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EN Plasma Freeze · 8 May 2013 · 53/122

Deoxys-EX

デオキシス DNA Pokémon

Psychic Rare Holo EX Basic, EX, Team Plasma

170HP

≈S$38est. to buy

4 / 48 Deoxys cards owned 0 / 2 in Black & White 5 promo prints

CARD

Card facts

Set Plasma Freeze

Series Black & White

Number 53/122

Rarity Rare Holo EX

Released 2013

Illustrator Eske Yoshinob

POKÉMON

Pokémon stats

HP 170

Type Psychic

Stage Basic, EX, Team Plasma

Weakness Psychic ×2

Retreat cost 2

National Dex #386

Deoxys collection

4 / 48 collected

8% complete

Owned4 Missing44 TrackedS$2.84 Missing est.≈S$3397

Best buy Deoxys Paradox Rift S$0.28 Top owned Deoxys Chaos Rising S$1.24

Gameplay profile

Unlimited: Legal Expanded: Legal

Ability

Power Connect

Your Team Plasma Pokémon's attacks (excluding Deoxys-EX) do 10 more damage to the Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).

Attack

Helix Force

30+

Psychic • Colorless

If this Pokémon has any Plasma Energy attached to it, this attack does 30 more damage for each Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon.

Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Versions & finishes

missing

Holofoil not owned ≈ S$37.61

Artwork is identical across finishes; the holo or reverse shimmer is indicative.

Story & meaning

“Deoxys emerged from a virus that came from space. It is highly intelligent and wields psychokinetic powers. This Pokémon shoots lasers from the crystalline organ on its chest.”

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History

Deoxys is a Mythical, alien Psychic-type Pokémon said to have formed when a space virus underwent DNA mutation upon exposure to a laser beam from space. It is highly intelligent and wields powerful psychokinetic abilities, and can fire lasers from the crystalline organ on its chest, which serves as its core or 'brain.' Notably, Deoxys can shift between four Formes—Normal, Attack, Defense, and Speed—each rearranging its body and altering its stats, making it a uniquely adaptable and enigmatic Pokémon.

Name & meaning

The name 'Deoxys' is derived from 'deoxyribonucleic acid' (DNA), reflecting its category as the 'DNA Pokémon' and its theme of mutation and genetic forms. The Japanese name デオキシス (Deokishisu) is simply the katakana transliteration of this same word, breaking down phonetically as de-o-ki-shi-su, with no separate Japanese meaning. Both names point to deoxyribose, the sugar component of the DNA molecule, fitting Deoxys's biology as a creature born from mutated space DNA.

Other versions in this set

Same Pokémon, different artwork within Plasma Freeze.

missing

111/122 Deoxys-EX Rare Ultra

Your Deoxys cards

4 owned

The Deoxys cards already in your collection.

All Deoxys cards across sets

48 shown

Every Deoxys print in the catalogue, including promos and cards from other series.