Espeon is a pure Psychic type Pokémon.

What is Espeon weak to?

Espeon is Psychic. It takes 2× from Bug, Ghost and Dark.

No. 0196 · Gen 2

Espeon weakness and type

Timid: Outspeeds more opponents and drops Attack. Modest: Hits harder and drops Attack, which it won’t use.

Hit ESPEON with Bug, Ghost and Dark for 2× damage.

2×Super effective

½×Not very effective

In Pokémon GO: Bug deals 1.6× instead of 2×. GO chart

TimidOutspeeds more opponents and drops Attack.

ModestHits harder and drops Attack, which it won’t use.

Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.

Defeating Espeon gives 2 Sp. Atk EVs.

Your game

Use Water Stone
VaporeonWater
Use Thunder Stone
JolteonElectric
Use Fire Stone
FlareonFire
High friendship in the dayZ-A, ArceusLevel up with high friendship in the dayS/V, BD/SP, Sw/Sh, US/UM, S/M, OR/AS, X/Y, B/W, HG/SS, D/P/Pt, R/S/E, Gen 2
EspeonPsychic
High friendship at nightZ-A, ArceusLevel up with high friendship at nightS/V, BD/SP, Sw/Sh, US/UM, S/M, OR/AS, X/Y, B/W, HG/SS, D/P/Pt, R/S/E, Gen 2
UmbreonDark
Use Leaf StoneZ-A, S/V, Arceus, BD/SP, Sw/Sh
5 other methods
Level up near the Moss Rock at Eterna ForestBD/SP, D/P/PtLevel up near the Moss Rock at Lush JungleUS/UM, S/MLevel up near the Moss Rock at Petalburg WoodsOR/ASLevel up near the Moss Rock at Route 20X/YLevel up near the Moss Rock at Pinwheel ForestB/W
LeafeonGrass
Use Ice StoneZ-A, S/V, Arceus, Sw/Sh
5 other methods
Level up near the Ice Rock at Route 217BD/SP, D/P/PtLevel up near the Ice Rock at Mount LanakilaUS/UM, S/MLevel up near the Ice Rock at Shoal CaveOR/ASLevel up near the Ice Rock at Frost CavernX/YLevel up near the Ice Rock at Twist MountainB/W
GlaceonIce
High friendship, knowing a Fairy moveZ-A, Arceus
2 other methods
Level up with high friendship, knowing a Fairy moveS/V, Sw/ShLevel up with high affection, knowing a Fairy moveUS/UM, S/M, OR/AS, X/Y
SylveonFairy

The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.

Type	Move	Kind	Power
Normal	Hyper Beam	Special	150
Psychic	Future Sightsame type	Special	120
Electric	Zap Cannon	Special	120
Steel	Iron Tail	Physical	100
Ground	Dig	Physical	80
Ghost	Shadow Ball	Special	80
Rock	Power Gem	Special	80
Fairy	Dazzling Gleam	Special	80
Bug	Signal Beam	Special	75
Dark	Bite	Physical	60
Grass	Magical Leaf	Special	60

Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.