Espeon Counters — Gen 9 Anything Goes Psychic

Gen 9 Anything Goes counter data · Sorted by KO Rate (P) · Smogon 2026-04

Checks and Counters

What beats Espeon in Gen 9 Anything Goes? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, the following checks and counters are the most effective at beating Espeon. Sorted by KO Rate (P) — the chance the checker wins when it encounters Espeon.

Espeon is ranked #58 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with a 1.74% usage rate.

The top five checks and counters for Espeon in Gen 9 Anything Goes are Arceus (73.9%), Zacian-Crowned (73.7%), Arceus-Ground (70.2%), Ting-Lu (68.6%), Calyrex-Shadow (68.5%).

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Arceus Arceus 65.504 73.9% 5.43%
2 Zacian-Crowned Zacian-Crowned 43.407 73.7% 6.68%
3 Arceus-Ground Arceus-Ground 39.686 70.2% 7.26%
4 Ting-Lu Ting-Lu 47.942 68.6% 6.70%
5 Calyrex-Shadow Calyrex-Shadow 113.697 68.5% 4.36%

KO Rate (P): % of this checker's appearances where it KO'd or forced out Espeon. KO Rate (D): % of Espeon's appearances where this checker KO'd or forced it out. Encounters: number of times they met in battle.

Espeon Usage Stats

Most Used Moves

Calm Mind 10.5% Baton Pass 10.3% Stored Power 9.8% Psychic 8.6% Trick 8.2% Alluring Voice 7.7% Shadow Ball 6.8% Substitute 5.7%

Most Used Items

Leftovers 38.8% Choice Scarf 30.0% Focus Sash 13.1% Choice Specs 4.9% Heavy-Duty Boots 3.8% Light Clay 2.7% Life Orb 1.8% Assault Vest 1.1%

Most Used Abilities

Magic Bounce 99.3%Synchronize 0.7%

Most Used Tera Types

Fairy 27.1% Psychic 23.9% Dark 18.8% Ground 13.6% Ghost 9.4% Normal 3.6% Fighting 1.9% Steel 1.4%

Common Teammates

Smeargle 9.1% Drifblim 5.5% Clefable 5.0% Arceus 4.9% Calyrex-Shadow 4.0% Bellossom 3.7% Espathra 3.2% Ho-Oh 2.7%

Usage data based on Smogon weighted stats from 2026-04. Percentages show how often each move, item, ability, or Tera Type was used on Espeon sets.

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