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Competitive Pokemon Sword/Shield Movesets and Strategies for Espeon

Base Stats for Espeon

Psychic

Abilities:
,

Evolutions / Family:
Eevee Espeon
Flareon Glaceon
Jolteon Leafeon
Sylveon Umbreon
Vaporeon

Weakness Chart for Psychic-type:

Bug

Dark

Dragon

Electric

Fairy

Fighting

Fire

Flying

Ghost

2x

0.5x

2x

Grass

Ground

Ice

Normal

Poison

Psychic

Rock

Steel

Water

0.5x

¼x

½x

2x

4x

Movesets for Singles

What is a good competitive moveset for Espeon? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.

Common team mates for Espeon in Pokemon Sword/Shield:

ArcanineComfeyClefairyMeowsticMudsdaleIndeedee-FDragapultTapu KokoChandelureMilotic

Espeon is pretty popular Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's pretty usual to find yourself dealing with Espeon when battling in the 8th generation meta. Espeon is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.

Species: Espeon
Item: Sitrus Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Magic Bounce
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 76 Def / 4 SpA / 12 SpD / 164 Spe
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam
- Stored Power / Expanding Force
- Morning Sun
- Psych Up

Physical Wall Espeon (Popular/Trending)

Espeon is an extraordinary Physical Wall. It is designed to take a substantial amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Espeon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Magic Bounce, Espeon blocks certain status moves and bounces them back to the user.

♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Stored Power is a special STAB-boosted 20-base power Psychic-type move ( + 20 power for each of your Espeon's stat boosts).
♦ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Espeon on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
♦ Morning Sun is a status move (heals your Espeon by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Psych Up is a status move (copies the target's current stat stages).

Species: Espeon
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Magic Bounce
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 64 Hp / 28 Def / 252 SpA / 164 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Weather Ball / Hyper Voice
- Dazzling Gleam
- Shadow Ball

Special Sweeper Espeon (Magic Bounce)

Espeon is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It's meant 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 Magic Bounce, Espeon blocks certain status moves and bounces them back to the user.

♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Espeon on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).

Species: Espeon
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Magic Bounce
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 148 Def / 108 SpD
Moveset:
- Trick Room
- Baton Pass
- Heal Bell
- Curse

Espeon Double Wall (Cursepass + Tr Setter)

Espeon is an astounding Double Wall. It was designed to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Espeon last longer regaining it's it's health every turn. With Magic Bounce, Espeon blocks certain status moves and bounces them back to the user.

♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
♦ Baton Pass is a status move (Espeon switches, passing stat changes and more).
♦ Heal Bell is a status move (cures your Espeon's party of all status conditions).
♦ Curse is a status move (curses if ghost, else -1 spe, +1 atk, +1 def).

Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!

Movesets for Doubles

What is a good doubles moveset for Espeon? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.

Common team mates for Espeon in Pokemon Sword/Shield:

ArcanineComfeyClefairyMeowsticMudsdaleIndeedee-FDragapultTapu KokoChandelureMilotic

Species: Espeon
Item: Focus Sash / Throat Spray
Ability: Magic Bounce
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 64 Hp / 28 Def / 252 SpA / 164 Spe
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Weather Ball
- Dazzling Gleam
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Shadow Ball

Doubles Special Sweeper Espeon (Magic Bounce)

Espeon is an astounding Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice) and boosts Espeon's special attack stat by 2 stages. Focus Sash helps protect Espeon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Magic Bounce, Espeon blocks certain status moves and bounces them back to the user.

♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Espeon on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).

Species: Espeon
Item: Room Service / Focus Sash
Ability: Magic Bounce
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 180 Hp / 76 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Weather Ball / Hyper Voice
- Dazzling Gleam
- Trick Room

Offensive Trick Room Espeon (Magic Bounce)

Espeon is a spectacular 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 Magic Bounce, Espeon blocks certain status moves and bounces them back to the user.

♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Espeon on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).

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.

Combo List

These are a list of several common move combinations Espeon can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Espeon

Moves: Wish + Baton Pass
Moves: Swagger + Psych Up
Moves: Endure + Flail
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Stored Power + Psych Up
Moves: Psyshock + Tickle
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Detect, Endure, Protect, Magic Coat, Helping Hand, Ally Switch, Baby-Doll Eyes
Moves that Break Screens: Psychic Fangs

Most notable and possible best moves for Espeon

Dazzling Gleam
Expanding Force
Fake Tears
Morning Sun
Psych Up
Shadow Ball
Stored Power

Common Effort Values for Espeon in Sword and Shield

Timid Nature ( 252/0/76/4/12/164 )
Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252 )
Optimize Espeon's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield

Competitive Information for Espeon [Sword/Shield]