General Deoxys Counters

Best Counters

Gengar

Now you can use your glass cannon against this even glassier glass cannon. Both the double ghost and the dark/ ghost combo of Gengar are strong against Deoxys. And of course he will die pretty quickly, so you want to use him with care and make sure you can get off those essential charge moves. Note that even non-legacy hex/shadow ball Gengar is amazing against most Deoxys attacks. However he moves down to #7 counter against Pyscho Boost, something to take into account if you do know Deoxy’s movesets.

Mewtwo

Mewtwo’s Shadow Ball move is an incredibly strong charge move and is great against psychic mons like Deoxys. Too bad it very recently become a legacy move. Hopefully you got at least one before it went away! I know I’ve been raiding Mewtwo to get candy to power up my Shadow Ball Mewtwo as its useful against both Mewtwo and Deoxys!

Tyranitar

Tyranitar continues to be a ridiculously useful raid attacker. Something like 11 of the 18 legendary raids have been weak to dark or rock. He shrugs off Psychic attacks and has extremely strong Dark attacks at his disposal. Although double dark is the strongest, if you have a Smack Down Tyranitar and short on good counters, feel free to use a charge TM to switch from double rock to rock/dark for this fight and for Mewtwo as well.

Houndoom Absol

These double dark guys are strong against Psychic Deoxys. And since they are also strong against Mewtwo, they can pull some double duty as your best back up raid attackers! Note that double dark Alola Muk did not make this list but you can use one if you want to mesmerize your fellow players with psychedelic colors (and your group is overpowered for the fight of course).

Scizor Pinsir

These bugs are decent against Deoxys like they are decent against Mewtwo.

More General Counters

Apparently, our extra row of general counters on our last Mewtwo infographic was popular. And we at Pokebattler like to give you people what you want. So we’re doing it again with Deoxys. Obviously, these guys are a bit weaker than the top counters, and not ones you really want to spend a ton of stardust on… but if you’ve already got some powered up ones or level 35 ones you found in the wild then you can make use of these dudes!\

Rayquaza Dragonite

Dragons are always decent against Deoxys. Say that three times fast! At level 37, Rayquaza hits a break point and becomes pretty strong. And since you should already have some powered up, he’s a good choice. And we’d hope you’d have a powered up Dragonite by now.

Cacturne Sharpedo Shiftry

These dark Pokemon pale in comparison to double dark Tyranitar, but if you’ve got some powered up they ain’t half bad.

Banette Alakazam

These shadow ball Pokemon aren’t exactly Mewtwo, but they put up a decent fight.

Additional Good Weather Counters

Sunny

Entei

Since Entei has been the field research reward for a while now, you probably have a few! He’s a strong mon in general so with sunny weather, bust him out and don’t be afraid to spend stardust on him, if not for Deoxys, for future raids as well!

Rainy

Pinsir Kyogre

Pinsir is already a strong general counter, but a boost from the rain makes him numero uno! And the always strong Kyogre always becomes a top row counter in the rain.

Windy

In Windy weather, Deoxys gets a boost in his catchable CP but… his defense still sucks. Don’t worry, you probably won’t notice.

Dragonite Latios Rayquaza

These dragons all get a 20% boost to its attacks and become extra strong attackers in the wind. Hopefully, you have some of these powered up already.

Conclusion

We’ve done our best to simplify things down as always, but we highly recommend using our custom raid guides. Entering in the exact Pokemon you have is always the best to pick your counters. Hopefully, this guide gets you ready to raid whenever you receive your first pass!

Happy Hunting and thanks for reading!