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Sylveon

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Sylveon Weaknesses & Counters

Fairy

Sylveon is weak to Poison and Steel. It resists Fighting, Bug and Dark and is immune to Dragon.

Build a team with SylveonType chart

Type matchups

2× — weakPoisonSteel
1× — normal damageNormalFireWaterElectricGrassIceGroundFlyingPsychicRockGhostFairy
½× — resistsFightingBugDark
0× — immuneDragon

Best counters

Popular Pokémon that resist Sylveon's STAB attacks and hit it super-effectively.

GholdengoGholdengoSteelGhostCorviknightCorviknightFlyingSteelFerrothornFerrothornGrassSteelIron TreadsIron TreadsGroundSteelSlowking-GalarGalarian SlowkingPoisonPsychicHeatranHeatranFireSteelScizor-MegaMega ScizorBugSteelToxapexToxapexPoisonWater

Other Fairy Pokémon

ClefableClefableGranbullGranbullArceus-FairyArceus-FairyFloette-EternalFloette-EternalFloette-MegaMega FloetteFlorgesFlorgesAromatisseAromatisseSlurpuffSlurpuff

Sylveon weakness FAQ

What is Sylveon weak to?

Sylveon is a Fairy type, so it takes super-effective damage from Poison and Steel.

What does Sylveon resist?

Sylveon resists Fighting, Bug and Dark and is immune to Dragon.

What are good counters to Sylveon?

Popular Pokémon that resist Sylveon's Fairy attacks and hit it super-effectively include Gholdengo, Corviknight, Ferrothorn, Iron Treads and Galarian Slowking.