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Pokémon · #196

Espeon

Psychic Legal in M-C

Espeon is #227 on the ladder, on 0.0% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 65
Atk 65
Def 60
SpA 130
SpD 95
Spe 110

Base stat total 525

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178

Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe · Timid Nature

Types and weaknesses

Psychic
Weak ×2
BugGhostDark
Resists ×½
FightingPsychic

Abilities

Synchronize
If another Pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes this Pokemon, it also gets that status. · used by 5%
Magic Bounce
This Pokemon blocks certain Status moves and bounces them back to the user. · used by 95%

Speed tier

Most common
178
Fastest
178 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
130 (0 SP)
Slowest
117 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 178, it outspeeds 35 of the 50 most used Pokémon, ties 2, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Tyranitar 186 (Scarf)
  2. Whimsicott 184
  3. Maushold 179
  4. Espeon (this) 178
  5. Mega Metagross 178
  6. Mega Staraptor 178
  7. Ninetales-Alola 177
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #227 · on 0.0% of teams · 5,080 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Expanding Force 92.1%
  2. Power Gem 68.8%
  3. Dazzling Gleam 63.3%
  4. Protect 60.0%
  5. Detect 23.3%
  6. Trick Room 17.1%
  7. Sunny Day 11.6%
  8. Shadow Ball 11.6%
  9. Imprison 10.5%
  10. Psychic 7.6%

Items

  1. Life Orb 62.4%
  2. Focus Sash 15.9%
  3. Colbur Berry 8.5%
  4. Expert Belt 4.4%
  5. Choice Scarf 3.7%
  6. Wise Glasses 2.2%

Abilities

  1. Magic Bounce 95.4%
  2. Synchronize 4.6%

Spreads

  1. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 178 32.5%
  2. Timid 0/0/2/32/0/32 · Spe 178 30.6%
  3. Timid 4/0/0/30/0/32 · Spe 178 11.6%
  4. Bold 32/0/25/0/9/0 · Spe 130 5.7%
  5. Timid 0/0/11/32/0/23 · Spe 168 5.1%
  6. Timid 3/0/21/19/0/23 · Spe 168 2.1%
  7. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 162 2.0%
  8. Timid 32/0/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 1.7%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 63.9%
  2. Mega Charizard Y 29.4%
  3. Whimsicott 28.7%
  4. Sneasler 26.6%
  5. Kingambit 25.7%
  6. Mega Raichu X 13.2%
  7. Arcanine-Hisui 12.2%
  8. Basculegion 12.0%
  9. Mega Lucario Z 11.8%
  10. Mega Dragonite 11.6%
  11. Azumarill 11.6%
  12. Incineroar 10.4%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #230 · on 0.1% of teams · 5,080 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Expanding Force 80.4%
  2. Power Gem 59.3%
  3. Protect 40.3%
  4. Trick Room 30.4%
  5. Dazzling Gleam 27.8%
  6. Imprison 24.1%
  7. Detect 19.6%
  8. Psychic 17.1%
  9. Shadow Ball 16.5%
  10. Weather Ball 14.1%

Items

  1. Life Orb 29.9%
  2. Focus Sash 27.9%
  3. Choice Scarf 12.4%
  4. Colbur Berry 8.2%
  5. Twisted Spoon 4.7%
  6. Wise Glasses 4.0%

Abilities

  1. Magic Bounce 91.4%
  2. Synchronize 8.6%

Spreads

  1. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 178 41.5%
  2. Timid 0/0/11/32/0/23 · Spe 168 16.3%
  3. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 162 7.8%
  4. Timid 0/0/2/32/0/32 · Spe 178 5.0%
  5. Bold 32/0/25/0/9/0 · Spe 130 3.5%
  6. Modest 0/0/0/32/2/32 · Spe 162 1.9%
  7. Timid 32/0/0/2/0/32 · Spe 178 1.7%
  8. Hardy 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 162 1.3%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 36.8%
  2. Sneasler 18.6%
  3. Mega Charizard Y 15.8%
  4. Tsareena 15.3%
  5. Milotic 15.2%
  6. Mega Blaziken 13.4%
  7. Volcarona 10.0%
  8. Mega Lucario Z 9.6%
  9. Sylveon 8.9%
  10. Umbreon 8.1%
  11. Incineroar 8.0%
  12. Indeedee 7.7%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #238 · on 0.1% of teams · 5,080 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Expanding Force 69.0%
  2. Power Gem 47.4%
  3. Protect 38.0%
  4. Dazzling Gleam 28.0%
  5. Psychic 26.9%
  6. Shadow Ball 25.2%
  7. Trick Room 23.6%
  8. Detect 22.5%
  9. Imprison 17.2%
  10. Calm Mind 16.4%

Items

  1. Focus Sash 26.8%
  2. Life Orb 25.4%
  3. Choice Scarf 11.6%
  4. Colbur Berry 8.1%
  5. Twisted Spoon 7.0%
  6. Expert Belt 4.1%

Abilities

  1. Magic Bounce 92.8%
  2. Synchronize 7.2%

Spreads

  1. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 178 49.0%
  2. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 162 7.3%
  3. Timid 0/0/11/32/0/23 · Spe 168 6.6%
  4. Timid 0/0/2/32/0/32 · Spe 178 2.9%
  5. Timid 32/0/0/2/0/32 · Spe 178 2.8%
  6. Timid 0/0/0/32/2/32 · Spe 178 1.9%
  7. Sassy 32/0/0/2/32/0 · Spe 117 1.9%
  8. Bold 32/0/25/0/9/0 · Spe 130 1.7%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 31.2%
  2. Sneasler 15.8%
  3. Milotic 14.1%
  4. Sylveon 10.8%
  5. Umbreon 10.1%
  6. Mega Charizard Y 10.0%
  7. Jolteon 9.3%
  8. Mega Lucario Z 8.4%
  9. Incineroar 8.1%
  10. Talonflame 7.8%
  11. Vaporeon 7.7%
  12. Flareon 7.6%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 2 of 4,641 teams (0.0%) · win rate 33.3% (95% interval 12.1%–64.6%, n = 9 games) · 0 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,444 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Azumarill +11.5 pp n = 589 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Espeon teams; Azumarill is on 0% of all teams (133.22× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Raichu X +11.4 pp n = 669 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Espeon teams; Mega Raichu X is on 2% of all teams (7.41× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Dragonite +8.9 pp n = 589 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Espeon teams; Mega Dragonite is on 3% of all teams (4.30× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Whimsicott +21.2 pp n = 1,459 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 29% of Espeon teams; Whimsicott is on 8% of all teams (3.79× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Indeedee-F +43.6 pp n = 3,245 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 64% of Espeon teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (3.15× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Mega Lucario Z +8.0 pp n = 601 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Espeon teams; Mega Lucario Z is on 4% of all teams (3.08× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Mega Charizard Y +17.2 pp n = 1,493 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 29% of Espeon teams; Mega Charizard Y is on 12% of all teams (2.41× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Arcanine-Hisui +0.7 pp n = 622 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Espeon teams; Arcanine-Hisui is on 12% of all teams (1.06× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Kingambit +0.4 pp n = 1,305 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 26% of Espeon teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (1.02× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Sneasler -10.5 pp n = 1,352 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 27% of Espeon teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.72× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Basculegion -8.6 pp n = 610 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Espeon teams; Basculegion is on 21% of all teams (0.58× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Incineroar -21.3 pp n = 526 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Espeon teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.33× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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