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Sylveon, a Fairy type Pokémon, official artwork

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Sylveon: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Sylveon is a bulky attacker, led by its Sp. Def (130) and Sp. Atk (110), with a base stat total of 525. Competitively it is competitive in the NeverUsed tier. In the VGC ladder it sits at 17.5% usage.

Build a team with Sylveon

What is Sylveon weak to?

How much damage Sylveon takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toPoisonSteel
0.5×ResistsDarkBugFighting
0×Immune toDragon

Sylveon takes super-effective damage from Poison, Steel. It resists Dark, Bug, Fighting and is immune to Dragon.

Best moveset for Sylveon

The most-used moves on Sylveon in VGC (official doubles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • Hyper VoiceNormal9025.5%
  • Quick AttackNormal4022.5%
  • Hyper BeamNormal15017.4%
  • DetectFighting-16.3%
  • ProtectNormal-9%
  • YawnNormal-5.2%

Best nature for Sylveon

Modest. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Modest with 19/0/27/12/0/8 EVs (34.5% of sets).

Abilities

  • Cute Charm30% chance of infatuating Pokemon of the opposite gender if they make contact.
  • PixilateThis Pokemon's Normal-type moves become Fairy type and have 1.2x power.

Evolution line

Eevee
VaporeonJolteonFlareonEspeonUmbreonLeafeonGlaceonSylveon

Best teammates for Sylveon

Pokémon most often paired with Sylveon on successful VGC (official doubles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (54 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Last ResortNormal140100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Misty ExplosionFairy100100%Special
MoonblastFairy95100%Special
Hyper VoiceNormal90100%Special
Play RoughFairy9090%Physical
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Alluring VoiceFairy80100%Special
Dazzling GleamFairy80100%Special
DigGround80100%Physical
PsyshockPsychic80100%Special
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
BiteDark60100%Physical
CovetNormal60100%Physical
Magical LeafGrass60-Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
Draining KissFairy50100%Special
TrailblazeGrass50100%Physical
Weather BallNormal50100%Special
Disarming VoiceFairy40-Special
Quick AttackNormal40100%Physical
TackleNormal40100%Physical
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
Stored PowerPsychic20100%Special
Baby-Doll EyesFairy-100%Status
Baton PassNormal--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
CharmFairy-100%Status
CopycatNormal--Status
CurseGhost--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Fake TearsDark-100%Status
GrowlNormal-100%Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
Misty TerrainFairy--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
Sand AttackGround-100%Status
Skill SwapPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Tail WhipNormal-100%Status