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EN Celestial Storm · 3 Aug 2018 · 68/187

Deoxys

デオキシス DNA Pokémon

Psychic Rare Basic

130HP

≈S$1est. to buy

4 / 48 Deoxys cards owned 0 / 4 in Sun & Moon 5 promo prints

CARD

Card facts

Set Celestial Storm

Series Sun & Moon

Number 68/187

Rarity Rare

Released 2018

Illustrator Ayaka Yoshida

POKÉMON

Pokémon stats

HP 130

Type Psychic

Stage Basic

Weakness Psychic ×2

Retreat cost 3

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

Attack

Reflect

Colorless

During your opponent's next turn, this Pokémon takes 40 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

Attack

Psychic Corkscrew

Psychic • 2 Colorless

This attack's damage isn't affected by Resistance.

Versions & finishes

missing

Normal not owned ≈ S$0.85

missing

Reverse Holo not owned ≈ S$3.38

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

Story & meaning

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

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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 Celestial Storm.

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67/187 Deoxys Rare Holo

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69/187 Deoxys Rare

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.