Competitive Information for Yveltal [Sword/Shield]
Dark / Flying
Abilities:
While this Pokemon is active, a Dark move used by any Pokemon has 1.33x power.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Yveltal? These builds are optimized for Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sword/Shield metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
Unleash the power of Yveltal, a wonderful Pokémon with Dark and Flying typing. It's a sight to see Yveltal out in the 8th generation battlefield. It is weak to Electric, Fairy, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks. Discover Yveltal's movesets below and unleash its potential in battles!
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Dark Aura
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Foul Play / Lash Out
- Sky Attack / Acrobatics
- Shadow Claw
- Body Slam / Facade
For those intense single battles, Yveltal is a prestigious Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to overwhelm foes with devastating physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Yveltal's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. 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. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Lash Out is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Dark-type move (2x power if your Yveltal had a stat lowered this turn).
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Acrobatics is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Yveltal has no held item).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Yveltal is burn/poison/paralyzed).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Dark Aura
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
- Oblivion Wing / Air Slash
- Heat Wave / Hyper Voice
- Psychic
Yveltal stands out as a acclaimed Special Sweeper in single battles. It is designed to crush rivals using brute special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Yveltal's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. 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.
◆ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ 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 make the target flinch).
◆ 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
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Oblivion Wing
- Focus Blast / Psychic
- Dark Pulse
- Shadow Ball / Phantom Force
Yveltal is a powerful Special Sweeper to use for single battles. It's goal is to overwhelm foes with potent special moves. 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 make the target flinch).
◆ 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
Need a strong doubles moveset for Yveltal? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sword/Shield Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Sword/Shield metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
Item: Assault Vest
Ability: Dark Aura
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 172 Hp / 4 Def / 68 SpA / 12 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Foul Play
- Oblivion Wing
- Sucker Punch
- Snarl
For double battles, Yveltal is a acclaimed Special Sweeper. Previously, this build dominated competitions. This build is crafted to crush rivals using overwhelming special attacks. With Dark Aura, while Yveltal is active a dark move used by any pokemon has 1.33x power. With a Assault Vest equipped to it, Yveltal's sp. Def is 1.5x, but it can only select damaging moves.
◆ Oblivion Wing is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Flying-type move (Yveltal recovers 75% of the damage dealt).
◆ Sucker Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. Fails if target is not attacking).
◆ Snarl is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Dark Aura
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Foul Play / Lash Out
- Rock Slide
- Sky Attack / Acrobatics
- Shadow Claw
Ready for double battles? Yveltal is a fabled Physical Sweeper. This configuration strives to overwhelm foes with forceful physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Yveltal's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. 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.
◆ Lash Out is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Dark-type move (2x power if your Yveltal had a stat lowered this turn).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Acrobatics is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Yveltal has no held item).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Dark Aura
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Foul Play / Snarl
- Heat Wave
- Oblivion Wing / Air Slash
Yveltal is a exalted Special Sweeper to use for double battles. This moveset was created to take down the opponent's team with forceful special moves. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice or Snarl) and strengthens Yveltal's special attack stat by 2 stages. 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.
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Yveltal cannot move next turn).
◆ Foul Play is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Snarl is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
◆ 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 make the target flinch).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Yveltal can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sword/Shield generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Yveltal.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Yveltal can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Yveltal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Sucker Punch
Moves that boost Yveltal's stats
- Steel Wing
Most notable and possible best moves for Yveltal
- Protect
- Rest
- Roost
- Snarl
- Taunt
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Yveltal in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/0/4 )
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/0/0/252/4 )
- Relaxed Nature ( 252/0/88/0/168/0 )
- Sassy Nature ( 252/0/4/0/252/0 )
- Optimize Yveltal's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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