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The second part of the Luminous Legends Y event is now active in Pokemon GO for all players to enjoy. While the first part may have brought the legendary Pokemon Yveltal to the game, this part has brought the incredibly popular evolution of Eevee, Sylveon.

Sylveon is a pure Fairy-type Pokemon and the last of Eevee's evolutions to be implemented into Pokemon GO. Celebrating its release, players will be able to get Sylveon-themed clothing items for their in-game avatar in the in-game store. These items are available for all genders and are not tied to any currently active event.

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How to Evolve Eevee Into Sylveon in Pokemon GO

In order to get Sylveon, players will need to evolve one from an Eevee. Like the other Eevee evolutions, players can use a one-time nickname trick for a quick evolution into Sylveon. For times after this, however, there is another method in order to get this Pokemon.

Pokemon Sylveon

For players wanting to do the nickname trick, they just need to name their Eevee of choice "Kira." This will make it so that the Eevee will evolve into Sylveon, but this trick can only be used once per account. After evolving, players are free to rename their Sylveon to anything they want. The name only matters while the Pokemon is still an Eevee with the Eevee's gender also having no influence on the evolution at all.

If players want another Sylveon, there are more steps involved in the process. Like with Umbreon and Espeon, players will need to set their Eevee of choice as their buddy Pokemon. From there, players will have to earn 70 total buddy hearts with their Eevee. This will open up the option for players to evolve their Pokemon into Sylveon. Players will know that they have everything necessary if there is no question mark on the evolve button and instead there being a silhouette of Sylveon or an actual picture of Sylveon.

Because of Eevee already having its shiny form in the game, players will be able to evolve any shiny Eevee into a shiny Sylveon. This also means that any Eevees with accessories such as the Flower Eevee will keep their accessory when evolving into Sylveon.

With Sylveon being a pure Fairy-type Pokemon, it is only weak to damage from Steel and Poison-type moves. It also resists damage from Fighting, Bug, Dark, and Dragon-type moves. Sylveon's best possible moveset for maximum damage per second has it knowing Charm for its fast move and Dazzling Gleam for its charged move. Because of this, Sylveon is very helpful against Dragon-type Pokemon, providing ample offense and defense against them.

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Source: Leek Duck