Sylveon counters

Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Regulation MA Best of 3 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Sylveon
#0700 Sylveon
Fairy
USAGE 13.1% #12
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 Voice 99.9% Quick Attack 86.1% Hyper Beam 73.6% Detect 54.3% Protect 45.7% Moonblast 18.3% Yawn 9.2% Calm Mind 8.5%
Items
Fairy Feather 95.7% Sitrus Berry 2.8% Leftovers 1.4% Babiri Berry 0.1% Choice Scarf 0.0% Scope Lens 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Bright Powder 0.0%
Abilities
Pixilate99.9%Cute Charm0.1%
Common Teammates
Garchomp71.1%Basculegion69.9%Aerodactyl-Mega65.1%Charizard-Mega-Y62.7%Kingambit45.3%Farigiraf25.7%Aegislash17.1%Scovillain-Mega14.9%
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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 #12 with 13.05% usage. Sorted by reliability score.