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How Shiny is Acquired
Evolution

Pokemon Ratings

Attacker Tier List See all B
Great League PVP Rating See all 3.5 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 4 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 3.5 / 5

Pokemon Stats

23.50 kg Weight
1.00 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 3,470
Level 40: 3,069
Level 25: 2,192 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,753 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,315 (Research Tasks)
ATK 203
DEF 205
STA 216

Pokemon Family

25 Candy
Randomly Chosen Evolution
Once Per Account: Evolve With The Nickname "Rainer"
25 Candy
Randomly Chosen Evolution
Once Per Account: Evolve With The Nickname "Sparky"
25 Candy
Randomly Chosen Evolution
Once Per Account: Evolve With The Nickname "Pyro"
25 Candy
Walk 10km, Evolve in Daytime
Once Per Account: Evolve With The Nickname "Sakura"
25 Candy
Walk 10km, Evolve in Nighttime
Once Per Account: Evolve With The Nickname "Tamao"
25 Candy
Mossy Lure
Once Per Account: Evolve With The Nickname "Linnea"
25 Candy
Glacial Lure
Once Per Account: Evolve With The Nickname "Rea"
25 Candy
Earn 70 Consecutive Hearts while Buddied
Once Per Account: Evolve With The Nickname "Kira"

PVE Movesets Grades

Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Charm is the fast move of choice, as Quick Attack is basically worthless on offense.
  • Dazzling Gleam is the charged move of choice, providing maximum DPS with reasonable energy cost.
  • Mooblast is less reliable, and generally inferior.
  • Draining Kiss is inferior.
  • Psyshock* lacks STAB for Sylveon. 

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Charm is substantially more powerful than Quick Attack, but at least the former offers off-type coverage.
  • Psyshock is recommended for defense due to its coverage against Poison-type attackers, as well as its 3-bar move accessibility. 
  • Dazzling Gleam hits hardest and comes out frequently enough to be reliable.
  • Moonblast takes too long to use, and Draining Kiss is weaker.

PVE Overview

The Generation 6 lone Eeveelution was one of the first Fairy Types revealed in the entire series. In fact, it was revealed before Fairy Type itself was revealed, leading to substantial confusion at that time! But trivia aside, how does it perform in Pokemon Go? Not very well. Its attack stat is too low to be a worthwhile attacker, though it's a decent budget option for Fairy Type damage. Earlier in Pokemon Go's life, Sylveon likely would have been a staple Pokemon similar to Vaporeon, but that time is long over.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Charm + Moonblast and Psyshock*

Sylveon only really has one viable moveset, made up of its only moves that aren't bad. Charm provides strong STAB fast move damage that isn't widely resisted. Quick Attack trades damage for greater energy gains, but lacks STAB and can't be Super Effective against anything. 

Moonblast is stronger than either of Sylveon's other Fairy-type charged moves. Psyshock from the second Eevee Community Day event is the most optimal coverage move for Sylveon, giving it an option to fight back against Poison-types while costing less energy than Last Resort

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 3.5 / 5

The addition of Psyshock following the second Eevee Community Day is a very beneficial gain for Sylveon, giving it a Charge Move that is faster to access while also providing coverage against its weakness to Poison-types. Thus Sylveon's performance increases to be more competitive with the likes of Clefable, but falls slightly behind Alolan Ninetales due to the latter's faster Charge Moves and additional Ice-type coverage. 

Ultra League: 4 / 5

Sylveon's access to Psyshock helps it compete against not only other Charmers but also the overall meta. The perk of having more stats than other Pokemon allows Sylveon to reach the CP cap of Ultra League in fewer levels, which negates any need for XL candy and results in a much more cost-effective candidate compared to other Charmers. 

Master League: 3.5 / 5

The combination of Fairy typing, decent stats, and Charm is proven time and time again to be a successful formula in the Master League, as evidenced by Togekiss's continued dominance. Sylveon follows in these footsteps, although it is often outclassed by its Flying counterpart due to having slightly less stats and no Ground-type resistance. While Sylveon has  advantages over Togekiss, such as the lack of Ice-type weakness, and access to a more reliable nuke in Moonblast, it is often difficult to justify choosing Sylveon over Togekiss.

Nevertheless, the Master League isn't particularly great at handling Charm (or Fairy types as a whole really), so what better way to abuse this than to run two of them? Sylveon often sees play alongside Togekiss to really take advantage of Charm's oppressive pressure in a format dominated by Dragon types. Anchoring these two is a Pokemon that can simultaneously cover Steels, Kyogre, Ho-Oh, and Mewtwo in one slot - this Pokemon usually being either forme of Giratina. Giratina, in turn, appreciates the Charmers' ability to defeat the Dragon and Dark-types that plague it so much.

Fast Moves

20
More Info

Fairy

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.50
0.30
7.33
13.33
16.67
8
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.80
0.30
12.50
10.00
12.50

Charge Moves

130
More Info

Fairy

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.90
1.50
0.00
1.30
33.33
41.67
43.33
100
More Info

Fairy

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.50
1.20
0.00
2.00
28.57
35.71
57.14
60
More Info

Fairy

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.60
0.30
0.00
1.20
23.08
28.85
27.69

Elite Charge Moves

90
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.90
0.15
0.00
1.80
31.03
38.79
55.86
65
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.70
0.60
0.00
1.97
24.07
30.09
47.42

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 50
Stardust 75,000

Other

Female Ratio 12.5 %
Male Ratio 87.5 %
Flee Rate 6.0 %
Buddy Distance 5 km
Capture Rate12.5 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage
39.1% damage
62.5% damage

Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20013743
2001.57889
2002118136
2002.5158182
4003198228
4003.5239275
4004279321
4004.5319367
6005359414
6005.5400460
6006440506
6006.5480552
8007520599
8007.5561645
8008601691
8008.5641738
10009681784
10009.5722830
100010762877
100010.5800921
130011838964
130011.58761008
1300129141052
130012.59531096
1600139911140
160013.510291184
16001410671227
160014.511051271
19001511431315
190015.511811359
19001612191403
190016.512571447
22001712951490
220017.513341534
22001813721578
220018.514101622
25001914481666
250019.514861710
25002015241753
250020.515621797
30002116001841
300021.516381885
30002216771929
300022.517151973
35002317532017
350023.517912060
35002418292104
350024.518672148
40002519052192
400025.519432236
40002619822280
400026.520202324
45002720582367
450027.520962411
45002821342455
450028.521722499
50002922102543
500029.522482587
50003022872631
500030.523062653
60003123252674
600031.523442696
60003223632718
600032.523822740
70003324012762
700033.524202784
70003424392806
700034.524582828
80003524772850
800035.524962872
80003625152894
800036.525342916
90003725532937
900037.525722959
90003825912981
900038.526103003
100003926293025
1000039.526483047
100004026673069
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