How To Get Espeon In Pokémon Legends: Arceus - Screen Rant

One of the best Psychic-type Pokémon that players can get in Pokémon Legends: Arceus is Espeon, one of the eight different evolutions of Eevee. Though Espeon was introduced in Pokémon Silver and Pokémon Gold, it continues to be a fan favorite for both its power and sleek design. Unlike the majority of Eevee evolutions, Espeon is based on a cat, specifically a supernatural spirit with a forked tail from Japanese folklore.

Much like Umbreon in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Espeon happens to be one of the easier evolutions of Eevee that players can get. Although Espeon and Umbreon were introduced in the same games, the two Pokémon are the exact opposite of one another. Umbreon has incredibly bulky defense stats and slower movement speeds, while Espeon is a highly offensive Pokémon that suffers from low Defense and HP. Fortunately, Espeon's Speed and Special Attack stats can often defeat opponents with a one-hit knockout attack, though it will most likely lose to Ghost-, Bug-, and Dark-type Pokémon in a battle.

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How to Evolve Eevee to Espeon in Arceus

If players are looking to get an Espeon in Legends: Arceus as soon as possible, they'll first have to catch Eevee. Finding and catching Eevee in Arceus can prove to be a challenge early on, as it has an extremely rare spawn rate in the Obsidian Fieldlands. To find Eevee, players will need to travel to Horseshoe Plains, the same area where Ponyta and Alpha Rapidash can be found.

If Eevee isn't found right away, players can try catching or defeating as many Pokémon as they can find in the area, then sleep until the next morning to see which Pokémon respawn. Alternatively, returning to Jubilife Village and then back to the Obsidian Fieldlands will also force all Pokémon in the Horseshoe Plains to respawn. Eevee are skittish Pokémon, so players must approach them silently in order to catch them in Legends: Arceus.

Having trouble finding Eevee so you can get Espeon in Legends: Arceus? Check out the video walkthrough from Trendge on YouTube below, which shows exactly where players can catch Eevee in Arceus early on!

To evolve Eevee into Espeon, players need to make sure that its Friendship Level is high enough (over 160) and that it's daytime when they try to evolve it. Additionally, Eevee cannot know a Fairy-type move, otherwise, it will evolve into Sylveon.

How To Find (& Catch) Espeon in Arceus

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Espeon can be found and caught inside Space-Time Distortion zones, although Espeon will only spawn inside zones located in the Alabaster Icelands. Espeon aren't guaranteed to spawn in every Space-Time Distortion event, but fortunately Eevee can also be found in the same Space-Time Distortions, as well as scattered around Alabaster Icelands itself.

It's actually possible to spawn Space-Time Distortions in Arceus faster than they would normally appear! It may sound counter-intuitive, but just sit down at a campfire and wait for one to happen. Trust us!

In Arceus, Espeon has a pretty incredible moveset, as it can learn Psychic, Shadow Ball, Dazzling Gleam, and Calm Mind. Calm Mind will allow Espeon to raise its Special Attack and Special Defense stats, boosting all three of the other moves. If Espeon uses a Calm Mind as an Agile Style move in Legends: Arceus, it may be able to attack again with the boosted stats before any opponents. For that reason, Pokémon Legends: Arceus' Espeon is well worth getting as soon as possible.

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