Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Deoxys Defense Forme
Legends Awakened · #25 · Rare · 2008
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Market reference
$11.17
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 25 / 146
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kazuaki Aihara
- Pokédex #
- 386
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Deoxys Defense Forme plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Deoxys Defense Forme
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Kazuaki Aihara
This card was illustrated by Kazuaki Aihara.
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Building around Deoxys Defense Forme?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"An alien virus that fell to earth on a meteor underwent a DNA mutation to become this Pokémon."
Poké-Power: Form Change
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may search your deck for any Deoxys and switch it with Deoxys Defense Forme. (Any cards attached to Deoxys Defense Forme, damage counters, Special Conditions, and effects on it are now on the new Pokémon.) If you do, put Deoxys Defense Forme on top of your deck. Shuffle your deck afterward. You can't use more than 1 Form Change Poké-Power each turn.
PCCPsychic Defense — 40
During your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of an attack, and any damage done to Deoxys by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $3.15 | $11.08 | $79.60 | $11.17 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $13.30 | $31.75 | $94.69 | $7.99 | $94.69 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.00 |
| 7-day average | €3.89 |
| 30-day average | €2.72 |
| Low | €0.35 |
| Trend price | €3.83 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €30.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €7.11 |
| reverseHoloSell | €4.96 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.26 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.18 |
| Reverse holo trend | €6.78 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Deoxys Defense Forme is real?
Deoxys Defense Forme is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Deoxys Defense Forme worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Deoxys Defense Forme is $11.17; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Deoxys Defense Forme from?
Deoxys Defense Forme is from the Pokémon set "Legends Awakened" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Deoxys Defense Forme?
Deoxys Defense Forme is a Rare card in the Legends Awakened set.
