Deoxys (Defense Forme) Raid Guide

Deoxys (Defense Forme) Raid guide

Psychic

Deoxys (Defense Forme) is a very difficult Tier 5 raid boss to defeat, with a CP value of 36170. It requires a minimum of 7 well prepared trainers in the battle. But always to be on the safe side, 8 trainers are recommended participating in the battle in defeating the Deoxys (Defense Forme). Deoxys (Defense Forme) is vulnerable to Bug, Ghost, Dark type moves and mainly weaker to Pokémon such as Giratina, Yveltal, Volcarona, Darkrai, Hydreigon.

Deoxys (Defense Forme) can obtain below CP values when defeated.

  • 1535 - 1624 CP during Windy weather conditions.
  • 1228 - 1299 CP during other weather conditions.

Deoxys (Defense Forme) is not available at the moment in raids and the last recently available date was February 27, 2023. Shiny Deoxys is also available from raids in the game.

Weather boost

Deoxys (Defense Forme) raids will be boosted during Windy weather conditions.

Psychic type Damage Relations

Double damage from: Bug
Double damage to: Fighting
Half damage from: Fighting
Half damage to: Steel
No damage from: -
No damage to: Dark

Deoxys (Defense Forme) Raid Counters

  • Giratina

    Giratina is a Ghost, Dragon type Pokémon with charged moves: Shadow Sneak   and fast moves: Shadow Claw   which are effective against Deoxys (Defense Forme).

  • Yveltal

    Yveltal is a Dark, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse   and fast moves: Snarl   Sucker Punch   which are effective against Deoxys (Defense Forme).

  • Volcarona

    Volcarona is a Bug, Fire type Pokémon with charged moves: Bug Buzz   and fast moves: Bug Bite   which are effective against Deoxys (Defense Forme).

  • Darkrai

    Darkrai is a Dark type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse   Shadow Ball   and fast moves: Feint Attack   Snarl   which are effective against Deoxys (Defense Forme).

  • Hydreigon

    Hydreigon is a Dark, Dragon type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse   and fast moves: Bite   which are effective against Deoxys (Defense Forme).

  • Genesect

    Genesect is a Bug, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: X-Scissor   and fast moves: Fury Cutter   which are effective against Deoxys (Defense Forme).

  • Heracross

    Heracross is a Bug, Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Megahorn   and fast moves: Struggle Bug   which are effective against Deoxys (Defense Forme).

  • Chandelure

    Chandelure is a Ghost, Fire type Pokémon with charged moves: Shadow Ball   and fast moves: Hex   which are effective against Deoxys (Defense Forme).

  • Yanmega

    Yanmega is a Bug, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Bug Buzz   and fast moves: Bug Bite   which are effective against Deoxys (Defense Forme).

  • Weavile

    Weavile is a Dark, Ice type Pokémon with charged moves: Foul Play   and fast moves: Feint Attack   Snarl   which are effective against Deoxys (Defense Forme).

  • Scizor

    Scizor is a Bug, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: Night Slash   X-Scissor   and fast moves: Fury Cutter   which are effective against Deoxys (Defense Forme).

  • Pinsir

    Pinsir is a Bug type Pokémon with charged moves: X-Scissor   and fast moves: Bug Bite   Fury Cutter   which are effective against Deoxys (Defense Forme).

  • Bisharp

    Bisharp is a Dark, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse   X-Scissor   and fast moves: Snarl   which are effective against Deoxys (Defense Forme).

  • Escavalier

    Escavalier is a Bug, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: Megahorn   and fast moves: Bug Bite   which are effective against Deoxys (Defense Forme).

  • Gengar

    Gengar is a Ghost, Poison type Pokémon with charged moves: Shadow Ball   and fast moves: Hex   Shadow Claw   Sucker Punch   which are effective against Deoxys (Defense Forme).

  • Honchkrow

    Honchkrow is a Dark, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse   and fast moves: Snarl   which are effective against Deoxys (Defense Forme).

  • Durant

    Durant is a Bug, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: X-Scissor   and fast moves: Bug Bite   which are effective against Deoxys (Defense Forme).

  • Houndoom

    Houndoom is a Dark, Fire type Pokémon with charged moves: Crunch   Foul Play   and fast moves: Snarl   which are effective against Deoxys (Defense Forme).

  • Mismagius

    Mismagius is a Ghost type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse   Shadow Ball   and fast moves: Hex   Sucker Punch   which are effective against Deoxys (Defense Forme).

  • Scyther

    Scyther is a Bug, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Night Slash   X-Scissor   and fast moves: Fury Cutter   which are effective against Deoxys (Defense Forme).

  • Crustle

    Crustle is a Bug, Rock type Pokémon with charged moves: X-Scissor   and fast moves: Fury Cutter   which are effective against Deoxys (Defense Forme).

  • Trevenant

    Trevenant is a Ghost, Grass type Pokémon with charged moves: Foul Play   Shadow Ball   and fast moves: Shadow Claw   Sucker Punch   which are effective against Deoxys (Defense Forme).

  • Drifblim

    Drifblim is a Ghost, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Ominous Wind   Shadow Ball   and fast moves: Astonish   Hex   which are effective against Deoxys (Defense Forme).

  • Leavanny

    Leavanny is a Bug, Grass type Pokémon with charged moves: Silver Wind   X-Scissor   and fast moves: Bug Bite   which are effective against Deoxys (Defense Forme).

Deoxys (Defense Forme) Mega counters

Mega Absol, Mega Banette, Mega Beedrill, Mega Gengar, Mega Gyarados, Mega Houndoom, Mega Sableye, Mega Scizor, Mega Sharpedo are best Mega counters to battle with Deoxys (Defense Forme) if you have Mega evolved Pokemon or Mega candy.

Past Deoxys (Defense Forme) events

Deoxys (Defense Forme) Raids: Jul 1, 2021 10 AM - Jul 16, 2021 10 AM

Deoxys (Defense Forme) moves set

Deoxys (Defense Forme) will use below moves during the battle.

Charge Beam Fast Electric 7.3
Hyper Beam Charged Normal 39.5
Psycho Boost Charged Psychic 17.5
Thunderbolt Charged Electric 32.0
Zen Headbutt Fast Psychic 10.9

Deoxys (Defense Forme) raids weather impact

Here is how each weather condition boosts Deoxys (Defense Forme) moves and impacts your Pokemon during the battle with Deoxys (Defense Forme).

Cloudy Great for battle
Fog Great for battle
Partly cloudy Boosts Hyper Beam Great for battle
Rainy Boosts Charge Beam
Boosts Thunderbolt		 Great for battle
Snow Great for battle
Sunny / clear Great for battle
Windy Boosts Psycho Boost
Boosts Zen Headbutt		 Psycho Boost is bad for Ghost type Pokemon, Psycho Boost is bad for Dark type Pokemon, Psycho Boost is bad for Bug type Pokemon
Zen Headbutt is bad for Ghost type Pokemon, Zen Headbutt is bad for Dark type Pokemon, Zen Headbutt is bad for Bug type Pokemon

Deoxys stats

Attack: 345
Defence: 115
HP:
Max CP (level 50): 3182
Max HP (level 50): 98

Shiny Deoxys

There is a chance that you may encounter a shiny Deoxys if you win the raid. The rate of encounting a shiny Deoxys (Defense Forme) can be around 5%.

Raid events