Deoxys-Defense.
Gen 9 Ubers usage profile · rank #141
august 2026 · 78.0K battles
august 2026 · 78.0K battles
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Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Deoxys-Defense is ranked #141 in Gen 9 Ubers, carried by 1,046 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#141 of 211
Raw count1,046
Viability ceiling82
Month on month-0.06pp
13 month peak0.4%
FormatGen 9 Ubers
Usage over time0.1%▼ 0.06pppeak 0.4% · Nov '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
61.7% of Deoxys-Defense teamsHP
248
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
8
Spe
0
NatureModest
AbilityPressure · 100.0%
ItemLeftovers · 63.4%
Tera typeDark · 62.4%
Moves
66.5%
65.5%
62.2%
61.8%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageCareful252 HP / 140 SpD / 116 Spe25.4%
Moves
10 tracked66.5%
65.5%
62.2%
61.8%
36.9%
28.4%
26.2%
25.5%
6.8%
5.1%
Items
63.4%
26.0%
4.3%
3.9%
Tera types
62.4%
25.4%
6.2%
3.4%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Modest248 HP / 252 SpA / 8 SpD61.7%
Careful252 HP / 140 SpD / 116 Spe25.4%
Bold4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpD4.3%
Calm248 HP / 252 SpD3.3%
Bold252 HP / 56 Def / 200 SpD1.7%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Deoxys-Defense build for Gen 9 Ubers
The set above is the one Gen 9 Ubers players run most often, taken from 78,012 battles in August 2026. Deoxys-Defense sits at rank #141 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.06 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.