Sylveon

#700 (Kalos)

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Pokémon type

Fairy

Sylveon weaknesses

Sylveon is weak to Poison and Steel-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Sylveon is resistant to Fighting, Bug and Dark-type moves, and doubly resistant to Dragon-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Sylveon

The best moves for Sylveon are Charm and Dazzling Gleam when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Fairy Wind and Moonblast deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Charm

16DPS

Dazzling Gleam

34.3DPS

Defending

Charm

16DPS

Dazzling Gleam

34.3DPS

Trainer Battles

Fairy Wind

4.5EPT

Moonblast

2.16DPE

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Evolution

There are 9 Pokémon in the Eevee family. Sylveon evolves from Eevee for 25 Candy.

You must walk 10 km with Eevee as your buddy before you can evolve it during the day to Espeon.
You must walk 10 km with Eevee as your buddy before you can evolve it during the night to Umbreon.

Game images

Sylveon, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

View 4 different costumes for Sylveon »

Summary

Sylveon is a Fairy Pokémon which evolves from Eevee. It is weak to Poison and Steel moves. Sylveon's best moveset is Charm & Dazzling Gleam and it has a Max CP of 3,470.

About

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

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Charm	20	7.3	16
Fairy Wind	9	13	10.8
Quick Attack	10	13	10

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Dazzling Gleam	100	2	2.4
Shadow Ball	100	2	2
Psyshock Elite TM	60	3	1.82
Last Resort Elite TM	90	2	1.8
Moonblast	130	1	1.56
Draining Kiss	60	2	1.44

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Fairy Wind	4	2	2.4	4.5
Quick Attack	5	2	2.5	4
Charm	12	3	4.8	2.7

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Moonblast ▼ att	90	50	2.16
Dazzling Gleam	90	55	1.96
Shadow Ball	90	50	1.8
Psyshock Elite TM	70	40	1.75
Draining Kiss ▲ def	80	55	1.75
Last Resort Elite TM	90	55	1.64

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Charm 16 DPS	Dazzling Gleam 34.3 DPS	10.9	100%
Fairy Wind 10.8 DPS	Dazzling Gleam 34.3 DPS	10.9	100%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Dazzling Gleam 34.3 DPS	10.7	98%
Charm 16 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	10.5	96%
Charm 16 DPS	Moonblast 39 DPS	10.3	95%
Fairy Wind 10.8 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	10.3	94%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	10	92%
Charm 16 DPS	Last Resort Elite TM 30 DPS	10	92%
Fairy Wind 10.8 DPS	Moonblast 39 DPS	10	92%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Moonblast 39 DPS	9.7	89%
Charm 16 DPS	Draining Kiss 28.8 DPS	9.6	88%
Fairy Wind 10.8 DPS	Last Resort Elite TM 30 DPS	9.6	88%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Last Resort Elite TM 30 DPS	9.3	86%
Charm 16 DPS	Psyshock Elite TM 24 DPS	9.3	85%
Fairy Wind 10.8 DPS	Draining Kiss 28.8 DPS	8.9	82%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Draining Kiss 28.8 DPS	8.7	80%
Fairy Wind 10.8 DPS	Psyshock Elite TM 24 DPS	8.7	79%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Psyshock Elite TM 24 DPS	8.5	78%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Charm 16 DPS	Dazzling Gleam 34.3 DPS	5.2	100%
Charm 16 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	4.9	94%
Charm 16 DPS	Last Resort Elite TM 30 DPS	4.7	89%
Charm 16 DPS	Moonblast 39 DPS	4.7	89%
Fairy Wind 10.8 DPS	Dazzling Gleam 34.3 DPS	4.6	89%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Dazzling Gleam 34.3 DPS	4.5	87%
Charm 16 DPS	Draining Kiss 28.8 DPS	4.4	84%
Charm 16 DPS	Psyshock Elite TM 24 DPS	4.3	83%
Fairy Wind 10.8 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	4.2	80%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	4.1	79%
Fairy Wind 10.8 DPS	Last Resort Elite TM 30 DPS	3.9	75%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Last Resort Elite TM 30 DPS	3.8	73%
Fairy Wind 10.8 DPS	Moonblast 39 DPS	3.8	73%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Moonblast 39 DPS	3.7	71%
Fairy Wind 10.8 DPS	Psyshock Elite TM 24 DPS	3.6	68%
Fairy Wind 10.8 DPS	Draining Kiss 28.8 DPS	3.5	67%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Psyshock Elite TM 24 DPS	3.5	67%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Draining Kiss 28.8 DPS	3.4	65%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Fairy Wind 4.5 EPT	Moonblast 2.16 DPE	12	12.1	100%
Fairy Wind 4.5 EPT	Dazzling Gleam 1.96 DPE	14	11.2	93%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Moonblast 2.16 DPE	14	11.1	92%
Charm 2.7 EPT	Moonblast 2.16 DPE	21	10.6	87%
Fairy Wind 4.5 EPT	Shadow Ball 1.8 DPE	12	10.5	87%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Dazzling Gleam 1.96 DPE	14	10.4	85%
Fairy Wind 4.5 EPT	Psyshock Elite TM 1.75 DPE	10	10.3	85%
Fairy Wind 4.5 EPT	Draining Kiss 1.75 DPE	14	10.3	85%
Charm 2.7 EPT	Dazzling Gleam 1.96 DPE	21	10	83%
Fairy Wind 4.5 EPT	Last Resort Elite TM 1.64 DPE	14	9.8	81%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Shadow Ball 1.8 DPE	14	9.7	80%
Charm 2.7 EPT	Shadow Ball 1.8 DPE	21	9.6	79%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Psyshock Elite TM 1.75 DPE	10	9.5	78%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Draining Kiss 1.75 DPE	14	9.5	78%
Charm 2.7 EPT	Psyshock Elite TM 1.75 DPE	15	9.5	78%
Charm 2.7 EPT	Draining Kiss 1.75 DPE	21	9.5	78%
Charm 2.7 EPT	Last Resort Elite TM 1.64 DPE	21	9.2	76%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Last Resort Elite TM 1.64 DPE	14	9.1	75%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Sylveon?

Sylveon is weak to Poison and Steel moves.

The best counter to Sylveon is Crowned Sword Zacian with Metal Claw and Behemoth Blade, followed by Dusk Mane Necrozma, Crowned Shield Zamazenta and Deoxys (Attack Forme).

The top Sylveon counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Crowned Sword Zacian	Metal Claw Behemoth Blade	100%
Dusk Mane Necrozma	Metal Claw Sunsteel Strike	96%
Crowned Shield Zamazenta	Metal Claw Behemoth Bash	93%
Dusk Mane Necrozma	Psycho Cut Sunsteel Strike	92%
Crowned Shield Zamazenta	Ice Fang Behemoth Bash	86%
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Poison Jab Psycho Boost	82%
Mega Lucario	Bullet Punch Meteor Mash	82%
Mega Metagross	Bullet Punch Meteor Mash	79%
Mega Lucario	Force Palm Meteor Mash	79%
Mega Beedrill	Poison Jab Sludge Bomb	76%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		203
Defense		205
Stamina		216

Max HP

Level 40

182

Size

Height	1 m
Weight	23.5 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	5 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,315
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,753
Level 30 Max wild	2,631
Level 40	3,069
Level 50	3,470

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,192
Level 35 (wild)	2,850

Costumes

Sylveon costumes

Sylveon (Cherry Blossoms)

Sylveon (Cherry Blossoms) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

Sylveon (Explorer Hat)

Sylveon (Explorer Hat) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

Sylveon (Flower Crown)

Sylveon (Flower Crown) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

Sylveon (Holiday Hat)

Sylveon (Holiday Hat) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO