Silvally

Using Silvally in a Playthrough

Type: Null and Silvally are unusual to evaluate for a normal playthrough because Type: Null is only given to the player after becoming Champion in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, and Sword/Shield, so the family is effectively postgame-only unless it is traded in from elsewhere. Type: Null has an exceptional 95/95/95 defensive profile and Battle Armor prevents critical hits, but its heavy control mask leaves it with only base 59 Speed; because it can still evolve, Eviolite can make the unevolved form dramatically bulkier than Silvally and genuinely preferable for a defensive role. It evolves after leveling up with high friendship, and Silvally raises Speed to 95 while leaving every other base stat at 95, creating an unusually balanced 570-BST attacker, pivot, or utility Pokémon. RKS System lets Silvally become any one of the eighteen types by holding the corresponding Memory, while Multi-Attack changes to match that type, so the same individual can be reconfigured around the team's current weaknesses rather than being locked into a single matchup profile. Multi-Attack was only 90 base power in Generation VII but rose to 120 in Generation VIII, making physical Memory sets substantially stronger in Sword and Shield. Silvally can also use Swords Dance, U-turn or Parting Shot, and broad physical or special coverage depending on the game; Jolly is a strong default for physical sets that want to exploit base 95 Speed, while Adamant can be justified when maximum Multi-Attack damage is more important.

Silvally in Competitive Pokémon

The Type: Null family developed two distinct competitive identities: unevolved Type: Null became a specialized Eviolite wall and slow pivot, while Silvally's eighteen type forms filled a large number of offensive and utility niches across the lower tiers. In Generation VII, Type: Null was classified ZUBL and received substantial PU use because Eviolite multiplied its already excellent mixed defenses, Battle Armor removed critical-hit variance, and slow U-turn, Rest, Sleep Talk, Iron Defense, or Swords Dance let it compress several defensive jobs into one slot. Silvally's base Normal form was only ZU, but individual Memory forms could be much more valuable because typing determined both defensive utility and the type of Multi-Attack; Fighting, Dark, Fairy, Water, and other forms found different niches as Defog users, pivots, or setup sweepers. Generation VIII materially strengthened the entire Silvally concept by increasing Multi-Attack from 90 to 120 power, and PU in particular featured strong Silvally-Fairy, Silvally-Ghost, and Silvally-Steel variants, with Steel serving as an especially useful hazard remover and glue Pokémon. The Memory requirement is also a built-in competitive cost: every typed Silvally must devote its item slot to the Memory, preventing Heavy-Duty Boots, Leftovers, Choice items, or other conventional equipment even when those would otherwise fit the set. Neither Type: Null nor Silvally is available in standard Generation IX play, so their established competitive history currently ends with the Generation VIII and National Dex ecosystems rather than extending into ordinary Scarlet/Violet usage tiers.

Silvally in Nuzlockes

This family is rarely relevant to a standard main-story Nuzlocke because every ordinary core-series gift of Type: Null is obtained after the Champion, but it becomes interesting in postgame or traded-in challenge rulesets. Type: Null is extraordinarily safe with Eviolite because its 95 HP and balanced 95 defenses are further amplified and Battle Armor completely eliminates critical hits, one of the most dangerous sources of unexpected permadeath variance. The tradeoff is low Speed and dependence on Rest for substantial self-healing, so battles can become long and expose it to status, Knock Off, strong Fighting attacks, and repeated damage while it waits to act. Evolving to Silvally sacrifices Eviolite bulk but raises Speed from 59 to 95 and gives access to RKS System, allowing the player to choose a type specifically suited to an upcoming boss and potentially create useful resistances or immunities on demand. Parting Shot or U-turn can reduce switching risk by generating momentum, while accurate 120-power Multi-Attack in Generation VIII is particularly attractive because it combines strong damage with no recoil, defensive drop, or accuracy gamble. For survival-focused runs, there is a legitimate decision between keeping Type: Null as an Eviolite tank or evolving into the faster and far more adaptable Silvally rather than assuming evolution is automatically the safer option.

Silvally is the liberated form of Type: Null: after developing a strong bond with a trusted partner, Type: Null gains enough strength and will to destroy its control mask and reactivate the RKS System. The removal of the mask restores greater speed and sensory freedom, while Memories inserted into its drive allow its body to assume any of the eighteen elemental types. This type-changing system was deliberately modeled on the power of a mythical Pokémon, reflecting the artificial project's attempt to reproduce a legendary biological capability through engineered means. Silvally retains its chimeric body—combining mammalian, reptilian, insect-like, and aquatic traits—but is described as returning to a more natural temperament after the limiter is removed. It becomes intensely loyal to the Trainer whose bond allowed it to evolve and is willing to risk its own life to protect that partner. Gladion coined the name Silvally for his evolved partner; the project's original designation for this unrestricted state had been Type: Full.