High friendship + level up while knowing a Fairy move (Generation 9)To Sylveon

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#0700 · GENERATION 6

Sylveon Build Guide

Fairy

Special attacker and healing support

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMLeftovers

ABILITYPixilate

NATUREModest

Hyper Voice

Wish

Protect

Calm Mind

How to play

Pixilate converts Hyper Voice into a boosted Fairy attack. Use Wish and Protect for delayed recovery or Calm Mind when a safe setup turn appears.

Watch out for

Key risk. Poison and Steel attacks are super effective. Low Speed and delayed Wish healing make turn planning important.

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

Pixilate converts Hyper Voice into a boosted Fairy attack. Use Wish and Protect for delayed recovery or Calm Mind when a safe setup turn appears.

You have a safe setup turn

Consider Calm Mind, then attack with Hyper Voice. Keep a plan for Poison and Steel targets rather than assuming a boost removes those problems.

You need to recover

Plan the Wish → Protect sequence around the opponent’s next turn. Sylveon’s low Speed and delayed healing can leave room for opposing pressure.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Sylveon 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

Pixilate turns Hyper Voice into a boosted Fairy attack. Wish and Protect provide delayed recovery, while Calm Mind raises Special Attack and Special Defense.

Watch the tradeoff. Poison and Steel attacks are super effective. Low Speed and delayed Wish healing make turn planning important.

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

Sylveon or Gardevoir?

Gardevoir offers higher Speed and Psychic coverage, without Pixilate.

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

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 attacks. A Ground or Fire attacker can pressure Steel types.

Corviknight

Immune to Poison and takes neutral Steel damage.

Read Corviknight guide →Compare teammates →

Garchomp

Resists Poison and can pressure Steel types with Earthquake.

Read Garchomp 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: Gardevoir

Gardevoir offers higher Speed and Psychic coverage, without Pixilate.

Read Gardevoir guide →

Try Gardevoir →

Type matchups

Weak to

Poison2×Steel2×

Resistances and immunities

Fighting0.5×Bug0.5×Dragon0×Dark0.5×

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

HP95

Attack65

Defense65

Sp. Attack110

Sp. Defense130

Speed60

Evolution chain

Eevee#133
High friendship + level up while knowing a Fairy move (Generation 9)
Sylveon#700

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

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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#700

Sylveon

Fairy

SLOT 02

SLOT 03

SLOT 04

SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense79

Defense64

Coverage17

Synergy17

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Poison attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Steel attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Your own types can hit 3 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	Sylveon	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	½×	0	1
Poison	2×	1	0
Ground	1×	0	0
Flying	1×	0	0
Psychic	1×	0	0
Bug	½×	0	1
Rock	1×	0	0
Ghost	1×	0	0
Dragon	0×	0	1
Dark	½×	0	1
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

FireResisted

WaterNeutral

ElectricNeutral

GrassNeutral

IceNeutral

Fighting✓ Super effective

PoisonResisted

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.