Competitive Information for Espeon [Diamond/Pearl]
Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Espeon? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Espeon is popular Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty standard sight to see Espeon out in the 4th generation battlefield. Espeon is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic
- Shadow Ball
- Calm Mind
- Grass Knot
Special Sweeper Espeon (Popular/Trending)
Espeon is a notable Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Espeon last longer regaining it's health every turn. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Espeon it also gets that status.
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Espeon's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 64 Hp / 28 Def / 252 SpA / 164 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psybeam
- Shadow Ball
- Signal Beam
- Hyper Beam / Snore
Special Sweeper Espeon (Synchronize)
Espeon is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Espeon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Espeon's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Espeon it also gets that status.
♦ Psybeam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Espeon cannot move next turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Espeon must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Espeon? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 64 Hp / 28 Def / 252 SpA / 164 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psybeam
- Shadow Ball
- Signal Beam
- Hyper Beam / Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Espeon (Synchronize)
Espeon is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Espeon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Espeon's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Espeon it also gets that status.
♦ Psybeam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Espeon cannot move next turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Espeon must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Item: Focus Sash / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 180 Hp / 76 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psybeam
- Shadow Ball
- Signal Beam
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Espeon (Synchronize)
Espeon is popular Offensive Trick Room. Focus Sash helps protect Espeon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Espeon it also gets that status.
♦ Psybeam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Espeon learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Espeon can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Espeon
- Moves: Wish + Baton pass
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Detect, Endure, Protect, Magic Coat, Helping Hand
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Yawn
Moves that boost Espeon's stats
- Calm Mind
- Curse
Most notable and possible best moves for Espeon
- Baton Pass
- Calm Mind
- Grass Knot
- Hidden Power Fire
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Psychic
- Reflect
- Rest
- Shadow Ball
- Substitute
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Espeon in Diamond and Pearl
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252/ )
- Timid Nature ( 252/0/0/0/40/216/ )
- Optimize Espeon's EV spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
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