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Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Sylveon is ranked #153 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 7,929 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#153 of 230
Raw count7,929
Viability ceiling85
Month on month+0.03pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 525
HP
95
Atk
65
Def
65
SpA
110
SpD
130
Spe
60
Usage over time0.1%▲ 0.03pppeak 0.1% · Feb '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
96.5% of Sylveon teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
4
SpA
252
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureModest
AbilityPixilate · 100.0%
ItemChoice Specs · 92.4%
Tera typeGhost · 73.6%
Moves
99.9%
94.5%
92.9%
74.2%
Moves
5 tracked99.9%
94.5%
92.9%
74.2%
23.3%
Best Sylveon build for Gen 9 OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 730,502 battles in August 2026. Sylveon sits at rank #153 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.03 points on the month before.
These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.
The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.