Yveltal counters

Gen 9 National Dex Doubles Ubers · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Yveltal
#0717 Yveltal
DarkFlying
USAGE 15.4% #12
BASE STATS
HP 126
ATK 131
DEF 95
SPA 131
SPD 98
SPE 99
BST680
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricIceRockFairy
½×
GrassGhostDark
0×
GroundPsychic
Moves
Sucker Punch 72.3% Oblivion Wing 67.9% Protect 48.8% Snarl 42.8% Knock Off 38.8% Tailwind 35.5% Dark Pulse 25.1% Foul Play 24.2%
Items
Assault Vest 32.6% Life Orb 24.7% Darkinium Z 16.5% Black Glasses 7.7% Covert Cloak 4.3% Sitrus Berry 3.4% Choice Scarf 1.7% Leftovers 1.7%
Tera Types
Dark 38.3% Fire 12.7% Poison 10.0% Steel 6.1% Grass 5.6% Ground 3.3% Ghost 2.8%
Common Teammates
Groudon-Primal53.6%Miraidon46.2%Xerneas36.8%Rayquaza34.3%Calyrex-Shadow33.9%Incineroar26.2%Calyrex-Ice23.3%Kyogre-Primal21.2%

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 #12 with 15.41% usage. Sorted by reliability score.