Competitive Information for Yveltal [Sun/Moon]
Dark / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Yveltal? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Yveltal is pretty popular Dark and Flying-typed Pokemon. Yveltal are common Pokemon to see in the SM metagame. Yveltal is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Yveltal is weak to Electric, Fairy, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Darkinium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Dark Aura
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Knock Off / Sucker Punch
- Sky Attack / Sky Drop
- Return / Secret Power
- Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Yveltal (Dark Aura)
Yveltal is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Yveltal's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Dark Aura, while Yveltal is active a dark move used by any pokemon has 1.33x power.
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ Sky Drop is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (Yveltal and foe fly up turn 1. damages on turn 2).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Secret Power is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Darkinium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Dark Aura
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dark Pulse / Snarl
- Oblivion Wing / Air Slash
- Heat Wave / Hyper Voice
- Psychic
Special Sweeper Yveltal (Dark Aura)
Yveltal is a legendary Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Yveltal's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Dark Aura, while Yveltal is active a dark move used by any pokemon has 1.33x power. Heat Wave was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Snarl is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Oblivion Wing is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Flying-type move (Yveltal recovers 75% of the damage dealt).
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Choice Scarf
Ability: Dark Aura
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Oblivion Wing
- Focus Blast / Psychic
- Dark Pulse
- Shadow Ball / Phantom Force
Yveltal Special Sweeper (Y? Y Not)
Yveltal is a legendary Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Scarf will increase Yveltal's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Dark Aura, while Yveltal is active a dark move used by any pokemon has 1.33x power. Special Sweeper designed to move faster with a scarf.
♦ Focus Blast is a special 120-base power Fighting-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Phantom Force is a physical 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. hits turn 2. breaks protection).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Yveltal? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Item: Darkinium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Dark Aura
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Knock Off / Sucker Punch
- Rock Slide
- Sky Attack / Sky Drop
- Return
Doubles Physical Sweeper Yveltal (Dark Aura)
Yveltal is a legendary Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Yveltal's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Dark Aura, while Yveltal is active a dark move used by any pokemon has 1.33x power.
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ Sky Drop is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (Yveltal and foe fly up turn 1. damages on turn 2).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
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Item: Normalium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Dark Aura
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Razor Wind
- Heat Wave
- Snarl / Dark Pulse
- Oblivion Wing / Air Slash
Doubles Special Sweeper Yveltal (Dark Aura)
Yveltal is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Yveltal's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Dark Aura, while Yveltal is active a dark move used by any pokemon has 1.33x power.
♦ Razor Wind is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (charges, then hits foes turn 2. high crit ratio).
♦ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Snarl is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Oblivion Wing is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Flying-type move (Yveltal recovers 75% of the damage dealt).
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Yveltal learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Yveltal can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Yveltal
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Protect, Sucker Punch
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Yveltal's stats
- Hone Claws
- Steel Wing
Most notable and possible best moves for Yveltal
- Hidden Power
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Roost
- Snarl
- Taunt
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Yveltal in Sun and Moon
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