Gen 9 UU usage profile · rank #208
august 2026 · 41.5K battles
august 2026 · 41.5K battles
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Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Deoxys-Defense is ranked #208 in Gen 9 UU, carried by 648 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#208 of 211
Raw count648
Viability ceiling76
Month on month-0.01pp
13 month peak0.6%
FormatGen 9 UU
Usage over time0.0%▼ 0.01pppeak 0.6% · May '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
62.4% of Deoxys-Defense teamsHP
252
Atk
4
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
252
Spe
0
NatureCareful
AbilityPressure · 100.0%
ItemLeftovers · 71.0%
Tera typeDark · 63.6%
Moves
87.3%
80.1%
80.1%
77.6%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageImpish252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe15.1%
Calm248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 SpD12.2%
Moves
8 tracked87.3%
80.1%
80.1%
77.6%
24.4%
12.9%
11.4%
6.9%
Items
71.0%
12.6%
12.6%
Tera types
63.6%
22.9%
6.0%
3.7%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Careful252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD62.4%
Impish252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe15.1%
Calm248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 SpD12.2%
Modest252 HP / 128 Def / 128 SpD4.5%
Calm252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD1.4%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Deoxys-Defense build for Gen 9 UU
The set above is the one Gen 9 UU players run most often, taken from 41,550 battles in August 2026. Deoxys-Defense sits at rank #208 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.01 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.