Espeon

#196 (Johto)

#197 Umbreon ›

Pokémon type

Psychic

Espeon weaknesses

Espeon is weak to Bug, Ghost and Dark-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Espeon is resistant to Fighting and Psychic-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Espeon

The best moves for Espeon are Confusion and Psychic when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Confusion and Future Sight deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Confusion

15.2DPS

Psychic

38DPS

Defending

Confusion

15.2DPS

Psychic

38DPS

Trainer Battles

Confusion

3.5EPT

Future Sight

2.03DPE

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Evolution

There are 9 Pokémon in the Eevee family. Espeon evolves from Eevee for 25 Candy.

You must walk 10 km with Eevee as your buddy before you can evolve it during the day to Espeon.
You must walk 10 km with Eevee as your buddy before you can evolve it during the night to Umbreon.

Game images

Espeon, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

View 5 different costumes for Espeon »

Summary

Espeon is a Psychic Pokémon which evolves from Eevee. It is weak to Bug, Ghost and Dark moves. Espeon's best moveset is Confusion & Psychic and it has a Max CP of 3,583.

About

"Espeon is extremely loyal to any Trainer it considers to be worthy. It is said that this Pokémon developed its precognitive powers to protect its Trainer from harm."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Confusion	19	9.3	15.2
Zen Headbutt	11	9	13.2

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Psychic	95	2	2.28
Shadow Ball Elite TM	100	2	2
Last Resort Elite TM	90	2	1.8
Psybeam	65	2	1.56
Future Sight	115	1	1.38
Psychic Fangs	25	3	0.91

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Confusion	16	4	4.8	3.5
Zen Headbutt	8	3	3.2	2

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Future Sight	110	65	2.03
Shadow Ball Elite TM	90	50	1.8
Last Resort Elite TM	90	55	1.64
Psychic ▼ def	75	55	1.64
Psybeam	70	60	1.4
Psychic Fangs ▼ def	40	35	1.37

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Psychic 38 DPS	14.4	100%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Future Sight 55.2 DPS	13.9	96%
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Psychic 38 DPS	13.7	95%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Shadow Ball Elite TM 33.3 DPS	13.4	93%
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Future Sight 55.2 DPS	13	90%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Last Resort Elite TM 30 DPS	12.7	88%
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Shadow Ball Elite TM 33.3 DPS	12.7	88%
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Last Resort Elite TM 30 DPS	12	83%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Psybeam 26 DPS	11.8	82%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Psychic Fangs 30 DPS	11.6	80%
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Psybeam 26 DPS	11.1	77%
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Psychic Fangs 30 DPS	10.7	74%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Psychic 38 DPS	6.8	100%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Shadow Ball Elite TM 33.3 DPS	6.4	93%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Last Resort Elite TM 30 DPS	6	88%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Future Sight 55.2 DPS	5.9	87%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Psybeam 26 DPS	5.6	82%
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Psychic 38 DPS	5.4	79%
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Shadow Ball Elite TM 33.3 DPS	5	73%
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Last Resort Elite TM 30 DPS	4.7	69%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Psychic Fangs 30 DPS	4.7	68%
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Future Sight 55.2 DPS	4.5	65%
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Psybeam 26 DPS	4.4	64%
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Psychic Fangs 30 DPS	3.6	52%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Future Sight 2.03 DPE	20	11.9	100%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Shadow Ball Elite TM 1.8 DPE	16	11.1	93%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Psychic 1.64 DPE	16	10.5	88%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Last Resort Elite TM 1.64 DPE	16	10.5	88%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Psybeam 1.4 DPE	20	9.7	81%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Psychic Fangs 1.37 DPE	12	9.6	81%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Future Sight 2.03 DPE	33	7.3	61%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Shadow Ball Elite TM 1.8 DPE	27	6.8	57%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Psychic 1.64 DPE	30	6.5	54%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Last Resort Elite TM 1.64 DPE	30	6.5	54%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Psybeam 1.4 DPE	30	6	50%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Psychic Fangs 1.37 DPE	18	5.9	50%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Espeon?

Espeon is weak to Bug, Ghost and Dark moves.

The best counter to Espeon is Mega Gengar with Lick and Shadow Ball, followed by Dawn Wings Necrozma, Mega Chandelure and Mega Beedrill.

The top Espeon counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Mega Gengar	Lick Shadow Ball	100%
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Shadow Claw Moongeist Beam	99%
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut Moongeist Beam	99%
Mega Gengar	Shadow Claw Shadow Ball	96%
Mega Gengar	Hex Shadow Ball	96%
Mega Gengar	Sucker Punch Shadow Ball	95%
Mega Chandelure	Hex Ominous Wind+	95%
Mega Beedrill	Bug Bite Fell Stinger+	95%
Mega Absol	Snarl Brutal Swing	93%
Mega Beedrill	Infestation Fell Stinger+	92%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		261
Defense		175
Stamina		163

Max HP

Level 40

140

Size

Height	0.89 m
Weight	26.5 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	5 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,358
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,811
Level 30 Max wild	2,717
Level 40	3,170
Level 50	3,583

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,264
Level 35 (wild)	2,943

Costumes

Espeon costumes

Espeon (Cherry Blossoms)

Espeon (Cherry Blossoms) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

Espeon (Explorer Hat)

Espeon (Explorer Hat) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

Espeon (Flower Crown)

Espeon (Flower Crown) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

Espeon (Holiday Hat)

Espeon (Holiday Hat) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

Espeon (Sun Scarf)

Espeon (Sun Scarf) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO