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Pokémon · #700

Sylveon

Fairy Legal in M-C

Sylveon is #18 on the ladder, on 10.5% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 95
Atk 65
Def 65
SpA 110
SpD 130
Spe 60

Base stat total 525

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 9 HP / 22 Def / 20 SpA / 15 Spe · Modest Nature

Types and weaknesses

Fairy
Weak ×2
PoisonSteel
Resists ×½
FightingBugDark
Immune
Dragon

Abilities

Cute Charm
30% chance of infatuating Pokemon of the opposite gender if they make contact. · used by 0%
Pixilate
This Pokemon's Normal-type moves become Fairy type and have 1.2× power. · used by 100%

Speed tier

Most common
95 (Modest, 15 Spe SP, 32% of spreads)
Fastest
123 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
80 (0 SP)
Slowest
72 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 95, it outspeeds 12 of the other 49 Pokémon in the top 50, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Volcarona 120
  2. Rillaboom 105
  3. Milotic 101
  4. Sylveon (this) 95
  5. Indeedee-F 94
  6. Politoed 90
  7. Sinistcha 90
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #18 · on 10.5% of teams · 262,857 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Hyper Voice 99.9%
  2. Hyper Beam 83.4%
  3. Quick Attack 75.3%
  4. Detect 67.4%
  5. Protect 32.2%
  6. Yawn 14.3%
  7. Mystical Fire 7.6%
  8. Calm Mind 6.6%
  9. Moonblast 5.1%
  10. Helping Hand 1.9%

Items

  1. Fairy Feather 87.9%
  2. Life Orb 7.3%
  3. Kebia Berry 1.7%
  4. Leftovers 1.1%
  5. Sitrus Berry 0.8%
  6. Grassy Seed 0.6%

Abilities

  1. Pixilate 99.9%
  2. Cute Charm 0.1%

Spreads

  1. Modest 9/0/22/20/0/15 · Spe 95 5.1%
  2. Modest 19/0/1/30/0/16 · Spe 96 3.7%
  3. Modest 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 80 3.3%
  4. Modest 13/0/22/23/0/8 · Spe 88 3.3%
  5. Modest 5/0/21/25/0/15 · Spe 95 2.0%
  6. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 72 1.9%
  7. Modest 11/0/0/32/0/23 · Spe 103 1.7%
  8. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 80 1.4%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 45.3%
  2. Kingambit 33.6%
  3. Mega Raichu Y 30.4%
  4. Mega Salamence 29.6%
  5. Farigiraf 27.0%
  6. Arcanine-Hisui 26.9%
  7. Gholdengo 23.4%
  8. Mega Charizard Y 23.1%
  9. Incineroar 21.6%
  10. Garchomp 19.6%
  11. Mega Staraptor 19.0%
  12. Sneasler 18.5%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #22 · on 8.0% of teams · 262,857 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Hyper Voice 99.7%
  2. Hyper Beam 81.6%
  3. Quick Attack 70.8%
  4. Detect 62.4%
  5. Protect 36.3%
  6. Yawn 12.1%
  7. Calm Mind 9.2%
  8. Mystical Fire 9.0%
  9. Moonblast 6.7%
  10. Round 3.0%

Items

  1. Fairy Feather 89.0%
  2. Life Orb 6.4%
  3. Leftovers 1.8%
  4. Grassy Seed 0.7%
  5. Sitrus Berry 0.5%
  6. Choice Scarf 0.4%

Abilities

  1. Pixilate 99.5%
  2. Cute Charm 0.5%

Spreads

  1. Modest 9/0/22/20/0/15 · Spe 95 6.4%
  2. Modest 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 80 5.0%
  3. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 80 4.0%
  4. Modest 13/0/22/23/0/8 · Spe 88 3.1%
  5. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 72 2.9%
  6. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 112 2.3%
  7. Modest 3/0/17/30/0/16 · Spe 96 2.0%
  8. Modest 21/0/2/20/0/23 · Spe 103 1.6%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 45.1%
  2. Mega Salamence 26.6%
  3. Kingambit 25.9%
  4. Mega Raichu Y 25.7%
  5. Farigiraf 25.4%
  6. Arcanine-Hisui 25.1%
  7. Gholdengo 23.0%
  8. Sneasler 19.5%
  9. Incineroar 19.4%
  10. Mega Staraptor 18.9%
  11. Mega Charizard Y 16.7%
  12. Basculegion 13.6%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #23 · on 7.2% of teams · 262,857 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Hyper Voice 99.2%
  2. Hyper Beam 78.4%
  3. Quick Attack 66.9%
  4. Detect 60.1%
  5. Protect 37.7%
  6. Yawn 11.9%
  7. Mystical Fire 10.8%
  8. Calm Mind 10.2%
  9. Moonblast 7.0%
  10. Round 3.9%

Items

  1. Fairy Feather 87.7%
  2. Life Orb 6.7%
  3. Leftovers 2.1%
  4. Grassy Seed 0.7%
  5. Choice Scarf 0.6%
  6. Sitrus Berry 0.6%

Abilities

  1. Pixilate 99.3%
  2. Cute Charm 0.7%

Spreads

  1. Modest 9/0/22/20/0/15 · Spe 95 5.9%
  2. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 80 5.8%
  3. Modest 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 80 5.3%
  4. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 72 2.9%
  5. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 112 2.8%
  6. Modest 13/0/22/23/0/8 · Spe 88 2.6%
  7. Sassy 32/2/0/0/32/0 · Spe 72 2.1%
  8. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 72 1.7%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 40.2%
  2. Mega Salamence 25.4%
  3. Kingambit 24.0%
  4. Farigiraf 23.4%
  5. Mega Raichu Y 21.6%
  6. Arcanine-Hisui 21.1%
  7. Sneasler 19.7%
  8. Incineroar 19.7%
  9. Gholdengo 19.5%
  10. Mega Staraptor 15.8%
  11. Mega Charizard Y 15.7%
  12. Basculegion 13.7%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 522 of 4,641 teams (11.3%) · win rate 46.9% (95% interval 45.1%–48.9%, n = 2,643 games) · 29 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

  1. Incineroar +4.0 pp n = 159 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Incineroar beat teams bringing Sylveon more often than expected+4.0 pp · n = 159 · Showdown replays
  2. Sneasler +2.9 pp n = 170 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Sneasler beat teams bringing Sylveon more often than expected+2.9 pp · n = 170 · Showdown replays
  3. Gholdengo +2.7 pp n = 80 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Gholdengo beat teams bringing Sylveon more often than expected+2.7 pp · n = 80 · Showdown replays
  4. Mega Charizard Y +2.4 pp n = 85 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Mega Charizard Y beat teams bringing Sylveon more often than expected+2.4 pp · n = 85 · Showdown replays

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Strong against (replays)

Teams with it beat teams bringing these more often than expected.

  1. Mega Garchomp Z +4.2 pp n = 89 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Mega Garchomp Z more often than expected+4.2 pp · n = 89 · Showdown replays
  2. Grimmsnarl +2.7 pp n = 56 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Grimmsnarl more often than expected+2.7 pp · n = 56 · Showdown replays
  3. Basculegion +2.1 pp n = 62 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Basculegion more often than expected+2.1 pp · n = 62 · Showdown replays
  4. Garchomp +1.9 pp n = 78 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Garchomp more often than expected+1.9 pp · n = 78 · Showdown replays
  5. Pelipper +1.8 pp n = 107 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Pelipper more often than expected+1.8 pp · n = 107 · Showdown replays

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,444 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Mega Staraptor +12.8 pp n = 49,995 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 19% of Sylveon teams; Mega Staraptor is on 6% of all teams (3.04× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Raichu Y +17.8 pp n = 79,803 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 30% of Sylveon teams; Mega Raichu Y is on 13% of all teams (2.42× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Arcanine-Hisui +15.3 pp n = 70,577 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 27% of Sylveon teams; Arcanine-Hisui is on 12% of all teams (2.32× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Garchomp +10.1 pp n = 51,494 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 20% of Sylveon teams; Garchomp is on 9% of all teams (2.06× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Mega Charizard Y +10.9 pp n = 60,641 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 23% of Sylveon teams; Mega Charizard Y is on 12% of all teams (1.89× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Farigiraf +11.4 pp n = 71,077 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 27% of Sylveon teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (1.72× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Kingambit +8.3 pp n = 88,294 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 34% of Sylveon teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (1.33× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Gholdengo +4.3 pp n = 61,456 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 23% of Sylveon teams; Gholdengo is on 19% of all teams (1.23× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Mega Salamence +1.6 pp n = 77,937 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 30% of Sylveon teams; Mega Salamence is on 28% of all teams (1.06× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Rillaboom -1.3 pp n = 118,969 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 45% of Sylveon teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.97× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Incineroar -10.1 pp n = 56,751 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 22% of Sylveon teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.68× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Sneasler -18.6 pp n = 48,550 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 18% of Sylveon teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.50× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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