Sylveon counters

Gen 9 1v1 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Sylveon
#0700 Sylveon
Fairy
USAGE 4.9% #20
ABILITYPixilate
BASE STATS
HP 95
ATK 65
DEF 65
SPA 110
SPD 130
SPE 60
BST525
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
PoisonSteel
½×
FightingBugDark
0×
Dragon
Moves
Hyper Beam 97.1% Hyper Voice 92.3% Fake Tears 61.3% Calm Mind 56.7% Quick Attack 35.9% Shadow Ball 14.3% Psyshock 8.9% Psychic 8.6%
Items
Life Orb 63.2% Choice Specs 9.5% Mental Herb 4.4% Leftovers 3.5% Pixie Plate 3.3% Fairy Feather 3.3% Weakness Policy 2.9% Choice Scarf 2.7%
Abilities
Pixilate100.0%Cute Charm0.0%
Common Teammates
Hoopa-Unbound77.8%Urshifu-Rapid-Strike72.3%Haxorus32.9%Meowscarada31.7%Iron Crown25.8%Volcanion22.2%Donphan21.9%Roaring Moon20.4%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

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Ranked #20 with 4.89% usage. Sorted by reliability score.