Gimmicky
You give me chills, I've had it with the drills
Deoxys-Speed @ Expert Belt
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid / Naive Nature
- Expanding Force
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Beam
- Nasty Plot / Superpower
Deoxys-S is speeding past its foes' and launching an alien invasion into Monotype! With a blazing Speed tier that outspeeds common speed control options like Choice Scarf Hisuian Samurott on Water and Landorus on Ground, solid Special Attack that can be boosted further by Nasty Plot, and a powerful Expanding Force boosted further by Psychic Terrain support, Deoxys-S is a fantastic sweeper and cleaner. Thunderbolt hits common Psychic answers like Mandibuzz, Corviknight, and Hisuian Samurott, while Ice Beam hits Latios, Landorus, and completes the BoltBeam coverage. Superpower with a Naive nature is an option over Nasty Plot to give Deoxys-S a better matchup into Steel, 2HKOing Kingambit and Empoleon as well as chunking Iron Treads. Indeedee is a necessary teammate, with Psychic Surge being the source of Expanding Force's breaking power and Healing Wish support to nullify opposing priority and set up a late-game sweep. Choice Scarf Iron Boulder is an ideal pairing, outspeeding and threatening faster threats like Choice Scarf Greninja and Meowscarada after Deoxys-S has eliminated slower foes, while Jirachi is useful for Stealth Rock support and U-turn pivoting. Hoopa-U is another great teammate, able to eliminate Gholdengo and opposing Psychic-types with its Dark-type STAB moves while also spamming Expanding Force itself.
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