For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, we rate Sylveon B-Tier: a solid option in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire for the right team. At 525 BST, it fits the tank role. Hypervoice with Choice Specs is the standard set.

What is Sylveon weak to?

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Sylveon's biggest threats include Gengar (Poison) and Aegislash (Steel), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

What role does Sylveon play in battle?

At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Sylveon is a special attacker with base 110 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as a tank.

What are the best moves for Sylveon?

For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, the core moveset is Hypervoice, Psyshock, Helpinghand, and Protect. Hypervoice leads at 25% usage. This set covers the tank role with a mix of damage and utility.

Sylveon - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Tank

BTier

60Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Bulk defines Sylveon's stat line. Sp. Def and Sp. Atk anchor the defensive side, but Speed can't keep up offensively. Tough to catch and worth 2 Sp. Def EVs.

Base Stats

High

HP95

Attack65

Defense65

Sp. Atk110

Sp. Def130

Speed60

Total525

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.0 m

Weight23.5 kg

Base XP184

Abilities

Cute CharmRare

Has a 30% chance of infatuating attacking Pokémon on contact.

PixilateHATop Pick

Turns the bearer's normal moves into fairy moves and strengthens them to 1.3× their power.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+2Spe

Special Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

It sends a soothing aura from its ribbonlike feelers to calm fights.

Sylveon Weakness

Sylveon is weak to Poison and Steel. On the flip side, it's immune to Dragon-type moves entirely. Sylveon's special bulk (base 130 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Sylveon Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Poison, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Fighting, Bug, Dark
0x (Immune)	Dragon

Type ChartGood

2Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score+2

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Poison Steel

½xResist

Fighting Bug Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Dragon

STAB (3)

Fighting Dragon Dark

How to Beat Sylveon in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Excadrill's Earthquake hits Sylveon for 55-65%. Garchomp deals 54-63% with Earthquake.

Excadrill GroundSteel	S
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rapid Spin Iron Head Stealth Rock Damage vs Sylveon Earthquake 55-65% Rapid Spin 19-22% View Excadrill builds →
ZapdosRecovers with Roost, outspeeds ElectricFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemSitrus Berry NatureTimid Moves Heat Wave TailwindUtility ThunderboltSTAB RoostRecovery Damage vs Sylveon Heat Wave 19-22% Thunderbolt 27-32% View Zapdos builds →
GarchompOutspeeds DragonGround	A
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Stealth Rock Swords Dance Dragon Claw Damage vs Sylveon Earthquake 54-63% View Garchomp builds →
Amoonguss GrassPoison	A
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemRocky Helmet NatureRelaxed Moves SporeUtility Rage Powder ProtectPriority Giga Drain Damage vs Sylveon Giga Drain 16-19% View Amoonguss builds →
SlowbroRecovers HP on switch via Regenerator, burns with Scald, walls physical sets WaterPsychic	B
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves ScaldSTAB Slack Off Thunder Wave Ice Beam Damage vs Sylveon Scald 20-23% Ice Beam 15-17% View Slowbro builds →

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Evolution

Eevee's line splits into 8 evolutions, and Sylveon is the level-up path. Each sibling form needs a different method to obtain. Breed through Eevee to get eggs. Sylveon and Vaporeon share the same 525 total stats, but they're distributed differently. Check the comparison below to see where each one specializes. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

8 Evolutions

#133Eevee

VaporeonWater Stone

JolteonThunder Stone

FlareonFire Stone

EspeonHigh Friendship (Day)

UmbreonHigh Friendship (Night)

LeafeonLeaf Stone

GlaceonIce Stone

SylveonHigh Friendship

Stat Comparison 9 Forms

Normal

Water

Electric

Fire

Psychic

Dark

Grass

Ice

Sylveon

Fairy

130+75

65+10

95+40

65+10

95+40

ATK

65+10

130+75

65+10

110+55

60+5

65+10

DEF

60+10

110+60

130+80

110+60

65+15

SP.ATK

110+65

95+50

130+85

60+15

130+85

110+65

SP.DEF

95+30

110+45

95+30

130+65

95+30

130+65

SPE

65+10

130+75

65+10

110+55

65+10

95+40

65+10

60+5

BST

325D-Tier

525B-Tier+200

525A-Tier+200

525C-Tier+200

525A-Tier+200

525B-Tier+200

ROLE

Balanced

Tank

Sweeper

Wallbreaker

Sweeper

Wall

Attacker

Wallbreaker

Tank

TYPE

Utility

Special

Physical

Special

Utility

Physical

Special

Breeding

Challenging

Breed with Sylveon to get Eevee eggs (with patience) using 200 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Captivate, Charm, Covet and 11 more.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

35 cycles·8,995 steps

Slow~9 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

14moves

Breed With (best first)

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Sylveon Best Moveset

Sylveon's locked into one move per switch-in with Choice Specs, trading flexibility for boosted special damage with move lock. Hypervoice is the go-to spam option, with Psychic coverage keeping switch-ins honest.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Pixilate

Item

Choice SpecsPOWER

Best Nature for Sylveon

Modest+SPA

Sylveon best EVs are Sp. Atk and Defense

EVs

Def

SpA

Spe

Doubles Special Wallbreaker Moveset

Hyper Voice
PsyshockCoverage
Helping Hand
ProtectFAST +4

Recommended Teammates

ThundurusGood

Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Sylveon gets Captivate and Charm exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Ground coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Moonblast and Dazzling Gleam.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Disarming Voice

—40—15Fairy

Lv 1

Helping Hand+5

A——20Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 1

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 5

Sand Attack

——10015Ground

Lv 9

Fairy Wind

—4010030Fairy

Lv 13

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 17

Swift

—60—20Normal

Lv 20

Draining Kiss

C5010010Fairy

Lv 25

Skill Swap

C——10Psychic

Lv 29

Misty Terrain

———10Fairy

Lv 33

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

Lv 37

Moonblast

A9510015Fairy

Lv 41

Last Resort

C1401005Normal

Lv 45

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

A——20Psychic

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM99

Dazzling Gleam

B8010010Fairy

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM49

Echoed Voice

D4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

A——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM03

Psyshock

A8010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

—701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

C6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM94

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

B8010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Captivate

——10020Normal

Egg

Charm

D—10020Fairy

Egg

Covet

—6010025Normal

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

Egg

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Egg

Fake Tears

D—10020Dark

Egg

Flail

——10015Normal

Egg

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Egg

Stored Power

D2010010Psychic

Egg

Synchronoise

—12010010Psychic

Egg

Tickle

——10020Normal

Egg

Wish

A——10Normal

Egg

Yawn

C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Covet

—6010025Normal

Tutor

Heal Bell

A——5Normal

Tutor

Helping Hand+5

A——20Normal

Tutor

Hyper Voice

S9010010Normal

Tutor

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

Tutor

Last Resort

C1401005Normal

Tutor

Magic Coat+4

C——15Psychic

Tutor

Skill Swap

C——10Psychic

Tutor

Snore

—5010015Normal

Reminder Moves

Rem

Baby-Doll Eyes+1

——10030Fairy

Rem

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

Rem

Bite

D6010025Dark

Rem

Charm

D—10020Fairy

Rem

Covet

—6010025Normal

Rem

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Rem

Growl

——10040Normal

Rem

Refresh

D——20Normal

Rem

Take Down

—908520Normal

Rem

Trump Card

———5Normal

How to Get Sylveon in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

You're catching Eevee first, not Sylveon. Eevee appears at moderate rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.

How to Obtain Sylveon in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

Step 1Catch Eevee
Route 116
Omega RubyGrass Lv.8 Route
5%Early
DexNav chain
Route 116
Alpha SapphireGrass Lv.8 Route
5%Early
DexNav chain
Fairy Move + Friendship
Step 2Sylveon ✓

Sylveon Guide

For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, we rate Sylveon B-Tier: a solid option in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire for the right team. At 525 BST, it fits the tank role. Hypervoice with Choice Specs is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Sylveon's biggest threats include Gengar (Poison) and Aegislash (Steel), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Cute Charm is the go-to ability for Sylveon. It has a 30% chance of infatuating attacking Pokémon on contact. Its hidden ability Pixilate can work in specific setups.
At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Sylveon is a special attacker with base 110 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as a tank.
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, the core moveset is Hypervoice, Psyshock, Helpinghand, and Protect. Hypervoice leads at 25% usage. This set covers the tank role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Sylveon joined the series in X & Y and has been available in 8 titles so far. With 5 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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