Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver

Deoxys

HeartGold & SoulSilver

Call of Legends · #2 · Rare Holo · 2011

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Market reference

$37.18

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Card facts

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Set position: 2 / 106
Release year: 2011
Rarity: Rare Holo
HP: 80
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Ryo Ueda
Pokédex #: 386
Series: HeartGold & SoulSilver

Card analysis

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

Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 60 damage; 20 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 (Cell Storm) 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 ≥40 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 — ≥40 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 · 88 decks
Match win rate: 46.2%; -1.1 pts vs the 47.3% 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 22% of decks · 20 seen

Xerneas

in 18% of decks · 16 seen

Deoxys

in 31% of decks · 10 seen

Deoxys

in 11% of decks · 10 seen

Dialga

in 42% of decks · 38 seen

Steven's Metang

in 70% of decks · 64 seen

Steven's Beldum

in 70% of decks · 64 seen

Steven's Metagross ex

in 70% of decks · 64 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 23% of decks

Dreepy

$0.28 · in 21% of decks

Dusknoir

$0.28 · in 11% of decks

Dusclops

$0.25 · in 10% of decks

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About this card

HP: 80Type:PPsychicSubtype: Basic

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

PPPCell Storm — 60

Discard 2 Psychic Energy attached to Deoxys and remove 6 damage counters from Deoxys.

Weakness:P×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

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 43 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 2026/07/01

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$35.00	$68.00	$511.58	$37.18	—
Reverse Holofoil	$24.07	$55.62	$1,500.00	$50.00	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€2.99
7-day average	€7.12
30-day average	€10.96
Low	€1.54
Trend price	€12.43
Low (excellent+)	€2.50
Reverse holo low	€1.90
reverseHoloAvg1	€10.00
Reverse holo 7-day	€9.57
reverseHoloSell	€10.35
averageSellPrice	€17.86
Reverse holo 30-day	€10.64
Reverse holo trend	€14.43

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 $37.18; 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 "Call of Legends" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2011.

What rarity is Deoxys?

Deoxys is a Rare Holo card in the Call of Legends set.