[1v1] Deoxys-D [QC 1/3]

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Tapu Lele is done so I'll take Deoxys-Defense.



QC 2/3

Overview

  • Massive 160 base Def and SpDef stats allow you to be extremely bulky with only investment into HP.
  • A respectable base 90 speed tier allows you to outspeed certain slower pokemon like Mega-Venusaur, Chansey, and Mega-Gyarados.
  • Its ability Pressure reduces the opponent's attacking PP by 2 instead of 1, allowing you to reduce the opponent's PP to 0 twice as fast as normal, making causing the opponent to Struggle a viable strategy.
  • Its Psychic-typing gives it only 3 weaknesses, of which only Dark and Ghost are relevant in 1v1. This allows it to take on a wide variety of different pokemon.
  • Psychic-type gives it few useful resistances, on the flipside, making it take neutral hits from most pokemon.
  • Has a relatively wide movepool, with access to Taunt, Recover, Counter, Mirror Coat, Iron Defense and Amnesia letting it take on both Physical and Special attackers. It also learns other useful moves, like Cosmic Power, Mudslap and Seismic Toss.
Under Pressure
Deoxys-Defense @ Leftovers / Sitrus Berry
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Taunt
- Iron Defense
- Amnesia
- Recover

Set Comments

Moves
  • Taunt prevents set-up, status, and opposing Taunts from slower pokemon. This prevents pokemon like Mega-Gyarados from Taunting Deoxys-D, stall pokemon like Chansey and Quagsire from using Toxic and set-up from pokemon like Mega-Gyarados and Crustle, which would be able to boost alongside Deoxys-D and eventually KO through Recover.
  • Iron Defense is used against physical pokemon, like Mega-Pinsir and Golem, so that Deoxys-D takes minimal damage from them and can PP stall them.
  • Amnesia is used against special pokemon, like Magearna and Mega-Blastoise, to reduce the damage Deoxys-D takes so that it can PP stall them.
  • Recover lets Deoxys-D heal off the weak hits it will be taking after it boosts its defenses, to let it stall out its opponent's PP.
Set Details
  • 252 HP EVs are to maximize bulk.
  • 252 Speed EVs and a Timid nature are to outspeed as many pokemon as possible so that Deoxys-D can Taunt set-up and status moves. It also allows it to get in an Iron Defense or Amnesia before a slower opponent attacks, which increases your survivability more than any EV spread.
  • 4 SpDef Evs causes Genesect to get an Atk boost instead of a SpA boost, allowing Deoxys-D to beat Genesct spreads other than Timid Specs spreads.
  • Leftovers provides the most health over time, preventing Deoxys-D from being whittled down, saving Recover PP and keeping it above the HP where a critical hit would KO you. Sitrus Berry helps in living two turns against very strong attackers, like Banded Dragonite and Garchomp, which would otherwise 2HKO through one boost.
Usage Tips
  • The intention of this set is to reduce your opponent's attacking move PP to zero, causing them to use Struggle and KO themselves with the recoil.
  • Taunt set-up pokemon slower than you, like Gyarados-Mega and Crustle. Also Taunt Stall pokemon like Chansey and Quagsire to prevent them from using Toxic. If you can afford to, Taunt pokemon that you don't expect to carry a status move, as sometimes people run status moves on unusual pokemon, and against some pokemon there is no reason to take a risk.
  • Use Iron Defense or Amnesia against set-up pokemon faster than you, like Mega-Pinsir and Charizard-X, or against pokemon that will attack no matter what, like Genesect and Mega-Metagross.
  • Recover up to high HP frequently against pokemon that won't use up all Recover PP to play around critical hits.
Team Options
  • Deoxys-Defense pairs well with many pokemon as it acts as a sort of blanket check to either Physical or Special pokemon.
  • As long as your team counters Tapu Koko and Mega-Slowbro, Deoxys-Defense can fit it in with most pokemon. Tapu Koko has a fast Taunt and can OHKO Deo-D after a Charge. Mega-Slowbro is immune to Taunt as regular Slowbro and can PP stall with Rest. The counters to these pokemon can usually cover other less common counters to Deoxys-Defense, like Hoopa-Unbound and Leftovers Jumpluff.
  • Mega-Gyarados, Mimikyu, and Aegislash all make good partners for Deoxys-Defense as they can eliminate its counters and if EV'd for the mirror, counter themselves, so that Deoxys-Defense doesn't have to face them.
  • Groundium-Z Golem does well against the common Trick pokemon Victini and Porygon-Z which can shut down Deo-D. It also does well vs all three of the common Ghost-types, Mimikyu, Mega-Gengar, and Aegislash.
  • Choice Specs Magnezone is another pokemon that does well against the Trick pokemon while also beating Tapu Koko and Mega-Slowbro. Either Magnezone or Deoxys-Defense will be able to beat Gyarados, as very few Gyarados run both Crunch and Earthquake.
Strategy Comments

Other Options

  • Instead of using Amnesia and Iron Defense, Deoxys-Defense can instead use Counter and Mirror Coat to defeat Special and Physical attackers. A slower EV spread that lives specific attacks, such as a +1 Mega-Gyarados Crunch or a Modest Charizard Y Blast Burn should be used, in order to live and get a return kill with Counter or Mirror Coat. Counter/Coat is very strong against Choiced Pokemon, as they have no choice but to attack. A slower EV spread puts you at risk of status moves and set-up moves from a wider range of pokemon, however.
  • Sitrus Berry can be used in order to live attacks from faster pokemon that can 2HKO through +2 defenses.
  • Z-Cosmic Power can be used to boost both Special Defense and Defense at the same time, albeit more slowly than either Iron Defense or Amnesia. Boosting both Special Defense and Physical Defense in one move opens up additional options, such as Protect and Mud Slap which can help reduce the chance of being Critical Hit, by causing your opponent to use PP without actually hitting Deo-D. Very strong physical attacks become more difficult to wall with Cosmic Power, as it only boosts Defense by +1 every use. An additional benefit to using a Z-Crystal is that Z-Crystals cannot be Tricked. In combination with an attack, it can also occasionally beat faster Taunt users, as Z-Moves can't be Taunted either.

Checks and Counters:
  • Critical Hits: Although just about every pokemon has to fear being crit, Deoxys-D gets hit so many times, especially with the PP stall sets, that its chance of being crit is much higher than average. Because crits ignore stat changes, any pokemon that can OHKO Deoxy-Defense with a crit will always have the chance to KO, even if it is boosted to +6.
  • Dark and Ghost moves: Pokemon such as Mimikyu, Aegislash, and Greninja all have very strong attacks that can do heavy damage to Deoxys-D. Special Dark pokemon and physical Ghost pokemon have the added advantage of being immune to Mirror Coat and Counter respectively.
  • Fast Taunt, Status, and Trick: Any pokemon faster than Deoxys-D that can Taunt or Toxic it dominate Deoxys-D. Trick can lock Deoxys-Defense into one move, preventing it from using Recover.
 
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Tapu Lele is done so I'll take Deoxys-Defense.



QC 1/3

Overview

  • Massive 160 base Def and SpDef stats allow you to be extremely bulky with only investment into HP.
  • A respectable base 90 speed tier allows you to outspeed certain slower pokemon like Mega-Venusaur, Chansey, and Mega-Gyarados.
  • Its ability Pressure reduces the opponent's PP by 2 instead of 1, allowing you to reduce the opponent's PP to 0 twice as fast as normal, making causing the opponent to Struggle a viable strategy.
  • Its Psychic-typing gives it only 3 weaknesses, of which only Dark and Ghost are relevant in 1v1. This allows it to take on a wide variety of different pokemon.
  • Has a relatively wide movepool, with access to Taunt, Recover, Counter, Mirror Coat, Iron Defense and Amnesia, letting it take on both Physical and Special attackers.
Mention negatives, loses to fast Taunt, Psychic-type doesn't give it relevant resist, prone to trick, Dark and Ghost types are good offensive typing like dos, mimikyu, mega gengar

Under Pressure

Deoxys-Defense @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Taunt
- Iron Defense
- Amnesia
- Recover

Set Comments

Moves
  • Taunt prevents set-up, status, and opposing Taunts from slower pokemon. This prevents pokemon like Mega-Gyarados from Taunting you, stall pokemon like Chansey and Quagsire from using Toxic and set-up from pokemon like Mega-Gyarados and Crustle, which would be able to boost alongside Deoxys-D and eventually KO through Recover.
  • Iron Defense is used against physical pokemon, so that you take minimal damage from them and can PP stall them. such as
  • Amnesia is used against special pokemon to reduce the damage you take so that you can PP stall them. such as
  • Recover lets you heal off the weak hits you will be taking after you boost your defenses, to let you stall out your opponent's PP.
Set Details
  • 252 HP EVs are to maximize your bulk.
  • 252 Speed EVs and a Timid nature are to outspeed as many pokemon as possible so that you can Taunt set-up and status moves. It also allows you to get in an Iron Defense or Amnesia before a slower opponent attacks, which increases your survivability more than any EV spread.
  • 4 SpDef Evs causes Genesect to get an Atk boost instead of a SpA boost, allowing you to beat Genesct spreads other than Timid Specs spreads.
  • Leftovers provides the most health over time, preventing you from being whittled down, saving Recover PP and keeping you above the HP where a critical hit would KO you.
Usage Tips
  • The intention of this set is to reduce your opponent's attacking move PP to zero, causing them to use Struggle and KO themselves with the recoil.
  • Taunt set-up pokemon slower than you, like Gyarados-Mega and Crustle. Also Taunt Stall pokemon like Chansey and Quagsire to prevent them from using Toxic. If you can afford to, Taunt pokemon that you don't expect to carry a status move, as sometimes people run status moves on unusual pokemon, and against some pokemon there is no reason to take a risk.
  • Use Iron Defense or Amnesia against set-up pokemon faster than you, like Mega-Pinsir and Charizard-X, or against pokemon that will attack no matter what, like Genesect and Mega-Metagross.
  • Recover up to high HP frequently against pokemon that won't use up all Recover PP to play around critical hits.
Team Options
  • Deoxys-Defense pairs well with many pokemon as it acts as a sort of blanket check to either Physical or Special pokemon.
  • As long as your team counters Tapu Koko and Mega-Slowbro, Deoxys-Defense can fit it in with most pokemon. Why are both of these Pokemon problematic to Deoxys-D?
  • Mega-Gyarados, Mimikyu, and Aegislash all make good partners for Deoxys-Defense as they can eliminate its counters and if EV'd for the mirror, counter themselves, so that Deoxys-Defense doesn't have to face them.
  • Groundium-Z Golem does well against the most common Trick pokemon Jirachi, Victini, and Porygon-Z which can all shut down Deo-D.
  • Choice Specs Magnezone is another pokemon that does well against the Trick pokemon while also beating Tapu Koko and Mega-Slowbro. Either Magnezone or Deoxys-Defense will be able to beat Gyarados, also, as very few Gyarados run both Crunch and Earthquake.
  • Mention checks to Dark- and Ghost-type Pokemon.

Strategy Comments

Other Options

  • Instead of using Amnesia and Iron Defense, Deoxys-Defense can instead use Counter and Mirror Coat to defeat Special and Physical attackers. A slower EV spread that lives specific attacks, such as a +1 Mega-Gyarados Crunch or a Modest Charizard Y Blast Burn should be used, in order to live and get a return kill with Counter or Mirror Coat. This slower EV spread puts you at risk of status moves from a wider range of pokemon, however. Making it more prone to set up sweepers.
  • Sitrus Berry can be used in order to live attacks from faster pokemon that can 2HKO through +2 defenses.
  • Z-Cosmic Power can be used to boost both Special Defense and Defense at the same time, albeit more slowly than either Iron Defense or Amnesia. Boosting both Special Defense and Physical Defense in one move opens up additional options, such as Protect and Mud Slap which can help reduce the chance of being Critical Hit, by causing your opponent to use PP without actually hitting Deo-D. Very strong physical attacks become more difficult to wall with Cosmic Power, as it only boosts Defense by +1 every use. An additional benefit to using a Z-Crystal is that Z-Crystals cannot be Tricked.

Checks and Counters:
  • Critical Hits: Although just about every pokemon has to fear being crit, Deoxys-Defense gets hit so many times, especially with the PP stall sets, that its chance of being crit is much higher than average. Because crits ignore stat changes, any pokemon that can OHKO Deoxy-Defense with a crit will always have the chance to KO, even if it is boosted to +6.
  • Dark and Ghost moves: Pokemon such as Mimikyu, Aegislash, and Greninja all have very strong attacks that can do heavy damage to Deoxys-D. Special Dark pokemon and physical Ghost pokemon have the added advantage of being immune to Mirror Coat and Counter respectively.
  • Fast Taunt, Status, and Trick: Any pokemon faster than Deo-D that can Taunt or Toxic it dominate Deoxys-D. Trick can lock Deoxys-Defense into one move, preventing it from using Recover.
Amazing work dude.
QC 1/3 (I think u need now 3 qc since were 4, will check)


^^^ DEG's Post
 
Tapu Lele is done so I'll take Deoxys-Defense.



QC 1/3

Overview

  • Massive 160 base Def and SpDef stats allow you to be extremely bulky with only investment into HP.
  • A respectable base 90 speed tier allows you to outspeed certain slower pokemon like Mega-Venusaur, Chansey, and Mega-Gyarados.
  • Its ability Pressure reduces the opponent's PP by 2 instead of 1, allowing you to reduce the opponent's PP to 0 twice as fast as normal, making causing the opponent to Struggle a viable strategy.
  • Its Psychic-typing gives it only 3 weaknesses, of which only Dark and Ghost are relevant in 1v1. This allows it to take on a wide variety of different pokemon.
  • Has a relatively wide movepool, with access to Taunt, Recover, Counter, Mirror Coat, Iron Defense and Amnesia, letting it take on both Physical and Special attackers.
Under Pressure
Deoxys-Defense @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Taunt
- Iron Defense
- Amnesia
- Recover

Set Comments

Moves
  • Taunt prevents set-up, status, and opposing Taunts from slower pokemon. This prevents pokemon like Mega-Gyarados from Taunting you, stall pokemon like Chansey and Quagsire from using Toxic and set-up from pokemon like Mega-Gyarados and Crustle, which would be able to boost alongside Deoxys-D and eventually KO through Recover.
  • Iron Defense is used against physical pokemon, like Mega-Pinsir and Golem, so that you take minimal damage from them and can PP stall them.
  • Amnesia is used against special pokemon, like Magearna and Mega-Blastoise, to reduce the damage you take so that you can PP stall them.
  • Recover lets you heal off the weak hits you will be taking after you boost your defenses, to let you stall out your opponent's PP.
Set Details
  • 252 HP EVs are to maximize your bulk.
  • 252 Speed EVs and a Timid nature are to outspeed as many pokemon as possible so that you can Taunt set-up and status moves. It also allows you to get in an Iron Defense or Amnesia before a slower opponent attacks, which increases your survivability more than any EV spread.
  • 4 SpDef Evs causes Genesect to get an Atk boost instead of a SpA boost, allowing you to beat Genesct spreads other than Timid Specs spreads.
  • Leftovers provides the most health over time, preventing you from being whittled down, saving Recover PP and keeping you above the HP where a critical hit would KO you.
Usage Tips
  • The intention of this set is to reduce your opponent's attacking move PP to zero, causing them to use Struggle and KO themselves with the recoil.
  • Taunt set-up pokemon slower than you, like Gyarados-Mega and Crustle. Also Taunt Stall pokemon like Chansey and Quagsire to prevent them from using Toxic. If you can afford to, Taunt pokemon that you don't expect to carry a status move, as sometimes people run status moves on unusual pokemon, and against some pokemon there is no reason to take a risk.
  • Use Iron Defense or Amnesia against set-up pokemon faster than you, like Mega-Pinsir and Charizard-X, or against pokemon that will attack no matter what, like Genesect and Mega-Metagross.
  • Recover up to high HP frequently against pokemon that won't use up all Recover PP to play around critical hits.
Team Options
  • Deoxys-Defense pairs well with many pokemon as it acts as a sort of blanket check to either Physical or Special pokemon.
  • As long as your team counters Tapu Koko and Mega-Slowbro, Deoxys-Defense can fit it in with most pokemon. Tapu Koko has a fast Taunt and can OHKO Deo-D after a Charge. Mega-Slowbro is immune to Taunt as regular Slowbro and can PP stall with Rest. The counters to these pokemon can usually cover other less common counters to Deoxys-Defense, like Hoopa-Unbound and Leftovers Jumpluff.
  • Mega-Gyarados, Mimikyu, and Aegislash all make good partners for Deoxys-Defense as they can eliminate its counters and if EV'd for the mirror, counter themselves, so that Deoxys-Defense doesn't have to face them.
  • Groundium-Z Golem does well against the most common Trick pokemon Jirachi, Victini, and Porygon-Z which can all shut down Deo-D. It also beats all three of the common Ghost-types.
  • Choice Specs Magnezone is another pokemon that does well against the Trick pokemon while also beating Tapu Koko and Mega-Slowbro. Either Magnezone or Deoxys-Defense will be able to beat Gyarados, also, as very few Gyarados run both Crunch and Earthquake.
Strategy Comments

Other Options

  • Instead of using Amnesia and Iron Defense, Deoxys-Defense can instead use Counter and Mirror Coat to defeat Special and Physical attackers. A slower EV spread that lives specific attacks, such as a +1 Mega-Gyarados Crunch or a Modest Charizard Y Blast Burn should be used, in order to live and get a return kill with Counter or Mirror Coat. This slower EV spread puts you at risk of status moves and set-up moves from a wider range of pokemon, however.
  • Sitrus Berry can be used in order to live attacks from faster pokemon that can 2HKO through +2 defenses.
  • Z-Cosmic Power can be used to boost both Special Defense and Defense at the same time, albeit more slowly than either Iron Defense or Amnesia. Boosting both Special Defense and Physical Defense in one move opens up additional options, such as Protect and Mud Slap which can help reduce the chance of being Critical Hit, by causing your opponent to use PP without actually hitting Deo-D. Very strong physical attacks become more difficult to wall with Cosmic Power, as it only boosts Defense by +1 every use. An additional benefit to using a Z-Crystal is that Z-Crystals cannot be Tricked.

Checks and Counters:
  • Critical Hits: Although just about every pokemon has to fear being crit, Deoxys-Defense gets hit so many times, especially with the PP stall sets, that its chance of being crit is much higher than average. Because crits ignore stat changes, any pokemon that can OHKO Deoxy-Defense with a crit will always have the chance to KO, even if it is boosted to +6.
  • Dark and Ghost moves: Pokemon such as Mimikyu, Aegislash, and Greninja all have very strong attacks that can do heavy damage to Deoxys-D. Special Dark pokemon and physical Ghost pokemon have the added advantage of being immune to Mirror Coat and Counter respectively.
  • Fast Taunt, Status, and Trick: Any pokemon faster than Deo-D that can Taunt or Toxic it dominate Deoxys-D. Trick can lock Deoxys-Defense into one move, preventing it from using Recover.
Ready for the next QC.
 

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Tapu Lele is done so I'll take Deoxys-Defense.



QC 1/3

Overview

  • Massive 160 base Def and SpDef stats allow you to be extremely bulky with only investment into HP.
  • A respectable base 90 speed tier allows you to outspeed certain slower pokemon like Mega-Venusaur, Chansey, and Mega-Gyarados.
  • Its ability Pressure reduces the opponent's PP by 2 instead of 1, allowing you to reduce the opponent's PP to 0 twice as fast as normal, making causing the opponent to Struggle a viable strategy. Pressure only targets moves that moves that target Deoxys-D.
  • Its Psychic-typing gives it only 3 weaknesses, of which only Dark and Ghost are relevant in 1v1. This allows it to take on a wide variety of different pokemon.
  • Psychic-type gives it few useful resistances, on the flipside, making it take neutral hits from most pokemon.
  • Has a relatively wide movepool, with access to Taunt, Recover, Counter, Mirror Coat, Iron Defense and Amnesia, letting it take on both Physical and Special attackers. Mention Cosmic Power, Mud-Slap, and Seismic Toss. Those are also relevant moves.
Under Pressure
Deoxys-Defense @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Taunt
- Iron Defense
- Amnesia
- Recover

Set Comments

Moves
  • Taunt prevents set-up, status, and opposing Taunts from slower pokemon. This prevents pokemon like Mega-Gyarados from Taunting you, stall pokemon like Chansey and Quagsire from using Toxic and set-up from pokemon like Mega-Gyarados and Crustle, which would be able to boost alongside Deoxys-D and eventually KO through Recover.
  • Iron Defense is used against physical pokemon, like Mega-Pinsir and Golem, so that you take minimal damage from them and can PP stall them.
  • Amnesia is used against special pokemon, like Magearna and Mega-Blastoise, to reduce the damage you take so that you can PP stall them.
  • Recover lets you heal off the weak hits you will be taking after you boost your defenses, to let you stall out your opponent's PP. This will be mentioned in GP, but it's not "you" it's Deoxys-D. Fix this for the rest of the analysis
Set Details
  • 252 HP EVs are to maximize your bulk.
  • 252 Speed EVs and a Timid nature are to outspeed as many pokemon as possible so that you can Taunt set-up and status moves. It also allows you to get in an Iron Defense or Amnesia before a slower opponent attacks, which increases your survivability more than any EV spread.
  • 4 SpDef Evs causes Genesect to get an Atk boost instead of a SpA boost, allowing you to beat Genesct spreads other than Timid Specs spreads.
  • Leftovers provides the most health over time, preventing you from being whittled down, saving Recover PP and keeping you above the HP where a critical hit would KO you. Sitrus Berry is also very relevant for this set, as it gives immediate longevity at lower boosts. I'd slash that in with leftovers.
Usage Tips
  • The intention of this set is to reduce your opponent's attacking move PP to zero, causing them to use Struggle and KO themselves with the recoil.
  • Taunt set-up pokemon slower than you, like Gyarados-Mega and Crustle. Also Taunt Stall pokemon like Chansey and Quagsire to prevent them from using Toxic. If you can afford to, Taunt pokemon that you don't expect to carry a status move, as sometimes people run status moves on unusual pokemon, and against some pokemon there is no reason to take a risk.
  • Use Iron Defense or Amnesia against set-up pokemon faster than you, like Mega-Pinsir and Charizard-X, or against pokemon that will attack no matter what, like Genesect and Mega-Metagross.
  • Recover up to high HP frequently against pokemon that won't use up all Recover PP to play around critical hits. Mention here to maximize Recover usage so it either always heals at least 50% or keeps Deoxys-D's health over how much damage a crit would do.
Team Options
  • Deoxys-Defense pairs well with many pokemon as it acts as a sort of blanket check to either Physical or Special pokemon.
  • As long as your team counters Tapu Koko and Mega-Slowbro, Deoxys-Defense can fit it in with most pokemon. Tapu Koko has a fast Taunt and can OHKO Deo-D after a Charge. Mega-Slowbro is immune to Taunt as regular Slowbro and can PP stall with Rest. The counters to these pokemon can usually cover other less common counters to Deoxys-Defense, like Hoopa-Unbound and Leftovers Jumpluff.
  • Mega-Gyarados, Mimikyu, and Aegislash all make good partners for Deoxys-Defense as they can eliminate its counters and if EV'd for the mirror, counter themselves, so that Deoxys-Defense doesn't have to face them.
  • Groundium-Z Golem does well against the most common Trick pokemon Jirachi, Victini, and Porygon-Z which can all shut down Deo-D. It also beats all three of the common Ghost-types.
  • Choice Specs Magnezone is another pokemon that does well against the Trick pokemon while also beating Tapu Koko and Mega-Slowbro. Either Magnezone or Deoxys-Defense will be able to beat Gyarados, also, as very few Gyarados run both Crunch and Earthquake.
Strategy Comments

Other Options

  • Instead of using Amnesia and Iron Defense, Deoxys-Defense can instead use Counter and Mirror Coat to defeat Special and Physical attackers. A slower EV spread that lives specific attacks, such as a +1 Mega-Gyarados Crunch or a Modest Charizard Y Blast Burn should be used, in order to live and get a return kill with Counter or Mirror Coat. This slower EV spread puts you at risk of status moves and set-up moves from a wider range of pokemon, however. I'd definitely mention this as its own set. It functions very differently from Pressur Stall Deoxys-D.
  • Sitrus Berry can be used in order to live attacks from faster pokemon that can 2HKO through +2 defenses.
  • Z-Cosmic Power can be used to boost both Special Defense and Defense at the same time, albeit more slowly than either Iron Defense or Amnesia. Boosting both Special Defense and Physical Defense in one move opens up additional options, such as Protect and Mud Slap which can help reduce the chance of being Critical Hit, by causing your opponent to use PP without actually hitting Deo-D. Very strong physical attacks become more difficult to wall with Cosmic Power, as it only boosts Defense by +1 every use. An additional benefit to using a Z-Crystal is that Z-Crystals cannot be Tricked. It also lets Deoxys-D beat faster taunts occasionally as z-moves can't be taunted.

Checks and Counters:
  • Critical Hits: Although just about every pokemon has to fear being crit, Deoxys-Defense gets hit so many times, especially with the PP stall sets, that its chance of being crit is much higher than average. Because crits ignore stat changes, any pokemon that can OHKO Deoxy-Defense with a crit will always have the chance to KO, even if it is boosted to +6.
  • Dark and Ghost moves: Pokemon such as Mimikyu, Aegislash, and Greninja all have very strong attacks that can do heavy damage to Deoxys-D. Special Dark pokemon and physical Ghost pokemon have the added advantage of being immune to Mirror Coat and Counter respectively.
  • Fast Taunt, Status, and Trick: Any pokemon faster than Deo-D that can Taunt or Toxic it dominate Deoxys-D. Trick can lock Deoxys-Defense into one move, preventing it from using Recover.
  • Strong Specs, Band, and Z-moves also can just KO Deoxys-D like Porygon-z, Icium Z Kyurem-B, etc
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QC 2/3


^^ lost heros' post
 
Tapu Lele is done so I'll take Deoxys-Defense.



QC 2/3

Overview

  • Massive 160 base Def and SpDef stats allow you to be extremely bulky with only investment into HP.
  • A respectable base 90 speed tier allows you to outspeed certain slower pokemon like Mega-Venusaur, Chansey, and Mega-Gyarados.
  • Its ability Pressure reduces the opponent's attacking PP by 2 instead of 1, allowing you to reduce the opponent's PP to 0 twice as fast as normal, making causing the opponent to Struggle a viable strategy.
  • Its Psychic-typing gives it only 3 weaknesses, of which only Dark and Ghost are relevant in 1v1. This allows it to take on a wide variety of different pokemon.
  • Psychic-type gives it few useful resistances, on the flipside, making it take neutral hits from most pokemon.
  • Has a relatively wide movepool, with access to Taunt, Recover, Counter, Mirror Coat, Iron Defense and Amnesia letting it take on both Physical and Special attackers. It also learns other useful moves, like Cosmic Power, Mudslap and Seismic Toss.
Under Pressure
Deoxys-Defense @ Leftovers / Sitrus Berry
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Taunt
- Iron Defense
- Amnesia
- Recover

Set Comments

Moves
  • Taunt prevents set-up, status, and opposing Taunts from slower pokemon. This prevents pokemon like Mega-Gyarados from Taunting Deoxys-D, stall pokemon like Chansey and Quagsire from using Toxic and set-up from pokemon like Mega-Gyarados and Crustle, which would be able to boost alongside Deoxys-D and eventually KO through Recover.
  • Iron Defense is used against physical pokemon, like Mega-Pinsir and Golem, so that Deoxys-D takes minimal damage from them and can PP stall them.
  • Amnesia is used against special pokemon, like Magearna and Mega-Blastoise, to reduce the damage Deoxys-D takes so that it can PP stall them.
  • Recover lets Deoxys-D heal off the weak hits it will be taking after it boosts its defenses, to let it stall out its opponent's PP.
Set Details
  • 252 HP EVs are to maximize bulk.
  • 252 Speed EVs and a Timid nature are to outspeed as many pokemon as possible so that Deoxys-D can Taunt set-up and status moves. It also allows it to get in an Iron Defense or Amnesia before a slower opponent attacks, which increases your survivability more than any EV spread.
  • 4 SpDef Evs causes Genesect to get an Atk boost instead of a SpA boost, allowing Deoxys-D to beat Genesct spreads other than Timid Specs spreads.
  • Leftovers provides the most health over time, preventing Deoxys-D from being whittled down, saving Recover PP and keeping it above the HP where a critical hit would KO you. Sitrus Berry helps in living two turns against very strong attackers, like Banded Dragonite and Garchomp, which would otherwise 2HKO through one boost.
Usage Tips
  • The intention of this set is to reduce your opponent's attacking move PP to zero, causing them to use Struggle and KO themselves with the recoil.
  • Taunt set-up pokemon slower than you, like Gyarados-Mega and Crustle. Also Taunt Stall pokemon like Chansey and Quagsire to prevent them from using Toxic. If you can afford to, Taunt pokemon that you don't expect to carry a status move, as sometimes people run status moves on unusual pokemon, and against some pokemon there is no reason to take a risk.
  • Use Iron Defense or Amnesia against set-up pokemon faster than you, like Mega-Pinsir and Charizard-X, or against pokemon that will attack no matter what, like Genesect and Mega-Metagross.
  • Recover up to high HP frequently against pokemon that won't use up all Recover PP to play around critical hits.
Team Options
  • Deoxys-Defense pairs well with many pokemon as it acts as a sort of blanket check to either Physical or Special pokemon.
  • As long as your team counters Tapu Koko and Mega-Slowbro, Deoxys-Defense can fit it in with most pokemon. Tapu Koko has a fast Taunt and can OHKO Deo-D after a Charge. Mega-Slowbro is immune to Taunt as regular Slowbro and can PP stall with Rest. The counters to these pokemon can usually cover other less common counters to Deoxys-Defense, like Hoopa-Unbound and Leftovers Jumpluff.
  • Mega-Gyarados, Mimikyu, and Aegislash all make good partners for Deoxys-Defense as they can eliminate its counters and if EV'd for the mirror, counter themselves, so that Deoxys-Defense doesn't have to face them.
  • Groundium-Z Golem does well against the common Trick pokemon Victini and Porygon-Z which can shut down Deo-D. It also does well vs all three of the common Ghost-types, Mimikyu, Mega-Gengar, and Aegislash.
  • Choice Specs Magnezone is another pokemon that does well against the Trick pokemon while also beating Tapu Koko and Mega-Slowbro. Either Magnezone or Deoxys-Defense will be able to beat Gyarados, as very few Gyarados run both Crunch and Earthquake.
Strategy Comments

Other Options

  • Instead of using Amnesia and Iron Defense, Deoxys-Defense can instead use Counter and Mirror Coat to defeat Special and Physical attackers. A slower EV spread that lives specific attacks, such as a +1 Mega-Gyarados Crunch or a Modest Charizard Y Blast Burn should be used, in order to live and get a return kill with Counter or Mirror Coat. Counter/Coat is very strong against Choiced Pokemon, as they have no choice but to attack. A slower EV spread puts you at risk of status moves and set-up moves from a wider range of pokemon, however.
  • Sitrus Berry can be used in order to live attacks from faster pokemon that can 2HKO through +2 defenses.
  • Z-Cosmic Power can be used to boost both Special Defense and Defense at the same time, albeit more slowly than either Iron Defense or Amnesia. Boosting both Special Defense and Physical Defense in one move opens up additional options, such as Protect and Mud Slap which can help reduce the chance of being Critical Hit, by causing your opponent to use PP without actually hitting Deo-D. Very strong physical attacks become more difficult to wall with Cosmic Power, as it only boosts Defense by +1 every use. An additional benefit to using a Z-Crystal is that Z-Crystals cannot be Tricked. In combination with an attack, it can also occasionally beat faster Taunt users, as Z-Moves can't be Taunted either.

Checks and Counters:
  • Critical Hits: Although just about every pokemon has to fear being crit, Deoxys-D gets hit so many times, especially with the PP stall sets, that its chance of being crit is much higher than average. Because crits ignore stat changes, any pokemon that can OHKO Deoxy-Defense with a crit will always have the chance to KO, even if it is boosted to +6.
  • Dark and Ghost moves: Pokemon such as Mimikyu, Aegislash, and Greninja all have very strong attacks that can do heavy damage to Deoxys-D. Special Dark pokemon and physical Ghost pokemon have the added advantage of being immune to Mirror Coat and Counter respectively.
  • Fast Taunt, Status, and Trick: Any pokemon faster than Deoxys-D that can Taunt or Toxic it dominate Deoxys-D. Trick can lock Deoxys-Defense into one move, preventing it from using Recover.
Finished with Lost Heros' changes. I should be good right?
 

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Tapu Lele is done so I'll take Deoxys-Defense.



QC 2/3

Overview

  • Massive 160 base Def and SpDef stats allow you to be extremely bulky with only investment into HP.
  • A respectable base 90 speed tier allows you to outspeed certain slower pokemon like Mega-Venusaur, Chansey, and Mega-Gyarados.
  • Its ability Pressure reduces the opponent's attacking PP by 2 instead of 1, allowing you to reduce the opponent's PP to 0 twice as fast as normal, making causing the opponent to Struggle a viable strategy.
  • Its Psychic-typing gives it only 3 weaknesses, of which only Dark and Ghost are relevant in 1v1. This allows it to take on a wide variety of different pokemon. Bug has Mega Heracross, Genesect, and Durant now (one less than the number of relevant Ghost types after Marshadow and pretty much equal as Dark)
  • Psychic-type gives it few useful resistances, on the flipside, making it take neutral hits from most pokemon. Namely Fighting and Psychic itself
  • Has a relatively wide movepool, with access to Taunt, Recover, Counter, Mirror Coat, Iron Defense and Amnesia letting it take on both Physical and Special attackers. It also learns other useful moves, like Cosmic Power, Mudslap and Seismic Toss. Remove Mud Slap
Give a hint of what can defeat it in the overview like faster status moves Taunt Trick, setup, strong attackers

Under Pressure
Deoxys-Defense @ Leftovers / Sitrus Berry
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Taunt
- Iron Defense
- Amnesia
- Recover

Set Comments

Moves
  • Taunt prevents set-up, status, and opposing Taunts from slower pokemon. This prevents pokemon like Mega-Gyarados from Taunting Deoxys-D, stall pokemon like Chansey and Quagsire from using Toxic and set-up from pokemon like Mega-Gyarados and Crustle, which would be able to boost alongside Deoxys-D and eventually KO through Recover.
  • Iron Defense is used against physical pokemon, like Mega-Pinsir and Golem, so that Deoxys-D takes minimal damage from them and can PP stall them.
  • Amnesia is used against special pokemon, like Magearna and Mega-Blastoise, to reduce the damage Deoxys-D takes so that it can PP stall them.
  • Recover lets Deoxys-D heal off the weak hits it will be taking after it boosts its defenses, to let it stall out its opponent's PP.
Set Details
  • 252 HP EVs are to maximize bulk. Gives it good mixed bulk
  • 252 Speed EVs and a Timid nature are to outspeed as many pokemon as possible so that Deoxys-D can Taunt set-up and status moves. It also allows it to get in an Iron Defense or Amnesia before a slower opponent attacks, which increases your survivability more than any EV spread.
  • 4 SpDef Evs causes Genesect to get an Atk boost instead of a SpA boost, allowing Deoxys-D to beat Genesect spreads other than Timid Specs spreads.
  • Leftovers provides the most health over time, preventing Deoxys-D from being whittled down, saving Recover PP and keeping it above the HP where a critical hit would KO you. Sitrus Berry helps in living two turns against very strong attackers, like Banded Dragonite and Garchomp, which would otherwise 2HKO through one boost.
Usage Tips
  • The intention of this set is to reduce your opponent's attacking move PP to zero, causing them to use Struggle and KO themselves with the recoil.
  • Taunt set-up pokemon slower than you, like Gyarados-Mega and Crustle. Also Taunt Stall pokemon like Chansey and Quagsire to prevent them from using Toxic. If you can afford to, Taunt pokemon that you don't expect to carry a status move, as sometimes people run status moves on unusual pokemon, and against some pokemon there is no reason to take a risk.
  • Use Iron Defense or Amnesia against set-up pokemon faster than you, like Mega-Pinsir and Charizard-X, or against pokemon that will attack no matter what, like Genesect and Mega-Metagross.
  • Recover up to high HP frequently against pokemon that won't use up all Recover PP to play around critical hits.
Team Options
  • Deoxys-Defense pairs well with many pokemon as it acts as a sort of blanket check to either Physical or Special pokemon.
  • As long as your team counters Tapu Koko and Mega-Slowbro, Deoxys-Defense can fit it in with most pokemon. Tapu Koko has a fast Taunt and can OHKO Deo-D after a Charge. Mega-Slowbro is immune to Taunt as regular Slowbro and can PP stall with Rest. The counters to these pokemon can usually cover other less common counters to Deoxys-Defense, like Hoopa-Unbound and Leftovers Jumpluff.
  • Mega-Gyarados, Mimikyu, and Aegislash all make good partners for Deoxys-Defense as they can eliminate its counters and if EV'd for the mirror, counter themselves, so that Deoxys-Defense doesn't have to face them.
  • Groundium-Z Golem does well against the common Trick pokemon Victini and Porygon-Z which can shut down Deo-D. It also does well vs all three of the common Ghost-types, Mimikyu, Mega-Gengar, and Aegislash.
  • Choice Specs Magnezone is another pokemon that does well against the Trick pokemon while also beating Tapu Koko and Mega-Slowbro. Either Magnezone or Deoxys-Defense will be able to beat Gyarados, as very few Gyarados run both Crunch and Earthquake.
Strategy Comments

Other Options

  • Instead of using Amnesia and Iron Defense, Deoxys-Defense can instead use Counter and Mirror Coat to defeat Special and Physical attackers. A slower EV spread that lives specific attacks, such as a +1 Mega-Gyarados Crunch or a Modest Charizard Y Blast Burn should be used, in order to live and get a return kill with Counter or Mirror Coat. Counter/Coat is very strong against Choiced Pokemon, as they have no choice but to attack. A slower EV spread puts you at risk of status moves and set-up moves from a wider range of pokemon, however.
  • Sitrus Berry can be used in order to live attacks from faster pokemon that can 2HKO through +2 defenses. Its in the main set now
  • Z-Cosmic Power can be used to boost both Special Defense and Defense at the same time, albeit more slowly than either Iron Defense or Amnesia. Boosting both Special Defense and Physical Defense in one move opens up additional options, such as Protect and Mud Slap which can help reduce the chance of being Critical Hit, by causing your opponent to use PP without actually hitting Deo-D. Very strong physical attacks become more difficult to wall with Cosmic Power, as it only boosts Defense by +1 every use. An additional benefit to using a Z-Crystal is that Z-Crystals cannot be Tricked. In combination with an attack, it can also occasionally beat faster Taunt users, as Z-Moves can't be Taunted either. Remove Mud Slap from here as well

Checks and Counters:
  • Critical Hits: Although just about every pokemon has to fear being crit, Deoxys-D gets hit so many times, especially with the PP stall sets, that its chance of being crit is much higher than average. Because crits ignore stat changes, any pokemon that can OHKO Deoxy-Defense with a crit will always have the chance to KO, even if it is boosted to +6.
  • Dark and Ghost moves: Pokemon such as Mimikyu, Aegislash, and Greninja all have very strong attacks that can do heavy damage to Deoxys-D. Special Dark pokemon and physical Ghost pokemon have the added advantage of being immune to Mirror Coat and Counter respectively.
  • Fast Taunt, Status, and Trick: Any pokemon faster than Deoxys-D that can Taunt or Toxic it dominate Deoxys-D. Trick can lock Deoxys-Defense into one move, preventing it from using Recover. Example Prominent users like Trick Porygon-Z, Trick Victini, Taunt Tapu Koko, Rock Tomb Heatran Taunt, Faster SubSeeders like Whimsicott too can defeat it with Leech Seed, they may also have Encore Taunt
- Fast setup sweepers like Swords Dance Garchomp, Kartana, Bulk Up Landorus-T, Belly Drum Zard X can defeat most sets
- Powerful attackers like Durant with X-Scissor, Mega Heracross, the newly released Marshadow (this can go in the Dark and Ghost moves part) Fast Icium Z Kyurem-Black. Megacross also has a higher chance of getting Critical hits since it uses Multi-hit moves
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In addition to what charizard8888 mentioned, allow me to give you a few pointers.
Critical Hits: Although just about every pokemon has to fear being crit, Deoxys-D gets hit so many times, especially with the PP stall sets, that its chance of being crit is much higher than average. Because crits ignore stat changes, any pokemon that can OHKO Deoxy-Defense with a crit will always have the chance to KO, even if it is boosted to +6.
The section "Checks and Counters" comes under the heading Strategy Comments. Critical Hits are random and not in our hands, hence you cannot consider it as a "strategy". Plus critical hits threaten almost every Pokémon in the tier, so mentioning it in one specific analysis while not in the others makes no sense, and hence it should not be mentioned. In my opinion, totally scrap that point.
Dark and Ghost moves: Pokemon such as Mimikyu, Aegislash, and Greninja all have very strong attacks that can do heavy damage to Deoxys-D. Special Dark pokemon and physical Ghost pokemon have the added advantage of being immune to Mirror Coat and Counter respectively.
2 things about this specific point here.
  1. Add Marshadow. It is an S rank Pokémon which easily OHKOes Deoxys-D with Soul Stealing 7-Star Strike, and thus is worth mentioning here.
  2. In analyses, it's always best to put things in order. Since you have mentioned Ghost type Pokémon first on the list, make the heading "Ghost and Dark moves"
  • Psychic-type gives it few useful resistances, on the flipside, making it take neutral hits from most pokemon. Namely Fighting and Psychic itself
  • Has a relatively wide movepool, with access to Taunt, Recover, Counter, Mirror Coat, Iron Defense and Amnesia letting it take on both Physical and Special attackers. It also learns other useful moves, like Cosmic Power, Mudslap and Seismic Toss. Remove Mud Slap
Swap these two points. The pros come together in the beginning and the cons later.
  • Taunt prevents set-up, status, and opposing Taunts from slower pokemon. This prevents pokemon like Mega-Gyarados from Taunting Deoxys-D, stall pokemon like Chansey and Quagsire from using Toxic and set-up from pokemon like Mega-Gyarados and Crustle, which would be able to boost alongside Deoxys-D and eventually KO through Recover.
Again put this in order. You may also want to rewrite this sentence, making the two sentences one. It feels awkward to have one sentence stating what the move stops and then another sentence restating what it stops along with what Pokémon.
  • Iron Defense is used against physical pokemon, like Mega-Pinsir and Golem, so that Deoxys-D takes minimal damage from them and can PP stall them.
  • Amnesia is used against special pokemon, like Magearna and Mega-Blastoise, to reduce the damage Deoxys-D takes so that it can PP stall them.
It is fine for now, but while writing(if you do ever write it), write it as special attacking Pokémon.
[Since I have read only the C&C part, this is all I can say. When I get time I'll read the whole thing and give you my views.]
 
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