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[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Psycho Boost
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Shadow Ball
item: Life Orb
tera type: Fighting / Psychic / Ghost
ability: Pressure
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 HP / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Courtesy of its ludicrous Speed and a spectacular offensive movepool bolstered further by Nasty Plot and Life Orb, Deoxys-S can serve as a fantastic wallbreaker and late-game sweeper. Though the combination of Nasty Plot and Psycho Boost may appear anti-synergistic at a glance, Psycho Boost's massive base power is necessary to muscle past threats like Cinderace, Landorus-T, Specially Defensive Gliscor, Ogerpon-W, and Raging Bolt. Tera Psychic can further enhance Psycho Boost's tremendous damage output, ensuring that Deoxys-S can eliminate these aforementioned threats after Stealth Rock without even requiring a Nasty Plot boost while OHKOing even Garganacl and Assault Vest variants of Alomomola and Galarian Slowking after a Nasty Plot. Focus Blast, accuracy permitting, always OHKOes Kingambit and hits other Dark-types like Hisuian Samurott and Darkrai and Steel-types like Iron Treads for tremendous damage; after a Nasty Plot boost, even Ting-Lu and Blissey are cleanly 2HKOed by Focus Blast. Tera Fighting allows Deoxys-S to outright OHKO Ting-Lu at +2, brute force past Corviknight and OHKO Blissey after minimal chip damage, and provides the added benefit of resisting Darkrai's Dark Pulse as well as Sucker Punch from Kingambit, Cinderace, and Hisuian Samurott. Shadow Ball rounds out Deoxys-S's coverage by hitting Gholdengo, Iron Crown, Hatterene, and opposing Deoxys-S super effectively while hitting Galarian Slowking and Pecharunt reasonably hard without committing to Psycho Boost's Special Attack drop. Tera Ghost lets Deoxys-S outright OHKO offensive Gholdengo after Stealth Rock and OHKO Galarian Slowking lacking Assault Vest at +2 while granting it a Normal immunity to protect it from Dragonite's Extreme Speed and let it spinblock against Great Tusk and Iron Treads in a pinch. Recover is an interesting alternative; while the loss of Shadow Ball's coverage is noticeable, Deoxys-S can now offset its own Life Orb recoil and obtain multiple Nasty Plot boosts to devastate defensively-leaning teams.

Deoxys-S fits well on offensive teams, both as a wallbreaker and as a late-game cleaner. Powerful physical setup sweepers like Kingambit and Dragonite appreciate Deoxys-S's ability to handle physically bulky threats like Zamazenta, Great Tusk, Corviknight, Pecharunt, and Dondozo. Kingambit does well against Assault Vest Hatterene, Iron Crown, and Galarian Slowking, which can all stomach hits from an unboosted Deoxys-S relatively easily. Dragonite can additionally serve as a powerful wallbreaker early-game with a Choice Band set, muscling past Garganacl, Corviknight, and Ting-Lu early-game so Deoxys-S can clean up late-game. Nasty Plot Gholdengo's strong matchup against defensive teams benefits Deoxys-S greatly, as it tends to get worn down quickly because of its Life Orb recoil and as such cannot muscle past these teams on its own. Swords Dance Iron Valiant makes for a solid teammate that can break past Ting-Lu and disrupt defensive teams with Encore, while Deoxys-S breaks past Pecharunt, Toxapex, and Galarian Weezing and serves as a second fast attacker if Iron Valiant wastes its Booster Energy. Iron Moth also pairs well with Deoxys-S, as it does very well against Steel-types like Gholdengo, Corviknight, and that Deoxys-S would require Terastallization and/or Focus Blast's shaky accuracy to muscle past. Iron Moth additionally checks revenge killers like Scizor and Lokix, which give Deoxys-S immense trouble. Choice Scarf Enamorus is another stellar teammate; it appreciates Deoxys-S's ability to wear down Galarian Slowking, Gholdengo, and Corviknight and can further support Deoxys-S with Healing Wish. Deoxys-S is almost completely devoid of defensive utility and cannot directly switch into most attacks, so strong wallbreakers like Kyurem, Ogerpon-W and Zamazenta are fantastic teammates that can pressure Ting-Lu while forcing many switches in general, with Zamazenta coupling as a great defensive check to Kingambit and Hisuian Samurott. Deoxys-S can be aggressively double switched in against switches these wallbreakers force and puts a tremendous amount of pressure on Zapdos and Pecharunt, which are otherwise problematic matchups for Ogerpon-W and Zamazenta. Strong pivots, like Dragapult and the aforementioned Ogerpon-W, can generate momentum with U-turn to pivot Deoxys-S in safely. Lastly, entry hazard support from the likes of Hisuian Samurott, Ting-Lu, and Iron Treads help Deoxys-S more reliably muscle past Ogerpon-W, Raging Bolt, Corviknight, and Gliscor without needing to Terastallize. Great Tusk and Iron Treads also support Deoxys-S well with Rapid Spin, since this set's problem of getting down quickly by Life Orb recoil is further exacerbated by any chip damage from opposing entry hazards.

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Please let me know when its implemented and I can give it another look. Ty!

[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Psycho Boost
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Shadow Ball
item: Life Orb
tera type: Psychic / Fighting / Ghost
ability: Pressure
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 HP / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Courtesy of its ludicrous Speed and a spectacular offensive movepool bolstered further by Nasty Plot and Life Orb, Deoxys-S can serve as a fantastic wallbreaker and late-game sweeper. Though the combination of Nasty Plot and Psycho Boost may seem counterproductive, (Not sure counterproductive is the word, as you may not only go from 0 to +2, but also from -2 to 0 on a predicted switch in. Perhaps removing this or reworking it a bit could be good) Psycho Boost's massive base power is necessary to muscle past threats like Specially Defensive Galarian Slowking (I get this but perhaps mention a Pokemon that isnt weak to one of your coverage options? Just for this part since you mention Galarian Slowking in the Tera Psychic and Shadow Ball parts. Cinderace and Landorus-T could be options, but up to you though) and Gliscor, Ogerpon-W after Stealth Rock, and Raging Bolt. Tera Psychic can further enhance Psycho Boost's tremendous damage output, ensuring that Deoxys-S can eliminate these aforementioned threats without even requiring a Nasty Plot boost while OHKOing even Assault Vest variants of Alomomola and Galarian Slowking after a Nasty Plot. Focus Blast, accuracy permitting, always OHKOes Kingambit and hits other Dark-types like Hisuian Samurott and Darkrai and Steel-types like Iron Treads for tremendous damage; after a Nasty Plot boost, even Ting-Lu and Blissey are cleanly 2HKOed by Focus Blast. Tera Fighting allows Deoxys-S to outright OHKO Ting-Lu at +2 and OHKO Blissey after minimal chip damage, and provides it with the added benefit of resisting Kingambit's Sucker Punch. (There's an argument to add a couple more moves here like Cinderace's or Hisuian Samurott's Sucker Punch, or Darkrai's STAB moves) Shadow Ball rounds out Deoxys-S's coverage by hitting Gholdengo, Iron Crown, Hatterene, and opposing Deoxys-S super effectively while hitting Galarian Slowking and Pecharunt reasonably hard without committing to Psycho Boost's Special Attack drop. Tera Ghost lets Deoxys-S outright OHKO offensive Gholdengo after Stealth Rock while allowing it to spinblock against Great Tusk and Iron Treads in a pinch, and become immune to Dragonite's Extreme Speed trying to revenge kill it. (Not this exactly but something like this)

This is all pretty good. if possible I would mention Garganacl and Corviknight somewhere as targets, in the Tera Fighting part for example, or the Tera Psychic one in the case of Garganacl.

Deoxys-S fits well on offensive teams, both as a wallbreaker and as a late-game cleaner. Entry hazard support from Hisuian Samurott, Ting-Lu, and Iron Treads help Deoxys-S more reliably muscle past Ogerpon-W, Raging Bolt, Corviknight, and Gliscor without needing to Terastallize. (Is there a reason to mention these Pokemon in particular rather than other entry hazard setters? Regardless I think this would go better towards the end of the paragraph, as its a more general "offensive Pokemon likes chip" kinda mention) Great Tusk and Iron Treads also support Deoxys-S well with Rapid Spin, since this set tends to get worn down incredibly quickly through Life Orb recoil and entry hazard chip damage. (Same here, this should probably be below as it is not very Deoxys-S specific) Powerful Physical(?) setup sweepers like Kingambit and Dragonite appreciate Deoxys-S's ability to handle physically bulky threats like Zamazenta, Great Tusk, Corviknight, and Dondozo. Dragonite can additionally serve as a powerful wallbreaker early-game with a Choice Band set, allowing Deoxys-S to clean up late-game. (Kingambit also does well against the likes of Assault Vest Hatterene, Galarian Slowking, and Iron Crown that might try to sponge attacks from Deoxys-S, particularly when unboosted) Booster Energy Iron Valiant is among the very few foes that can outspeed and immediately threaten Deoxys-S, so Gholdengo's ability to check it makes it a powerful teammate. (Odd mention cause if Iron Valiant is coming in to check Deoxys-S, chances are it might click Shadow Ball or Knock Off, both moves Gholdengo wont be switching into) Gholdengo's strong matchup against defensive teams also benefits Deoxys-S greatly, as it tends to get worn down quickly because of its Life Orb recoil and as such cannot muscle past these teams on its own. (Just adjust to match the above, and specify what kind of Gholengo set, as Choice Scarf can do rather poorly vs fat) Iron Valiant itself makes for a solid teammate, with physical and mixed variants' Knock Off providing invaluable support and with Deoxys-S serving as a second fast attacker should Iron Valiant's Booster Energy be wasted. Lastly, Iron Moth also pairs well with Deoxys-S, as it does very well against Steel-types that Deoxys-S would require Terastallization and/or Focus Blast's shaky accuracy to muscle past such as... (Iron Moth also does well vs Iron Valiant, perhaps thats a better mention. It also does well into Scizor and Lokix that might try to revenge kill Deoxys-S). Iron Moth can even consider running Toxic Spikes to further support Deoxys-S, since Poison-types like Pecharunt and Galarian Slowking will often find themselves on the receiving end of a Nasty Plot-boosted Psycho Boost should they try absorbing those Toxic Spikes. Mention partners that do well into Ting-Lu, such as Ogerpon-W and Zamazenta, the latter of which also does well into Dark- and Steel-types, and appreciates Deoxys-S ability to scare Pecharunt, or even Zapdos.

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QC 1/2 after implemented, ty!

[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Psycho Boost
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Shadow Ball
item: Life Orb
tera type: Psychic / Fighting / Ghost
ability: Pressure
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 HP / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Courtesy of its ludicrous Speed and a spectacular offensive movepool bolstered further by Nasty Plot and Life Orb, Deoxys-S can serve as a fantastic wallbreaker and late-game sweeper. Though the combination of Nasty Plot and Psycho Boost may appear anti-synergistic at a glance, Psycho Boost's massive base power is necessary to muscle past threats like Cinderace, Landorus-T, Specially Defensive Gliscor, Ogerpon-W, and Raging Bolt. Tera Psychic can further enhance Psycho Boost's tremendous damage output, ensuring that Deoxys-S can eliminate these aforementioned threats without even requiring a Nasty Plot boost while OHKOing even Garganacl and Assault Vest variants of Alomomola and Galarian Slowking after a Nasty Plot. Focus Blast, accuracy permitting, always OHKOes Kingambit and hits other Dark-types like Hisuian Samurott and Darkrai and Steel-types like Iron Treads for tremendous damage; after a Nasty Plot boost, even Ting-Lu and Blissey are cleanly 2HKOed by Focus Blast. Tera Fighting allows Deoxys-S to outright OHKO Ting-Lu at +2, brute force past Corviknight and most of Garganacl's Tera types, and OHKO Blissey after minimal chip damage, and provides the added benefit of resisting Darkrai's Dark Pulse as well as Sucker Punch from Kingambit, Cinderace, and Hisuian Samurott. Shadow Ball rounds out Deoxys-S's coverage by hitting Gholdengo, Iron Crown, Hatterene, and opposing Deoxys-S super effectively while hitting Galarian Slowking and Pecharunt reasonably hard without committing to Psycho Boost's Special Attack drop. Tera Ghost lets Deoxys-S outright OHKO offensive Gholdengo after Stealth Rock while granting a Normal immunity, granting it an immunity to Dragonite's Extreme Speed and letting it spinblock against Great Tusk and Iron Treads in a pinch.

Deoxys-S fits well on offensive teams, both as a wallbreaker and as a late-game cleaner. Powerful physical setup sweepers like Kingambit and Dragonite appreciate Deoxys-S's ability to handle physically bulky threats like Zamazenta, Great Tusk, Corviknight, and Dondozo. Kingambit does well against Assault Vest Hatterene, Iron Crown, and Galarian Slowking, which can stomach hits from an unboosted Deoxys-S relatively easily, while Dragonite can additionally serve as a powerful wallbreaker early-game with a Choice Band set, allowing Deoxys-S to clean up late-game. (Just a bit confused with the threats you are looking to weaken, since most Pokemon that can take a hit from Dragonite dont like much to do with Dragonite. I guess the mention is fair given their popularity atm, but it might be too much for one of the first sentence in an analysis. I honestly feel this reads okay just with the Kingambit mention, but if you want to keep this while mentioning weakening foes like Garganacl, Corviknight, and Ting-Lu(?) thats fair) Nasty Plot Gholdengo's strong matchup against defensive teams benefits Deoxys-S greatly, as it tends to get worn down quickly because of its Life Orb recoil and as such cannot muscle past these teams on its own. Iron Valiant makes for a solid teammate, with physical and mixed variants'Knock Off providing invaluable support (Not really sure what you mean here, it reads rather general) and with Deoxys-S serving as a second fast attacker should Iron Valiant's Booster Energy be wasted. (Explain how they benefit each other a bit more, just like you did with Iron Moth. Perhaps about Deoxys-S taking on the likes of Toxapex, Pecharunt, and Galarian Weezing for Swords Dance Valiant) Iron Moth also pairs well with Deoxys-S, as it does very well against Steel-types like Gholdengo, Corviknight, and that Deoxys-S would require Terastallization and/or Focus Blast's shaky accuracy to muscle past. Iron Moth additionally checks revenge killers like Scizor and Lokix and can even consider running Toxic Spikes to further support Deoxys-S, since Poison-types like Pecharunt and Galarian Slowking will often find themselves on the receiving end of a Nasty Plot-boosted Psycho Boost should they try absorbing those Toxic Spikes. Ogerpon-W and Zamazenta are fantastic teammates that can pressure Ting-Lu for Deoxys-S, with the latter coupling as a great answer to the aforementioned Dark and Steel-types. (I feel like mentioning them again is warranted, since it is not clear what Pokemon you are talking about atp. Really consider mentioning Deoxys-S threatening Pecharunt and Zapdos(?); Pecharunt is really a big target that warrants a mention somewhere other than the Toxic Spikes part) Entry hazard support from the likes of (Just the same issue I had before, adding something that makes it clear it does not have to be these specific Pokemon would be good, but up to you) Hisuian Samurott, Ting-Lu, and Iron Treads help Deoxys-S more reliably muscle past Ogerpon-W, Raging Bolt, Corviknight, and Gliscor without needing to Terastallize. Great Tusk and Iron Treads also support Deoxys-S well with Rapid Spin, since this set tends to get worn down incredibly quickly through Life Orb recoil and entry hazard chip damage.

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QC 1/2 after implemented, ty!

[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Psycho Boost
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Shadow Ball
item: Life Orb
tera type: Psychic / Fighting / Ghost
ability: Pressure
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 HP / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Courtesy of its ludicrous Speed and a spectacular offensive movepool bolstered further by Nasty Plot and Life Orb, Deoxys-S can serve as a fantastic wallbreaker and late-game sweeper. Though the combination of Nasty Plot and Psycho Boost may appear anti-synergistic at a glance, Psycho Boost's massive base power is necessary to muscle past threats like Cinderace, Landorus-T, Specially Defensive Gliscor, Ogerpon-W, and Raging Bolt. Tera Psychic can further enhance Psycho Boost's tremendous damage output, ensuring that Deoxys-S can eliminate these aforementioned threats without even requiring a Nasty Plot boost while OHKOing even Garganacl and Assault Vest variants of Alomomola and Galarian Slowking after a Nasty Plot. Focus Blast, accuracy permitting, always OHKOes Kingambit and hits other Dark-types like Hisuian Samurott and Darkrai and Steel-types like Iron Treads for tremendous damage; after a Nasty Plot boost, even Ting-Lu and Blissey are cleanly 2HKOed by Focus Blast. Tera Fighting allows Deoxys-S to outright OHKO Ting-Lu at +2, brute force past Corviknight and most of Garganacl's Tera types, and OHKO Blissey after minimal chip damage, and provides the added benefit of resisting Darkrai's Dark Pulse as well as Sucker Punch from Kingambit, Cinderace, and Hisuian Samurott. Shadow Ball rounds out Deoxys-S's coverage by hitting Gholdengo, Iron Crown, Hatterene, and opposing Deoxys-S super effectively while hitting Galarian Slowking and Pecharunt reasonably hard without committing to Psycho Boost's Special Attack drop. Tera Ghost lets Deoxys-S outright OHKO offensive Gholdengo after Stealth Rock while granting a Normal immunity, granting it an immunity to Dragonite's Extreme Speed and letting it spinblock against Great Tusk and Iron Treads in a pinch.

Deoxys-S fits well on offensive teams, both as a wallbreaker and as a late-game cleaner. Powerful physical setup sweepers like Kingambit and Dragonite appreciate Deoxys-S's ability to handle physically bulky threats like Zamazenta, Great Tusk, Corviknight, and Dondozo. Kingambit does well against Assault Vest Hatterene, Iron Crown, and Galarian Slowking, which can stomach hits from an unboosted Deoxys-S relatively easily, while Dragonite can additionally serve as a powerful wallbreaker early-game with a Choice Band set, allowing Deoxys-S to clean up late-game. (Just a bit confused with the threats you are looking to weaken, since most Pokemon that can take a hit from Dragonite dont like much to do with Dragonite. I guess the mention is fair given their popularity atm, but it might be too much for one of the first sentence in an analysis. I honestly feel this reads okay just with the Kingambit mention, but if you want to keep this while mentioning weakening foes like Garganacl, Corviknight, and Ting-Lu(?) thats fair) Nasty Plot Gholdengo's strong matchup against defensive teams benefits Deoxys-S greatly, as it tends to get worn down quickly because of its Life Orb recoil and as such cannot muscle past these teams on its own. Iron Valiant makes for a solid teammate, with physical and mixed variants'Knock Off providing invaluable support (Not really sure what you mean here, it reads rather general) and with Deoxys-S serving as a second fast attacker should Iron Valiant's Booster Energy be wasted. (Explain how they benefit each other a bit more, just like you did with Iron Moth. Perhaps about Deoxys-S taking on the likes of Toxapex, Pecharunt, and Galarian Weezing for Swords Dance Valiant) Iron Moth also pairs well with Deoxys-S, as it does very well against Steel-types like Gholdengo, Corviknight, and that Deoxys-S would require Terastallization and/or Focus Blast's shaky accuracy to muscle past. Iron Moth additionally checks revenge killers like Scizor and Lokix and can even consider running Toxic Spikes to further support Deoxys-S, since Poison-types like Pecharunt and Galarian Slowking will often find themselves on the receiving end of a Nasty Plot-boosted Psycho Boost should they try absorbing those Toxic Spikes. Ogerpon-W and Zamazenta are fantastic teammates that can pressure Ting-Lu for Deoxys-S, with the latter coupling as a great answer to the aforementioned Dark and Steel-types. (I feel like mentioning them again is warranted, since it is not clear what Pokemon you are talking about atp. Really consider mentioning Deoxys-S threatening Pecharunt and Zapdos(?); Pecharunt is really a big target that warrants a mention somewhere other than the Toxic Spikes part) Entry hazard support from the likes of (Just the same issue I had before, adding something that makes it clear it does not have to be these specific Pokemon would be good, but up to you) Hisuian Samurott, Ting-Lu, and Iron Treads help Deoxys-S more reliably muscle past Ogerpon-W, Raging Bolt, Corviknight, and Gliscor without needing to Terastallize. Great Tusk and Iron Treads also support Deoxys-S well with Rapid Spin, since this set tends to get worn down incredibly quickly through Life Orb recoil and entry hazard chip damage.

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[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Psycho Boost
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Shadow Ball / Recover (NP Recover as a fatkiller set was used a couple times back in WCOP. Recover usage is around 5%. Could be worth adding, or if not, giving a brief text mention.)
item: Life Orb
tera type: Psychic / Fighting / Ghost (Do we want to put Psychic first? Tera fighting has ~35% usage, tera ghost has ~25% usage, and tera psychic ~10% usage. I know the Skymin offence has tera psychic, but I thought it might be worth discussing.)
ability: Pressure
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 HP / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Courtesy of its ludicrous Speed and a spectacular offensive movepool bolstered further by Nasty Plot and Life Orb, Deoxys-S can serve as a fantastic wallbreaker and late-game sweeper. Though the combination of Nasty Plot and Psycho Boost may appear anti-synergistic at a glance, Psycho Boost's massive base power is necessary to muscle past threats like Cinderace, Landorus-T, Specially Defensive Gliscor, Ogerpon-W, and Raging Bolt. Tera Psychic can further enhance Psycho Boost's tremendous damage output, ensuring that Deoxys-S can eliminate these aforementioned threats without even requiring a Nasty Plot boost (It's probably fine, but I note that tera psychic without a boost is only a slightly unlikely roll to OHKO Spdef gliscor: 252+ SpA Life Orb Tera Psychic Deoxys-Speed Psycho Boost vs. 244 HP / 228+ SpD Gliscor: 309-367 (87.7 - 104.2%) -- 25% chance to OHKO. The flow is good, but I worry this is somewhat misleading to a newer player.) while OHKOing even Garganacl and Assault Vest variants of Alomomola and Galarian Slowking after a Nasty Plot. Focus Blast, accuracy permitting, always OHKOes Kingambit and hits other Dark-types like Hisuian Samurott and Darkrai and Steel-types like Iron Treads for tremendous damage; after a Nasty Plot boost, even Ting-Lu and Blissey are cleanly 2HKOed by Focus Blast. Tera Fighting allows Deoxys-S to outright OHKO Ting-Lu at +2, brute force past Corviknight and most of Garganacl's Tera types (This feels weird - what tera types does it struggle with? Shouldn't +2 Psycho boost handle all relevant ones anyway?) , and OHKO Blissey after minimal chip damage, and provides the added benefit of resisting Darkrai's Dark Pulse as well as Sucker Punch from Kingambit, Cinderace, and Hisuian Samurott. Shadow Ball rounds out Deoxys-S's coverage by hitting Gholdengo, Iron Crown, Hatterene, and opposing Deoxys-S super effectively while hitting Galarian Slowking and Pecharunt reasonably hard without committing to Psycho Boost's Special Attack drop. Tera Ghost lets Deoxys-S outright OHKO offensive Gholdengo after Stealth Rock while granting a Normal immunity, protecting it from Dragonite's Extreme Speed and letting it spinblock against Great Tusk and Iron Treads in a pinch. Could mention that Tera Ghost lets Deoxys-S OHKO non-AV Slowking-Galar at +2.


Deoxys-S fits well on offensive teams, both as a wallbreaker and as a late-game cleaner. Powerful physical setup sweepers like Kingambit and Dragonite appreciate Deoxys-S's ability to handle physically bulky threats like Zamazenta, Great Tusk, Corviknight, Pecharunt, and Dondozo. Kingambit does well against Assault Vest Hatterene, Iron Crown, and Galarian Slowking, which can all stomach hits from an unboosted Deoxys-S relatively easily. Dragonite can additionally serve as a powerful wallbreaker early-game with a Choice Band set, muscling past Garganacl, Corviknight, and Ting-Lu early-game so Deoxys-S can clean up late-game. Nasty Plot Gholdengo's strong matchup against defensive teams benefits Deoxys-S greatly, as it tends to get worn down quickly because of its Life Orb recoil and as such cannot muscle past these teams on its own. Swords Dance Iron Valiant makes for a solid teammate that can break past Ting-Lu and disrupt defensive teams with Encore, while Deoxys-S breaks past Pecharunt, Toxapex, and Galarian Weezing and serves as a second fast attacker if Iron Valiant wastes its Booster Energy. Iron Moth also pairs well with Deoxys-S, as it does very well against Steel-types like Gholdengo, Corviknight, and that Deoxys-S would require Terastallization and/or Focus Blast's shaky accuracy to muscle past. Iron Moth additionally checks revenge killers like Scizor and Lokix and can even consider running Toxic Spikes to further support Deoxys-S, since Poison-types like Pecharunt and Galarian Slowking will often find themselves on the receiving end of a Nasty Plot-boosted Psycho Boost should they try absorbing those Toxic Spikes. (This section feels a bit weird because Galarian-Slowking comfortably switches into both Iron Moth and Deoxys-S initially. Not sure how relevant tspikes are to Deo-S sweeps anyhow, other hazards feel more impactful.) Ogerpon-W and Zamazenta are fantastic teammates that can pressure Ting-Lu for Deoxys-S, with the latter coupling as a great defensive check to Kingambit and Hisuian Samurott. In return, Deoxys-S puts a tremendous amount of pressure on Zapdos and Pecharunt, which are otherwise problematic matchups for Ogerpon-W and Zamazenta. Entry hazard support from the likes of Hisuian Samurott, Ting-Lu, and Iron Treads help Deoxys-S more reliably muscle past Ogerpon-W, Raging Bolt, Corviknight, and Gliscor without needing to Terastallize. Great Tusk and Iron Treads also support Deoxys-S well with Rapid Spin, since this set tends to get worn down incredibly quickly through Life Orb recoil and entry hazard chip damage.

I might touch on how Deoxys-S has basically no defensive utility, so pivots that can bring it in (Ogerpon-W, Dragapult, etc) and breakers that force switches it can play around (Zama, Kyu, etc) make good teammates.

I might also mention Choice Scarf Enamorus as a good teammate, both because Enamorus enjoys Deoxys-S blowing holes in things like Glowking, Ghold, and Corv, but also because Healing Wish support can be great on Deo-S.
 
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