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Deoxys Attack
DNA Pokémon
Deoxys emerged from a virus that came from space. It is highly intelligent and wields psychokinetic powers. This Pokémon shoots lasers from the crystalline organ on its chest.
Details
Height1.7 m
Weight60.8 kg
GenderGenderless
Catch rate3(1.6%)Very hard
Base friendship0None
Hatch time120 cycles · ~30,855 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP270
Abilities
Base stats
HP
50
Attack
180
Defense
20
Sp. Atk
180
Sp. Def
20
Speed
150
Total
600
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Lead
UBERS
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Where to find Deoxys Attack
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Emerald
FireRed
LeafGreen
Omega Ruby
Alpha Sapphire
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Deoxys Attack can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Wrap Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Normal | Physical | 15 | 90 | 20 |
| 7 | Night Shade Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level. | Ghost | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| 13 | Teleport Immediately ends wild battles. No effect otherwise. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 19 | Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 25 | Psyshock Inflicts damage based on the target’s Defense, not Special Defense. | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 25 | Pursuit Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out. | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 31 | Psychic Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 37 | Superpower Lowers the user’s Attack and Defense by one stage after inflicting damage. | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 |
| 43 | Psycho Shift Transfers the user’s major status effect to the target. | Psychic | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 43 | Skill Swap User and target swap abilities. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 49 | Zen Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 55 | Cosmic Power Raises the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 61 | Zap Cannon Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 120 | 50 | 5 |
| 67 | Psycho Boost Lowers the user’s Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage. | Psychic | Special | 140 | 90 | 5 |
| 73 | Hyper Beam User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
Sprites & renders
18 sprites & renders for Deoxys Attack.
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Cite this page
“Deoxys Attack”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/deoxys-attack.
Species data from PokéAPI.