High friendship + level up during daytime; avoid meeting Sylveon’s conditionsTo Espeon

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#0196 · GENERATION 2

Espeon Build Guide

Psychic

Special setup attacker with reflected support moves

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMLeftovers

ABILITYMagic Bounce

NATURETimid

Psychic

Shadow Ball

Dazzling Gleam

Calm Mind

How to play

Magic Bounce reflects eligible status moves, including many hazard and status attempts. Use a safe turn to boost Special Attack and Special Defense with Calm Mind.

Watch out for

Key risk. Bug, Ghost and Dark attacks are super effective. Magic Bounce does not stop direct attacks or every status move; Dark types are immune to Psychic.

About this example

This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.

BATTLE PLAN

When to attack, set up or switch

Magic Bounce reflects eligible status moves, including many hazard and status attempts. Use a safe turn to boost Special Attack and Special Defense with Calm Mind.

The opponent is about to set hazards or status

Espeon can come in and bounce it. A direct Bug, Ghost or Dark attack is not reflected, so work out which of the two they are likely to choose.

You have a safe turn to boost

Use Calm Mind to raise Special Attack and Special Defense together. Dark types are immune to Psychic and resist Shadow Ball, so Dazzling Gleam is the answer for them.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Espeon in. A slower pivot may take the opponent’s hit first. Turn order and the opponent’s move still matter.

ITEM & ABILITY

How this build works

Magic Bounce reflects eligible status moves, including many hazard and status attempts. It does nothing against a direct attack, so Espeon’s matchups are still decided by typing and bulk.

Watch the tradeoff. Bug, Ghost and Dark attacks are super effective. Magic Bounce does not stop direct attacks or every status move; Dark types are immune to Psychic.

These battle mechanics do not change the builder’s type-and-base-stat score. The tool does not simulate moves, abilities, held items or damage.

COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS

Espeon or Gardevoir?

Gardevoir adds Fairy typing and a different support toolkit, with lower base Speed.

Base stats · standard forms in the local Generation 9 dataset
Stat	Espeon	Gardevoir
HP	65	68
Attack	65	65
Defense	60	65
Sp. Attack	130	125
Sp. Defense	95	115
Speed	110	80

Base stats are not final battle stats. Level, nature, IVs, EVs and battle effects affect the result. Check availability in your game before choosing an alternative.

Teammate ideas

A Fairy teammate can resist Bug and Dark attacks. A Dark partner can resist Ghost attacks.

Sylveon

Resists Bug and Dark attacks.

Read Sylveon guide →Compare teammates →

Umbreon

Resists Ghost and Dark attacks.

Read Umbreon guide →Compare teammates →

These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.

Compare computed teammate suggestions →

Alternative: Gardevoir

Gardevoir adds Fairy typing and a different support toolkit, with lower base Speed.

Read Gardevoir guide →

Try Gardevoir →

Type matchups

Weak to

Bug2×Ghost2×Dark2×

Resistances and immunities

Fighting0.5×Psychic0.5×

Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.

HP65

Attack65

Defense60

Sp. Attack130

Sp. Defense95

Speed110

Evolution chain

Eevee#133
High friendship + level up during daytime; avoid meeting Sylveon’s conditions
Espeon#196

Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.

Build your Espeon team

Start with Espeon. Add teammates and compare your type-and-base-stat score.

Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope

GameFormat

Format scope · casual planning

Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.

SLOT 01#196

Espeon

Psychic

SLOT 02

SLOT 03

SLOT 04

SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense85

Defense57

Coverage11

Synergy18

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Bug attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Dark attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Your own types can hit 2 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.

Detailed type analysis · all 18 types

Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.

Incoming damage by attacking type
Attack	Espeon	Weak	Resist
Normal	1×	0	0
Fire	1×	0	0
Water	1×	0	0
Electric	1×	0	0
Grass	1×	0	0
Ice	1×	0	0
Fighting	½×	0	1
Poison	1×	0	0
Ground	1×	0	0
Flying	1×	0	0
Psychic	½×	0	1
Bug	2×	1	0
Rock	1×	0	0
Ghost	2×	1	0
Dragon	1×	0	0
Dark	2×	1	0
Steel	1×	0	0
Fairy	1×	0	0

Offensive type coverage

Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.

NormalNeutral

FireNeutral

WaterNeutral

ElectricNeutral

GrassNeutral

IceNeutral

Fighting✓ Super effective

Poison✓ Super effective

GroundNeutral

FlyingNeutral

PsychicResisted

BugNeutral

RockNeutral

GhostNeutral

DragonNeutral

DarkImmune target

SteelResisted

FairyNeutral

How is the score calculated?

Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.

Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.

Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.