No chance. Sylveon's Specs set is the ONLY thing setting it apart from other Pokemon in the tier and it really isn't all that great. It's a ton of fun, sure, but it's certainly not easy to switch in against offence or stall (252 Atk Life Orb Terrakion Stone Edge vs. 244 HP / 0 Def Sylveon: 300-355 (76.5 - 90.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO, 252 SpA Choice Specs Keldeo Hydro Pump vs. 244 HP / 0 SpD Sylveon: 214-253 (54.5 - 64.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO, 252 SpA Life Orb Sheer Force Landorus Earth Power vs. 244 HP / 0 SpD Sylveon: 183-216 (46.6 - 55.1%) -- 65.6% chance to 2HKO, [unrelated but I just checked 3 of my teams and 2 of them had all 6 Pokemon able to 2HKO it on the switch, 1 of them had 5 of them able to. It's also can't switch in on any of S bar Thundy and most of A.] ext, and with stall it just hates getting worn down easily.). I get it that it can hit through subs, but that's a small niche to have at best, not a one worthy of B+.Sylveon to B-. It hits hard with its Choice Specs set getting an ample amount of switch in oppurtunities with its typing and bulk and has a good wish set. Definetely not at the level as other C+ 'mons. Move it up.
As for the wish set... that's just supporting it being C+. "Reserved for Pokemon that have notable niches in the OU metagame, but have just as many notable flaws that prevent them from being effective. Pokemon in the C tier often require significant support to be effective. Pokemon from this rank tend to face a lot of competition with the more commonly used Pokemon."
Completely true. Especially the competition part. It's wish set is almost COMPLETELY outclassed by Clefable's, no questions asked, just fact. Clefable has 2 fantastic abilities to choose from, Unaware and Magic Guard, and also has access to some far better moves to make it more versatile, such as Stealth Rock, Flamethrower, healing outside of Wish, ext. The only thing that Sylveon has over it is the specs set, and that's at least saving it from C-/D. Sylveon can stay in C+.
Espeon for D/Unranked
What exactly does it do now? It's too frail to set screens and use it's ability effectively, it's awfully outclassed as a screener (see also: Cresselia) and it's horribly vulnerable to Pursuit, the sash set hates sand, ext. It hasn't even got a niche anymore, just unank it.
Zapdos for B-
It's a defogger that checks flyspam. And? So is Skarmory (kinda). So many things defog better than it can and there are so many available flyspam checks in this metagame. As a result it's losing viability, as the metagame doesn't really need both. It only ever fits on teams that can't fit a spinner/defogger and a flyspam check, and seeing as these are the first things that come to mind when teambuilding, it's unlikely you'll need all of that on one slot.
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