Yveltal counters

Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Yveltal
#0717 Yveltal
DarkFlying
USAGE 4.6% #32
ABILITYMagic Guard
BASE STATS
HP 126
ATK 131
DEF 95
SPA 131
SPD 98
SPE 99
BST680
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricIceRockFairy
½×
GrassGhostDark
0×
GroundPsychic
Moves
Strength Sap 62.2% Knock Off 48.6% Topsy-Turvy 31.7% Spikes 20.7% Salt Cure 17.9% Stone Axe 17.4% Burning Bulwark 16.3% Spirit Shackle 13.5%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 37.1% Life Orb 23.3% Rocky Helmet 14.5% Clear Amulet 8.0% Covert Cloak 7.0% Leftovers 3.9% Sharp Beak 1.2% Iron Ball 1.0%
Abilities
Magic Guard29.5%Fur Coat25.1%Soundproof14.9%Magic Bounce7.1%Motor Drive5.0%Unaware4.6%Prankster2.9%Volt Absorb2.3%
Common Teammates
Groudon-Primal58.4%Chansey36.4%Arceus-Fairy28.7%Eternatus28.2%Arceus-Steel27.0%Kartana26.8%Blissey24.0%Kyurem-White20.3%
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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 #32 with 4.58% usage. Sorted by reliability score.