Yveltal

Current

Information

Type

Dark /

Flying

Gender

Genderless

Abilities

Regular: Dark Aura

Species

Destruction Pokémon

Height and Weight

Height: 5.8 m / 19'00"
Weight: 203.0 kg / 447.5 lbs.

Introduced in

Generation VI

Body, Footprint, Color, Egg group, and Cry

Body
Footprint
Color: Red
Cry

Pokédex

Kalos

Central Kalos
N/A
Coastal Kalos
N/A
Mountain Kalos
149

Paldea, Kitakami and Blueberry

Paldea
N/A
Kitakami
N/A
Blueberry
N/A

In other languages

English

Name: イベルタル; Iberutaru

Name: Yveltal

Yveltal (Japanese: イベルタル, Hepburn: Iberutaru) (ee-VELL-tall^[1]) is a Dark/Flying Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation VI. It is the mascot for Pokémon Y. It is Xerneas' counterpart and is a member of the Aura Trio, alongside Xerneas and Zygarde.

Biology[]

Physiology[]

Yveltal possesses avian and draconian traits. It has large wings and a tail that are red colored internally and black colored externally. It has intense teal-colored eyes with white pupils. When Yveltal straightens its arms in flight, it forms the shape of a Y. Its talons are also Y-shaped. Yveltal is part Flying-type, and based on the concept of the y-axis.

Yveltal represents destruction, such as natural disasters, while its counterpart, Xerneas, represents new life.

Behavior[]

When Yveltal is about to reach the end of its lifespan, it steals the life force of everything living around it, then transforms into a cocoon to sleep.

Game data[]

Locations[]

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
X and Y	Team Flare HQ (Y only), Trading	One
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	Trade	None
Sun and Moon	Trade	None
Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon	Ultra Space Wilds (Cliff World; Ultra Moon only)	One
Sword and Shield	Trade	None
SWSH The Crown Tundra	Dynamax Adventures	One

Pokédex entries[]

X
When this legendary Pokémon's wings and tail feathers spread wide and glow red, it absorbs the life force of living creatures.
Y
When its life comes to an end, it absorbs the life energy of every living thing and turns into a cocoon once more.
Omega Ruby
When this legendary Pokémon's wings and tail feathers spread wide and glow red, it absorbs the life force of living creatures.
Alpha Sapphire
When its life comes to an end, it absorbs the life energy of every living thing and turns into a cocoon once more.

Stats[]

Stats
HP	126
Attack	131
Defense	95
Sp. Atk	131
Sp. Def	98
Speed	99
Total	680

Learnset[]

Leveling[]

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Hurricane	110	70%	10	Flying	Special
1	Razor Wind	80	100%	10	Normal	Special
1	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
1	Roost	—	—%	10	Flying	Status
5	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
10	Air Slash	75	95%	15	Flying	Special
18	Snarl	55	95%	15	Dark	Special
26	Oblivion Wing	80	100%	10	Flying	Special
35	Disable	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
44	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special
51	Foul Play	95	100%	15	Dark	Physical
55	Phantom Force	90	100%	10	Ghost	Physical
59	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic	Special
63	Dragon Rush	100	75%	10	Dragon	Physical
72	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special
80	Sucker Punch	70	100%	5	Dark	Physical
88	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
93	Sky Attack	140	90%	5	Flying	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
1	Hurricane	110	70%	10	Flying	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
1	Razor Wind	80	100%	10	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
1	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
1	Roost	—	—%	10	Flying	Status		4 ♥	0 ♥
5	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
10	Air Slash	75	95%	15	Flying	Special		1 ♥	4 ♥
18	Snarl	55	95%	15	Dark	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
26	Oblivion Wing	80	100%	10	Flying	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
35	Disable	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
44	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
51	Foul Play	95	100%	15	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
55	Phantom Force	90	100%	10	Ghost	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
59	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
63	Dragon Rush	100	75%	10	Dragon	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
72	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
80	Sucker Punch	80	100%	5	Dark	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
88	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		4 ♥	4 ♥
93	Sky Attack	140	90%	5	Flying	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM/HM[]

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM02	Dragon Claw	80	100%	15	Dragon	Physical
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM19	Roost	—	—%	10	Flying	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic	Special
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM46	Thief	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM51	Steel Wing	70	90%	25	Steel	Physical
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special
TM58	Sky Drop	60	100%	10	Flying	Physical
TM62	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical
TM63	Embargo	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM76	Fly	90	95%	15	Flying	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
TM85	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Psychic	Special
TM87	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM89	U-turn	70	100%	20	Bug	Physical
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM95	Snarl	55	95%	15	Dark	Special
TM97	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VI
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM01	Hone Claws	—	—%	15	Dark	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM02	Dragon Claw	80	100%	15	Dragon	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM19	Roost	—	—%	10	Flying	Status		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM46	Thief	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM51	Steel Wing	70	90%	25	Steel	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM58	Sky Drop	60	100%	10	Flying	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM62	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM63	Embargo	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM85	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Psychic	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM89	U-turn	70	100%	20	Bug	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Secret Power ORAS	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM95	Snarl	55	95%	15	Dark	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM97	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
HM01	Cut	50	95%	30	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
HM02	Fly	90	95%	15	Flying	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding[]

Yveltal learns no moves via breeding.

Tutoring[]

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Block USUM	—	—%	5	Normal	Status
Defog USUM	—	—%	15	Flying	Status
Foul Play USUM	95	100%	15	Dark	Physical
Heat Wave USUM	95	90%	10	Fire	Special
Hyper Voice USUM	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Knock Off USUM	65	100%	20	Dark	Physical
Laser Focus USUM	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
Sky Attack USUM	140	90%	5	Flying	Physical
Snore USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Tailwind USUM	—	—%	15	Flying	Status
Zen Headbutt USUM	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation VI
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
Block ORAS	—	—%	5	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
Foul Play ORAS	95	100%	15	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
Heat Wave ORAS	95	90%	10	Fire	Special		2 ♥	2 ♥
Hyper Voice ORAS	90	100%	10	Normal	Special		2 ♥	2 ♥
Knock Off ORAS	65	100%	25	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
Sky Attack ORAS	140	90%	5	Flying	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ORAS	50	100%	15	Normal	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Tailwind ORAS	—	—%	15	Flying	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
Zen Headbutt ORAS	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites[]

Generation VI

Appearances[]

Anime[]

Yveltal made its first anime appearance in MS017 along with Xerneas and Diancie. It made an actual anime appearance in The Legend of X, Y, and Z!

Manga[]

Trivia[]

Yveltal is a counterpart Xerneas due to Xerneas representing life and Yveltal representing destruction.
Yveltal resembles the letter Y while its name starts with Y and is the mascot of Pokémon Y.
Yveltal's design looks similar to Lugia's but with the color scheme of Groudon.
Yveltal resembles Rathalos from the Monster Hunter series.
Yveltal's cry resembles the cry of Archeops.
Despite being a force of destruction, Yveltal has been shown in the anime to not be inherently malicious: in "Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction", after it was calmed by Xerneas, it flew off with no further enmity to anyone.
- It is likely that Yveltal, being a force of nature, is not outright evil, but a morally-neutral force that causes devastation but is not ultimately doing so out of any wicked intent.

Origin[]

Yveltal may be based on the eagle that guards Yggdrasil in Norse legend. It may also be based on a carrion bird such as a vulture, which represents death, or perhaps even a twisted inversion of a phoenix (with it symbolizing new life and rebirth while Yveltal represents oblivion and destruction). Its coloring and wing-design also make it similar to the devil's hand plant, a plant stated to "smell worse than death". Yveltal also moves through the air, possibly referencing the Y-axis on a graph, being vertical, as opposed to Xerneas who moves on the ground, representing the X-axis, being horizontal.

Its Shiny coloration resembles raw meat or a decaying carcass, with the white parts resembling exposed, bleached bone with some fragments of decomposed flesh (in red) still attached, which ties into its theme of death.

Etymology[]

Yveltal and its Japanese name, Iberutaru, may come from Y (representing the Y-axis), "evil", "quetzal" (a type of bird), and "talon" (a bird's claws).

Gallery[]

^ Silvestri, Cris (2015). Pokémon Deluxe Essential Handbook [Book]. p. 426. Scholastic. ISBN 978-0-545-79566-1.

[Book-1] Silvestri, Cris (2015). Pokémon Deluxe Essential Handbook [Book]. p. 426. Scholastic. ISBN 978-0-545-79566-1.

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