Espeon Guide: Builds and Best Items | Pokemon UNITE

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Espeon Release Date	Espeon Builds

Latest Nerfs & Buffs (06/20)

June 20 Update

Snorlax Changes (June 20)
Psyshock	• Duration of effects on opposing Pokemon increased. • Movement speed decrease strengthened. • Damage dealt increased from 2835 to 3125 (+10%).
Psybeam	• Damage dealt increased from 7238 to 7630 (+5%)
Stored Power	• Damage dealt increased from 2041 to 2521 (+24%). • HP restoration increased.

Espeon Basic Info

Espeon
	Tier Rating: Role: Attacker Attack Type: Ranged Damage Type: Special Difficulty: Novice Cost: 10000 / 575
"This Ranged Attacker demonstrates the power of mind over matter with some impressive psychic moves."

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Espeon Best Lanes

Top	Jungle	Bottom

Tips & Strategies for Every Lane

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths	Weaknesses
✔︎ Great early and late game scaling. ✔︎ High damage output. ✔︎ Unite move offers great crowd control.	✖︎ Lacks proper mobility moves. ✖︎ Needs proper setup from teammates.

Best Builds for Espeon

Espeon Builds
Full Offense Build
Psychic Solare Build	Single-Target Burst Build

The Best Build for Espeon is the one with the gold crown!

Full Offense Build

Full Offense Build
Moveset			Held Items
Psyshock Psybeam			Wise Glasses Choice Specs Focus Band
Battle Item
Eject Button
Item Effects (at Level 30)
Sp. Atk: +78 Defense: +30 Sp. Def: +30
Recommended Lane
Top Lane		Jungle		Bot Lane

This build enhances Espeon's offensive capabilities. Your main gameplay revolves around dealing damage and helping your allies in lanes push goal zones. Psyshock will be your main damaging move. Take advantage of its stun effect by targeting the enemy team's Attackers to quickly pressure them. Moreover, Psybeam will be helpful for fighting sturdy Pokemon like Defenders since the damage scales with the target's HP.

Having both Wise Glasses and Choice Specs equipped drastically increases Espeon's Sp. Attack stat, increasing its overall damage output. Focus Band is your defensive item which gives you extra protection during the early game. This allows you to get aggressive when farming Wild Pokemon to reach Level 4.

Eject Button is mainly used for getting out of dangerous situations if you get overwhelmed. If you prefer a more consistent way of getting extra mobility, use X Speed instead.

Psychic Solare Build

Psychic Solare Build
Moveset			Held Items
Stored Power Future Sight			Wise Glasses Energy Amplifier Buddy Barrier
Battle Item
Full Heal
Item Effects (at Level 30)
Sp. Atk: +39 Cooldown: -4.50% Unite Move Charge Rate: +6%
Recommended Lane
Top Lane		Jungle		Bot Lane

This build plays more of a support build with the focus on constantly pressuring opponents and getting Psychic Solare as fast as possible. Since you will take on a passive role, Take advantage Stored Power's extra mobility to maneuver around the battlefield and deal some easy damage. Additionally, Future Sight allows you to deal more damage since its cooldown gets reduced with every projectile hit with Stored Power.

Wise Glasses is your main offense item. This provides Espeon with more damage for farming Wild Pokemon to get EXP faster. Energy Amplifier adds extra damage to Psychic Solare, making the blast much more deadly. Additionally, Buddy Barrier gives Espeon extra shields for more protection while channeling the move.

Full Heal gives Espeon protection from getting disabled by crowd control moves. This is especially helpful when you are lining up your Unite Move. Slow Smoke is a good alternative if you want a more straightforward way to set up your moves.

Single-Target Burst Build

Single-Target Burst Build
Moveset			Held Items
Psyshock Future Sight			Wise Glasses Choice Specs Buddy Barrier
Battle Item
Eject Button
Item Effects (at Level 30)
Sp. Atk: +78 HP: +450
Recommended Lane
Top Lane		Jungle		Bot Lane

This is an offense-focused build that has you play around Future Sight's effect. Your gameplay consists of knocking down opponents with Psyshock marked with Future Sight to get bonus activations. Because this build turns Espeon into a dedicated attacker, we advise you to use this build when you are queued up with Friends or Sqaud members. Doing so will you to play around Espeon's strengths and weaknesses.

Both Wise Glasses and Choice Specs provide a decent amount of damage boost for Espeon's moves. Buddy Barrier, on the other hand, gives Espeon more HP for survivability. Additionally, the item can shield an ally as you activate Psychic Solare during a clash. If you want to increase your further, you can substitute Buddy Barrier with a Shell Bell, which can help make up for the decrease in survivability with HP recovery.

Eject Button will be your dedicated mobility tool reserved for getting out of dangerous situations. If you prefer a more consistent way of getting extra mobility, use X Speed instead.

Espeon Best Items & Moveset

Best Held Items

Item	Explanation
Buddy Barrier	Ideally, Psychic Solare should be used in the middle of a team clash to get the most value. Buddy Barrier ensures Espeon gets protected during and after the unite move so it can continue fighting.
Energy Amplifier	The blast from Psychic Solare is affected by the damage increase Energy Amplifier provides. This makes the move act like a finisher.
Focus Band	Focus Band offers more durability allowing Espeon to get extra aggressive during the early game. This helps it stay in the fight longer as it farms Wild Pokemon.
Wise Glasses	Wise Glasses further increases Espeon's already high Sp. Attack stat. This allows the Pokemon to deal extra damage when it uses its moves.
Choice Specs	Choice Specs adds bonus damage as you land your moves. It also adds a decent amount of Sp. Attack stat.

List of Held Items

Best Battle Items

Item	Explanation
Full Heal	Full Heal gives Espeon extra protection from crowd control and disruption. This is especially helpful while maneuvering around a clash for your Unite Move.
Slow Smoke	Slow Smoke adds more crowd control opportunities for Espeon's kit. Use it to set up Espeon's moves to get clear shots.
Eject Button	Eject Button is primarily used to reposition when Espeon gets overwhelmed. It is also helpful for chasing down fleeing targets.
X Speed	X Speed offers a more consistent way of increasing Espeon's movement speed. This compensates for Espeon's lack of mobility moves.

List of Battle Items

Best Moveset

Move	Explanation
Psyshock	Psyshock can quickly pressure an opponent's HP with one single hit. Moreover, its stun effect when you get to hit all the projectiles is great for setting up the killing blow!
Psybeam	Because the damage scales with the target's HP, Psybeam is you go-to move for facing high HP opponents. It is especially useful for securing objectives.

The moveset above deals the most damage without the need to set up. When going for Future Sight, you can pair it with any move and still take advantage of the cooldown reduction. If you want a more direct way of dealing burst damage, learn Psyshock. Otherwise, learn Stored Power instead if you want a more passive way of dealing damage.

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How to Play Espeon

Watch the Boosted Attack Gauge

Espeon's boosted attack works differently than other Pokemon. It has a gauge that fills up over time rather than triggering for every certain numbers of attacks. Keep a close watch on your boosted attack gauge before engaging.

Watch Out for High Mobility Pokemon

Espeon's weakness are high-mobility Pokemon like Talonflame since they can easily dodge Espeon's moves and can burst it down quickly. Watch out for these Pokemon during fights as they'll surely target you first.

Keep a Safe Distance

Utilize Espeon's long-ranged moves to deal damage and provide disables for your team from a safe distance. You can also stay behind durable teammates like Snorlax, letting them take the frontlines and attract the enemies' attention while you bombard them with your moves.

Get Aggressive Once You Get Pyschic Solare

Espeon can learn its Unite Move earlier than most, at level 8. Utilize your early Unite Move by roaming the map and taking teamfights. Your team will most likely have the advantage during teamfights since the enemy probably won't have their Unite Move yet.

Attack Targets Marked with Future Sight

You can reduce Future Sight's cooldown each time you attack a target marked with it. Utilize this mechanic to (potentially) cast Future Sight infinitely.

Progression and Leveling Guide

Top or Bottom Lane Guide

Level	Objectives
1 - 3	• Secure as many wild Pokemon as you can to quickly level up to level 4 • Avoid full-on fights at the moment
4 - 8	• Get aggressive once you have Psyshock • Roam around and help your allies get kills once you have Psybeam or Future Sight • If possible, try to level up to level 8 to get Psychic Solare before or when Drednaw spawns
9+	• Stick with your allies to hunt targets, secure objectives, and push lanes • Level up to at least level 12 before or when Zapdos spawns for a fully-upgraded moveset • Unleash all your moves to help take down Zapdos or at least win a teamfight to secure it

Jungle Guide

Level	Objectives
1 - 5	• Clear the first wave of jungle camps to reach level 5 quickly and get Psyshock • Help the top lane first by securing Vespiquen and Combees, and, if possible, getting kills and scoring points
6 - 8	• Clear the second wave of jungle camps to reach at least level 7 and get Future Sight or Psybeam • Help the bottom lane and try to reach level 8 before or when Drednaw spawns • Use Psychic Solare to help your team secure Drednaw
9+	• Use your early Unite Move to get kills, secure objectives, and push lanes • Reach at least level 12 before or when Zapdos spawns for a fully-upgraded moveset • Unleash all your moves to help take down Zapdos or at least win a teamfight to secure it

Espeon Combos

Psychic Solare Set Up

Psychic Solare Set Up
► ►
Psyshock ► Psybeam ► Psychic Solare
This is a simple setup to Psychic Solare. Start by stunning enemies using Psyshock, then immediately following up with Psybeam. Finish off the combo with Psychic Solare. You can also use Eject Button to move closer before using your Unite Move.

Stored Power Finisher

Stored Power Finisher
► ►
Psybeam ► Psychic Solare ► Stored Power
This is a finisher combo that utilizes Stored Power's missing HP bonus damage effect. Start by chipping away a portion of a target's HP using Psybeam. Get closer to your target then use Psychic Solare. Finish off your target using fully charged Stored Power. You can follow up with standard attacks if the target isn't defeated yet after the combo. You can also perform standard attacks to deplete the target's HP as low as possible before finishing them off.

Future Sight Combos

Infinite Power
► ► x2 ► ► x2 ►
Future Sight ► Stored Power ► Standard Attack x2 ► Future Sight ► Standard Attack x2 ► Stored Power
This is a single-target combo with the potential to be infinitely used. First, mark a target with Future Sight, then immediately follow up with a fully-charged Stored Power, reducing Future Sight's cooldown drastically. Unleash a couple of attacks, preferably at least one boosted attack to gain one charge of Stored Power, then mark the target again with Future Sight as soon as it's available. Attack again at least twice, then finish off your target with Stored Power (fully-charged or not). This combo is best performed when both moves are upgraded.

Future Sight Barrage
► ► x2 ► ►
Future Sight ► Psyshock ► Standard Attack x2 ► Future Sight ► Standard Attack
This is another single-target combo centered on Future Sight. Start by marking a target with Future Sight, then immediately follow up with Psyshock. Perform a couple of attacks to further reduce Future Sight's cooldown. When the first Future Sight explodes, use it again as soon as its available. If the enemy isn't knocked out yet, finish them with attacks or repeat the combo.

Future Sight Finisher
► ► x2 ► ►
Future Sight ► Psyshock ► Standard Attack x2 ► Future Sight ► Psychic Solare
This is a variation of the previous combo, and can be used as a finisher. The setup is the same as the previous combo, but you finish it using Psychic Solare.

Matchups & Counters for Espeon

Espeon Matchups

Matchup Notes
Hard Counter	Even Matchup	Easy Matchup
1. The chart is based on our own experience playing Espeon. 2. Pokemon within each tier are unordered 3. Any Pokemon not shown here are still under investigation.

Hard Counter with High Mobility and Burst

Although Espeon can deal high burst damage, its lack of mobility and low durability is its biggest weakness. Pokemon that can quickly dive targets and burst it down are the best Pokemon to use against Espeon.

Pokemon	Explanation
Absol	Rating: ★★★★★ • Has high critical-hit damage. • Can instantly dive Espeon using Sucker Punch and attack it. • Can dodge Epseon's moves with its dash moves.
Talonflame	Rating: ★★★★★ • Has high burst damage mobility moves. • Can completely dodge Espeon's moves using Fly. • Can dive directly towards Espeon using Brave Bird or Fly. • Isolate Espeon using Flame Sweep.
Lucario	Rating: ★★★★ • Can dive Espeon and burst it down with its fast and hard-hitting combos. • Can survive Espeon's burst damage via Steadfast.
Machamp	Rating: ★★★ • Can gain immunity from Espeon's disables. • Can charge towards Espeon and lock it down using Submission and Barrage Blow. • Can dive Espeon using Cross Chop and Dynamic Punch.

Even Matchups

Espeon has an early power spike at level 4 compared to most Pokemon, gaining Psyshock or Stored Power. If you can maintain a level lead, and land your moves, you can get the upper hand against these Pokemon.

Strike First

High-Burst Pokemon
How to Beat
• Stun and burst them using Psyshock, then follow up with Psybeam. • If you're using Future Sight, mark them first before using Psyshock or Stored Power. • Disrupt their moves and displace them using Psychic Solare. • Dodge their moves as much as possible.

Cripple Their Proggression

Late-Game Pokemon
How to Beat
• Get aggressive and hunt them down once you get Psyshock or Stored Power to cripple their progression. • Disable them using Psyshock and/or Psychic Solare when they get close. • For Aegislash, don't engage it when it uses Wide Guard, only after the move is finished. • For Venusaur, if it's using Solar Beam, try to get close to it and disrupt its moves using Psyshock and/or Psychic Solare, if it's using Petal Dance, disengage or disable it when it gets close.

Group Up and Exploit Their High HP

High HP Pokemon
How to Beat
• Group up with your allies. • Turn their high HP against them using Psybeam. • Lock them down using Psyshock and Psychic Solare.

Easy Matchups

For easy matchups, take advantage of Espeon's hard-hitting moves to either pressure the opposing Pokemon's HP or simply lock them down with slows and stuns.

Group Up and Exploit Their High HP

High HP Pokemon
How to Beat
• Group up with your allies. • Turn their high HP against them using Psybeam. • Lock them down using Psyshock and Psychic Solare. • Kite them with your attacks and moves.

Avoid 1-on-1 Fights

Pokemon Great at 1-on-1 Fights
How to Beat
• Pressure them with attacks and moves before they can get close. • For Charizard and Garchomp, get aggressive and hunt them down once you have Psyshock or Stored Power to cripple their progression. • For Azumarill, disable it using Psyshock and/or Psychic Solare when it charges you with Whirlpool or Belly Bash.

Lock Down with Stuns

Supporters with Escape Mechanisms
How to Beat
• For Eldegoss, focus the Pokemon down first so it won't try to recuperate. • For Hoopa, burst it down using Psyshock or Stored Power before it can teleport away, or prevent it from teleporting away using Psychic Solare.

Best Teammates for Espeon

Pokemon	Explanation
Blissey Eldegoss Hoopa	Provides Healing, Shielding, and Buffs
	Pokemon that provide healing, shielding, and buffs are the perfect teammates for Espeon as they can compensate for its lack of defenses. They also decrease the likelihood that Espeon will get bursted down by Speedsters.
Sylveon Blastoise Gengar	Special Attack Powerhouse
	Pairing at least one of these Pokemon with Espeon allows you to dominate games with high Special Attack damage. This is especially useful when matched against Attackers or All-Rounders that have low Special Defense stat.
Machamp Snorlax Wigglytuff	Can Set Up Espeon's Moves
	These Pokemon have great disables that can allow Espeon to land its moves and deal damage. They can also protect Espeon as they stave off opponents at frontlines and tank the damage.

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Espeon Moves

Move Slot 1 (R)

Swift (Lv. 1 or 2)	Move Type: Ranged Damage Type: Special Cooldown: 6s Total Damage: / 742
Shoots start-shaped rays at opposing Pokemon, dealing damage to them.
Psyshock (Lv. 4) Upgrade Lv. 10	Move Type: Ranged Damage Type: Special Cooldown: 5s Total Damage: 1383 All projectiles / 3125 All projectiles
Has the user materialize psychic projectiles and hurl them at a designated location, dealing damage to opposing Pokemon hit by the projectiles and decreasing their movement speed for a short time. If an opposing Pokemon is hit by all of these psychic projectiles, that Pokemon is left unable to act for a short time. Upgrade: Increases the speed at which the projectiles travel."
Stored Power (Lv. 4) Upgrade Lv. 10	Move Type: Sure Hit Damage Type: Special Cooldown: 5s Total Damage: 1113 (Max Charge) / 2521 (Max Charge)
Has the user unleash blasts of psychic power at random opposing Pokemon in the area of effect, dealing damage to them and decreasing their movement speed for a short time. The user stores one blast of psychic power whenever a set amount of time passes, or after the user hits an opposing Pokemon with a boosted basic attack. Up to five blasts of psychic power can be stored at once. After this move is used, the user's movement speed increases for a short time. Upgrade: Also deals additional damage to opposing Pokemon with a low percentage of remaining HP."

Move Slot 2 (ZR)

Growl (Lv. 1 or 2)	Move Type: Sure Hit Damage Type: Special Cooldown: 7s Total Damage: / 372
Has the user growl at a designated opposing Pokemon, dealing damage and decreasing its movement speed for a short time.
Psybeam (Lv. 6) Upgrade Lv. 12	Move Type: Ranged Damage Type: Special Cooldown: 9s Total Damage: 6865 (HP Based) / 7630 (HP Based)
Has the user fire a peculiar ray in the designated direction. If the ray hits an opposing Pokemon, it will then split beyond the first Pokemon hit and deal damage to other opposing Pokemon in range. These split rays deal more damage the higher the max HP of the first Pokemon hit by the ray has its movement speed decreased or is unable to act, those same effects will be applied to the Pokemon hit by the split rays. Upgrade: Deals additional damage to opposing Pokemon that are unable to act. If Psybeam then splits beyond its initial target, its split rays will also deal additional damage to opposing Pokemon they hit and leave unable to act."
Future Sight (Lv. 6) Upgrade Lv. 12	Move Type: Sure Hit Damage Type: Special Cooldown: 9s Total Damage: 497 / 942
Has the user lock on to an opposing Pokemon, then deal damage a few seconds later to opposing Pokemon in an are of effect centered on the locked-on Pokemon. More damage is dealt the lower the locked-on Pokemon's remaining HP is. While the user is locked on to an opposing Pokemon, its other moves will target that Pokemon whenever possible. Each time one of these moves deals damage, Future Sight's cooldown is reduced. If the locked-on Pokemon is on the opposing team and is knocked out before the area-of-effect damage is dealt, a single powered-up use of Psyshock or Stored Power becomes available for a short time. When Psyshock is powered up, it hurls stronger psychic projectiles at a designated location that also cause an explosion, dealing damage to opposing Pokemon in the area of effect. When Stored Power is powered up, it unleashes an increased number of psychic power blasts and restores the user's HP when the blasts hit. Upgrade: The user deals increased damage to the opposing Pokemon that Espeon's Future Sight is locked on to.

Unite Moves (ZL)

Psychic Solare (Lv. 8)	Move Type: Area Damage Type: Special Cooldown: 112s Total Damage: 925 / 1543
Has the user throw opposing Pokemon in the area of effect into the air and suspend them using psychic power. After a delay, an explosion occurs that deals damage to opposing Pokemon in the area of effect and shoves them.

Standard Attack

Standard Attack	Eevee Becomes a boosted attack with every third attack, dealing increased damage when it hits.

Standard Attack	Espeon Becomes a boosted attack whenever a set amount of time passes, firing a beam in front of the user. The beam deals increased damage to opposing Pokemon it hits and decreases their movement speed for a short time.

Ability (Passive)

Anticipation	Eevee When the Pokemon would be affected by a hindrance, the hindrace is negated, and the Pokemon becomes immune to hindrances for a short time. This Ability goes on cooldown after it's triggered.

Magic Bounce	Espeon When the Pokemon would be affected by a hindrance, the hindrace is negated, and the Pokemon becomes immune to hindrances for a short time. At the same time, this Ability deals damage to the opposing Pokemon that attempted to inflict the hindrance and decreases its movement speed for a short time. This Ability goes on cooldown after it's triggered.

Espeon Stats & Evolutions

Espeon Evolutions

1st Evolution	Final Evolution
Eevee (Lv. 1)	Espeon (Lv. 4)

Eevee Notation For Espeon

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Espeon Stats

Level	HP	Defense	Special Defense	Attack Damage
1	3200	35	27	134
2	3269	38	29	137
3	3349	42	32	141
4	3753	60	46	161
5	3858	65	50	166
6	3979	70	54	172
7	4118	76	59	179
8	4278	83	65	187
9	4462	91	71	196
10	4674	101	78	207
11	4918	112	86	219
12	5199	125	96	233
13	5522	139	107	249
14	5893	156	120	268
15	6320	175	135	289

Attack Damage is the damage of the Basic Attack as tested against the Training Dummy.

Espeon In-Game Stat Listings

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