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Espeon

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General

Espeon
psychic

Abilities

Synchronize
When this Pokémon becomes Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned, the enemy does too.

Damage Taken

Dex Numbers

Generation
Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC
Red/Blue/Yellow Kanto
196
Gold/Silver/Crystal Johto
184
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Hoenn
n/a
Diamond/Pearl Sinnoh
n/a

Names

Japanese
エーフィ
Romaji
Eefi

Flavor

Height
2'11.4" or 0.9 m
Weight
58.4 lb or 26.5 kg
Species
Sun
Color
purple
Cry
mp3 here
Fire Red/Leaf Green Habitat
Urban
Pawprint

Misc

R/B/Y code
n/a

Breeding

Gender
⅞ male; ⅛ female (code: 31 or 0x1f)
Breeding groups
5: Ground
Steps to hatch
8,960
Compatible with
63 families; 131 total Pokémon

In the Wild

Base EXP
197 or 0xc5
Capture rate
45 or 0x2d
Base happiness
70 or 0x46
Growth rate
medium
Effort points
2 Special Attack
Wild held items
n/a

Evolution Chain

See also: Comparison of this evolution chain

BasicStage 1
133 Eevee Base form 134 Vaporeon Use a Water Stone
135 Jolteon Use a Thunderstone
136 Flareon Use a Fire Stone
196 Espeon Happiness during the day, or use Sun Shard
197 Umbreon Happiness at night, or use Moon Shard
470 Leafeon Level up while at Moss Rock in Eterna Forest
471 Glaceon Level up while at Ice Rock on Route 217

Stats

Stat Base Max Stat %ile
L50 L100
HP
65
 172 334 47.9
Attack
65
 117 229 38.5
Defense
60
 112 219 39.1
Special Attack
130
 182 359 97
Special Defense
95
 147 289 82.2
Speed
110
 162 319 93.9
Average
87.5
 - - 83.4

Flavor

See also: All versions' flavor text and sprites

Diamond/Pearl Its fur has the look and feel of velvet. The orb on its forehead glows when it uses psycho-power.

Locations

Sorry, Pearl players! Only Diamond for the moment.

Area Section Level Method

Move List

See also: This list in the move search

See also: Contest list

Espeon's Special Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with special () moves.

Espeon gets the STAB from psychic moves.

Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Move Type Dmg PP Power Acc.* Pri. Description
-- -- Helping Hand normal none 20 -- 100% 5 Goes first. User's ally's next move inflicts 50% more damage.
-- -- -- Tackle normal physical 35 35 95% Inflicts regular damage.
-- -- -- Tail Whip normal none 30 -- 100% Lowers the target's Defense.
8 8 8 Sand-Attack ground none 15 -- 100% Lowers the target's Accuracy.
16 16 15 Confusion psychic special 25 50 100% Has a 10% chance to Confuse the target.
23 23 22 Quick Attack normal physical 30 40 100% 1 Goes first. Inflicts regular damage.
30 30 29 Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
36 36 36 Psybeam psychic special 20 65 100% Has a 10% chance to Confuse the target.
43 Future Sight psychic special 15 80 90% Hits the target two turns later.
50 Last Resort normal physical 5 130 100% Can only be used after all of the user's other moves have been used.
42 42 57 Psych Up normal none 10 -- 100% Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.
47 47 64 Psychic psychic special 10 90 100% Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
52 52 71 Morning Sun normal none 5 -- 100% Heals the user by half its max HP at the right time of day, or 1/4 otherwise.
Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Tutored moves
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Body Slam normal physical 15 85 100% Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Double-Edge normal physical 15 120 100% User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Mimic normal none 10 -- 100% Copies the target's last used move.
Emerald Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Dream Eater psychic special 15 100 100% Heals the user by half the damage the target receives. Only works on Sleeping Pokemon.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Substitute normal none 10 -- 100% Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Emerald Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Emerald Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Emerald Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Emerald Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Emerald Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Emerald Psych Up normal none 10 -- 100% Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.
Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl TMs and HMs
Chains 45 45 45 Attract normal none 15 -- 100% Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
Chains 04 04 Calm Mind psychic none 20 -- 100% Raises the user's Special Attack and Special Defense.
Chains 78 Captivate normal none 20 -- 100% Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender.
Chains 03 Curse ????? none 10 -- 100% Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
Chains H1 H1 H1 Cut normal physical 30 50 95% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains 43 Detect fighting none 5 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
Chains 28 28 Dig ground physical 10 80 100% User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
Chains 32 32 32 Double Team normal none 15 -- 100% Raises the user's Evasion.
Chains 42 85 Dream Eater psychic special 15 100 100% Heals the user by half the damage the target receives. Only works on Sleeping Pokemon.
Chains 20 58 Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Chains 42 42 Facade normal physical 20 70 100% Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.
Chains H5 H5 70 Flash normal none 20 -- 100% Lowers the target's Accuracy.
Chains 21 21 21 Frustration normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 68 Giga Impact normal physical 5 150 90% User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Chains 86 Grass Knot grass special 20 varies 100% Inflicts more damage to heavier targets, with a maximum of 120 power.
Chains 02 Headbutt normal physical 15 70 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
Chains 10 10 10 Hidden Power normal special 15 varies 100% Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
Chains 15 15 15 Hyper Beam normal special 5 150 90% User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Chains 23 23 23 Iron Tail steel physical 15 100 75% Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense.
Chains 16 16 Light Screen psychic none 30 -- 100% Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns..
Chains 31 Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Chains 83 Natural Gift normal physical 15 varies 100% Power and type depend on the held berry.
Chains 50 Nightmare ghost none 15 -- 100% Target loses 1/4 its max HP every turn as long as it continues Sleeping.
Chains 17 17 17 Protect normal none 10 -- 0% 3 Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
Chains 09 77 Psych Up normal none 10 -- 100% Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.
Chains 29 29 29 Psychic psychic special 10 90 100% Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
Chains 18 18 18 Rain Dance water none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
Chains 33 33 Reflect psychic none 20 -- 100% Reduces damage from physical attacks by 50%.
Chains 44 44 44 Rest psychic none 10 -- 100% User Sleeps, completely healing itself.
Chains 27 27 27 Return normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 43 43 Secret Power normal physical 20 70 100% Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
Chains 30 30 30 Shadow Ball ghost special 15 80 100% Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
Chains 48 48 Skill Swap psychic none 10 -- 100% User and target swap abilities.
Chains 35 82 Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Chains 13 Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Chains 90 Substitute normal none 10 -- 100% Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Chains 11 11 11 Sunny Day fire none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
Chains 34 87 Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Chains 39 Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
Chains 06 06 06 Toxic poison none 10 -- 85% Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
Chains 92 Trick Room psychic none 5 -- 0% -7 Goes last. For five turns, slower Pokemon will act before faster Pokemon.
Chains 07 Zap Cannon electric special 5 120 50% Has a 100% chance to Paralyze the target.

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