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Usage · September 2026
0.7%
Sylveon is ranked #89 in Gen 9 UU, carried by 1,171 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#89 of 204
Raw count1,171
Viability ceiling81
Month on month+0.51pp
13 month peak0.7%
FormatGen 9 UU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 525
HP
95
Atk
65
Def
65
SpA
110
SpD
130
Spe
60
Usage over time0.7%▲ 0.51pppeak 0.7% · Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
66.3% of Sylveon teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityPixilate · 100.0%
ItemPixie Plate · 66.3%
Tera typeGhost · 66.3%
Moves
98.2%
97.6%
66.8%
66.7%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageBold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA29.0%
Moves
6 tracked98.2%
97.6%
66.8%
66.7%
32.9%
32.9%
Best Sylveon build for Gen 9 UU
The set above is the one Gen 9 UU players run most often, taken from 33,671 battles in September 2026. Sylveon sits at rank #89 with 0.7% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.51 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.