Competitive Information for Deoxys (speed) [Sun/Moon]
Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Deoxys-speed? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Deoxys is a decent Psychic-typed Pokemon. Deoxys are common Pokemon to see in the SM metagame. Deoxys is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Deoxys is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Normalium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Superpower / Drain Punch
- Zen Headbutt
- Knock Off / Throat Chop
Physical Sweeper Deoxys-Speed (Pressure)
Deoxys is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Pressure, if Deoxys is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Deoxys's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Drain Punch is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (Deoxys recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Throat Chop is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves).
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Item: Psychium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Psycho Boost / Psychic
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball
Special Sweeper Deoxys-Speed (Pressure)
Deoxys is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Deoxys's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Deoxys is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Light Clay
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Stealth Rock
- Reflect
- Light Screen
- Fire Punch / Taunt
Deoxys-Speed Support (Alien Screener)
Deoxys is a legendary Support. With Pressure, if Deoxys is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp. Deoxys-S uses its amazing base speed stat to help it's team. This works best in teams that pressure opponents by creating multiple setup sweepers in order to overpower the opponent's team with boosted attacks. The combination of Reflect and Light Screen is perfect for this since Deoxys-S halfs the power of your opponent's attacks for eight turns with Light Clay and grants it's teammates enough time to set up and pull off a deadly sweep.
♦ Reflect is a status move (for 5 turns, physical damage to allies is halved).
♦ Light Screen is a status move (for 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Deoxys-speed? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Item: Rockium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Rock Slide
- Superpower
- Knock Off / Double-Edge
- Zen Headbutt
Doubles Physical Sweeper Deoxys-Speed (Pressure)
Deoxys is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Deoxys's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Deoxys is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp. Knock Off was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Deoxys's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Psychium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Psycho Boost / Psychic
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball
Doubles Special Sweeper Deoxys-Speed (Pressure)
Deoxys is a legendary Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Deoxys's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Deoxys is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Weakness Policy
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Serious
EVs: 252 Hp / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Iron Defense
- Substitute
- Recover
- Trick Room
Defensive Trick Room Deoxys-Speed (Pressure)
Deoxys is a legendary Defensive Trick Room. Weakness Policy activates if Deoxys is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Pressure, if Deoxys is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp.
♦ Substitute is a status move (Deoxys takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Deoxys by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Deoxys-speed learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Deoxys-speed can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Deoxys-speed
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Ally Switch, Detect, Endure, Magic Coat, Protect, Snatch, Extreme Speed
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Deoxys-speed's stats
- Agility
- Amnesia
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Cosmic Power
- Iron Defense
- Meteor Mash
- Nasty Plot
- Power-Up Punch
Most notable and possible best moves for Deoxys-speed
- Hidden Power
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Psycho Boost
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- Teleport
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Deoxys-speed in Sun and Moon
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