Introduced in generation 6, Sylveon is a popular evolutionary line of the Eevee in Pokemon. Sylveon is pastel-colored Pokemon with ribbons and is quite powerful in the games. It learns many Fairy-type moves to cover difficult Pokemon types, and among the already popular Eevee evolutions, Sylveon is quite popular. There is a lot to love about this friendship-themed Pokemon, this guide will show you everything there is to know about Sylveon.
About Sylveon
Sylveon is a special attacker and a special defense wall. It can be used in a variety of teams, and it can help you cover difficult types like dragon, dark, or fighting. Since many fairy-type moves are special-type moves, you can expect Sylveon to do decent damage even when it is not a good match-up for it. Sylveon is a pink and white evolution of Eevee, with ribbons and bows to go along with those cute pastel colors.
| First appearance in anime | Eevee & Friends |
| First appearance in game | Pokemon X and Pokemon Y |
| Region | Kalos |
| Evolution | Evolves from Eevee with two levels of affection (Generations 6 and 7) or high enough friendship (Generation 8) |
| 1st Evo level | N/A |
| 2nd Evo level | N/A |
| Pokedex Entry | It sends a soothing aura from its ribbonlike feelers to calm fights. |
Sylveon Base Stats
| HP | 95 |
| ATTACK | 65 |
| DEFENCE | 65 |
| SP. ATTACK | 110 |
| SP. DEFENCE | 130 |
| SPEED | 60 |
| TOTAL | 525 |
Appearance of Sylveon
Sylveon is primarily a white Pokemon with pink accents around its ears, feet, tail, and ribbons. It has striking blue eyes, one bow under its neck and another bow under its left ear. Like all the Eevee evolutions, commonly referred to by the community as Eeveelutions, Sylveon is a quadrupedal Pokemon that evolves from Eevee with special conditions. Each ribbon Sylveon has stemmed from its two bows. These ribbons are primarily white, with pink, blue, and light blue ends. In the Pokemon canon, it is known that Sylveon’s ribbons can provide a soothing aura, befitting its special statline. When it opens its mouth you can also see two pointed teeth at the top of its mouth.
Behavior of Sylveon
While quite powerful in battle, Sylveon is more of a peace-loving Pokemon. Befitting its design, it evolves from high enough friendship or affection levels depending on which generation you are playing. Sylveon’s ribbons are used to calm people and Pokemon alike, and in the Pokemon canon, it prefers to calm its opponents into not fighting anymore. Sylveon was Serena’s Pokemon of choice for Eevee to evolve into, and as Eevee requires a high friendship level, the bond between the Pokemon and the trainer is expectantly high.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Despite Sylveon’s calming behavior, it is quite a force to be reckoned with. Sylveon is a special attacker with the hidden ability pixilated, which makes normal-type moves become fairy type, gaining the Same Type Attack Bonus, and receiving a 30% power boost. It also has the ability cute charm, which can inflict infatuation on your opponent’s contact moves. Sylveon’s biggest weakness is being quite slow. Even though it has a very high special attack and defense, you will often have to let your opponent move first. Sylveon is also not a particularly good physical attacker or blocker. Keep it away from Pokemon with high physical attack stats.
Shiny Sylveon
Like many Eevee evolutions, shiny Sylveon is quite desirable. Shiny Sylveon looks very similar to regular Sylveon, but there is much more light blue where pink would normally be seen. If you want to get a shiny Sylveon, you will of course need to start by getting a shiny Eevee. It should be obvious why shiny Eevee is desirable, as it can evolve into any player’s favorite Pokemon, but Eevee can be difficult to obtain sometimes. If you want a shiny Sylveon, you can either get a shiny Eevee yourself, or you can check the GTS and hope that someone is offering a shiny Eevee for another Pokemon you already have.
Serena’s Sylveon
In the anime, you can find Serena’s Sylveon in the episode “Party Dancecapades!” were Serena’s Eevee evolved into a Sylveon during a tag team battle with Ash. Serena’s Sylveon also makes appearances in other episodes like “Tag Team Battle Inspiration!” where Serena dreams of what Eevee could potentially evolve into. The bond that is shared between Serena and her Sylveon is frequently expressed dynamically in the anime, as Serena often used Sylveon in battle.
Best Moveset
If you would like to succeed with Sylveon in battle, you should consider its statline as its movesets can easily complement its abilities. Moves like hyper voice, wish, protect, and heal bell are common moves to run into in competitive Pokemon battles. Despite Sylveon’s powerful special attack stats, it is commonly used as a support type Pokemon in double battles. The strength of using Sylveon comes from the hyper voice which can even subvert the use of an enemy’s substitute. Since Sylveon is more used as a support, you should consider leftovers as a held item to keep Sylveon alive while it uses moves like wish, protect, or heal bell.
| Hyper Voice | Wish |
| Protect | Heal Bell |
How to Catch Sylveon in Pokemon Go
You cannot catch Sylveon right out in the wild, but luckily you can catch an Eevee in the wild. Eevee is relatively common, and you can find them in nests throughout the world. If you would like to evolve your Eevee into a Sylveon in Pokemon Go, you will need to set Eevee as your buddy and earn enough hearts with it as your buddy. For Eevee to evolve into Sylveon, you will first need to get 75 hearts with it. You can also force a one-time evolution by nicknaming your Eevee “Kira” and after evolving it with Eevee candy, it will become a Sylveon.
Trivia
- Unlike other Eeveelutions, Sylveon was introduced on its lonesome. Pokemon X and Y did not introduce any other evolutions besides Sylveon in this release.
- While many Pokemon players may stress over whether Eevee will evolve into a Umbreon, Espeon, or Sylveon, as long as Sylveon’s conditions are met, it will evolve into a Sylveon regardless.
- Out of all the potential evolutions for Eevee, Sylveon has the lowest base speed stat.
FAQs
Q. How do I get Sylveon in Pokemon Go?
You can easily get a Sylveon to evolve from an Eevee by using the classic name trick. If you name your Eevee “Kira” and it is your first time attempting to use this name for Sylveon, your Eevee will evolve into Sylveon. If you have already done this name trick, you will have to evolve Eevee into Sylveon by setting Eevee as your buddy and obtaining 75 hearts with your Eevee before evolving.
Q. Can a male Eevee become a Sylveon?
Sylveon is not strictly a female Pokemon, you can easily get a male Sylveon as long as you fulfill its friendship requirements. In fact, according to the gender ratios of Sylveon, about 87.5% of Sylveons are male. Despite its pastel appearance, you do not need to worry about the gender of your Eevee, and you can evolve any gender into Sylveon if you wish.
Q. Is Sylveon in Pokemon Go 2020?
Sylveon is in Pokemon Go currently. In fact, it was added as part of the Luminous Legends Y event. It was not added in 2020, but rather in May of 2021. It is quite a recent addition, but Pokemon Go fans can enjoy evolving their Eevees into Sylveon at this point in time. To evolve Eevee into Sylveon, you can do the name trick and evolve an Eevee named “Kira” to guarantee a Sylveon, or you will have to obtain 75 hearts with that particular Eevee set as your buddy.
Conclusion
Congratulations, you now know just about everything about Sylveon. This rather special friendship required Eeveelution has quickly become a fan favorite. Because many of the Eevee evolutions have cemented their place in the hearts of players and fans, Nintendo did a great job to add a stand-alone Eevee evolution and have so many players love the design. There is a lot to love about this particular Pokemon, whether it be its design, its behavior, or the fact that it is a powerful Pokemon in battle.
