Espeon

Best moveset

Espeon can learn 12 combinations. Confusion with Psychic does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Best moveset against each type

Espeon does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Poison, Ghost.

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Espeon is actually for.

Counters: what beats Espeon

Attacker	Type	Moveset	DPS
Blacephalon	FireGhost	AstonishShadow Ball	30.9
Pheromosa	BugFighting	Bug BiteBug Buzz	29.8
Darkrai	Dark	SnarlFoul Play	29.1
Chandelure	GhostFire	HexShadow Ball	27.6
Gengar	GhostPoison	LickShadow BallLegacy	27.6

Ranked by damage per second against Espeon's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family. Twelve deep, with what Espeon is weak to.

Type matchups

Shiny

Yes. Shiny Espeon has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.

Evolution family

Numbers

What it costs