Espeon counters

Gen 5 Ubers · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Espeon
#0196 Espeon
Psychic
USAGE 15.5% #14
ABILITYMagic Bounce
BASE STATS
HP 65
ATK 65
DEF 60
SPA 130
SPD 95
SPE 110
BST525
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
BugGhostDark
½×
FightingPsychic
Moves
Yawn 72.7% Baton Pass 60.9% Hidden Power Fire 60.6% Trick 57.6% Hidden Power Fighting 34.8% Psychic 33.7% Grass Knot 27.2% Psyshock 16.9%
Items
Choice Scarf 57.6% Focus Sash 37.2% Light Clay 3.0% Leftovers 2.2% Colbur Berry 0.0% Mental Herb 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Magic Bounce99.9%Synchronize0.1%
Common Teammates
Groudon98.6%Ho-Oh90.5%Arceus73.9%Palkia54.9%Darkrai40.4%Blaziken32.6%Genesect23.7%Arceus-Ghost22.3%
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Ranked #14 with 15.54% usage. Sorted by reliability score.