Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Sylveon
Forbidden Light · #87 · Rare · 2018
Listings
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Market reference
$10.97
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 87 / 150
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Eevee
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- 0313
- Pokédex #
- 700
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Sylveon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Magical Shot) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Fairy Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fairy type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Eevee; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Sylveon
- Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.44 copies on average · 156 decks
- Match win rate
- 40.1%
- -7.1 pts vs the 47.3% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Building around Sylveon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When this Pokémon sights its prey, it swirls its ribbonlike feelers as a distraction. A moment later, it pounces."
CWink Wink
Your opponent reveals their hand. You may discard a Supporter card you find there and use the effect of that card as the effect of this attack.
YCMagical Shot — 40
Weakness:M×2
Resistance:D-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Sylveon was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Sylveon has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Sylveon — Prismatic Evolutions
Played in 55 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $6.75 | $11.00 | $57.90 | $10.97 | $12.97 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $14.54 | $19.96 | $185.89 | $17.91 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.55 |
| 7-day average | €4.82 |
| 30-day average | €5.12 |
| Low | €2.50 |
| Trend price | €5.49 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €3.90 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €8.56 |
| reverseHoloSell | €10.24 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.93 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €7.43 |
| Reverse holo trend | €9.22 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Sylveon is real?
Sylveon is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Sylveon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Sylveon is $10.97; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Sylveon from?
Sylveon is from the Pokémon set "Forbidden Light" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Sylveon?
Sylveon is a Rare card in the Forbidden Light set.
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