | ||
Ninjask Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Ninjask builds →X-Scissor 2x198-233%KO Shadow Ball 2x87-102%KO | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Absol builds →Bite 2x188-222%KO X-Scissor 2x167-198%KO Shadow Claw 2x147-173%KO | ||
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x243-286%KO Thief 2x83-98% | ||
Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x219-259%KO Pursuit 2x75-89% | ||
Ninjask Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Ninjask builds →X-Scissor 2x185-218%KO Shadow Ball 2x81-95% Thief 2x64-75% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Parasect builds →X-Scissor 2x197-232%KO Thief 2x67-80% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Absol builds →Bite 2x202-238%KO X-Scissor 2x177-210%KO Shadow Claw 2x156-184%KO | ||
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x260-306%KO Thief 2x88-104%KO | ||
Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x232-274%KO Pursuit 2x77-92% | ||
Ninjask Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Ninjask builds →X-Scissor 2x197-232%KO Shadow Ball 2x84-100%KO Thief 2x67-78% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Parasect builds →X-Scissor 2x207-244%KO Thief 2x70-82% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x277-326%KO X-Scissor 2x185-218%KO Shadow Claw 2x162-191%KO | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Tyranitar builds →Crunch 2x286-337%KO Shadow Claw 2x167-196%KO | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Honchkrow builds →Night Slash 2x235-277%KO Shadow Ball 2x154-181%KO | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x226-267%KO X-Scissor 2x173-204%KO Shadow Claw 2x151-178%KO | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Houndoom builds →Dark Pulse 2x242-284%KO Shadow Ball 2x161-189%KO | ||
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Kyogre can KO Deoxys with Thunder (192-226%). Dialga threatens a KO with Draco Meteor (226-266%). Darkrai's Dark Pulse also KOs at 258-304%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDrizzle ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Kyogre builds →Ice Beam157-185%KO Thunder192-226%KO Surf157-185%KO | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Dialga builds →Draco Meteor226-266%KO Thunder192-226%KO Dragon Pulse148-174%KO | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityBaddreams ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Darkrai builds →Dark Pulse 2x258-304%KO Focus Blast96-114%KO | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityAirlock ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Rayquaza builds →Extreme Speed119-139%KO Outrage178-209%KO Earthquake149-175%KO | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Forretress builds →Rapid Spin31-37% Explosion155-183%KO Payback 2x63-74% | ||
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
HGSS Deoxys Best Moveset
150 Attack, 150 Sp. Atk, and 150 Speed all at once: the moveset fires from both physical and special sides faster than anything alive. 50 across every defensive stat means one hit ends it. The fastest and hardest-hitting glass cannon available.
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 Superpower naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Coverage across 9 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
DNA from a space virus mutated and became a Pokémon. It appears where auroras are seen.
Deoxys HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Deoxys is a Mythical Pokemon rated A-Tier. At 600 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a sweeper. Shadow Ball with Focus Sash is the standard set.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Deoxys's biggest threats include Heracross (Bug), Misdreavus (Ghost), and Houndoom (Dark), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Deoxys's base 150 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
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 180 Attack and 180 Sp. Atk. Fragile, can't afford to take many hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 150 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the sweeper role.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, the best way to handle Deoxys: Priority moves (Mach Punch, Aqua Jet, Ice Shard) bypass its speed. Bulky walls that resist its STAB also shut it down.
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