Competitive Information for Espeon [Sword/Shield]
Psychic
Abilities:
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.
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Espeon is a sensational Psychic-typed Pokemon. Espeon is a frequent Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Espeon is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Focus Sash / Life Orb
Ability: Magic Bounce
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam
- Expanding Force / Psychic
- Protect
- Yawn
Special Sweeper Espeon (Popular/Trending)
Espeon is a remarkable Special Sweeper. This moveset is 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. 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.
♦ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Espeon on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits 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).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Espeon this turn).
♦ Yawn is a status move (puts the target to sleep after 1 turn).
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 an interesting Special Sweeper. This moveset is 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 Magic Bounce, Espeon blocks certain status moves and bounces them back to the user.
♦ 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).
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 outstanding Double Wall. It is primarily 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 health every turn. With Magic Bounce, Espeon blocks certain status moves and bounces them back to the user.
♦ 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.
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 a stupendous Special Sweeper. It was designed 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 raises 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.
♦ 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).
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 pretty decent 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.
♦ 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.
Damage Modifiers:
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: 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
Optimize Espeon's EVs for Sword/Shield
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