Espeon is a Psychic-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 2.

Espeon can be obtained in: Sun (Sos Encounter – Alola route 4, Alola route 6 north, Alola route 6 south), Moon (Sos Encounter – Alola route 4, Alola route 6 north, Alola route 6 south), Ultra Sun (Sos Encounter – Alola route 4, Alola route 6 north, Alola route 6 south), Ultra Moon (Sos Encounter – Alola route 4, Alola route 6 north, Alola route 6 south), Colosseum (Gift – Outskirt stand outside). In other games, trade or transfer via Pokemon HOME.

#196 Espeon

psychic

Height0.9 m(2'11")

Weight26.5 kg(58.4 lbs)

Gender♂ 87.5%♀ 12.5%

Gen 2

Espeon Evolution

EspeonFriendship 160+, at day

UmbreonFriendship 160+, at night

Leafeonat Eterna Forest

Glaceonat Sinnoh Route 217

SylveonAffection 2+, Knowing a Fairy-type move

Espeon's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	65		271
Attack	65		166
Defense	60		156
Sp. Atk	130		296
Sp. Def	95		226
Speed	110		256
		0/508	1371

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

bug ghost dark

1xdamage

normal fire water electric grass ice poison ground flying rock dragon steel fairy

0.5xdamage

fighting psychic

Espeon Abilities

Synchronize

Copies burns, paralysis, and poison received onto the Pokémon that inflicted them.

Magic BounceHidden

Reflects most non-damaging moves back at their user.

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Espeon Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Tackle	normal	physical	40	100	Level 1	A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	Level 1	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	Level 1	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Tail Whip	normal	status	–	100	Level 1	The user wags its tail cutely, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Defense stats.
Bite	dark	physical	60	100	Level 1	The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. This may also make the target flinch.
Growl	normal	status	–	100	Level 1	The user growls in an endearing way, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Attack stats.
Confusion	psychic	special	50	100	Level 1	The target is hit with a weak telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also confuse the target.
Charm	fairy	status	–	100	Level 1	The user gazes at the target rather charmingly, making it less wary. This harshly lowers the target's Attack stat.
Baton Pass	normal	status	–	–	Level 1	The user switches places with a party Pokémon in waiting and passes along any stat changes.
Helping Hand	normal	status	–	–	Level 1	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Covet	normal	physical	60	100	Level 1	The user endearingly approaches the target, then steals the target's held item.
Copycat	normal	status	–	–	Level 1	The user mimics the move used immediately before it. The move fails if no other move has been used yet.
Sand Attack	ground	status	–	100	Level 5	Sand is hurled in the target's face, lowering the target's accuracy.
Quick Attack	normal	physical	40	100	Level 10	The user lunges at the target to inflict damage, moving at blinding speed. This move always goes first.
Baby Doll Eyes	fairy	status	–	100	Level 15	The user stares at the target with its baby-doll eyes, which lowers the target's Attack stat. This move always goes first.
Swift	normal	special	60	–	Level 20	Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Psybeam	psychic	special	65	100	Level 25	The target is attacked with a peculiar ray. This may also confuse the target.
Morning Sun	normal	status	–	–	Level 30	The user restores its own HP. The amount of HP regained varies with the weather.
Power Swap	psychic	status	–	–	Level 35	The user employs its psychic power to switch changes to its Attack and Sp. Atk stats with the target.
Psychic	psychic	special	90	100	Level 40	The target is hit with a strong telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Psych Up	normal	status	–	–	Level 45	The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the target.
Future Sight	psychic	special	120	100	Level 50	Two turns after this move is used, a hunk of psychic energy attacks the target.
Last Resort	normal	physical	140	100	Level 55	This move can be used only after the user has used all the other moves it knows in the battle.
Alluring Voice	fairy	special	80	100	TM	The user attacks the target using its angelic voice. This also confuses the target if its stats have been boosted during the turn.
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100	TM	The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Calm Mind	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to boost its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats.
Confuse Ray	ghost	status	–	100	TM	The target is exposed to a sinister ray that causes confusion.
Curse	ghost	status	–	–	TM	A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not.
Dazzling Gleam	fairy	special	80	100	TM	The user damages opposing Pokémon by emitting a powerful flash.
Dig	ground	physical	80	100	TM	The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.
Draining Kiss	fairy	special	50	100	TM	The user steals the target's HP with a kiss. The user's HP is restored by over half the damage taken by the target.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Expanding Force	psychic	special	80	100	TM	The user attacks the target with its psychic power. When the ground is Psychic Terrain, this move's power is boosted and it damages all opposing Pokémon.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fake Tears	dark	status	–	100	TM	The user feigns crying to fluster the target. This harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.
Giga Impact	normal	physical	150	90	TM	The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Grass Knot	grass	special	–	100	TM	The user snares the target with grass and trips it. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
Gravity	psychic	status	–	–	TM	Enables Flying types or Pokémon with the Levitate Ability to be hit by Ground-type moves for five turns. Moves that involve flying can't be used.
Hyper Beam	normal	special	150	90	TM	The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Hyper Voice	normal	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks by letting loose a horribly loud, resounding cry.
Imprison	psychic	status	–	–	TM	If opposing Pokémon know any move also known by the user, they are prevented from using it.
Light Screen	psychic	status	–	–	TM	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from special moves for five turns.
Magical Leaf	grass	special	60	–	TM	The user scatters curious leaves that chase the target. This attack never misses.
Mud Slap	ground	special	20	100	TM	The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.
Power Gem	rock	special	80	100	TM	The user attacks with a ray of light that sparkles as if it were made of gemstones.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Psychic Fangs	psychic	physical	85	100	TM	The user attacks by biting the target with its psychic capabilities. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
Psychic Noise	psychic	special	75	100	TM	The user attacks the target with unpleasant sound waves. For two turns, the target is prevented from recovering HP through moves, Abilities, or held items.
Psychic Terrain	psychic	status	–	–	TM	This protects Pokémon on the ground from priority moves and powers up Psychic-type moves for five turns.
Psyshock	psychic	special	80	100	TM	The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This move deals physical damage.
Rain Dance	water	status	–	–	TM	The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
Reflect	psychic	status	–	–	TM	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from physical moves for five turns.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Roar	normal	status	–	–	TM	The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
Shadow Ball	ghost	special	80	100	TM	The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Skill Swap	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user employs its psychic power to exchange Abilities with the target.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Stored Power	psychic	special	20	100	TM	The user attacks the target with stored power. The more the user's stats are boosted, the greater the move's power.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Sunny Day	fire	status	–	–	TM	The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Thunder Wave	electric	status	–	90	TM	The user launches a weak jolt of electricity that paralyzes the target.
Trailblaze	grass	physical	50	100	TM	The user attacks suddenly as if leaping out from tall grass. The user's nimble footwork boosts its Speed stat.
Trick	psychic	status	–	100	TM	The user catches the target off guard and swaps the target's held item with its own.
Trick Room	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a bizarre area in which slower Pokémon get to move first for five turns.
Weather Ball	normal	special	50	100	TM	This move's type and power change depending on the weather at the time the move is used.
Zen Headbutt	psychic	physical	80	90	TM	The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch.

Espeon Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Back

Back Shiny

Pokedex Entries

Gold

It uses the fine hair that covers its body to sense air currents and predict its ene my's actions.

Silver

By reading air currents, it can predict things such as the weath er or its foe's next move.

Crystal

The tip of its forked tail quivers when it is predicting its opponent's next move.

Ruby

ESPEON is extremely loyal to any TRAINER it considers to be worthy. It is said that this POKéMON developed its precognitive powers to protect its TRAINER from harm.

Emerald

An ESPEON is extremely loyal to any TRAINER it considers to be worthy. It is said to have developed precognitive powers to protect its TRAINER from harm.

In Other Languages

Espeon's Japanese name is Eifie (エーフィ). Here are all the official names for Espeon across different languages:

JapaneseエーフィEifie

Korean에브이

Chinese (Traditional)太陽伊布

FrenchMentali

GermanPsiana

SpanishEspeon

ItalianEspeon

Chinese (Simplified)太阳伊布

Espeon Breeding

Species

Sun Pokémon

Egg Groups

Ground

Hatch Time8,960 steps(35 cycles)

Gender DifferencesNone

Misc Data

Catch Rate45

Base Friendship70

Growth RateMedium

Base Experience184

How to Get Espeon

Espeon is not catchable in the wild – it is typically obtained through gifts, events, or in-game trades. Here is how to obtain Espeon in every game where it is available:

Regional Pokedex Numbers