Espeon • Sword & Shield Pokédex

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Sprite of Espeon in Pokémon Sword/Shield

Espeon's Type

PSYCHIC

Espeon's Pokédex #s

Galar #: 200

National #: 196

Espeon's Base Stats

HP:: 65

Attack:: 65

Defense:: 60

Sp. Atk:: 130

Sp. Def:: 95

Speed:: 110

Total:: 525

Misc. Info

Egg Groups:: Field

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,000,000

EV Yield:: 2 Sp. Atk

Espeon's Abilities

Here are what abilities Espeon can possibly have, along with their effects.

Synchronize: Whenever another Pokémon inflicts a major status condition on Espeon, that Pokémon also receives the status condition.

Magic Bounce: Bounces back the effects of most status moves to the foe.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Espeon's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: BUG

GHOST

DARK

½: FIGHTING

PSYCHIC

Espeon's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Espeon evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Eevee: starting form

Vaporeon: use Water Stone

Jolteon: use Thunder Stone

Flareon: use Fire Stone

Espeon: level up w/ high happiness (Daytime only)

Umbreon: level up w/ high happiness (Nighttime only)

Leafeon: use Leaf Stone

Glaceon: use Ice Stone

Sylveon: Gain Lv. w/ Max Happiness and Fairy Move

Espeon's Moves

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Espeon can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Espeon learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
Evo.	Confusion Has a 10% chance of confusing the target.	PSYCHIC	50	100%	25	One Target
1	Confusion Has a 10% chance of confusing the target.	PSYCHIC	50	100%	25	One Target
1	Covet Damages the target and steals its held item.	NORMAL	60	100%	25	One Target
1	Bite Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
1	Copycat Copies the last used move of any Pokémon and uses it immediately.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
1	Baton Pass Switches to another Pokémon on your team and keeps stat modifiers and effects.	NORMAL	--	--	40	User
1	Take Down Espeon takes 25% of Take Down's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	90	85%	20	One Target
1	Charm Lowers the target's Attack by two stages.	FAIRY	--	100%	20	One Target
1	Double-Edge Espeon takes 33% of Double-Edge's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	120	100%	15	One Target
1	Helping Hand Increases the power of ally Pokémon's moves for the rest of the turn.	NORMAL	--	--	20	Ally
1	Tackle Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Growl Lowers all nearby enemies' Attack by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	40	Nearby Enemies
1	Tail Whip Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
5	Sand Attack Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.	GROUND	--	100%	15	One Target
10	Quick Attack Has higher priority.	NORMAL	40	100%	30	One Target
15	Baby-Doll Eyes +1 priority. Lowers the target's Attack by one stage.	FAIRY	--	100%	30	One Target
20	Swift Doesn't miss all nearby enemies.	NORMAL	60	--	20	Nearby Enemies
25	Psybeam Has a 10% chance of confusing the target.	PSYCHIC	65	100%	20	One Target
30	Morning Sun Heals 50% of Espeon's HP. 25% in bad weather or 100% while sunny.	NORMAL	--	--	5	User
35	Power Swap Espeon swaps any modifiers to its Attack and Special Attack with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target
40	Psychic 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	PSYCHIC	90	100%	10	One Target
45	Psych Up Copies all stat modifiers on the target.	NORMAL	--	--	10	One Target
50	Future Sight Does its damage after two more turns have passed.	PSYCHIC	120	100%	10	One Target
55	Last Resort Fails unless all other moves have been used at least once first.	NORMAL	140	100%	5	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Espeon can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM02	Pay Day Scatters coins after the fight. $5 times Espeon's level.	NORMAL	40	100%	20	One Target
TM08	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM09	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM15	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM17	Light Screen Reduces damage from Special-based moves for 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User's Field
TM18	Reflect Reduces damage from Physical-based moves for 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User's Field
TM21	Rest Espeon restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Espeon from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM29	Charm Lowers the target's Attack by two stages.	FAIRY	--	100%	20	One Target
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM33	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM34	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Espeon is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM40	Swift Doesn't miss all nearby enemies.	NORMAL	60	--	20	Nearby Enemies
TM41	Helping Hand Increases the power of ally Pokémon's moves for the rest of the turn.	NORMAL	--	--	20	Ally
TM46	Weather Ball Doubles its power and changes its type based on the weather condition.	NORMAL	50	100%	10	One Target
TM47	Fake Tears Lowers the target's Special Defense by two stages.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TM60	Power Swap Espeon swaps any modifiers to its Attack and Special Attack with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target
TM70	Trick Room For the next 5 turns, turn order is reversed, so slower Pokémon go first. (Priority still functions as usual.)	PSYCHIC	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM72	Magic Room For the next 5 turns, all Pokémon's held items have no effect and can't be used.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM79	Retaliate Damage is doubled if one of your Pokémon fainted during the previous turn.	NORMAL	70	100%	5	One Target

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Espeon can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR01	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
TR11	Psychic 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	PSYCHIC	90	100%	10	One Target
TR13	Focus Energy Raises critical hit rate by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Espeon's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR25	Psyshock Psyshock uses the target's Defense stat to calculate damage instead of its Special Defense.	PSYCHIC	80	100%	10	One Target
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Espeon's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR29	Baton Pass Switches to another Pokémon on your team and keeps stat modifiers and effects.	NORMAL	--	--	40	User
TR31	Iron Tail 30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	100	75%	15	One Target
TR33	Shadow Ball 20% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GHOST	80	100%	15	One Target
TR34	Future Sight Does its damage after two more turns have passed.	PSYCHIC	120	100%	10	One Target
TR38	Trick Switches Espeon's held item with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	100%	10	One Target
TR40	Skill Swap Swaps Espeon's ability with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target
TR42	Hyper Voice Damages all nearby enemies.	NORMAL	90	100%	10	Nearby Enemies
TR49	Calm Mind Raises Espeon's Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User
TR69	Zen Headbutt Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	PSYCHIC	80	90%	15	One Target
TR77	Grass Knot Does more damage depending on how heavy the target is.	GRASS	varies	100%	20	One Target
TR82	Stored Power Increases power by 20 for each positive stat modifier Espeon has, excluding accuracy or evasion.	PSYCHIC	20	100%	10	One Target
TR83	Ally Switch Switches places with Espeon for the rest of the battle.	PSYCHIC	--	--	15	User
TR85	Work Up Raises Espeon's Attack and Special Attack by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
TR92	Dazzling Gleam Damages all nearby enemies.	FAIRY	80	100%	10	Nearby Enemies
TR97	Psychic Fangs Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	PSYCHIC	85	100%	10	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Espeon can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Espeon.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Flail Does more damage when Espeon's HP is low.	NORMAL	varies	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Curse {notghost}Raises Espeon's Attack and Defense by one stage, but lowers its Speed by one stage.{/notghost}{ghost}Takes 50% of Espeon's max HP to curse the last Pokémon to hit it, damaging the last Pokémon to hit it by 1/4 its max HP after each turn.{/ghost}	GHOST	--	--	10	Counter
EGG	Tickle Lowers the target's Attack and Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Yawn Makes the target fall asleep at the end of the next turn.	NORMAL	--	--	10	One Target
EGG	Detect Protects Espeon from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	FIGHTING	--	--	5	User
EGG	Double Kick Hits the target two times in a row.	FIGHTING	30	100%	30	One Target
EGG	Mud-Slap 100% chance of lowering the target's Accuracy by one stage.	GROUND	20	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Wish Heals whichever Pokémon is out by 50% of Espeon's max HP at the end of the next turn.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User

Where to Find Espeon

If you're looking for where to find Espeon, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Espeon in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Special Ways to Get Espeon

There is a strong Espeon that can be found in the Lake of Outrage part of the Wild Area while the weather is overcast.

Getting Espeon By Evolution

Evolves from Eevee when its happiness is high enough and it gains a level, but only during the day-time.