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Yveltal,the destruction Pokemon, has made its return to Raids inPokemon Go, a powerful Flying and Dark dual-type Pokemon that is relatively rare within this game. With the only way to acquire this Legendary Pokemon being through the completion of its specific Five-Star Raid, you will want to take advantage of its availability.
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Compared to some of the other Five-Star Raids in the game, Yveltal’s proves to be on the easier side as long as you’re going into it with the proper preparations. To make this Raid as easy as possible for you, we’ve put together a complete guide for taking down Yveltal.
Recommended Group Size
As mentioned previously, Yveltal’s Five-Star Raid shouldn’t be too difficult to complete for somewhat experience players, requiring that you go into it with a much smaller group size than some other Raids of this caliber. For this specific Raid, you should be successful when attempting it with agroup of three to five players.
You will want to do your best to put together a group of experienced players with high-leveled Pokemon to battle with, especially if you’re attempting this Raid with a smaller group size. If you’re battling with less experienced players, it’s best if you increase your group size to maximize your chances of success.
Mega EvolutionandPrimal Reversionare both useful mechanics that could give your team the edge they need on the battlefield.
Powering up one of your Pokemon through these methods willboost the effectiveness of certain attacksperformed by you and your allies.
Yveltal: Strengths And Weaknesses
Like with any battle in Pokemon Go, factoring in your opponent’s strengths and weaknesses is essential to your overall success. With Yveltal’s Dark and Flying dual-typing, this means choosing to use attacks of specific types in order to maximize your effectiveness.
The five attack types that you will want to make sure that you’re Pokemon don’t use includeGhost, Dark, Grass, Ground,andPsychic. This is because Yveltal has a standard resistance to Ghost, Grass, and Dark-type attacks and a double-resistance to Ground and Psychic-type attacks.
Fortunately there are four different attack types that will perform exceptionally well against Yveltal, giving you several options when it comes to viable Pokemon to battle with. These attack types areRock, Electric, Ice,andFairy, each dealing increased damage against Yveltal.
When using the four attack types that Yveltal is weak against, pair them withPokemon of matching types.
This will increase the damage of these attacks due to theSame Type Attack Bonusmechanic.
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Yveltal: Best Counter Picks
The best Pokemon to use for this Raid are undoubtedly eitherRock, Electric, Fairy,orIce types. Pokemon of these types will typically have access to attacks that match their specific type, each dealing more damage than attacks of other types.
Use the list of Pokemon provided below to craft a team to take into Yveltal’s Five-Star Raid, ideally equipped with the recommended attacks included with them.
Do your best to put together a team with the Pokemon found below, but even if this isn’t possible, you shouldstill be able to complete this Raid.
Just verify that you and your team are equipped with other powerful Pokemon if this is the case.
