What is more useful against the last gym leader and elite four in X/Y?

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Is Xerneas or Yveltal more useful? I got X, I want to know if I should have gotten Y. They are both cool…

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Well, lets look at the typings of the five trainers you have to face:IceWaterFireSteelDragon

Both Pokemon have great Atk and SpAtk stats and here are movesets you can cover both with:

Yveltal@ BlackGlassesAbility: Dark AuraEVs: 252 Atk, 252 SpAtk, 4 HPNature: SeriousDragon ClawFocus BlastOblivion WingDark Pulse

Xerneas@ Lum BerryAbility: Fairy AuraEVs: 252 Atk, 252 SpAtk, 4 HPNature: SeriousOutrageClose CombatHorn LeechMoonblast

These sets are basically the same, a Dragon Move for Drasna, a Fighting move for Wikstrom and Wulfric, a recovery move in case your health gets low, and a STAB Move powered up by their aura.

These sets are the same because theirBase Stats areexactlythe same.There really is no better Pokemon, but if I had to pick one, it would beXerneas.It has an edge over most of the Elite Four and Diantha.

They’re kind of balanced in this sense.

Ice Gym: Xerneas, Yveltal is weak to IceSteel E4: Yveltal, Xerneas is weak to SteelFire E4: Yveltal, Xerneas’s Fairy moves are resisted by FairyDragon E4: Xerneas, its Fairy moves are super-effective and is immune to Dragon.

As for the Champion, I’ve heard that Yveltal was able to handle Diantha quite well, but Xerneas has the edge, hitting 4 of 6 of her Pokemon (Hawlucha, Tyrantrum, Aurorus, Goodra) while Yveltal only hits 3 (Hawlucha, Gardevoir, Gourgeist) and is weak to Aurorus.

Xerneas has the slight edge, but they both are able to handle the late game trainers. Yveltal however, does have the upper hand in beating one of the toughest Pokemon you’ll face in the game and that’s the Champ’s Mega Gardevoir.

Personally I prefer Xerneas, not because of usefulness but because it’s a moose-thingy :D?Anyway, the last gym is Ice Type, so Xerneas would hold the edge over Yveltal there since Yveltal is part flying. I’d also say Xerneas is more useful against the Elite 4, due to it’s STAB fairy attacks allowing it to kill Drasna and about half of Diantha’s team. Though, Malva and Wikistrom’s teams have the advantage against it.That’s just typewise anyway, it will vary on opinion. They’re both great though ;3