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Table of Contents

How Shiny is Acquired
Evolution
  • Original
  • Shiny

Pokemon Ratings

Attacker Tier List See all C
PvE Attacker Rating 4 / 5
Great League PVP Rating See all 2 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 3.5 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 3 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
26.50 kg Weight
0.89 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 3,583
Level 40: 3,170
Level 25: 2,264 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,811 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,358 (Research Tasks)
ATK 261
DEF 175
STA 163

Pokemon Family

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PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Confusion
Future Sight
B
C-
Confusion
Psychic
A
C
Confusion
Psybeam
B-
C-
Zen Headbutt
Future Sight
B-
X
Zen Headbutt
Psychic
A-
C
Zen Headbutt
Psybeam
B-
C-
Confusion
Last Resort*
B-
B
Zen Headbutt
Last Resort*
C-
B-
Confusion
Shadow Ball*
C
A
Zen Headbutt
Shadow Ball*
X
A-
Confusion
Psychic Fangs
X
B
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Confusion deals superior DPS, but dodge-inclined players may prefer Zen Headbutt.

  • Psychic is the optimal choice by every relevant metric.

  • Future Sight hits hard, but is inferior to Psychic in practice.

  • Psybeam is the inferior option.

  • Shadow Ball is strong but lacks STAB and general synergy with Espeon's Psychic-type role. 

  • Last Resort performs close to Future Sight in neutral scenarios and makes Espeon a decent generalist in partly cloudy weather, but isn't Super Effective against anything.

  • Psychic Fangs is meant for PvP. 

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Confusion can pile on the hurt with its high base power, with Zen Headbutt trailing behind.

  • Shadow Ball is generally considered the best Charge Move for defense due to its coverage against Ghost-types. 

  • Last Resort is the only move that isn't resisted by Dark-type attackers. 

  • Psychic is preferred to Psybeam and Future Sight due to stronger performance.

  • Psychic Fangs can be spammed frequently on defense, but its damage output is poor. 

PVE Overview

Espeon’s arsenal of Psychic-type moves proves to be a valuable asset, both in Fighting-type raids and as an early-game generalist. In the absence of other counters, Espeon is the good old reliable Machamp counter while also contributing to Poison-type raids such as Gengar or Venusaur.

Espeon’s impressive Attack stat is enough to turn heads, but its success is more due to the accessibility of Eevee. In the long run, it's badly outclassed when compared to the titans of the Psychic Types. Still, it's a great way to break into select Tier 3 solo runs!

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Confusion
Psychic Fangs
Shadow Ball*
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Confusion + Psychic Fangs and Shadow Ball* or Last Resort*

Confusion has 4 DPT (Damage Per Turn) and 3 EPT (Energy Per Turn), allowing it to deal solid damage to anything that doesn't resist it. Zen Headbutt is a very poor move for PvP. 

Psychic Fangs is recommended for its low energy cost, helping Espeon to bait shields, while also debuffing the opponent so Espeon's Fast Moves deal even more damage. Shadow Ball is generally the more favorable coverage move, allowing Espeon to fight back against Ghost-types while also having an advantage against other Psychic-type Pokemon. Last Resort has less damage output, but is still considerable due to its neutral hit against Dark-type Pokemon. Psychic is now redundant, due to the lack of coverage and moderately high energy cost. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 2 / 5

Espeon's stats are just not very well distributed for PVP. It fails to have much of an impact on the meta, and probably shouldn't be used. Psychic Fangs improves its moveset efficiency, but Espeon needs more tools to become a bigger threat against the meta. 

Ultra League: 3.5 / 5

The higher CP cap of Ultra League gives Espeon some more breathing room, allowing it to survive longer and deal more damage. Various Pokemon in this league tend to be weak to Espeon's attacks, or simply fall behind after taking too much damage from being debuffed. 

Master League: 3 / 5

At least here Espeon's strong attack and good moves can allow it to deliver some solid pain. Espeon still lacks stats (in particular bulk stats) compared to many other Pokemon in this league, thus it tends to hog shields in order to force the issue with its debuffs. Just make sure this Pokemon shares some shields with the rest of the team. 

Fast Moves

20
Confusion
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.60
1.00
9.38
12.50
15.63
12
Zen Headbutt
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.10
0.20
9.09
10.91
13.64

Charge Moves

70
Psybeam
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.20
1.40
0.00
 1.40
21.88
27.34
 30.63
90
Psychic
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.80
1.30
0.00
 1.80
32.14
40.18
 57.86
120
Future Sight
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.70
1.30
0.00
 1.20
44.44
55.56
 53.33
30
Psychic Fangs
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
1.20
0.70
0.00
 0.91
25.00
31.25
 22.73

Elite Charge Moves

90
Last Resort
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.90
0.15
0.00
 1.80
31.03
38.79
 55.86
100
Shadow Ball
More Info

Ghost

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.00
0.40
0.00
 2.00
33.33
41.67
 66.67

Other

Female Ratio 12.5 %
Male Ratio 87.5 %
Flee Rate 5.0 %
Buddy Distance 5 km
Capture Rate12.5 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Psychic Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Normal Nice! Great! Excellent!
No Berry -
Curve
Razz Berry -
Curve
Golden Razz Berry -
Curve

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20013844
2001.58092
2002122140
2002.5163188
4003205236
4003.5246284
4004288331
4004.5329379
6005371427
6005.5412475
6006454523
6006.5496571
8007537618
8007.5579666
8008620714
8008.5662762
10009703810
10009.5745858
100010786906
100010.5826951
130011865996
130011.59041041
1300129441087
130012.59831132
16001310221177
160013.510621222
16001411011268
160014.511401313
19001511801358
190015.512191404
19001612581449
190016.512971494
22001713371539
220017.513761585
22001814151630
220018.514551675
25001914941720
250019.515331766
25002015731811
250020.516121856
30002116511902
300021.516911947
30002217301992
300022.517692037
35002318092083
350023.518482128
35002418872173
350024.519272219
40002519662264
400025.520052309
40002620452355
400026.520842400
45002721232445
450027.521632490
45002822022536
450028.522422581
50002922812626
500029.523202672
50003023602717
500030.523792740
60003123992762
600031.524192785
60003224382807
600032.524582830
70003324772853
700033.524972875
70003425172898
700034.525362921
80003525562943
800035.525762966
80003625952989
800036.526153011
90003726353034
900037.526543056
90003826743079
900038.526943102
100003927133124
1000039.527333147
100004027533170
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