Deoxys Defense Forme 4-Person Raid Guide

The Ghost King rises once again. Mega Gengar hits like a meteor coming out of orbit and it triple resists Counter, so it's definitely the platinum-standard for this raid. Just make sure that you dodge Psycho Boost.

Largely a worse Mega Gengar, Mega Banette at least isn't weak to Psychic Type movesets.

Mega Houndoom is a bit of an oddball in this raid. It's weak to Rock Slide and Counter, but at the same time it double-resists Psychic Type movesets, so its performance is going to be very moveset-reliant to say the least. Regardless, it's a nice overall counter that's worth considering.

Mega Absol has overall performance similar to Mega Houndoom, but it's more on the frail side despite not having a weakness beyond Counter. 

Mega Gyarados is a case that's very similar to Mega Houndoom; it's weak to Counter and Thunderbolt, but its double-resistance to Psychic Type moves gives it great performance given the right moveset. Overall, Mega Gyarados is the TDO option for this raid.

A good budget option, Mega Beedrill is going to come out strong and hit hard, but drop fast.

Mega Alakazam doesn't have great performance here, but it has the advantage of being a Psychic Type, meaning its presence on the field will grant additional XL Candy. That aside, it's not really worth considering over the other options.

For those lucky enough to have it, Shadow Weavile will help a lot with the clock, but it severely dislikes Counter.

The old classic, Gengar comes in strong and does a lot of damage while doing very well against Counter thanks to its 3x resistance. But, again, watch out for Psychic Type movesets,

The true universal pick, Shadow Mewtwo has the huge advantage of being able to slot into literally any moveset. It resists Psychic Type movesets and Counter, and isn't weak to anything that Deoxys - Defense can throw at it. 

As we've said before for other Dark Types; beware of Counter and this monster can put in great work.

One of the better overall picks, Hydreigon sports huge TDO with decent DPS. It doesn't like Counter, as is a common trait with Dark Types, but it makes up for this with its 2x resistance to Psychic Type movesets.

Another strong option, Chandelure fears only Rock Slide, and laughs in the face of Counter. It's hard to go wrong with this enlightening Pokemon!

A strong overall counter, just note that Counter will take it down very quickly.

Despite being a bit low on DPS, Giratina - Origin Forme lasts a very long time, can come on on any moveset like a champ, and still hits above the 4-person minimum DPS, so it's a great universal choice for this raid, assuming your raid group knows what they're doing.

One of the better bugs, but a pretty vanilla pick. Resists Counter but doesn't appreciate Rock Slide.

A bit middle-of-the-road, but Shadow Mismagius is a good filler.

Hit hard, faint fast.

Pretty fast overall, Honchkrow is also pretty glassy and will tend to drop quickly.

Basically a baby Mega Houndoom 

Basically a baby Mega Absol.