#0585 · Generation 5

Deerling

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Deerling has 335 total base stats, with its best attacking stat on the physical side (60) and a Speed of 75. Its HP, Defense and Special Defense add up to 160, which makes it a balanced physical attacker.

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What Deerling is weak to

Weak to: Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Bug. Resists: Water, Electric, Grass, Ground. Immune to: Ghost (×0).

Attacking typeDamage taken
Fire×2
Ice×2
Fighting×2
Poison×2
Flying×2
Bug×2
Water×0.5
Electric×0.5
Grass×0.5
Ground×0.5
Ghost×0

Base stats

HP60
Atk60
Def50
SpA40
SpD50
Spe75
Total335

Best teammates for Deerling

Ranked by how much each Pokémon improves a two-Pokémon team with Deerling: covering its weaknesses, adding attack types it lacks, and avoiding shared weaknesses.

  1. Tinkaton FairySteel

    Resists ice, poison, flying, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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  2. Klefki SteelFairy

    Resists ice, poison, flying, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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  3. Mawile SteelFairy

    Resists ice, poison, flying, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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  4. Celesteela SteelFlying

    Resists poison, flying, bug, which your team is weak to. Hits grass, ice, fighting super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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  5. Corviknight FlyingSteel

    Resists poison, flying, bug, which your team is weak to. Hits grass, ice, fighting super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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  6. Skarmory SteelFlying

    Resists poison, flying, bug, which your team is weak to. Hits grass, ice, fighting super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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Counters to Deerling

  1. Pheromosa

    Bug and Fighting STAB hits Deerling super effectively.

  2. Iron Moth

    Fire and Poison STAB hits Deerling super effectively.

  3. Sneasler

    Fighting and Poison STAB hits Deerling super effectively.

  4. Volcarona

    Bug and Fire STAB hits Deerling super effectively.

  5. Buzzwole

    Bug and Fighting STAB hits Deerling super effectively.

  6. Slither Wing

    Bug and Fighting STAB hits Deerling super effectively.

Where you can use Deerling

Deerling is in the regional Pokédex of 3 games we cover:

Black and WhiteBlack 2 and White 2Scarlet and Violet