Is Yveltal viable in Gen 9 Pure Hackmons?

Yveltal is ranked #19 in Gen 9 Pure Hackmons with 7.70% usage according to Smogon Aug 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Yveltal in Gen 9 Pure Hackmons?

Calyrex-Shadow has the strongest conservative score in this observed Aug 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 55.6% of 21.515557093042933 relevant encounters. Standard error is 10.7 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Yveltal matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 Pure Hackmons?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Yveltal was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Yveltal counters

Gen 9 Pure Hackmons · Smogon source period Aug 2026 - Sep 2026

#0717 Yveltal

DarkFlying

USAGE 7.7% #19

ABILITYWonder 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

Revival Blessing 45.3% Ceaseless Edge 36.0% Taunt 34.1% Shed Tail 31.2% Tidy Up 29.3% Recycle 26.4% Teleport 23.6% Milk Drink 23.0%

Items

Ability Shield 42.2% Leppa Berry 27.9% Choice Scarf 16.6% Heavy-Duty Boots 10.3% Leftovers 2.1% Toxic Orb 0.3% Life Orb 0.2% Mental Herb 0.1%

Abilities

Wonder Guard65.7%Magic Bounce19.0%Neutralizing Gas8.4%Prankster6.3%Poison Heal0.3%Magic Guard0.2%Contrary0.1%Simple0.0%

Tera Types

Dark 34.3% Steel 27.7% Ghost 26.1% Grass 8.2% Fairy 2.4% Normal 0.7% Water 0.3% Poison 0.1%

Common Teammates

Leading observed checks

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Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Calyrex-Shadow

PsychicGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

21.516

12.7

55.6% Standard error 10.71 points

Mewtwo-Mega-X

PsychicFighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.328

3.7

46.9% Standard error 10.81 points

Regieleki

Electric SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.375

3.1

45.2% Standard error 10.52 points

Ranked #19 with 7.70% usage. Sorted by conservative score.