How to solo defeat Day Scarf Espeon in Pokemon GO 3-star raids

You might want to solo defeat Day Scarf Espeon in Pokemon GO as it makes its way into the three-star raids. This special costumed variant of Espeon shares all the characteristics that you would get in a normal version of this creature. Espeon is a pure Psychic-type monster with a max Combat Power stat of 22,826 as a three-star Raid Boss. It will have access to moves like Zen Headbutt, Confusion, Future Sight, Psybeam, and more as a raid boss.

This article details everything you need to know to be effective against this Psychic-type Pokemon, allowing you to solo defeat Day Scarf Espeon in Pokemon GO.

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Can you solo defeat Day Scarf Espeon in Pokemon GO 3-star Raids?

Espeon in the anime (Image via The Pokemon Company)

As mentioned previously, Day Scarf Espeon is a pure Psychic-type Pocket Monster. As a result, this Raid Boss is vulnerable to the following elemental typings:

• Bug
• Dark
• Ghost

This Pokemon, thanks to its pure Psychic elemental typing, is resistant to the following types of monsters:

• Fighting
• Psychic

As a 3-star Psychic-type raid boss, Day Scarf Espeon will have an attack stat of 261 and a defense stat of 165. As stated above, it has access to moves like Zen Headbutt, Confusion, Future Sight, Psybeam, Psychic, and Psychic Fangs.

These are strong Psychic moves and with its typing, Espeon will enjoy Same Type Attack Bonus (STAB). This will allow this Raid Boss to do more damage with its moveset. So, you must avoid getting hit by attacks coming from this beast. Also, its 261 attack stat gives it the potential to hit like a truck.

That said, you can exploit this critter's low defense stat to easily solo defeat Day Scarf Espeon in Pokemon GO.

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How to solo defeat Day Scarf Espeon in Pokemon GO 3-star raids

For this Psychic-type raid boss, you must have a raid party with high-level or maxed-out Bug-, Dark-, and Ghost-type Pocket Monsters. Here are some recommended counters that you can use against this Day Scarf Espeon:

• Mega Tyranitar
• Shadow Tyranitar
• Mega Gengar
• Mega Houndoom
• Mega Banette
• Shadow Chandelure
• Tyranitar
• Mega Rayquazaz
• Darkrai
• Gengar
• Houndoom
• Chandelure

Since it is a three-star raid boss, Day Scarf Espeon comes with a small Combat Power stat of 22,826. So, you can easily conquer this raid as a solo attacker. A few strong counters with strong Charged moves should be enough.

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