Yveltal

#717 (Kalos)

#718 Zygarde ›

Pokémon type

Dark

Flying

Boosted in Fog and Windy weather

Yveltal weaknesses

Yveltal is weak to Rock, Electric, Ice and Fairy-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Yveltal is resistant to Ghost, Grass and Dark-type moves, and doubly resistant to Ground and Psychic-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Yveltal

The best moves for Yveltal are Snarl and Oblivion Wing when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Sucker Punch and Hurricane deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Snarl

13.2DPS

Oblivion Wing Elite TM

51DPS

Defending

Gust

15DPS

Oblivion Wing Elite TM

51DPS

Trainer Battles

Sucker Punch

3.5EPT

Hurricane

2.2DPE

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Evolution

Yveltal currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Game images

Yveltal, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Events

The Road of Legends

6th Jul

Pokémon GO Tour: Kalos – Global

28th Feb

Summary

Yveltal is a legendary Dark & Flying Pokémon. It is weak to Rock, Electric, Ice and Fairy moves. Yveltal's best moveset is Snarl & Oblivion Wing and it has a Max CP of 4,275.

About

"When this legendary Pokémon's wings and tail feathers spread wide and glow red, it absorbs the life force of living creatures."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Gust	25	10	15
Snarl	11	13	13.2
Sucker Punch	5	12	12

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Oblivion Wing Elite TM	85	2	2.04
Dark Pulse	80	2	1.92
Psychic	95	2	1.9
Hyper Beam	150	1	1.5
Focus Blast	140	1	1.4
Hurricane	105	1	1.26

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Snarl	5	3	2	4.3
Gust	16	4	4.8	3.5
Sucker Punch	8	2	4.8	3.5

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Hurricane	110	60	2.2
Dark Pulse	80	45	2.13
Oblivion Wing Elite TM ▲ def	85	50	2.04
Focus Blast	150	75	2
Hyper Beam	150	80	1.88
Psychic ▼ def	75	55	1.36

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Oblivion Wing Elite TM 51 DPS	15.6	119%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Oblivion Wing Elite TM 51 DPS	15.1	115%
Gust 15 DPS	Oblivion Wing Elite TM 51 DPS	15	114%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Hurricane 50.4 DPS	13.2	100%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Hurricane 50.4 DPS	12.8	97%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	12.8	97%
Gust 15 DPS	Hurricane 50.4 DPS	12.8	97%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	12.7	97%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Focus Blast 40 DPS	12.7	97%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	12.7	96%
Gust 15 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	12.7	96%
Gust 15 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	12.6	96%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	12.5	95%
Gust 15 DPS	Focus Blast 40 DPS	12.5	95%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Focus Blast 40 DPS	12.5	95%
Gust 15 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	12.4	94%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	12.4	94%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	12.4	94%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Gust 15 DPS	Oblivion Wing Elite TM 51 DPS	7.3	110%
Gust 15 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	6.6	100%
Gust 15 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	6.6	99%
Gust 15 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	6.5	98%
Gust 15 DPS	Focus Blast 40 DPS	6.4	97%
Gust 15 DPS	Hurricane 50.4 DPS	6.4	96%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Oblivion Wing Elite TM 51 DPS	5.8	88%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	5.3	79%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	5.2	79%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	4.9	74%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Focus Blast 40 DPS	4.8	72%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Hurricane 50.4 DPS	4.7	71%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Oblivion Wing Elite TM 51 DPS	3.8	57%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	3.5	52%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	3.5	52%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	3.1	47%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Focus Blast 40 DPS	3.1	46%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Hurricane 50.4 DPS	2.9	44%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Hurricane 2.2 DPE	18	12.5	100%
Gust 3.5 EPT	Hurricane 2.2 DPE	20	12.5	100%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Dark Pulse 2.13 DPE	14	12.3	98%
Gust 3.5 EPT	Dark Pulse 2.13 DPE	16	12.3	98%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Oblivion Wing Elite TM ▲ def 2.04 DPE	16	11.9	96%
Gust 3.5 EPT	Oblivion Wing Elite TM ▲ def 2.04 DPE	16	11.9	96%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Focus Blast 2 DPE	22	11.8	94%
Gust 3.5 EPT	Focus Blast 2 DPE	24	11.8	94%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Hurricane 2.2 DPE	15	11.5	92%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Hyper Beam 1.88 DPE	24	11.4	91%
Gust 3.5 EPT	Hyper Beam 1.88 DPE	24	11.4	91%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Dark Pulse 2.13 DPE	12	11.2	90%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Oblivion Wing Elite TM ▲ def 2.04 DPE	12	10.8	87%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Focus Blast 2 DPE	18	10.7	85%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Hyper Beam 1.88 DPE	21	10.1	81%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Psychic ▼ def 1.36 DPE	16	9.6	77%
Gust 3.5 EPT	Psychic ▼ def 1.36 DPE	16	9.6	77%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Psychic ▼ def 1.36 DPE	15	7.9	63%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

Top Yveltal counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Yveltal Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
White Kyurem

Ice Fang

Ice Burn

1.71
2
Zekrom (Shadow)

Charge Beam

Fusion Bolt

1.77
3
Thundurus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Thunder Shock

Wildbolt Storm

1.85
4
Black Kyurem

Dragon Tail

Freeze Shock

1.86
5
Rhyperior (Shadow)

Smack Down

Rock Wrecker

1.92

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Raichu Y with Thunder Shock and Zap Cannon+.

All Yveltal counters »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		250
Defense		185
Stamina		246

Max HP

Level 40	206
Level 50	219

Average size

Height	5.8 m
Weight	203 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	100,000
Candy	100

Other

Buddy walk distance

20 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,620
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	2,160
Level 30 Max wild	3,241
Level 40	3,781
Level 50	4,275

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,701
Level 35 (wild)	3,511