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Level 30To Gardevoir

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#0282 · GENERATION 3

Gardevoir Build Guide

PsychicFairy

Special attacker with team healing support

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMChoice Scarf

ABILITYTrace

NATURETimid

Moonblast

Psychic

Mystical Fire

Healing Wish

How to play

Choice Scarf raises Speed and locks Gardevoir into one move until it switches. Healing Wish sacrifices Gardevoir to heal the next suitable teammate that enters.

Watch out for

Key risk. Poison, Ghost and Steel attacks are super effective. Trace’s value depends on the copied ability; a Choice lock can leave you in an unfavorable matchup.

About this example

This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.

BATTLE PLAN

When to attack, set up or switch

Choice Scarf raises Speed and locks Gardevoir into one move until it switches. Healing Wish sacrifices Gardevoir to heal the next suitable teammate that enters.

You choose an attack

Check likely switch-ins before committing to a Choice lock. Repeating the same move can give an opponent time to recover or set up.

A teammate is worth restoring

Consider Healing Wish only when sacrificing Gardevoir is the right trade. It gives up Gardevoir to heal the next suitable teammate that enters.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Gardevoir in. A slower pivot may take the opponent’s hit first. Turn order and the opponent’s move still matter.

ITEM & ABILITY

How this build works

Choice Scarf raises Speed and locks Gardevoir into one move until it switches. Trace’s value depends on the ability copied in that matchup.

Watch the tradeoff. Poison, Ghost and Steel attacks are super effective. Trace’s value depends on the copied ability; a Choice lock can leave you in an unfavorable matchup.

These battle mechanics do not change the builder’s type-and-base-stat score. The tool does not simulate moves, abilities, held items or damage.

COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS

Gardevoir or Sylveon?

Sylveon offers a slower Fairy special attacker with Pixilate and a different defensive profile.

Base stats · standard forms in the local Generation 9 dataset
Stat	Gardevoir	Sylveon
HP	68	95
Attack	65	65
Defense	65	65
Sp. Attack	125	110
Sp. Defense	115	130
Speed	80	60

Base stats are not final battle stats. Level, nature, IVs, EVs and battle effects affect the result. Check availability in your game before choosing an alternative.

Teammate ideas

A Steel teammate can cover Poison and Steel attacks. A Dark teammate helps against Ghost attacks.

Scizor

Immune to Poison and resists Steel attacks.

Read Scizor guide →Compare teammates →

Umbreon

Resists Ghost attacks; Gardevoir resists Fighting.

Read Umbreon guide →Compare teammates →

These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.

Compare computed teammate suggestions →

Alternative: Sylveon

Sylveon offers a slower Fairy special attacker with Pixilate and a different defensive profile.

Read Sylveon guide →

Try Sylveon →

Type matchups

Weak to

Poison2×Ghost2×Steel2×

Resistances and immunities

Fighting0.25×Psychic0.5×Dragon0×

Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.

HP68

Attack65

Defense65

Sp. Attack125

Sp. Defense115

Speed80

Evolution chain

Ralts#280
Level 20
Kirlia#281
Level 30
Gardevoir#282

Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.

Build your Gardevoir team

Start with Gardevoir. Add teammates and compare your type-and-base-stat score.

Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope

GameFormat

Format scope · casual planning

Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.

SLOT 01#282

Gardevoir

PsychicFairy

SLOT 02

SLOT 03

SLOT 04

SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense89

Defense60

Coverage22

Synergy8

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Ghost attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Poison attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Your own types can hit 4 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.
No teammate has a base Speed of 100 or higher. Consider adding a faster option.

Detailed type analysis · all 18 types

Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.

Incoming damage by attacking type
Attack	Gardevoir	Weak	Resist
Normal	1×	0	0
Fire	1×	0	0
Water	1×	0	0
Electric	1×	0	0
Grass	1×	0	0
Ice	1×	0	0
Fighting	¼×	0	1
Poison	2×	1	0
Ground	1×	0	0
Flying	1×	0	0
Psychic	½×	0	1
Bug	1×	0	0
Rock	1×	0	0
Ghost	2×	1	0
Dragon	0×	0	1
Dark	1×	0	0
Steel	2×	1	0
Fairy	1×	0	0

Offensive type coverage

Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.

NormalNeutral

FireNeutral

WaterNeutral

ElectricNeutral

GrassNeutral

IceNeutral

Fighting✓ Super effective

Poison✓ Super effective

GroundNeutral

FlyingNeutral

PsychicNeutral

BugNeutral

RockNeutral

GhostNeutral

Dragon✓ Super effective

Dark✓ Super effective

SteelResisted

FairyNeutral

How is the score calculated?

Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.

Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.

Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.