Sylveonin Pokémon Polished Crystal
Pokédex Entry
Intertwined Pokémon
It wraps its ribbonlike feelers around the arm of its beloved trainer and walks with them. Sylveon is an adorable fairy type added to Polished Crystal. Pixilate as its hidden abilility will turn Double Edge and Swift, which are strong normal type moves as-is, into Fairy-type STAB. Very high Special Defense and immune to Dragon due to the Fairy typing so its a good one to have in your party. If you want to go even harder you can use Calm Mind to increase Special Attack and Special Defense even more. Moonblast and Play Rough are its main offensive moves with STAB.
Sylveon in Pokémon Polished Crystal
Sylveon is #700 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Polished Crystal. This page covers its fairy typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it.
Contact may cause infatuation.
Boosts the rate of added effects.
Normal-type moves become Fairy-type.
Evolution Chain
Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.
How to Obtain
Evolution Moves (1)
Moves learned upon evolving into Sylveon.
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disarm VoiceDisarm Voice | fairy | 40 | 100 | 15 | |
| An attack that never misses. |
Level Up Moves (14)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GrowlLevel: 1Growl | normal | 0 | 100 | 40 | ||
| A move that lowers the foe's Attack. | ||||||
| TackleLevel: 1Tackle | normal | 40 | 100 | 35 | ||
| A full-body charge attack. | ||||||
| LeerLevel: 1Leer | normal | 0 | 100 | 30 | ||
| A move that lowers the foe's Defense. | ||||||
| Mud SlapLevel: 5Mud Slap | ground | 20 | 100 | 10 | ||
| An attack that lowers accuracy. | ||||||
| Double KickLevel: 9Double Kick | fighting | 30 | 100 | 30 | ||
| A double kicking attack. | ||||||
| Quick AttackLevel: 13Quick Attack | normal | 40 | 100 | 30 | ||
| Lets the user get in the first hit. | ||||||
| SwiftLevel: 17Swift | normal | 60 | 100 | 20 | ||
| An attack that never misses. | ||||||
| Draining KissLevel: 20Draining Kiss | fairy | 50 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Skill SwapLevel: 25Skill Swap | psychic | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Swaps abilities with the foe. | ||||||
| Heal BellLevel: 29Heal Bell | normal | 0 | 100 | 5 | ||
| Eliminates all status problems. | ||||||
| Light ScreenLevel: 33Light Screen | psychic | 0 | 100 | 30 | ||
| Raises Sp.Def with a wall of light. | ||||||
| MoonblastLevel: 37Moonblast | fairy | 95 | 100 | 15 | ||
| An attack that may lower Sp.Atk. | ||||||
| Double EdgeLevel: 41Double Edge | normal | 120 | 100 | 15 | ||
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| Play RoughLevel: 45Play Rough | fairy | 90 | 90 | 10 | ||
| An attack that may lower Attack. |
Pre-evolution-only Moves (6)
These moves must be learned before evolving; Sylveon cannot learn them through its own level-up, TM/HM, tutor, egg, wild, or evolution moves.
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | Learned from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BiteLevel: 17(Eevee · Level 17)Bite | dark | 60 | 100 | 25 | |||
| An attack that may cause flinching. | |||||||
| ThiefLevel: 23(Eevee · Level 23)Thief | dark | 60 | 100 | 25 | |||
| An attack that may steal a held item. | |||||||
| Take DownLevel: 25(Eevee · Level 25)Take Down | normal | 90 | 100 | 15 | |||
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | |||||||
| Baton PassLevel: 33(Eevee · Level 33)Baton Pass | normal | 0 | 100 | 40 | |||
| Switches while keeping effects. | |||||||
| GrowthLevel: 41(Eevee · Level 41)Growth | normal | 0 | 100 | 20 | |||
| Raises the user's Atk and Sp.Atk. | |||||||
| ReversalLevel: 45(Eevee · Level 45)Reversal | fighting | 1 | 100 | 15 | |||
| Stronger if the user's HP is low. |
Egg Moves (1)
TM/HM Moves (24)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CurseCurse | ghost | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM03TM03 | |
| Works differently for Ghost-types. | ||||||
| Calm MindCalm Mind | psychic | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM04TM04 | |
| Raises the user's Sp.Atk and Sp.Def. | ||||||
| ToxicToxic | poison | 0 | 90 | 10 | TM06TM06 | |
| A Poison move with increasing damage. | ||||||
| The type varies with the Pokémon. | ||||||
| Sunny DaySunny Day | fire | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM11TM11 | |
| Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Hyper BeamHyper Beam | normal | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM15TM15 | |
| 1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest | ||||||
| Light ScreenLight Screen | psychic | 0 | 100 | 30 | TM16TM16 | |
| Raises Sp.Def with a wall of light. | ||||||
| ProtectProtect | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM17TM17 | |
| Foils attack that turn. It may fail. | ||||||
| Rain DanceRain Dance | water | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM18TM18 | |
| Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| SafeguardSafeguard | normal | 0 | 100 | 25 | TM20TM20 | |
| Prevents all status problems. | ||||||
| Iron TailIron Tail | steel | 100 | 75 | 15 | TM23TM23 | |
| An attack that may lower Defense. | ||||||
| ReturnReturn | normal | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27TM27 | |
| An attack that is based on loyalty. | ||||||
| DigDig | ground | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM28TM28 | |
| 1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack | ||||||
| Shadow BallShadow Ball | ghost | 80 | 100 | 15 | TM30TM30 | |
| An attack that may lower Sp.Def. | ||||||
| Double TeamDouble Team | normal | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM32TM32 | |
| Raises the user's evasiveness. | ||||||
| ReflectReflect | psychic | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM33TM33 | |
| Raises Defense with a barrier. | ||||||
| SwiftSwift | normal | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM39TM39 | |
| An attack that never misses. | ||||||
| SubstituteSubstitute | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM41TM41 | |
| Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP. | ||||||
| FacadeFacade | normal | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42TM42 | |
| Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz. | ||||||
| RestRest | psychic | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM44TM44 | |
| Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. | ||||||
| AttractAttract | normal | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender infatuated. | ||||||
| DazzlingleamDazzlingleam | fairy | 80 | 100 | 10 | TM49TM49 | |
| Dazzles with a powerful flash. | ||||||
| FlashFlash | normal | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM70TM70 | |
| A move that lowers the foe's accuracy. | ||||||
| CutCut | steel | 60 | 100 | 30 | HM01HM01 | |
| Cuts using claws, scythes, etc. |
Move Tutor Moves (7)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double Edge(Safari Zone North)Double Edge | normal | 120 | 100 | 15 | TutorTutor | ||
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | |||||||
| Endure(Warm Beach Shack)Endure | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | TutorTutor | ||
| Endures any hit with at least 1HP. | |||||||
| Hyper Voice(Goldenrod Harbor)Hyper Voice | normal | 90 | 100 | 10 | TutorTutor | ||
| Attack the foe with sound waves. | |||||||
| Pay Day(Goldenrod Game Corner)Pay Day | normal | 40 | 100 | 20 | TutorTutor | ||
| Throws coins. Gets them back later. | |||||||
| Skill Swap(Route 27 Rest House)Skill Swap | psychic | 0 | 100 | 10 | TutorTutor | ||
| Swaps abilities with the foe. | |||||||
| Sleep Talk(Route 31)Sleep Talk | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | TutorTutor | ||
| Randomly attacks while asleep. | |||||||
| Swagger(Celadon City)Swagger | normal | 0 | 85 | 15 | TutorTutor | ||
| Causes confusion but raises Attack. |
Type Summary
Weaknesses
Types that deal increased damage to Sylveon. Use these types to counter it effectively.
Resistances & Immunities
Types that Sylveon resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.
Immunities (0×)
Best Counters
Pokémon that have type advantages against Sylveon, either offensively or defensively.
Base Stats
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