Is Yveltal Good in Sword & Shield Playthrough?
Yveltal from Crown Tundra Dynamax Adventures. Dark/Flying with 680 BST and AbilityDark Aura. Postgame legendary catch that dominates anything it faces. No story content remaining.
Yveltal resists most of Milo's coverage and hits back hard.
Yveltal has the type edge here and should clean up Nessa's team.
Yveltal resists most of Kabu's coverage and hits back hard.
Yveltal resists most of Bea's coverage and hits back hard.
Yveltal has the type edge here and should clean up Opal's team.
Yveltal has the type edge here and should clean up Gordie's team.
Yveltal resists most of Piers's coverage and hits back hard.
Yveltal has the type edge here and should clean up Raihan's team.
Yveltal has the type edge here and should clean up Bede's team.
Yveltal has the type edge here and should clean up Leon's team.
Catch Yveltal on Crown Shrine (Dynamax Adventure, Lv 70). Dynamax Adventure final boss — Shield exclusive. Catch at the end of a Dynamax Adventure in the Crown Tundra Max Lair. Shield exclusive — Sword players must trade or join a Shield host online.
How to Get Yveltal in Sword & Shield
No wild encounters for Yveltal in Sword & Shield. It's available in X & Y or Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.
Yveltal is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Yveltal Weakness
Electric, Ice, Rock, and Fairy moves hit Yveltal for super-effective damage. The upside? Ground and Psychic-type moves can't touch it at all. Yveltal's overall bulk (126/95/98) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground, Psychic |
What is Yveltal Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Yveltal
 Raichu Electric | C | |
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
 Onix RockGround | C | |
 Roggenrola Rock | C | |
 Joltik BugElectric | D | |
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
 Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Raichu Electric | C | |
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Mamoswine builds →Ice Fang 2x48-57% Ancient Power 2x18-22% | ||
 Coalossal RockFire | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Coalossal builds →Ancient Power 2x31-37% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Raichu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Raichu builds →Thunderbolt 2x49-58% Draining Kiss 2x18-22% | ||
 Beartic Ice | C | |
Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Mamoswine builds →Ice Fang 2x49-58% Ancient Power 2x18-22% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
 Hatterene PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Hatterene builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x60-71% | ||
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
 Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Raichu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Raichu builds →Thunderbolt 2x48-56% Draining Kiss 2x18-21% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x66-78% Icy Wind 2x25-30% | ||
Hatterene PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Hatterene builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x60-71% | ||
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
 Avalugg Ice | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Avalugg builds →Ice Fang 2x44-52% Rock Slide 2x33-39% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x67-79% Icy Wind 2x26-31% | ||
Hatterene PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Hatterene builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x61-72% | ||
Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
 Crustle BugRock | C | |
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge 2x75-88% Ice Punch 2x38-45% Thunder Punch 2x38-45% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x66-78% Icy Wind 2x26-30% Thunder Punch 2x21-25% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Sudowoodo builds →Head Smash 2x87-103%KO Ice Punch 2x29-35% Thunder Punch 2x29-35% | ||
Hatterene PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Hatterene builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x59-70% | ||
Crustle BugRock | C | |
Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge 2x75-88% Ice Punch 2x38-45% Thunder Punch 2x38-45% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x66-78% Icy Wind 2x26-30% Thunder Punch 2x21-25% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Sudowoodo builds →Head Smash 2x87-103%KO Ice Punch 2x29-35% Thunder Punch 2x29-35% | ||
 Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Tyrantrum builds →Head Smash 2x103-121%KO Thunder Fang 2x31-36% Ice Fang 2x31-36% | ||
Crustle BugRock | C | |
Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge 2x75-88% Ice Punch 2x38-45% Thunder Punch 2x38-45% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x66-78% Icy Wind 2x26-30% Thunder Punch 2x21-25% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Sudowoodo builds →Head Smash 2x87-103%KO Ice Punch 2x29-35% Thunder Punch 2x29-35% | ||
Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Tyrantrum builds →Head Smash 2x103-121%KO Thunder Fang 2x31-36% Ice Fang 2x31-36% | ||
In Sword & Shield, Tyranitar threatens a KO with Stone Edge (145-171%). Clefable deals 40-48% with Moonblast.
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Weavile builds →Knock Off13-16% Ice Shard 2x33-39% | ||
Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Tyranitar builds →Crunch29-34% Stone Edge 2x145-171%KO | ||
 Clefable Fairy | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Clefable builds →Moonblast 2x40-48% Knock Off4-5% | ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Yveltal View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x56-66% Scald16-19% Aura Sphere16-19% | ||
Yveltal Evolutions
A Dark/Flying-type legendary, Yveltal doesn't evolve or breed. At 680 total stats, it's meant to stand on its own. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
SwSh Yveltal Best Moveset
AbilityDark Aura boosts all Dark moves by 33%, and 131 in both offenses at 99 Speed make the moveset devastating from either side. MoveOblivion Wing heals 75% of damage dealt for sustained offense. S-tier because the combination of offensive power, 126 HP bulk, and constant self-healing has no reliable counter.
Best Build
Yveltal best EVs are Speed and Sp. Def
Bulky Support Moveset
- Knock Off
- Roost
- Sucker Punch
- Oblivion Wing
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Yveltal develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Psychic and Phantom Force show up naturally, and the progression handles both STAB and utility without leaning on TMs for the core attacks.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Yveltal Sword & Shield Guide
For the Sword & Shield meta, At 680 BST, Yveltal is built different. We rank it S-Tier. As a Legendary Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a wall. Knock Off with Heavy-Duty Boots is the standard set.
Dark Aura strengthens dark moves to 1.33× their power for all friendly and opposing Pokémon. That's the one you want on Yveltal. It's the only ability Yveltal has.
In Sword & Shield, Yveltal fills the wall role. It's a mixed attacker with base 131 Attack and 131 Sp. Atk. Base 99 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.
For Sword & Shield, Yveltal has answers, but so do you. Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Physical attackers can break through.
Game Availability
Yveltal has appeared in 6 games since X & Y, spanning 5 generations. As a Legendary, it's typically a one-per-save encounter tied to the story or post-game content.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XYDebut
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves