Competitive Information for Deoxys (attack) [X/Y]
Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Deoxys-attack? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
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Deoxys is an interesting Psychic-typed Pokemon. Deoxys is a common Pokemon to see in Generation 6. Deoxys is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Black Belt
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Superpower
- Double-Edge / Return
- Zen Headbutt
- Knock Off
Physical Sweeper Deoxys-Attack (Pressure)
Deoxys is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Deoxys's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Focus Sash helps protect Deoxys from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. 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.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ 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).
Item: Life Orb / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 128 Def / 252 SpA / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Psycho Boost / Psychic
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball
Special Sweeper Deoxys-Attack (Pressure)
Deoxys is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. White Herb will reset Deoxys's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Psycho Boost). Focus Sash helps protect Deoxys from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. 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).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Deoxys-attack? These builds have been optimized for X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
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Item: Life Orb / Hard Stone
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Rock Slide
- Superpower
- Knock Off / Double-Edge
- Zen Headbutt
Doubles Physical Sweeper Deoxys-Attack (Pressure)
Deoxys is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Deoxys's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Focus Sash helps protect Deoxys from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. 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).
Item: Life Orb / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 128 Def / 252 SpA / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Psycho Boost / Psychic
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball
Doubles Special Sweeper Deoxys-Attack (Pressure)
Deoxys is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. White Herb will reset Deoxys's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Psycho Boost). Focus Sash helps protect Deoxys from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. 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).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Deoxys-attack learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Deoxys-attack can perform in X/Y. 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 XY Move and Ability Combos for Deoxys-attack
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Extreme Speed, Magic Coat, Snatch, Ally Switch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Optimize Deoxys-attack's EVs for X/Y
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