Espeon counters

#0196

psychicTier 3

Lobby CP

22,826

3,600

Timer

3:00

Attack

201

Defense

138

Difficulty

0.56

Pokebattler scale

Beating Espeon should take 1 trainer with level 40 counters. Caught CP 1,730-1,811.

Weak tobug1.6xghost1.6xdark1.6x

Who to bring

IncludeMega Legendary Shadow

Improve your raidweather · friendship · Mega in the lobby · Party Power · Adventure EffectsShow ▾

Weather

★ boosts a type this boss is weak to

No boost Sunny or clear Rainy ★Partly cloudy Cloudy Windy Snow Fog ★

Friendship

every trainer in the lobby who is your friend

None Good friend (+3%)Great friend (+5%)Ultra friend (+7%)Best friend (+10%)

Mega in the lobby

a Mega boosts every trainer's attacks: 1.3x of its own type, 1.1x of others

Try a Dark Mega — most top counters attack with Dark

Party Power

Party Play: the charged move after a full meter does 2x

Off 2 trainers 3 trainers 4 trainers

Adventure Effects

only these three change a raid

Behemoth Blade (+10% attack)Behemoth Bash (+10% defense)Dynamic Punch+ (+15% attack vs Mega)

Of the game's eleven Adventure Effects only Behemoth Blade (Crowned Sword Zacian), Behemoth Bash (Crowned Shield Zamazenta) and Dynamic Punch+ (Mega Mewtwo X) change a raid; Roar of Time, Spacial Rend, Freeze Shock, Ice Burn, Sunsteel Strike, Moongeist Beam, Future Sight+ and Dynamax Cannon act outside raids. Dynamic Punch+ only counts against a Mega boss, so it changes nothing here. Sources: the full list, Behemoth Blade / Bash, Dynamic Punch+.

Best counters

Mega, Legendary, Shadow · level 40

The best Espeon counters are Mega Houndoom, Necrozma (Dawn Wings), Shadow Darkrai, Shadow Absol, Shadow Hydreigon & Shadow Tyranitar.

Suggested party of sixat most one Mega

M. Houndoom
Necrozma (Dawn Wings)
S. Darkrai
S. Absol
S. Hydreigon
S. Tyranitar

5 more Megas ranked inside the top six — a party can hold only one Mega, so the best one stays and the next non-Mega takes the slot.

Ranked by Estimator (trainers needed); small print: time to winOrder byEstimatorOverall %

1Mega HoundoomMegapartySnarl / Dark Pulse+0.491:25
2Necrozma (Dawn Wings)LegendarypartyShadow Claw / Moongeist Beam0.521:31
3Shadow DarkraiShadowLegendarypartySnarl / Foul Play0.551:36
4Mega AbsolMegaSnarl / Brutal Swing0.571:40
5Mega BeedrillMegaBug Bite / Fell Stinger+0.571:40
6Shadow AbsolShadowpartySnarl / Brutal Swing0.591:44
7Shadow HydreigonShadowpartyBite / Brutal Swing0.601:45
8Mega Mewtwo YMegaLegendaryPsycho Cut / Shadow Ball0.601:45
9Mega Mewtwo XMegaLegendaryPsycho Cut / Shadow Ball0.601:45
10Mega TyranitarMegaBite / Brutal Swing0.601:46
11Shadow TyranitarShadowpartyBite / Brutal Swing0.601:46

More orders under All settings (Sort by). The top 15 in detail.

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Related countersShadow Espeon

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Top 15 Espeon counters in detail

Click a row for damage per move, breakpoints and the energy cycle. Click a column to sort. All 30 ranked attackers, with every column, are under All settings.

Trainers1soloable

#	Attacker	Moveset
1	Mega Houndoomdarkfirejoint top pick	darkSnarldarkDark Pulse+	3,842	1:25	0.49	1.2	274.6%
2	Necrozma (Dawn Wings)psychicghost	ghostShadow ClawghostMoongeist Beam	4,099	1:31	0.52	1.7	256.6%
3	Shadow Darkraidark	darkSnarldarkFoul Play	3,739	1:36	0.55	1.7	244.2%
4	Mega Absoldark	darkSnarldarkBrutal Swing	3,301	1:40	0.57	2.3	235.1%
5	Mega Beedrillbugpoison	bugBug BitebugFell Stinger+	3,383	1:40	0.57	5.8	234.2%
6	Shadow Absoldark	darkSnarldarkBrutal Swing	2,526	1:44	0.59	3.2	224.7%
7	Shadow Hydreigondarkdragon	darkBitedarkBrutal Swing	3,625	1:45	0.60	1.6	224.1%
8	Mega Mewtwo Ypsychic	psychicPsycho CutghostShadow Ball	6,428	1:45	0.60	1.7	222.7%
9	Mega Mewtwo Xpsychicfighting	psychicPsycho CutghostShadow Ball	6,112	1:45	0.60	2.9	222.7%
10	Mega Tyranitarrockdark	darkBitedarkBrutal Swing	5,347	1:46	0.60	0.7	222.0%
11	Shadow Tyranitarrockdark	darkBitedarkBrutal Swing	3,834	1:46	0.60	1.4	221.9%
12	Mega Gengarghostpoison	ghostLickghostShadow Ball	4,336	1:50	0.63	5.6	212.7%
13	Shadow Weaviledarkice	darkSnarldarkFoul Play	3,005	1:52	0.64	2.4	209.2%
14	Shadow Giratina (Origin)ghostdragon	ghostShadow ClawghostShadow Force	3,683	1:52	0.64	3.4	208.9%
15	Mega Heracrossbugfighting	bugFury CutterbugMegahorn	4,814	1:53	0.64	5.2	207.6%

Ordered by Estimator alone, fewest trainers needed first. . The place badge names each row's Overall place on hover.

Times are one trainer with six copies of that attacker, level 40 at 15/15/15, no weather, no friendship, no dodging, Shadow / Mega / Legendary attackers hidden — the same defaults pokebattler.com's own counter pages open with. Open the full counter tool to change any of them. "Details" opens the per-move damage, breakpoints and energy cycle against Espeon.

Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Espeon's HP that six of that attacker remove inside one raid timer, so over 100% means they finish it with time to spare. Faints is how many of the six go down inside that timer.

Hardest movesets to raid against

The same boss is a different fight depending on what it knows. Each row re-simulates the top 6 counters above against one specific moveset; the list is ordered hardest first, and clicking a row filters the whole page to that moveset — the ranking, the estimator and the share link all follow.

Boss moveset	Win % (1)	Overall	Power	Time to win	Faints	Estimator
Random (any moveset)showing	100%	187%	239.8%	1:38	1.8	0.56
Zen Headbutt / Future Sight	100%	167%	236.3%	1:39	2.3	0.57
Zen Headbutt / Psychic Fangs	100%	246%	237.8%	1:39	1.1	0.56
Confusion / Future Sight	100%	168%	239.3%	1:38	2.2	0.56
Confusion / Psychic	100%	168%	239.8%	1:38	2.2	0.56
Zen Headbutt / Psybeam	100%	205%	240.6%	1:38	1.5	0.56
Confusion / Psybeam	100%	200%	241.2%	1:37	1.6	0.55
Zen Headbutt / Psychic	100%	171%	241.3%	1:37	2.1	0.55
Confusion / Psychic Fangs	100%	234%	241.6%	1:37	1.2	0.55

Measured over the top 6 attackers on the list above rather than by re-ranking the whole roster once per moveset — the ordering is what the table is for, and a full re-rank per moveset would cost ten times the page's whole simulation budget. Win % is the share of runs 1 trainers of those attackers finish inside the raid timer. Overall is Pokebattler's published blend on its own absolute scale (higher is easier), not a percentage of the best row the way the ranked table's Overall column is — which is why an easy boss reads well above 100% here.

Simulating each boss moveset…

Espeon weaknesses and resistances

Every one of the 18 attacking types against this boss's typing. GO multipliers: 1.6x super effective, 2.56x doubly, 0.625x resisted, 0.39x doubly resisted.

bug1.6x ghost1.6x dark1.6x normal1x flying1x poison1x ground1x rock1x steel1x fire1x water1x grass1x electric1x ice1x dragon1x fairy1x fighting0.63x psychic0.63x

Weak (3)
Neutral (13)
Resists (2)

It resists fighting0.625xpsychic0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.

What Espeon throws at you

Its standard movepool, with the damage window a dodge has to beat.

Fast moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
psychicConfusionSTAB	19	+14	1.5s	0.50s
psychicZen HeadbuttSTAB	11	+9	1.0s	0.75s

Charged moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
psychicFuture SightSTAB	115	-100	2.5s	1.20s
psychicPsychicSTAB	95	-50	3.0s	1.50s
psychicPsychic FangsSTAB	25	-33	1.0s	0.20s
psychicPsybeamSTAB	65	-50	3.0s	1.10s

Catch CP

What the encounter after the fight can hand you.

IV spread	CP at L20	CP at L25 (weather boosted)
10/10/10floor	1,730	2,162
11/11/11	1,746	2,183
12/12/12	1,762	2,203
13/13/13	1,778	2,223
14/14/14	1,795	2,243
15/15/15hundo	1,811	2,264

Caught CP range 1,730 - 1,811, or 2,162 - 2,264 when the weather boosts it.

A raid encounter is level 20 (level 25 weather boosted) and cannot roll an IV below 10/10/10. Anything outside the first range is not this raid's reward.

When it is in raids

From the raid schedule, refreshed daily.

Espeon is not on the raid schedule right now. The simulation above is still exact for the tier chosen — any boss can be simulated, current or not.

All settings

Tier 3: 3,600 HP, 3:00 timer, boss Attack 201 / Defense 138 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.73).

Raid bossAttacker levelAttacker IVsWeatherFriendshipDodgingTrainers in the lobbyMega in the lobbyParty Play trainersBoss fast moveBoss charged moveSort by

Attackers allowed

ShadowMega and PrimalLegendary, Mythical, Ultra BeastLegacy and Elite TM moves

Share these exact settings

Every column, and pokebattler.com's own rank

On a phone the list shows estimator, time to win and faints. Overall, Power, win chance, CP, DPS and TDO appear on a wider screen.

#	Attacker	Moveset	Overall	Power	Est.Estimator	TimeTime to win	Faints	Win % (1)	CP	DPS	TDO
1	Mega Houndoom darkfiremega Snarl / Dark Pulse+	Snarl / Dark Pulse++17 more movesets	100%	274.6%	0.49	1:25	1.1	100%	3,842	44.4	1780
2	Necrozma (Dawn Wings) psychicghost Shadow Claw / Moongeist Beam	Shadow Claw / Moongeist Beam+14 more movesets	88%	256.6%	0.52	1:31	1.5	100%	4,099	39.8	1430
3	Shadow Darkrai darkshadow Snarl / Foul Play	Snarl / Foul Play+14 more movesets	84%	244.2%	0.55	1:36	1.5	100%	3,739	38.0	1434
4	Mega Absol darkmega Snarl / Brutal Swing	Snarl / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets	77%	235.1%	0.57	1:40	2.1	100%	3,301	36.8	1185
5	Mega Beedrill bugpoisonmega Bug Bite / Fell Stinger+	Bug Bite / Fell Stinger++23 more movesets	66%	234.2%	0.57	1:40	6.4	100%	3,383	40.0	481
6	Shadow Absol darkshadow Snarl / Brutal Swing	Snarl / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets	71%	224.7%	0.59	1:44	2.9	100%	2,526	34.9	904
7	Shadow Hydreigon darkdragonshadow Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets	78%	224.1%	0.60	1:45	1.4	100%	3,625	34.7	1474
8	Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball+26 more movesets	77%	222.7%	0.60	1:45	1.6	100%	6,428	35.4	1448
9	Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball+26 more movesets	71%	222.7%	0.60	1:45	2.7	100%	6,112	34.7	971
10	Mega Tyranitar rockdarkmega Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+15 more movesets	84%	222.0%	0.60	1:46	0.7	100%	5,347	34.6	2306
11	Shadow Tyranitar rockdarkshadow Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+15 more movesets	78%	221.9%	0.60	1:46	1.3	100%	3,834	34.4	1575
12	Mega Gengar ghostpoisonmega Lick / Shadow Ball	Lick / Shadow Ball+31 more movesets	60%	212.7%	0.63	1:50	6.2	100%	4,336	35.4	499
13	Shadow Weavile darkiceshadow Snarl / Foul Play	Snarl / Foul Play+11 more movesets	69%	209.2%	0.64	1:52	2.1	100%	3,005	32.5	1151
14	Shadow Giratina (Origin) ghostdragonshadow Shadow Claw / Shadow Force	Shadow Claw / Shadow Force+7 more movesets	65%	208.9%	0.64	1:52	3.1	100%	3,683	32.9	884
15	Mega Heracross bugfightingmega Fury Cutter / Megahorn	Fury Cutter / Megahorn+17 more movesets	60%	207.6%	0.64	1:53	5.0	100%	4,814	33.7	594
16	Mega Greninja waterdarkmega Feint Attack / Surf+	Feint Attack / Surf++17 more movesets	71%	207.0%	0.65	1:53	1.6	100%	3,784	32.2	1380
17	Darkrai dark Snarl / Foul Play	Snarl / Foul Play+14 more movesets	71%	207.0%	0.65	1:53	1.6	100%	3,739	32.1	1390
18	Mega Rayquaza dragonflyingmega Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent	Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent+11 more movesets	65%	206.1%	0.65	1:54	3.0	100%	5,713	32.0	895
19	Shadow Chandelure ghostfireshadow Hex / Shadow Ball	Hex / Shadow Ball+19 more movesets	59%	205.5%	0.65	1:54	5.4	100%	3,268	33.5	557
20	Mega Banette ghostmega Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball	Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball+5 more movesets	58%	201.4%	0.66	1:57	5.1	100%	3,594	32.7	584
21	Shadow Salamence dragonflyingshadow Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+20 more movesets	59%	201.4%	0.66	1:57	4.6	100%	3,749	32.0	630
22	Mega Pinsir bugflyingmega Fury Cutter / X-Scissor	Fury Cutter / X-Scissor+14 more movesets	60%	198.7%	0.67	1:58	3.9	100%	4,182	31.1	720
23	Mega Alakazam psychicmega Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball+17 more movesets	61%	196.9%	0.68	1:59	3.0	100%	4,510	30.4	893
24	Shadow Houndoom darkfireshadow Snarl / Foul Play	Snarl / Foul Play+14 more movesets	63%	196.5%	0.68	1:59	2.6	100%	2,635	30.3	972
25	Shadow Mewtwo psychicshadow Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball+23 more movesets	62%	196.0%	0.68	1:60	2.9	100%	4,178	31.2	930
26	Shadow Honchkrow darkflyingshadow Snarl / Dark Pulse	Snarl / Dark Pulse+7 more movesets	61%	193.2%	0.69	2:02	2.9	100%	2,711	30.0	914
27	Shadow Regigigas normalshadow Hidden Power / Crush Grip	Hidden Power / Crush Grip+7 more movesets	58%	192.0%	0.70	2:02	3.8	100%	4,346	30.7	753
28	Absol dark Snarl / Brutal Swing	Snarl / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets	59%	189.1%	0.71	2:04	2.9	100%	2,526	29.3	903
29	Lunala psychicghost Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball	Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball+11 more movesets	63%	187.8%	0.71	2:05	1.8	100%	4,042	29.3	1283
30	Mega Salamence dragonflyingmega Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+20 more movesets	59%	187.8%	0.71	2:05	2.9	100%	5,031	29.1	906

How accurate is this? Same top pick as pokebattler.com on 26 of 27 lists checked, 90% of its top tens shared; weakest on Mewtwo's default list (7 of 10).

Ranking. Our full ranking against the page pokebattler.com serves for the same boss and settings, on 27 boss and filter combinations read live (2026-10-04): 242 of 270 top-ten places shared, the same #1 on 26. On the six fixed reference bosses (read 2026-10-03): 85% top-ten overlap with its default filters, 83% with Shadow, Mega and Legendary on. A close top three is shown as a tie because the order inside it is below what we can measure.

Time to win. Graded with Pokebattler's own movesets against every boss moveset, average per boss: Tier 1 and 3 +0.1% to +1.2%; Tier 5 −2.9% to +1.3%; Mega −1.1% to +2.6%; Shadow Tier 5 −1.8% to +0.3%. One attacker can be off by more: median 1.6%, worst 15%, RMS per boss moveset 2.05%.

Known weak spots.

Mewtwo (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of Pokebattler's top 10: Absol, Incineroar and Salamence sit just outside ours, Polteageist, Cursola and Hisuian Typhlosion just inside.
Groudon (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of 10; its Grass and Water counters run 2-6% fast here.
Tier 5 times run about 2-3% fast for attackers that faint often, and 2-3% slow on Mega Charizard Y and Mega Beedrill, whose counters resist the boss.
Tier 1 lists are the least checked: Combee (Tier 1) shares only 3 of Pokebattler's top 10, with Gigalith first here where Pokebattler puts Rhyperior.

This boss on pokebattler.com. Boss-by-boss accuracy report.

Ranked 30 attackers in 0.2 s (50 Monte Carlo runs each, seed 1). Same boss on pokebattler.com. The same ranking as JSON: /api/raids/rank.