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Let's welcome the newest member of the Eeveelution family, Sylveon! One of the best things to come out of Generation 6 was the addition of Fairy types and this lovely Pokémon. It's a really solid cleric and an underrated special attacker and I almost always have one on my team just because it's so darn reliable in any metagame you're playing in. Sadly, as an Eeveelution, it does have some of the usual faults, such as a few gaps in its stat spread (its also pretty slow, but that just makes it a good candidate for a Trick Room team) and a rather shallow movepool, but Sylveon's still easily the best of the Eeveelutions right now. Having arguably the best single type in the game goes a long way for this Eeveelution, because with that that Fairy typing and the Pixilate ability to abuse it. It may have some competition from other fairy types like Clefable and Mega Gardevoir, but Sylveon's still got enough to make itself reliable despite the competition.

Here’s my Sylveon's summary.
Nature: Quiet
Held Item: Life Orb or Choice Specs
Ability: Pixilate
EVs: 188 HP / 68 Def / 252 Spe
-Hyper Voice
-Psyshock
-Shadow Ball
-Heal Bell

Pixilate- and STAB-boosted Hyper Voice becomes an extremely powerful spread move, and it is one of the few attacks that can go through Substitute, it is also absolutely devastating to Dragon-types. Psyshock provides coverage for threatening Poison-types, such as Amoonguss and Dragalge. Shadow Ball helps it against offensive Ghost threats such as Gengar and Aegislash. Heal Bell is a great healing option for Sylveon, particularly in Double battles as it not only cures its own status condition but the Pokemon on your team as well.

Full Special Attack investment and a Quiet nature ensure as much firepower as possible while being able to function under Trick Room. The remaining EV's are placed into its physical defense and HP so that Sylveon can endure better hits. Life Orb increases Sylveon's already great Special Attack, making it a very powerful and dangerous threat. Choice Specs are an alternate option primarily because Sylveon will mainly be using Hyper Voice, so it does not suffer much from the inability to switch attacks.

Of course Sylveon can run a variety of other moves. Here are some suggestions:
-Moonblast is used as a second STAB move, as it doesn't get completely halted by Wide Guard like Hyper Voice does, and it is also slightly more powerful than Hyper Voice on a single target.
-Hyper Beam is a terrible attack nine times out of ten. However, I will at least give it a mention, because it can be an absolute last resort. If you know Sylveon is going to faint anyway, or you're down to it as your last Pokemon in a 1v1 situation, Hyper Beam's absurd power can be a game-changer in a Choice Specs set. Choice Specs Pixilate Hyper Beam is strong enough to 1HKO even a Defensive Skarmory about half the time... on a resisted hit no less! However, it also carries a rather crappy downside in that you won't be able to do anything next turn, including switching out, after using it. For this reason, it's not very reliable, but the sheer power of the move at least warrants a mention.
-Calm Mind is a decent option on Sylveon, but sadly it faces a lot of competition in that respect, as Clefable can arguably run the same set better.

Do you have your own Sylveon moveset and strategy? Comment below with your moveset!

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Description
Let's welcome the newest member of the Eeveelution family, Sylveon! One of the best things to come out of Generation 6 was the addition of Fairy types and this lovely Pokémon. It's a really solid cleric and an underrated special attacker and I almost always have one on my team just because it's so darn reliable in any metagame you're playing in. Sadly, as an Eeveelution, it does have some of the usual faults, such as a few gaps in its stat spread (its also pretty slow, but that just makes it a good candidate for a Trick Room team) and a rather shallow movepool, but Sylveon's still easily the best of the Eeveelutions right now. Having arguably the best single type in the game goes a long way for this Eeveelution, because with that that Fairy typing and the Pixilate ability to abuse it. It may have some competition from other fairy types like Clefable and Mega Gardevoir, but Sylveon's still got enough to make itself reliable despite the competition.

Here’s my Sylveon's summary.
Nature: Quiet
Held Item: Life Orb or Choice Specs
Ability: Pixilate
EVs: 188 HP / 68 Def / 252 Spe
-Hyper Voice
-Psyshock
-Shadow Ball
-Heal Bell

Pixilate- and STAB-boosted Hyper Voice becomes an extremely powerful spread move, and it is one of the few attacks that can go through Substitute, it is also absolutely devastating to Dragon-types. Psyshock provides coverage for threatening Poison-types, such as Amoonguss and Dragalge. Shadow Ball helps it against offensive Ghost threats such as Gengar and Aegislash. Heal Bell is a great healing option for Sylveon, particularly in Double battles as it not only cures its own status condition but the Pokemon on your team as well.

Full Special Attack investment and a Quiet nature ensure as much firepower as possible while being able to function under Trick Room. The remaining EV's are placed into its physical defense and HP so that Sylveon can endure better hits. Life Orb increases Sylveon's already great Special Attack, making it a very powerful and dangerous threat. Choice Specs are an alternate option primarily because Sylveon will mainly be using Hyper Voice, so it does not suffer much from the inability to switch attacks.

Of course Sylveon can run a variety of other moves. Here are some suggestions:
-Moonblast is used as a second STAB move, as it doesn't get completely halted by Wide Guard like Hyper Voice does, and it is also slightly more powerful than Hyper Voice on a single target.
-Hyper Beam is a terrible attack nine times out of ten. However, I will at least give it a mention, because it can be an absolute last resort. If you know Sylveon is going to faint anyway, or you're down to it as your last Pokemon in a 1v1 situation, Hyper Beam's absurd power can be a game-changer in a Choice Specs set. Choice Specs Pixilate Hyper Beam is strong enough to 1HKO even a Defensive Skarmory about half the time... on a resisted hit no less! However, it also carries a rather crappy downside in that you won't be able to do anything next turn, including switching out, after using it. For this reason, it's not very reliable, but the sheer power of the move at least warrants a mention.
-Calm Mind is a decent option on Sylveon, but sadly it faces a lot of competition in that respect, as Clefable can arguably run the same set better.

Do you have your own Sylveon moveset and strategy? Comment below with your moveset!

To see my competitive entry of Eevee, click here: strikerprime.deviantart.com/ar…
To see my competitive entry of Vaporeon, click here: Competitive Pokemon: Vaporeon
To see my competitive entry of Jolteon, click here: Competitive Pokemon: Jolteon
To see my competitive entry of Espeon, click here: Competitive Pokemon: Espeon
To see my competitive entry of Umbreon, click here: Competitive Pokemon: Umbreon