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sylveon
#700

Sylveon

Intertwining Pokémon

Fairy

It sends a soothing aura from its ribbonlike feelers to calm fights.

Base Stats

HP 95
Attack 65
Defense 65
Sp. Atk 110
Sp. Def 130
Speed 60
Total 525

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Intertwining Pokémon
Height 1.0 m
Weight 23.5 kg
Base Exp 184
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

sylveon Front Front
sylveon Back Back
sylveon Front Shiny Front Shiny
sylveon Back Shiny Back Shiny
sylveon Official Art Official Art
sylveon Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Choice Specs
Item
Choice Specs
Ability
Pixilate
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 240
SpA 252
Spe 16
Substitute + Calm Mind
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Pixilate
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 240
Spe 16

Strategy Overview

Sylveon has great Special Attack, impressive bulk, and a good movepool, all of which allow it to perform a number of roles effectively. It can be a great wallbreaker with Choice Specs thanks to its access to STAB Pixilate Hyper Voice. Its access to Heal Bell, Wish, and Calm Mind allow it to function as a cleric and bulky setup sweeper user. It has decent coverage options in Shadow Ball and Psyshock, the latter of which can hit Poison-types that would try to switch in on a Fairy-type attack. However, Sylveon's low Defense limits its defensive capabilities. Its low Speed makes it easy to revenge kill and means that it will often need to take a hit first before it can attack. Its good Special Defense makes this less of a problem, but physical attackers can still take advantage of it.

Most Used Moves

Psyshock
66.3%
Wish
21.1%
Calm Mind
17.3%
Heal Bell
15.6%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
23.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc