Espeon - Generation 3 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Espeon can learn in Generation 3, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Ruby
Pokémon Sapphire
Pokémon FireRed
Pokémon LeafGreen
Pokémon Emerald

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Espeon artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Ruby/Sapphire FireRed/LeafGreen Emerald

Moves learnt by level up

Espeon learns the following moves in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
1	Tackle	Normal	35	95
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
8	Sand-Attack	Ground	—	100
16	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
23	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
30	Swift	Normal	60	∞
36	Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
42	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
47	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
52	Morning Sun	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

Espeon learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Charm	Normal	—	100
Curse	???	—	—
Endure	Normal	—	—
Flail	Normal	—	100
Tickle	Normal	—	100
Wish	Normal	—	—

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire by a previous evolution of Espeon. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Baton Pass	Normal	—	—	Level up
Bite	Dark	60	100	Level up
Growl	Normal	—	100	Level up
Take Down	Normal	90	85	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Espeon is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95
05	Flash	Normal		—	70

Moves learnt by TM

Espeon is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	60	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Espeon learns the following moves in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
1	Tackle	Normal	35	95
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
8	Sand-Attack	Ground	—	100
16	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
23	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
30	Swift	Normal	60	∞
36	Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
42	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
47	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
52	Morning Sun	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

Espeon learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Charm	Normal	—	100
Curse	???	—	—
Endure	Normal	—	—
Flail	Normal	—	100
Tickle	Normal	—	100
Wish	Normal	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Espeon can be taught these attacks in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
Mimic	Normal	—	—
Substitute	Normal	—	—

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen by a previous evolution of Espeon. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Baton Pass	Normal	—	—	Level up
Bite	Dark	60	100	Level up
Growl	Normal	—	100	Level up
Take Down	Normal	90	85	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Espeon is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95
05	Flash	Normal		—	70

Moves learnt by TM

Espeon is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	60	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Espeon learns the following moves in Pokémon Emerald at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
1	Tackle	Normal	35	95
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
8	Sand-Attack	Ground	—	100
16	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
23	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
30	Swift	Normal	60	∞
36	Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
42	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
47	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
52	Morning Sun	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

Espeon learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Emerald. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Charm	Normal	—	100
Curse	???	—	—
Endure	Normal	—	—
Flail	Normal	—	100
Tickle	Normal	—	100
Wish	Normal	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Espeon can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Emerald from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
Endure	Normal	—	—
Mimic	Normal	—	—
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Psych Up	Normal	—	—
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Substitute	Normal	—	—
Swagger	Normal	—	90
Swift	Normal	60	∞

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Emerald by a previous evolution of Espeon. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Baton Pass	Normal	—	—	Level up
Bite	Dark	60	100	Level up
Growl	Normal	—	100	Level up
Take Down	Normal	90	85	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Espeon is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Emerald:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95
05	Flash	Normal		—	70

Moves learnt by TM

Espeon is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Emerald:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	60	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—

Espeon egg move parents

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Espeon

Espeon's egg groups: Field

The egg moves for Espeon are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Espeon with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Espeon with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Charm

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Snubbull Granbull Skitty
Breeding	Meowth Persian Ponyta Rapidash Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Zigzagoon Linoone
Pre-evolution Level up	Pikachu Raichu Delcatty
Sketch	Smeargle

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Torkoal
Breeding	Farfetch'd Rhyhorn Rhydon Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Dunsparce Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Electrike Manectric Wailmer Wailord Zangoose Absol Spheal Sealeo Walrein
Sketch	Smeargle

Endure

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Swinub Piloswine Phanpy Vigoroth
Breeding	Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Torchic Combusken Blaziken Torkoal
Move tutor	Rattata Raticate Ekans Arbok Pikachu Raichu Sandshrew Sandslash Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Vulpix Ninetales Diglett Dugtrio Meowth Persian Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Rapidash Farfetch'd Seel Dewgong Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Girafarig Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Swinub Piloswine Delibird Houndour Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Stantler Torchic Combusken Blaziken Poochyena Mightyena Zigzagoon Linoone Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Whismur Loudred Exploud Skitty Delcatty Mawile Electrike Manectric Wailmer Wailord Numel Camerupt Torkoal Spoink Grumpig Spinda Zangoose Seviper Kecleon Absol Spheal Sealeo Walrein
Pre-evolution Level up	Donphan Slaking
Sketch	Smeargle

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Phanpy Donphan Zigzagoon Slakoth Slaking Torkoal Spinda
Breeding	Sandshrew Sandslash Vulpix Ninetales Farfetch'd Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Zangoose
Pre-evolution Level up	Linoone Vigoroth
Sketch	Smeargle

Tickle

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Aipom
Breeding	Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Zigzagoon Linoone Skitty Delcatty Mawile Wailmer Wailord
Sketch	Smeargle

Wish

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Pikachu Raichu Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Girafarig Skitty Delcatty Spinda
Sketch	Smeargle