0196 Espeon

Performance

Status

  • Ranking Score:
    70.8
  • Main moves:
    Confusion, Psychic Fangs, Shadow Ball*
  • Type
    PSYCHIC
  • Level:
    16.5-19
  • Rank:
    Lvl 17.5 0/15/15CP 1498
  • Buddy Distance:
    5km
  • Charged Move Cost:
    75,000 Stardust
  • Attack:
    147.6
  • Defense:
    104
  • Stamina:
    98
  • Overall:
    1506

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Traits

Moves

Properties

Registeel has the following traits and playstyles:
  • + Spammy
    Reaches Charged Moves quickly.
  • + Fast Move Pressure
    Deals heavy Fast Move damage. It can pressure switches and work around shields.
  • - Glass Cannon
    Hits hard but struggles to take hits. Depends on shields.
  • - Clumsy
    Uses long animations, is stuck while attacking and may not reliably fire Charged Moves.
Move stats include same type and Shadow attack bonuses.
Recommended Move:
*Event or Elite TM exclusive*Unobtainable via TM
No.Move TypesMoveAccuracyPowerDamageAverageFast MoveCountRemark
1FastConfusion34.84Multipurpose
2FastZen Headbutt23.23Low Quality
3ChargedPsychic Fangs100% chance -1 Def opponent35481.373 - 3 - 3 - 3Debuff Spam/Bait
4ChargedShadow Ball*551001.825 - 5 - 4 - 5Coverage Nuke
5ChargedFuture Sight651442.226 - 5 - 6 - 5Nuke
6ChargedLast Resort*55901.645 - 5 - 4 - 5High Energy
7ChargedPsychic10% chance -1 Def opponent55901.645 - 5 - 4 - 5High Energy Debuff
8ChargedPsybeam60841.45 - 5 - 5 - 5High Energy
Weaknesses
bug
x1.6
dark
x1.6
ghost
x1.6
Resistances
psychic
x0.625
fighting
x0.625

Character Introduction

Summary

Espeon is a Psychic Pokémon which evolves from Eevee. It is vulnerable to Bug, Ghost and Dark moves. Espeon's strongest moveset is Confusion & Psychic and it has a Max CP of 3,170.

About

"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."

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PVP Mode Explanatory Notes

PvP Moveset Explanation
Confusion + Psychic Fangs and Shadow Ball* or Last Resort*

Confusion has 4 DPT (Damage Per Turn) and 3 EPT (Energy Per Turn), allowing it to deal solid damage to anything that doesn't resist it. Zen Headbutt is a very poor move for PvP. 

Psychic Fangs is recommended for its low energy cost, helping Espeon to bait shields, while also debuffing the opponent so Espeon's Fast Moves deal even more damage. Shadow Ball is generally the more favorable coverage move, allowing Espeon to fight back against Ghost-types while also having an advantage against other Psychic-type Pokemon. Last Resort has less damage output, but is still considerable due to its neutral hit against Dark-type Pokemon. Psychic is now redundant, due to the lack of coverage and moderately high energy cost. 

PvP Rating Explanation
Great League: 2 / 5

Espeon's stats are just not very well distributed for PVP. It fails to have much of an impact on the meta, and probably shouldn't be used. Psychic Fangs improves its moveset efficiency, but Espeon needs more tools to become a bigger threat against the meta. 

Ultra League: 3.5 / 5

The higher CP cap of Ultra League gives Espeon some more breathing room, allowing it to survive longer and deal more damage. Various Pokemon in this league tend to be weak to Espeon's attacks, or simply fall behind after taking too much damage from being debuffed. 

Master League: 3 / 5

At least here Espeon's strong attack and good moves can allow it to deliver some solid pain. Espeon still lacks stats (in particular bulk stats) compared to many other Pokemon in this league, thus it tends to hog shields in order to force the issue with its debuffs. Just make sure this Pokemon shares some shields with the rest of the team. 

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