Deoxys

Best moveset

Deoxys can learn 6 combinations. Charge Beam with Psycho Boost does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Best moveset against each type

Deoxys does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Poison, Flying.

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Deoxys is actually for.

Counters: what beats Deoxys

Attacker	Type	Moveset	DPS
Blacephalon	FireGhost	AstonishShadow Ball	45.2
Pheromosa	BugFighting	Bug BiteBug Buzz	43.6
Darkrai	Dark	SnarlFoul Play	42.6
Chandelure	GhostFire	HexShadow Ball	40.3
Gengar	GhostPoison	LickShadow BallLegacy	40.3

Ranked by damage per second against Deoxys's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family. Twelve deep, with what Deoxys is weak to.

Type matchups

Shiny

Yes. Shiny Deoxys has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.

Numbers

What it costs