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Sylveon Movesets in Other Games | |
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SV | SWSH |
This is a strategy guide for using Sylveon in competitive play for the games Pokemon Sword and Shield. Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Builds, and Held Items to use with Sylveon, as well as its strengths and weak points.
Sylveon - Related Guides | |
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Evolution and Learnset | Build for Ranked Battle |
List of Contents
Pokemon | Type 1 | Type 2 |
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Abilities | ||
Cute Charm | Contact with the Pokemon may cause infatuation. | |
Pixilate (Hidden) | Turns Normal-type moves into Fairy-type moves. |
Type | |
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Takes 4x damage |
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Takes 2x damage | |
Takes 0.5x damage | |
Takes 1/4x damage |
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Takes 0x damage |
HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def | Speed |
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95 | 65 | 65 | 110 | 130 | 60 |
Best Natures | ||
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Modest (+SpAtk, -Def) | Quiet (+SpAtk, -Spd) |
Yawn | Inherit from Hippopotas (learns at Lv. 8) or Munna (learns at Lv. 32) |
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Nature | Modest (+SpAtk, -Atk) |
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EV Spread | HP 236 / Sp.Atk. 252 / Spd. 20 |
Final Stat Values | HP 200 / Sp.Atk. 178 / Sp.Def 150 / Spd. 83 / Def. 85 |
Ability | Pixilate |
Held Item | Choice Specs Throat Spray |
Moveset | ・Hyper Voice ・Quick Attack ・Mystical Fire ・Psyshock |
With its Ability Pixilate, Sylveon is able to use Hyper Voice as a Fairy-type move with STAB and a 20% power boost, allowing this set to hit hard with high damage. As this build is based around blasting away with Hyper Voice, the other move slots can be used for counter moves against Pokemon who resist Fairy-type attacks.
The Speed EVs on this build are arranged so as to outspeed a Tyranitar with either 0 or 4 Speed EVs.
Hyper Beam | Normal-type move with the highest damage output. Used on the last Dynamax turn or when Sylveon's HP is low. |
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Shadow Ball | Used against Ghost-type opponents, which in many cases will do more damage than Hyper Voice. |
Yawn | Used against durable Pokemon. Take note to use Throat Spray instead of Choice Specs when planning to include this move in the build. |
Nature | Modest (+SpAtk, -Atk) |
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EV Spread | HP 252 / Sp.Atk. 252 / Def. 4 |
Final Stat Values | HP 202 / Sp.Atk. 178 / Sp.Def 151 / Spd. 80 / Def. 65 |
Ability | Pixilate |
Held Item | Assault Vest |
Moveset | ・Hyper Voice ・Quick Attack ・Mystical Fire ・Psyshock |
Although this resembles the moveset above, the Assault Vest allows Sylveon to take advantage of its high Special Defense. Instead of wasting Sylveon's power against a disadvantageous opponent, this set allows Sylveon to switch in and out freely, and seize opportunities to lay into foes with good old reliable Hyper Voice.
This is the moveset to go for when using a switch-heavy battle strategy. When a Physical attacker comes in, switch out Sylveon and wait for your chance to use it effectively.
Shadow Ball | Used against Ghost-type opponents, which in many cases will do more damage than Hyper Voice. |
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Weakness |
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Although its Special Defense is spectacular, Sylveon suffers from a middling Defense, allowing any capable Physical attacker to swiftly take it out.
There are a number of powerful, fast Steel type attackers this generation who are up to the task. However, as Sylveon learns the Fire-type move Mystical Fire, if you're not careful to take it out in one blow, you might find your own Pokemon on the end of a one-hit KO.
Pokemon | Description |
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Cinderace | Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Deal Super-Effective damage with Iron Head ・Resist Sylveon's Fairy-type attacks. Cinderace Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle |
Metagross | Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Deal Super-Effective damage with Steel-type moves. ・Outspeeds Sylveon. Metagross Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle |
Excadrill | Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Its high Speed allows it to swing first with a Steel-type dinger ・Its high Attack allows it to generally take out Sylveon in one hit Excadrill Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle |
Durant | Ranking: ★★★★ ・Can aim for a one-hit KO with Max Steelspike ・Its 4x weakness to Fire makes it vulnerable to being KO'd by Mystical Fire Durant Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle |
Aegislash | Ranking: ★★★★ ・Can deal high damage with Steel-type moves ・Able to withstand damage from Mystical Fire while in Shield Forme Aegislash Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle |
As Sylveon doesn't have much to speak of in the way of move type variety, it's a simple matter of pitting it up against a foe who can take its hits.
Pokemon | Description |
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Bronzong | Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Its ability Heatproof allows it to handle almost all of Sylveon's move with reduced damage・ Can deal high damage with Steel-type Physical damage |
Toxapex | Ranking: ★★★★ ・Can take almost all of Sylveon's attacks with reduced damage ・Cannot deal much damage with attacks, so must rely on status moves to deal damage Toxapex Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle |
Heat Rotom | Ranking: ★★★★ ・Its typing and high Defensive stats let it absorb Sylveon's attacks easily ・As it mostly uses Special Attacks, can be hard for it to deal damage to Sylveon Heat Rotom Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle |
All Competitive Builds for Ranked Battle
Competitive Pokemon Battle Guides | |||||
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Tier List | Best Builds | Series 10 List of Contenders | |||
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My current Sylveon build consists of Hyper Voice, Protect, Quick Attack, and Yawn. Protect + Yawn are great for stalling. However, I'm willing to try Shadow Ball. It also holds Babiri Berry. I got these build ideas from Pikalytics.