Espeon counters

Gen 9 NU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Espeon
#0196 Espeon
Psychic
USAGE 7.1% #33
ABILITYMagic Bounce
BASE STATS
HP 65
ATK 65
DEF 60
SPA 130
SPD 95
SPE 110
BST525
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
BugGhostDark
½×
FightingPsychic
Moves
Calm Mind 66.1% Morning Sun 63.2% Draining Kiss 59.6% Stored Power 57.8% Shadow Ball 29.7% Trick 23.0% Psychic 19.5% Alluring Voice 14.1%
Items
Grassy Seed 53.2% Choice Specs 21.1% Kee Berry 4.5% Choice Scarf 4.1% Leftovers 3.4% Eject Button 3.3% Life Orb 3.2% Twisted Spoon 3.0%
Abilities
Magic Bounce99.8%Synchronize0.2%
Tera Types
Fairy 73.7% Rock 10.3% Fighting 6.5% Psychic 4.1% Ghost 3.4% Steel 0.9% Water 0.7% Dark 0.3%
Common Teammates
Grafaiai54.2%Thwackey46.8%Duraludon34.4%Hitmonlee31.5%Drednaw19.1%Dudunsparce13.2%Munkidori12.2%Raikou12.0%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #33 with 7.11% usage. Sorted by reliability score.