Gen 9 RU usage profile · rank #111
august 2026 · 21.9K battles
august 2026 · 21.9K battles
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Usage · August 2026
0.4%
Deoxys-Defense is ranked #111 in Gen 9 RU, carried by 759 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#111 of 204
Raw count759
Viability ceiling82
Month on month-0.63pp
13 month peak15.0%
FormatGen 9 RU
Usage over time0.4%▼ 0.63pppeak 15.0% · Oct '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
31.9% of Deoxys-Defense teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
240
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
16
NatureImpish
AbilityPressure · 100.0%
ItemRocky Helmet · 25.6%
Tera typeDragon · 30.6%
Moves
97.2%
81.8%
60.5%
34.7%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageCareful248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 SpD26.0%
Timid252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe21.3%
Moves
9 tracked97.2%
81.8%
60.5%
34.7%
30.8%
26.4%
23.1%
14.0%
11.7%
Items
25.6%
23.1%
23.1%
12.3%
10.5%
2.7%
Tera types
30.6%
24.6%
14.3%
12.6%
10.2%
3.8%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Impish252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe31.9%
Careful248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 SpD26.0%
Timid252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe21.3%
Impish252 HP / 156 Def / 100 Spe12.3%
Bold248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD2.7%
Impish248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD2.6%
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 21,932 battles in August 2026. Deoxys-Defense sits at rank #111 with 0.4% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.63 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.