Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #214
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
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Usage · September 2026
0.0%
Deoxys-Defense is ranked #214 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 4,694 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#214 of 243
Raw count4,694
Viability ceiling86
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
70.8% of Deoxys-Defense teamsHP
200
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
56
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureModest
AbilityPressure · 100.0%
ItemWeakness Policy · 71.9%
Tera typePoison · 75.7%
Moves
86.2%
85.7%
73.2%
72.5%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageBold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD5.3%
Moves
14 tracked86.2%
85.7%
73.2%
72.5%
17.8%
6.8%
6.3%
5.4%
5.4%
5.2%
4.9%
4.5%
4.3%
4.2%
Items
71.9%
14.9%
5.3%
1.9%
1.5%
Tera types
75.7%
6.7%
5.4%
4.5%
4.1%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Modest200 HP / 56 SpA / 252 Spe70.8%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD5.3%
Timid248 HP / 20 Def / 240 Spe3.1%
Modest252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 Spe1.9%
Relaxed248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD1.9%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe1.5%
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 574,541 battles in September 2026. Deoxys-Defense sits at rank #214 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.