Is Deoxys Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Transfer-only. Deoxys can't be caught in Alola. No form-changing location exists in Sun and Moon either.
Deoxys has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Deoxys resists most of Hala's coverage and hits back hard.
Deoxys has the type edge here and should clean up Lana's team.
Deoxys resists most of Kiawe's coverage and hits back hard.
Deoxys has the type edge here and should clean up Mallow's team.
Deoxys has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Deoxys has the type edge here and should clean up Sophocles's team.
Deoxys resists most of Acerola's coverage and hits back hard.
Deoxys trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Deoxys resists most of Totem Kommo-o's coverage and hits back hard.
Deoxys resists most of Hapu's coverage and hits back hard.
Deoxys resists most of Hala's coverage and hits back hard.
Deoxys resists most of Olivia's coverage and hits back hard.
Deoxys has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Deoxys has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili'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.
How to Get Deoxys in Sun & Moon
No wild encounters for Deoxys in Sun & Moon. 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 |
What is Deoxys Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Deoxys
 Vullaby Dark | C | |
 Deino DarkDragon | C | |
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Sableye builds →Thief 2x57-68% Astonish 2x34-41% | ||
 Cutiefly BugFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Cutiefly builds →Silver Wind 2x45-55% Thief 2x30-36% | ||
 Misdreavus Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Misdreavus builds →Thief 2x34-41% Astonish 2x27-34% | ||
 Umbreon Dark | B | |
Vullaby Dark | C | |
Deino DarkDragon | C | |
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Sableye builds →Feint Attack 2x54-64% Shadow Sneak 2x36-43% | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Butterfree builds →Silver Wind 2x63-75% Thief 2x27-32% | ||
Umbreon Dark | B | |
Deino DarkDragon | C | |
Vullaby Dark | C | |
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Sableye builds →Feint Attack 2x50-60% Shadow Sneak 2x33-40% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Butterfree builds →Silver Wind 2x58-70% Thief 2x25-30% | ||
Umbreon Dark | B | |
Deino DarkDragon | C | |
Vullaby Dark | C | |
Misdreavus Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Misdreavus builds →Hex 2x58-69% Thief 2x28-34% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Sableye builds →Feint Attack 2x51-60% Shadow Sneak 2x34-42% | ||
 Ariados BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Ariados builds →Leech Life 2x74-88% Thief 2x38-44% Shadow Sneak 2x25-31% | ||
Umbreon Dark | B | |
Deino DarkDragon | C | |
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x56-67% Knock Off 2x53-63% | ||
 Honedge SteelGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Honedge builds →Shadow Claw 2x60-71% Brutal Swing 2x35-42% Fury Cutter 2x24-28% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x90-107%KO Shadow Claw 2x60-71% | ||
 Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Poni Breaker Coast Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Golisopod builds →First Impression 2x113-133%KO Sucker Punch 2x58-69% Shadow Claw 2x58-69% | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Pangoro builds →Thief 2x76-90% Shadow Claw 2x58-69% Infestation 2x12-16% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x99-117%KO Thief 2x50-60% | ||
 Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Vikavolt builds →Bug Buzz 2x127-150%KO Bite 2x31-38% | ||
 Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Incineroar builds →Darkest Lariat 2x94-111%KO Leech Life 2x59-70% Shadow Claw 2x51-60% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x86-102%KO X-Scissor 2x64-76% Shadow Claw 2x57-68% | ||
Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Poni Breaker Coast Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Golisopod builds →First Impression 2x107-126%KO Sucker Punch 2x56-66% Shadow Claw 2x56-66% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Pangoro builds →Thief 2x71-84% X-Scissor 2x62-74% Shadow Claw 2x54-64% | ||
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x94-111%KO Thief 2x47-56% | ||
Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Incineroar builds →Darkest Lariat 2x95-113%KO Leech Life 2x61-72% Shadow Claw 2x53-63% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Pangoro builds →Crunch 2x95-113%KO X-Scissor 2x63-75% Shadow Claw 2x57-67% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x87-103%KO X-Scissor 2x66-78% Shadow Claw 2x58-68% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x110-130%KO Thief 2x27-32% | ||
Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Poni Breaker Coast Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Golisopod builds →First Impression 2x108-128%KO Sucker Punch 2x57-67% Shadow Claw 2x57-67% | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x107-126%KO Shadow Claw 2x52-62% | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x114-134%KO Shadow Ball 2x56-66% | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Hydreigon builds →Dark Pulse 2x96-113%KO U-turn 2x48-57% | ||
Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Incineroar builds →Darkest Lariat 2x95-111%KO Leech Life 2x59-70% Shadow Claw 2x52-61% | ||
 Lunala PsychicGhost | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Lunala builds →Moongeist Beam 2x130-152%KO Night Daze 2x73-86% | ||
In Sun & Moon, Xerneas's Thunder hits Deoxys for 60-71%. Marshadow's Shadow Sneak hits Deoxys for 57-67%. Yveltal's Dark Pulse also KOs at 104-123%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFairyaura ItemPower Herb NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Xerneas builds →Moonblast52-61% Focus Blast33-39% Thunder60-71% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Marshadow builds →Shadow Sneak 2x57-67% Close Combat42-49% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDarkaura ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Yveltal builds →Dark Pulse 2x104-123%KO U Turn 2x76-89% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStancechange ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Deoxys View Aegislash builds →Shadow Sneak 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
SM Deoxys Best Moveset
150/150 mixed offenses at 150 Speed in the base form fire the fastest and hardest-hitting attacks available. Defense Forme switches to 160/160 defenses. Speed Forme reaches 180 Speed. Attack Forme pushes 180/180 offenses. The moveset earns S-tier through four formes that each maximize a different stat distribution to extremes nothing else approaches.
Best Build
Deoxys best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Psycho Boost
- Psychic
- Dark Pulse
- Superpower
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. Normal and Ghost coverage and more 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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Deoxys Sun & Moon Guide
In Sun & Moon, Deoxys is a Mythical Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 600 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a pivot. Psychoboost with Focus Sash is the standard set.
In Sun & Moon, 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 Sun & Moon, the core moveset is Psychoboost, Psychic, Dark Pulse, and Superpower. Psychoboost 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