It is a common occurrence in Pokemon GO for obtainable Raid Pokemon to be switched out on a semi-regular basis. These Pokemon are often cycled through events, celebrations, and various in-game seasons, and provide players with an opportunity to battle against, as well as capture, a range of Pokemon from both common encounters, Legendarys or Mythicals, and Megas.

Many Trainers who do manage to capture Yveltal in Pokemon GO will wish to then further utilize the monster in PvP or PvE battles. For this reason, knowing the best moveset options, and ensuring Yveltal is equipped with the best possible moveset, is highly important. However, this isn't always the most straightforward process, so Trainers can find all of the information they'll need in the guide below.

Updated by Grace Black on June 21, 2024: As part of Pokemon GO's Shared Skies season, Yveltal is making a return to Raids between the dates of June 19 and June 28, 2024. For this reason, plenty of players will be capturing their first Yveltal, or seeking out a stronger contender for battle than the current Yveltal they own. To help Trainers prep their Legendary Pokemon, this guide has been updated with all of the most recent information.

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Best Pokemon GO Moveset For Yveltal

As a part of the Aura Trio, Yveltal possesses immensely powerful moves and a maximum Pokemon GO Combat Power (CP) of 4275. While it is vulnerable to Electric, Fairy, Ice, and Rock Type moves, the monster can resist attacks of Ground, Psychic, Dark, Ghost, and Grass-Typings.

The Legendary Yveltal possesses a stat spread of 250 ATK, 185 DEF, and 246 STA. While players must be careful of its low defense, the monster has high damage, which can take down enemies easily. It can access 9 moves: 3 Fast Moves of Dark and Flying-type, 5 Charged Moves of Normal, Dark, Psychic, Flying, and Fighting-type, and 1 Legacy Charged Move of Flying-type. Out of the 9 moves, 6 can activate the Pokemon GO Same Type of Attack Bonus (STAB) effect.

Yveltal Moves In Pokemon GO

The best moveset for Yveltal combines the Fast Move Snarl (Dark) and the Legacy Charged Move Oblivion Wing (Flying) for a total DPS of 18.57 per second, and total damage output of 672.7 before fainting in battle.

Best Yveltal Moveset

• Fast Move: Snarl
• Charged Move: Oblivion Wing

Snarl inflicts 12 damage while generating 14 energy, it also deals greater damage to Ghost, Psychic, Fighting, Dark, and Fairy-type monsters. Using it in areas with foggy weather can increase its power. Oblivion Wing deals 85 damage at the cost of 50 energy. Pokemon GO players can inflict increased damage to Fighting, Bug, Grass, Rock, Steel, and Electric-type Pokemon with this attack, and Windy weather will give the move a boost in its damage output.

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Yveltal’s Best Offense & Defense Movesets In Pokemon GO

There may also be some scenarios where you need to run an alternate moveset due to the opposition you know you will be going up against, or general synergy and type coverage within your own team. For this reason, several alternate movesets have been included below, as well as their damage output, so Trainers can evaluate these options and decide which is best for them.

Secondary Yveltal Moveset Options

• Yveltal benefits from gaining STAB from all its Fast Moves. There are a variety of Pokemon GO Fast and Charged Move combinations to choose from both offensively and defensively while still making the most of Yveltal's abilities.
• While it's possible to have three different movesets with Gust, Sucker Punch, and Snarl as the Quick Move, players may want to stick with Gust because of its higher DPS and damage output compared to Snarl and Sucker Punch.
• For defensive builds, it's best to stick to the Flying STAB for Yveltal's Fast Move because of its DPS and damage.

Pokémon GO

Franchise

Pokemon

Platform(s)

iOS , Android

Released

July 6, 2016

Publisher(s)

Niantic

Genre(s)

Augmented Reality

Developer(s)

Niantic , The Pokemon Company

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