Pokémon · Sun & Moon

Deoxys

Sun & Moon

SM Black Star Promos · #SM164 · Promo · 2017

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Card facts

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Set position: SM164 / 250
Release year: 2017
Rarity: Promo
HP: 110
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 2 energy
Illustrator: You Iribi
Pokédex #: 386
Series: Sun & Moon

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 100 damage; 33.33 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Strategy & play

How Deoxys plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
Its main attack (Psycho Boost) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥55 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.

How to beat Deoxys

Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 1.03 copies on average · 91 decks
Match win rate: 48.1%; +0.9 pts vs the 47.2% field average

Plays well with

Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.

Ange Floette

in 24% of decks · 23 seen

Xerneas

in 22% of decks · 21 seen

Mega Floette ex

in 30% of decks · 28 seen

Steven's Metang

in 66% of decks · 62 seen

Steven's Beldum

in 66% of decks · 62 seen

Steven's Metagross ex

in 66% of decks · 62 seen

Dialga

in 38% of decks · 36 seen

Empoleon ex

in 47% of decks · 44 seen

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

Lillie's Clefairy ex

$1.77 · in 22% of decks

Dreepy

$0.28 · in 21% of decks

Dusknoir

$0.28 · in 10% of decks

Yveltal

$0.25 · in 10% of decks

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Building around Deoxys?

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About this card

HP: 110Type:PPsychicSubtype: Basic

"DNA from a space virus mutated and became a Pokémon. It appears where auroras are seen."

Ability: Power Suction

Once during your turn (before your attack), you may move an Energy from 1 of your Pokémon to 1 of your Deoxys.

PPCPsycho Boost — 100

During your next turn, this Pokémon's Psycho Boost attack's base damage is 50.

Weakness:P×2

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Deoxys was legal.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

expanded

last week

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

expanded

3 weeks ago

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #6 - 18 Codes

expanded

4 weeks ago

Tournament play

This printing of Deoxys has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

Deoxys — Chaos Rising

Played in 35 recent decks

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 2026/07/18

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$16.26	$22.02	$4,321.00	$18.57	$23.59

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/18

Variant	Price
1-day average	€1.19
7-day average	€2.66
30-day average	€2.20
Low	€0.50
Trend price	€2.04
Low (excellent+)	€1.00
reverseHoloAvg1	€2.89
Reverse holo 7-day	€1.43
averageSellPrice	€2.56
Reverse holo 30-day	€1.04
Reverse holo trend	€1.45

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Deoxys is real?

Deoxys 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 worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Deoxys is $18.57; 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 from?

Deoxys is from the Pokémon set "SM Black Star Promos" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.

What rarity is Deoxys?

Deoxys is a Promo card in the SM Black Star Promos set.