Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #223
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
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Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Deoxys-Defense is ranked #223 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 6,625 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#223 of 230
Raw count6,625
Viability ceiling82
Month on month+0.00pp
13 month peak0.2%
FormatGen 9 OU
Usage over time0.0%▲ 0.00pppeak 0.2% · Dec '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
18.6% of Deoxys-Defense teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
120
SpA
0
SpD
136
Spe
0
NatureBold
AbilityPressure · 100.0%
ItemLeftovers · 57.3%
Tera typePoison · 41.7%
Moves
69.8%
67.2%
58.8%
40.5%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe15.2%
Calm252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD14.1%
Moves
16 tracked69.8%
67.2%
58.8%
40.5%
24.1%
24.0%
17.5%
14.2%
14.2%
13.9%
8.9%
8.4%
8.1%
4.2%
3.5%
3.4%
Items
57.3%
14.8%
9.0%
6.5%
4.5%
3.3%
Tera types
41.7%
19.0%
8.8%
6.7%
6.7%
6.1%
5.6%
3.2%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Bold252 HP / 120 Def / 136 SpD18.6%
Timid252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe15.2%
Calm252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD14.1%
Timid248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 Spe8.7%
Jolly252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe6.6%
Sassy252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD5.7%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Deoxys-Defense build for Gen 9 OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 730,502 battles in August 2026. Deoxys-Defense sits at rank #223 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.00 points on the month before.
These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.
The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.