Pokémon · EX

Deoxys

Emerald · #2 · Rare Holo · 2005

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Card facts

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Set position: 2 / 107
Release year: 2005
Rarity: Rare Holo
HP: 70
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Hironobu Yoshida
Pokédex #: 386
Series: EX

Card analysis

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Primary role: Ability Engine
Damage efficiency: 30 damage; 15 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

AttackerSearch / TutorIgnores Weakness / Effects

Strategy & play

How Deoxys 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.
Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥35 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 — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 1.05 copies on average · 91 decks
Match win rate: 46.9%; -0.3 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 · 20 seen

Xerneas

in 22% of decks · 18 seen

Dialga

in 41% of decks · 34 seen

Steven's Metang

in 66% of decks · 54 seen

Steven's Beldum

in 66% of decks · 54 seen

Steven's Metagross ex

in 66% of decks · 54 seen

Mega Floette ex

in 30% of decks · 25 seen

Empoleon ex

in 45% of decks · 37 seen

Budget alternatives

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

Dudunsparce

$0.86 · in 20% of decks

Mega Kangaskhan ex

$0.89 · in 13% of decks

Teal Mask Ogerpon ex

$2.88 · in 9% of decks

Fan Rotom

$0.16 · in 8% of decks

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About this card

HP: 70Type:PPsychicSubtype: Basic

Poké-Power: Form Change

Once during your turn (before your attack), you may search your deck for another Deoxys and switch it with Deoxys. (Any cards attached to Deoxys, damage counters, Special Conditions, and effects on it are now on the new Pokémon.) If you do, put Deoxys on top of your deck. Shuffle your deck afterward. You can't use more than 1 Form Change Poké-Power each turn.

CCSwift — 30

This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, Poké-Power, Poké-Bodies, or any other effects on the Defending Pokémon.

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 44 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 2026/07/04

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$34.99	$37.50	$40.00	$92.33	—
Holofoil	$77.00	$168.73	$1,009.90	$82.13	—
Reverse Holofoil	$189.00	$201.00	$3,899.99	$202.08	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€13.50
7-day average	€18.69
30-day average	€17.13
Low	€4.00
Trend price	€24.52
Low (excellent+)	€10.00
Reverse holo low	€8.98
reverseHoloAvg1	€8.98
Reverse holo 7-day	€37.97
reverseHoloSell	€17.99
averageSellPrice	€23.01
Reverse holo 30-day	€54.79
Reverse holo trend	€37.49

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 $82.13; 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 "Emerald" in the EX series, released in 2005.

What rarity is Deoxys?

Deoxys is a Rare Holo card in the Emerald set.