Is Sylveon viable in Gen 9 NU?

Sylveon is ranked #25 in Gen 9 NU with 9.32% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Sylveon in Gen 9 NU

Gen 9 NU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0700 Sylveon

Fairy

USAGE 9.3% #25

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 91.5% Shadow Ball 71.1% Draining Kiss 66.5% Psychic 51.9% Wish 26.4% Protect 26.3% Calm Mind 24.3% Psyshock 14.7%

Items

Choice Specs 70.9% Leftovers 25.1% Heavy-Duty Boots 3.3% Pixie Plate 0.3% Fairy Feather 0.1% Kee Berry 0.1% Throat Spray 0.1% Assault Vest 0.1%

Abilities

Pixilate92.2%Cute Charm7.8%

Tera Types

Fairy 69.7% Steel 21.4% Poison 5.3% Water 1.4% Ghost 1.0% Dark 0.5% Dragon 0.4% Ground 0.1%

Common Teammates

Smogon does not compute Checks & Counters data for this format. Use the type matchup chart above to find potential checks.

Ranked #25 with 9.32% usage. Sorted by conservative score.