Pokémon GO Yveltal Raid Guide

Yveltal is a Dark, Flying-type boss. It is weak to Electric, Ice, Rock, Fairy, and the top counter in our current attacker data is Mega Raichu Y(Thunder Shock + Zap Cannon). The ranking below is our per-type attacker table recalculated for this boss's type matchups.

Yveltal

DarkFlying

Weak toElectric×1.6Ice×1.6Rock×1.6Fairy×1.6

ResistsGround×0.391Psychic×0.391Grass×0.625Ghost×0.625Dark×0.625

CP100% IV 2,160 · Weather boosted 2,701Caught at level 25 in Fog, Windy weather

Weather that boosts its weaknesses — Rainy: Electric / Snow: Ice / Partly Cloudy: Rock / Cloudy: Fairy

Best Yveltal counters

Level 40, 15 IVs, target defense 180. Each attacker's moveset from our tier table is recalculated with this boss's type matchups (fast and charged moves separately). Overall combines damage output and time survived.

#	Pokémon · Attack type	Moveset	DPS	Overall
1	Mega Raichu Y Electric×1.6	Thunder ShockZap Cannon★	37.1	77.6
2	Mega Mewtwo X Electric×1.6	CounterThunderbolt	28.7	70.7
3	Mega Raichu X Electric×1.6	Thunder ShockVolt Tackle★	31.1	69.0
4	Shadow Zekrom Electric×1.6	Charge BeamFusion Bolt★	29.4	67.2
5	Regieleki Electric×1.6	Lock OnThunder Cage★	31.3	65.2
6	White Kyurem Ice×1.6	Ice FangIce Burn★	26.9	64.9
7	Black Kyurem Ice×1.6	Dragon TailFreeze Shock★	25.9	62.5
8	Thundurus (Therian) Electric×1.6	Volt SwitchWildbolt Storm★	28.1	61.9
9	Mega Tyranitar Rock×1.6	Smack DownStone Edge★	23.7	61.6
10	Mega Gardevoir Fairy×1.6	CharmDazzling Gleam	26.3	61.2
11	Shadow Gigalith Rock×1.6	Lock OnMeteor Beam★	27.3	61.1
12	Mega Delphox Fire×1	Fire SpinMystical Fire★	25.2	60.1
13	Mega Diancie Fairy×1.6	Rock ThrowMoonblast	26.8	60.0
14	Zacian (Crowned Sword) Fairy×1.6	Metal ClawPlay Rough	24.0	58.3
15	Zekrom Electric×1.6	Charge BeamFusion Bolt★	24.4	58.3

★ = legacy move (not available from a regular TM)

Without Megas or Shadows

The same ranking with Mega and Shadow Pokémon removed.

#	Pokémon · Attack type	Moveset	DPS	Overall
1	Regieleki Electric×1.6	Lock OnThunder Cage★	31.3	65.2
2	White Kyurem Ice×1.6	Ice FangIce Burn★	26.9	64.9
3	Black Kyurem Ice×1.6	Dragon TailFreeze Shock★	25.9	62.5
4	Thundurus (Therian) Electric×1.6	Volt SwitchWildbolt Storm★	28.1	61.9
5	Zacian (Crowned Sword) Fairy×1.6	Metal ClawPlay Rough	24.0	58.3
6	Zekrom Electric×1.6	Charge BeamFusion Bolt★	24.4	58.3
7	Zeraora Electric×1.6	SparkPlasma Fists	24.6	56.5
8	Gigalith Rock×1.6	Lock OnMeteor Beam★	23.3	54.6

Moves Yveltal can use

Based on this Pokémon's current move pool, legacy moves excluded. The boss carries one fast move and one charged move from this list.

CP by IV

The CP shown on the catch screen tells you the IVs.

FAQ

Data basis

• Game data (move power, duration, base stats): as of 2026-10-08
• Counter ranking: GBL Note's own calculation — attacker tier table (2026-10-07) with this boss's type matchups
• Availability: checked automatically from a public schedule feed (2026-10-11)
• Sources: PokeMiners game master · PvPoke game master · LeekDuck schedule data (ScrapedDuck)

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