Competitive Information for Yveltal [Sword/Shield]
Dark / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Yveltal? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Yveltal is a wonderful Dark and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's a almost common sight to see Yveltal out in the 8th generation battlefield. Yveltal is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Yveltal is weak to Electric, Fairy, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
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
Physical Sweeper Yveltal (Dark Aura)
Yveltal is a legendary Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute 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
Special Sweeper Yveltal (Dark Aura)
Yveltal is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging 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 Special Sweeper (Y? Y Not)
Yveltal is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. It's designed 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 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
What is a good doubles moveset for Yveltal? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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
Doubles Special Sweeper Yveltal (Popular VGC)
Yveltal is a legendary Special Sweeper for double battles. This particular build was popular during previous competitions. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging 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
Doubles Physical Sweeper Yveltal (Dark Aura)
Yveltal is a legendary Physical Sweeper for double battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute 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
Doubles Special Sweeper Yveltal (Dark Aura)
Yveltal is a legendary Special Sweeper for double battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice or Snarl) and raises 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
Wondering what moves can Yveltal learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
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 )
- Optimize Yveltal's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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