Yveltal counters

Gen 6 Pure Hackmons · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Yveltal
#0717 Yveltal
DarkFlying
USAGE 4.1% #29
ABILITYPoison Heal
BASE STATS
HP 126
ATK 131
DEF 95
SPA 131
SPD 98
SPE 99
BST680
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricIceRockFairy
½×
GrassGhostDark
0×
GroundPsychic
Moves
Will-O-Wisp 37.9% Foul Play 32.7% Pursuit 30.6% Knock Off 28.3% King's Shield 26.0% Taunt 17.8% Milk Drink 15.7% Beat Up 15.5%
Items
Toxic Orb 48.7% Choice Scarf 16.3% Lum Berry 11.8% Shed Shell 6.8% Leftovers 6.6% Dread Plate 4.6% Safety Goggles 2.3% Assault Vest 1.7%
Abilities
Poison Heal48.7%Huge Power10.0%Mold Breaker9.8%Pure Power8.7%Shadow Tag6.0%No Guard4.9%Magic Bounce4.6%Prankster2.3%
Common Teammates
Giratina59.4%Blissey27.9%Ferrothorn25.9%Audino-Mega25.6%Rayquaza-Mega23.6%Deoxys-Speed22.6%Kyogre-Primal22.3%Registeel21.0%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #29 with 4.14% usage. Sorted by reliability score.