Sylveon counters

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

Sylveon
#0700 Sylveon
Fairy
USAGE 3.3% #47
ABILITYMagic Guard
BASE STATS
HP 95
ATK 65
DEF 65
SPA 110
SPD 130
SPE 60
BST525
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
PoisonSteel
½×
FightingBugDark
0×
Dragon
Moves
Moonblast 94.1% Moonlight 93.4% Stealth Rock 92.8% Knock Off 61.5% Calm Mind 32.2% Defog 4.6% U-turn 4.6% Rest 4.3%
Items
Leftovers 62.1% Covert Cloak 31.7% Heavy-Duty Boots 4.6% Heat Rock 1.3% Assault Vest 0.3% Fairy Feather 0.0% Chesto Berry 0.0% Mental Herb 0.0%
Abilities
Magic Guard61.6%Unaware32.2%Ice Scales4.3%Chlorophyll0.8%Regenerator0.7%Tinted Lens0.5%Prankster0.0%Triage0.0%
Common Teammates
Ting-Lu61.2%Corviknight60.7%Gouging Fire60.4%Blissey60.4%Skeledirge60.4%Gholdengo32.6%Baxcalibur32.5%Chansey32.3%
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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 #47 with 3.26% usage. Sorted by reliability score.