Defense Deoxys Raid Guide: Best Counters and Weaknesses in Pokemon GO

Check out the Defense Deoxys Raid Guide for Pokemon GO to learn about the best counters and weaknesses and have an easier time in-game.

Defense Deoxys can be countered in Pokemon GO 5-star raids with the help of Bug-, Ghost-, and Dark-type Pokemon and moves. The Defense Forme of the DNA Pokemon boasts 36,170 CP and cannot be soloed. We recommend a battle party of around 3-4 trainers. The Pokemon GO search string type&@type&cp2000- (substitute “type” with any of the ones mentioned above) will help to figure out the best counters already existing in a player’s inventory in-game.

The current 5-star raid cycle of Deoxys Defense Forme is from January 16 to January 24, 2025. Our current Pokemon GO raid bosses guide will help trainers learn more.

Best Defense Deoxys Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

The top raid counters for Defense Deoxys are:

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Move
Mega Gengar	Lick	Shadow Ball
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Shadow Claw	Moongeist Beam
Mega Banette	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball
Shadow Chandelure	Hex	Shadow Ball
Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing
Mega Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play
Shadow Weavile	Snarl	Foul Play
Mega Heracross	Struggle Bug	Megahorn
Mega Pinsir	Bug Bite	X-Scissor
Mega Scizor	Fury Cutter	X-Scissor

Defense Deoxys Weaknesses, Stats, and Moveset in Pokemon GO

Defense Deoxys is weak to Bug-, Ghost-, and Dark-type (taking 1.6x damage) and resistant to Fighting- and Psychic-type (taking 0.63x damage). You can check the Pokemon GO Type Calculator to learn more.

Its max CP at level 50 is 2601 CP, with ATK 144, DEF 330, and Stamina 137.

Defense Deoxys current moveset in Pokemon GO is:

Fast Moves	Charged Moves
Counter (Fighting-type) Zen Headbutt (Psychic-type)	Psycho Boost (Psychic-type) Rock Slide (Rock-type) Thunderbolt (Electric-type)

Can Defense Deoxys Be Shiny From Pokemon GO Raids?

Shiny Defense Deoxys is available from Pokemon GO 5-star raids for lucky trainers. The variant debuted in-game on February 22, 2022.

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