Gen 9 RU usage profile · rank #70
september 2026 · 20.8K battles
september 2026 · 20.8K battles
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Usage · September 2026
1.6%
Deoxys-Defense is ranked #70 in Gen 9 RU, carried by 1,139 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#70 of 198
Raw count1,139
Viability ceiling81
Month on month+1.18pp
13 month peak15.0%
FormatGen 9 RU
Usage over time1.6%▲ 1.18pppeak 15.0% · Oct '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
78.9% of Deoxys-Defense teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
252
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
0
NatureBold
AbilityPressure · 100.0%
ItemLeftovers · 97.6%
Tera typeSteel · 82.4%
Moves
97.0%
79.4%
79.0%
79.0%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageJolly252 HP / 40 SpD / 216 Spe6.7%
Calm248 HP / 152 Def / 108 SpD5.2%
Moves
8 tracked97.0%
79.4%
79.0%
79.0%
14.1%
12.7%
11.6%
9.3%
Items
97.6%
Tera types
82.4%
8.1%
6.2%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD78.9%
Jolly252 HP / 40 SpD / 216 Spe6.7%
Calm248 HP / 152 Def / 108 SpD5.2%
Bold252 HP / 160 SpD / 96 Spe2.8%
Sassy252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD1.7%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Deoxys-Defense build for Gen 9 RU
The set above is the one Gen 9 RU players run most often, taken from 20,763 battles in September 2026. Deoxys-Defense sits at rank #70 with 1.6% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 1.18 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.