Is Espurr Good in Scarlet & Violet Playthrough?
Psychic-type Espurr from The Indigo Disk. Meowstic after evolution has decent Speed and Special Attack. Male and female forms have different movepools. DLC-only.
Espurr has the type edge here and should clean up Katy's team.
Espurr has the type edge here and should clean up Brassius's team.
Espurr has the type edge here and should clean up Iono's team.
Espurr has the type edge here and should clean up Kofu's team.
Espurr trades roughly evenly with Larry's team.
Espurr has the type edge here and should clean up Ryme's team.
Tulip's team hits Espurr's weaknesses hard.
Espurr trades roughly evenly with Grusha's team.
Meowstic has the type edge here and should clean up Rika's team.
Poppy's typing presses Meowstic's defenses.
Meowstic has the type edge here and should clean up Larry's team.
Meowstic trades roughly evenly with Hassel's team.
Meowstic trades roughly evenly with Geeta's team.
Catch Espurr on Coastal Biome (overworld, Lv 50-80).
Your Espurr should hit Level 25 before you reach Rika, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Espurr in Scarlet & Violet
4 encounter spots for Espurr at moderate rates starting from endgame routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Where To Catch Espurr in SV
To get Espurr, start by catching Espurr through walking encounters at Lv. 50-80. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Espurr ✓Canyon BiomeLv.50-80OverworldCoastal BiomeLv.50-80Overworld
Step 2Catch or Evolve into MeowsticCanyon BiomeLv.50-80OverworldCoastal BiomeLv.50-80OverworldCoastal BiomeLv.61Overworldor evolve from Espurr (Step 1)
Espurr Weakness
Bug, Ghost, and Dark moves hit Espurr for super-effective damage. Not too many gaps in the chart, 3 weaknesses to account for.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Bug, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
What is Espurr Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Espurr
 Bombirdier Dark | C | |
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Honchkrow builds →Night Slash 2x111-131%KO Astonish 2x32-39% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Lokix BugDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Lokix builds →Lunge 2x107-127%KO Assurance 2x82-97% Astonish 2x28-34% | ||
 Maschiff Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Maschiff builds →Bite 2x68-80% Lick 2x24-28% | ||
 Mabosstiff Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Mabosstiff builds →Bite 2x98-115%KO Lick 2x33-40% | ||
Bombirdier Dark | C | |
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Honchkrow builds →Night Slash 2x115-136%KO Astonish 2x35-42% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Lokix BugDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Lokix builds →Lunge 2x112-133%KO Assurance 2x85-101%KO Astonish 2x29-35% | ||
Mabosstiff Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Mabosstiff builds →Crunch 2x123-146%KO Lick 2x32-38% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Honchkrow builds →Night Slash 2x113-134%KO Hex 2x56-67% | ||
 Meowscarada GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Meowscarada builds →Bite 2x88-104%KO U-turn 2x67-79% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Mimikyu GhostFairy | B | |
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
 Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Grimmsnarl builds →False Surrender 2x120-141%KO Leech Life 2x79-94% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Mabosstiff Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Mabosstiff builds →Crunch 2x120-141%KO Lick 2x32-38% | ||
 Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Zoroark builds →Dark Pulse 2x111-131%KO Hex 2x61-72% U-turn 2x63-75% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x156-184%KO Astonish 2x34-40% | ||
Mabosstiff Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Mabosstiff builds →Crunch 2x127-150%KO Lick 2x32-39% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Meowscarada GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Meowscarada builds →Night Slash 2x102-121%KO U-turn 2x69-81% | ||
 Scyther Bug | B | |
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x155-182%KO U-turn 2x76-89% Hex 2x56-67% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Grimmsnarl builds →False Surrender 2x125-148%KO Leech Life 2x83-98% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Mabosstiff Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Mabosstiff builds →Crunch 2x125-148%KO Lick 2x32-38% | ||
 Chi-Yu DarkFire | B | |
Obtain MethodNorth Province Area Two Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Chi-Yu builds →Dark Pulse 2x129-153%KO Hex 2x69-82% | ||
 Kingambit DarkSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Kingambit builds →Kowtow Cleave 2x147-173%KO X-Scissor 2x93-109%KO | ||
Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Grimmsnarl builds →Foul Play 2x148-175%KO Leech Life 2x83-98% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x155-182%KO U-turn 2x76-90% Hex 2x57-67% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Chi-Yu DarkFire | B | |
Obtain MethodNorth Province Area Two Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Chi-Yu builds →Dark Pulse 2x126-148%KO Hex 2x68-80% | ||
Kingambit DarkSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Kingambit builds →Kowtow Cleave 2x144-170%KO X-Scissor 2x90-107%KO | ||
Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Grimmsnarl builds →Foul Play 2x147-173%KO Leech Life 2x82-97% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x151-178%KO U-turn 2x74-88% Hex 2x55-65% | ||
 Incineroar FireDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Incineroar builds →Darkest Lariat 2x126-149%KO Leech Life 2x79-93% Lick 2x30-36% | ||
Chi-Yu DarkFire | B | |
Obtain MethodNorth Province Area Two Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Chi-Yu builds →Dark Pulse 2x128-151%KO Hex 2x70-82% | ||
Kingambit DarkSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Kingambit builds →Kowtow Cleave 2x147-173%KO X-Scissor 2x92-109%KO | ||
Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Grimmsnarl builds →Foul Play 2x148-174%KO Leech Life 2x83-98% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x154-181%KO U-turn 2x75-89% Hex 2x56-66% | ||
Incineroar FireDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Incineroar builds →Darkest Lariat 2x128-151%KO Leech Life 2x81-95% Lick 2x31-36% | ||
In Scarlet & Violet, Dragapult's Shadow Ball hits Espurr for 66-78%. Hydreigon's Dark Pulse hits Espurr for 52-61%.
 Dragapult DragonGhost | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityInfiltrator ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Dragapult builds →U Turn 2x35-42% Draco Meteor53-63% Shadow Ball 2x66-78% | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Espurr View Hydreigon builds →Dark Pulse 2x52-61% Draco Meteor42-49% Flash Cannon17-20% | ||
Espurr Evolutions
Espurr is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Meowstic. Check the evolution method below. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 111 total stats over Espurr. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
SV Espurr Best Moveset
Psychic at 63 Sp. Atk and 68 Speed with AbilityOwn Tempo preventing confusion and AbilityInfiltrator bypassing Substitute. Pre-evolution stats. The moveset can't compete. Evolve to Meowstic for 83 Sp. Atk and AbilityPrankster priority support.
Best Build
Espurr best EVs are Sp. Def and HP
Screens Setter Moveset
- Fake Out
- Light Screen
- Psychic Noise
- Reflect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Espurr's Normal and Fairy coverage and more all comes from technical machines, built on top of Psychic and Psyshock for same-type damage. Energy Ball and Play Rough are the payoff moves.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Espurr Scarlet & Violet Guide
At 355 BST, Espurr is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Meowstic before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Scarlet & Violet, watch for Genesect (Bug), Chandelure (Ghost), and Hydreigon (Dark) when using Espurr. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.
Keen Eye prevents accuracy from being lowered. That's the one you want on Espurr. Own Tempo is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Infiltrator works too if your team needs something different.
Espurr is a mixed attacker with base 48 Attack and 63 Sp. Atk. Speed tells the real story. At base 68 Speed, it won't be moving first often.
In Scarlet & Violet, For a casual playthrough, Espurr works as a placeholder. Psychic coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Meowstic. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Since X & Y, Espurr has been obtainable in 7 games. A Generation 6 debut means a shorter history, but Espurr has appeared steadily across every generation since.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XYDebut
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves