GamePress

How bad is Psycho Boost?

It's so damn bad that even when put on the 414 attack forme of Deoxys, it still lags behind Alakazam.

Asked by DatLocalKarper5 years 6 months ago

Answers

I'm hoping this move gets a massive buff (or the movepool changes, or something) before Deoxys actually starts appearing at EX raids. It would be fun to use as a super glass cannon; ridiculous damage output offset by extreme frailty. Otherwise, I really don't see the hype lasting long for Deoxys, because (unlike Mewtwo), Deoxys won't be useful for anything in it's current state.

It can be useful as a Electric attacker, though, higher DPS than Raikou.

I assume that's if Deoxys can get Zap Cannon to fire off which, given it's extreme frailty and Zap Cannon's fairly long animation, would be a pretty risky addition to a lineup.

It takes around 1/6 HP out of a raid Sharpedo per Zap Cannon. Even using only Counters, it still maintain a great DPS.

Interesting, that's like the Take Down of charge moves. Probably doesn't matter much either way with how frail Deoxys is, it's never going to be a useful raid attacker for anything but solo challenges.

Wait.

So you are saying that its extremely useful?

Solo challenges are all that matters. Solo for life.

I'm not saying it will be super useful for solo challenges, I'm saying if it has any usefulness whatsoever, it will only be in solo challenges. Normal forme has the same tankiness as Sharpedo and attack forme has less. If you've used Sharpedo in unique solos, you know it dies in a blink but can still help put you ahead of the clock. I can see Deoxys occupying a similar niche in the solo meta.
I've used Swellow, Slowbro, Mr. Mime, Wigglytuff, Donphan, Slaking, Ninetales, Rapidash, Meganium, Sunflora and a host of other trash attackers in unique solos. I wouldn't call any of them extremely useful just because they were able to contribute to a solo.

I think the only way to make it any good would be to buff it into absurdity

In the games Psycho boost is intended for a glass cannon like Deoxys, it's very powerful the first time it's used but becomes much less powerful after that. (by which time Deoxys will likely be dead anyway.)

The fact Niantic made it so bad indicates they have no intention of allowing Deoxys any relevance in the meta.