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Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II
#196 Espeon
Psychic
- SpeciesSun Pokémon
- Japanese nameEfui
- PronunciationISP-EE-ON
- Height2′ 11″ 0.89 m
- Weight58.0 lb 26.10 kg
- Gender♂ 87.5% · ♀ 12.5%

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Phonetic pronounciation of ESP (Extra Sensory Perception) and EON (long period of time).
Evolution
EeveeReach Happiness Quota and let evolve during Morning or Day in Gold/Silver/Crystal
Espeon

Pokédex entries
| GoldStadium 2 | It uses the fine hairs that cover its body to sense air currents and predict its enemy’s actions. |
|---|---|
| Silver | By reading air currents, it can predict things such as weather or its foe’s next move. |
| Crystal | The tip of its forked tail quivers when it is predicting its opponent’s next move. |
Where to find Espeon
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Must Evolve from Eevee by getting it to it’s happiness quota during morning or day | Morn. or Day | Evolve |
| Silver | Morn. or Day | Evolve | |
| Crystal | Morn. or Day | Evolve |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G/S | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×1
- Water×1
- Electric×1
- Grass×1
- Ice×1
- Fighting×0.5
- Poison×1
- Ground×1
- ×1
- Psychic×0.5
- Bug×2
- Rock×1
- Ghost×2
- Dragon×1
- Dark×2
- Steel×1
- 3 weaknesses and 2 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 3 : 2 (150%).
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- NormalNormal
- FireNormal
- WaterNormal
- ElectricNormal
- GrassNormal
- IceNormal
- FightingNormal
- PoisonNormal
- GroundNormal
- Normal
- PsychicBad
- BugNormal
- RockNormal
- GhostNormal
- DragonNormal
- DarkNo Effect
- SteelBad
- 2 advantages and 3 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 2:3 (~66.67%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| G/S | Crystal | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Start | Tackle | Normal | Physical |
| Start | Start | Tail Whip | Normal | Status |
| 8 | 8 | Sand-Attack | Ground | Status |
| — | — | Growl | Normal | Status |
| 16 | 16 | Confusion | Psychic | Special |
| 23 | 23 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical |
| — | — | Bite | Dark | Special |
| 30 | 30 | Swift | Normal | Physical |
| — | — | Focus Energy (Gold/Silver) | Normal | Status |
| — | — | Baton Pass (Crystal) | Normal | Status |
| 36 | 36 | Psybeam | Psychic | Special |
| — | — | Take Down | Normal | Physical |
| 42 | 42 | Psych Up | Normal | Status |
| 47 | 47 | Psychic | Psychic | Special |
| 52 | 52 | Morning Sun | Normal | Status |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
None.
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM06Toxic
- TM07Zap Cannon
- TM09Psych Up
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM13Snore
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM17Protect
- TM18Rain Dance
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM23Iron Tail
- TM27Return
- TM29Psychic
- TM30Shadow Ball
- TM31Mud-Slap
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM39Swift
- TM42Dream Eater
- TM43Detect
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM50Nightmare
- HM01Cut
- HM05Flash
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Ground Pokémon group 7 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Aipom
- Cyndaquil Family
- Delibird
- Diglett Family
- Dunsparce
- Eevee Family
- Ekans Family
- Farfetch’d
- Girafarig
- Growlithe Family
- Houndour Family
- Mankey Family
- Mareep Family
- Meowth Family
- Miltank
- Nidoran♂ Family
- Nidoran♀
- Phanpy Family
- Pikachu Family
- Ponyta Family
- Psyduck Family
- Rattata Family
- Rhyhorn Family
- Sandshrew Family
- Seel Family
- Sentret Family
- Smeargle
- Sneasel
- Snubbull Family
- Stantler
- Swinub Family
- Tauros
- Teddiursa Family
- Vulpix Family
- Wooper Family
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Charm | Mate with a male from Snubbull/Granbull or Pikachu (via Pichu). |
| Flail | Mate with a male Sneasel. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 65 | 303-333 | 24/4546.02% |
| Attack | 65 | 198-228 | 24/4940.14% |
| Defense | 60 | 188-218 | 31/5538.21% |
| Speed | 110 | 288-318 | 5/4794.52% |
| Special Attack | 130 | 328-358 | 3/4699.06% |
| Special Defense | 95 | 258-288 | 13/4181.59% |
| Total | 525 | 1563-1743 | 9/8786.43% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
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