Espeon @ Black Sludge / Pecha Berry
Ability: Magic Bounce  
EVs: 252 Spe  
Hasty Nature  
IVs: 0 HP / 0 Atk / 0 Def / 0 SpA / 0 SpD  
- Substitute  
- Baton Pass / Trick 
- Skill Swap 
- Copycat

Espeon

Espeon is the fastest user of Magic Bounce, making it a great switch in to Taunt / Encore. Black Sludge lets it take the most damage for when it’s only staying in for a few turns, while Pecha and Trick allows it to cripple most mons at the risk of not KOing itself ever. Baton Pass prevents it from being trapped and allows it to scout, while Skill Swap can pass through Sub to trade abilities like Shadow Tag if it wanted. Copycat allows Espeon to switch into Belly Drum users (except Darminitan-Galar if its in Zen Mode) and use BD itself. Unlike other fast Psyhcics, Espeon does not have Imprison or Taunt, making the counter play options limited to Magic Bounce and Copycat. Minimum defense is for taking max damage from Struggle.

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