Sylveon
Fairy
Best attacking moveset: Fairy Wind and Dazzling Gleam, worth 11.0 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Sylveon can learn 18 combinations. Fairy Wind with Dazzling Gleam does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charm | Fairy | 20 | 1.5s | +11 |
| Fairy Wind | Fairy | 9 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Quick Attack | Normal | 10 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | 100 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Draining Kiss | Fairy | 60 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Moonblast | Fairy | 130 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 100 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Last Resort Legacy | Normal | 90 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Psyshock Legacy | Psychic | 60 | 2.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Sylveon has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,470 at level 50, 3,069 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,753 CP at level 20, or 2,192 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,675 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 203 attack · 205 defense · 216 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Size | 1 m and 23.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Sylveon does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Dragon, Dark.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Charm + Dazzling Gleam | 17.3 |
| Dragon | Charm + Dazzling Gleam | 17.3 |
| Dark | Charm + Dazzling Gleam | 17.3 |
| Ghost | Fairy Wind + Shadow Ball | 14.6 |
| Psychic | Fairy Wind + Shadow Ball | 14.6 |
| Poison | Quick Attack + Psyshock | 11.6 |
| Normal | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 11.0 |
| Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 11.0 | |
| Ground | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 11.0 |
| Rock | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 11.0 |
| Bug | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 11.0 |
| Water | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 11.0 |
| Grass | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 11.0 |
| Electric | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 11.0 |
| Ice | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 11.0 |
| Fairy | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 11.0 |
| Fire | Quick Attack + Shadow Ball | 9.8 |
| Steel | Fairy Wind + Shadow Ball | 9.3 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Sylveon is actually for.
Counters: what beats Sylveon
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 24.9 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash Legacy | 24.5 |
 Tinkaton | FairySteel | Fairy Wind + Gigaton Hammer Legacy | 23.8 |
 Naganadel | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 23.7 |
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash | 22.6 |
 Nihilego | RockPoison | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 22.5 |
 Roserade | GrassPoison | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 22.0 |
 Dialga | SteelDragon | Metal Claw + Iron Head | 21.7 |
 Munkidori | PoisonPsychic | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 21.6 |
 Regigigas | Normal | Hidden Power + Crush Grip Legacy | 21.3 |
Ranked by damage per second against Sylveon's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.