When it comes to facing off against a Legendary like Yveltal in the mobile AR game, that means figuring out and taking advantage of its weaknesses. Luckily, in this case there are quite a few weaknesses to exploit thanks to the boss’ unique dual type pairing. Pokemon GO players may have a lot of strong counter options, but they’ll still want to take some time ahead of the big fight to properly prepare for the battle ahead.
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Since Yveltal is weak to four different types, hopefully most players will be able to string together a solid counter roster before heading into any Battle Raid lobbies. Keep in mind that it may be a smart idea to expend some resources (Stardust, Elite TMs, and Candy) to power up each counter Pokemon and ensure that they have an optimal move set for the big fight. Players may be able to get around this step if they plan to enter the Battle Raid with a large group, but not if they want to hit the top of the DPS chart and earn some extra balls for the reward encounter…
Yveltal Weaknesses
This Legendary Pokemon is a Dark-/Steel-type, which means that Yveltal is weak to Electric-, Fairy-, Rock-, and Ice-type moves in Pokemon GO.
Best Yveltal Raid Counters
Manectric (Mega) - Thunder Fang/Wild Charge
Aerodactyl (Mega) - Rock Throw/Rock Slide
Ampharos (Mega) - Charge Beam/Zap Cannon
Abomasnow (Mega) - Powder Snow/Weather Ball
Xurkitree - Spark/Discharge
Zekrom - Charge Beam/Wild Charge
Charizard (Mega Y) - Fire Spin/ Blast Burn
Thundurus (Therian) - Volt Switch/Thunderbolt
Rampardos - Smack Down/Rock Slide
Rhyperior - Smack Down/Rock Wrecker
Electivire - Thunder Shock/Wild Charge
Raikou - Thunder Shock/Wild Charge
Latios (Mega) - Dragon Breath/Dragon Claw
Darmanitan (Galarian Standard) - Ice Fang/Avalanche
Terrakion - Smack Down/Rock Slide
That should be just about everything players need to know to face off against this Legendary boss. Be sure to carefully prepare and enter the Raid Lobby with enough allies to ensure victory (at least four or five friends in this case). Be sure to check back in the near future for more Pokemon GO news, updates, and strategy guides. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!
Pokemon GO is available now in select regions on Android and iOS devices.
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