Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.3 m
- Weight
- 3.5 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate190(35.2%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP71
Base stats
HP
62
Attack
48
Defense
54
Sp. Atk
63
Sp. Def
60
Speed
68
Total
355
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Espurr
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Evolution
Lv. 25
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Espurr can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
10 of 10
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 3 | Fake Out Can only be used as the first move after the user enters battle. Causes the target to flinch. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| 6 | Disarming Voice Never misses. | Fairy | Special | 40 | — | 15 |
| 9 | Confusion Has a chance to confuse the target. | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 18 | Covet Takes the target’s item. | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 21 | Psybeam Has a chance to confuse the target. | Psychic | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 30 | Light Screen Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 30 | Reflect Reduces damage from physical attacks by half. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 33 | Psyshock Inflicts damage based on the target’s Defense, not Special Defense. | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Espurr can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
14 sprites & renders for Espurr.
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Cite this page
“Espurr”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/espurr.
Species data from PokéAPI.