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Usage · September 2026
0.8%
Espeon is ranked #88 in Gen 9 UU, carried by 1,511 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#88 of 204
Raw count1,511
Viability ceiling84
Month on month+0.60pp
13 month peak3.1%
FormatGen 9 UU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 525
HP
65
Atk
65
Def
60
SpA
130
SpD
95
Spe
110
Usage over time0.8%▲ 0.60pppeak 3.1% · Sep '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
48.7% of Espeon teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
4
SpA
252
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityMagic Bounce · 100.0%
ItemChoice Scarf · 50.2%
Tera typeNormal · 47.2%
Moves
69.9%
51.3%
51.2%
50.4%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe24.7%
Bold248 HP / 244 Def / 16 Spe15.6%
Moves
12 tracked69.9%
51.3%
51.2%
50.4%
26.3%
25.0%
22.9%
20.7%
19.8%
17.8%
15.6%
10.8%
Items
50.2%
20.9%
20.8%
2.3%
2.1%
Tera types
47.2%
28.8%
15.6%
3.6%
Abilities
100.0%
0.1%
EV spreads
top 6Timid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe48.7%
Timid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe24.7%
Bold248 HP / 244 Def / 16 Spe15.6%
Bold248 HP / 252 Def / 8 Spe2.8%
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe2.8%
Timid252 HP / 176 Def / 80 Spe2.0%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Espeon build for Gen 9 UU
The set above is the one Gen 9 UU players run most often, taken from 33,671 battles in September 2026. Espeon sits at rank #88 with 0.8% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.60 points on the month before.
These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.
The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.