Yveltal Raid Guide

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The best counters, weaknesses, and catch CP for beating Yveltal in Pokémon GO raids — computed from every attacker's stats and movepool in our imported game-data snapshot (dated below the counter table).

Contents

Best counters
Weaknesses
Boss moves

Catch CP (L20)

2073–2160

Raid IV floor is 10 — 2160 means a 100% IV catch.

Weather-boosted (L25)

2591–2701

Boosted in Fog or Windy weather.

Top weakness

RockElectricIce

Rock hits ×1.60.

Best counters

All viable counters — ranked by DPS³×TDOSuper-effective charged moves only

All movesetsRegular movesets (no Elite TM)

Mega Gardevoir

Charm + Dazzling Gleam

Fairy

30.4 DPS1132 TDO

Mega Diancie

Rock Throw + Rock Slide

Zacian (Crowned sword)

Metal Claw + Play Rough

Fairy

27.5 DPS1203 TDO

Mega Ampharos

Volt Switch + Zap Cannon

Electric

28.0 DPS1123 TDO

Mega Manectric

Thunder Fang + Wild Charge

Electric

29.7 DPS894 TDO

Darmanitan (Galarian zen)

Charge Beam + Wild Charge

Electric

26.6 DPS1097 TDO

Mega Aerodactyl

Rock Throw + Rock Slide

Thunder Shock + Discharge

Volt Switch + Thunderbolt

Electric

27.2 DPS805 TDO

DPS and estimated total damage output (TDO) are computed against Yveltal's actual typing and Tier-5 boss stats — each attacker's best fast + charged pairing, ranked by the combined DPS³ × TDO score. Legacy / Elite-TM movesets are excluded. This is per-boss matchup math, not the neutral-target tier list. Full formula on the methodology page.

Source: pogoapi.net · Data snapshot: Aug 24, 2026 · 10,016 rows · Methodology

Weaknesses

Rock×1.60

Electric×1.60

Ice×1.60

Fairy×1.60

Yveltal's moves

FlyingGust

fast

DarkSnarl

fast

DarkSucker Punch

fast

NormalHyper Beam

charged

FightingFocus Blast

charged

FlyingHurricane

charged

PsychicPsychic

charged

FlyingOblivion Wing

charged

Dodge when the screen flashes — the charged moves above are what hit hardest.

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