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No. 956 · National Pokédex

Espathra

クエスパトラ · Cuespatra · Cléopsytra
🔮 Psychic
Height
1.9 m
Weight
90.0 kg
Category
Ostrich Pokémon
Generation
Generation 9
Espathra
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Espathra

Type
Psychic
Weaknesses
×2 Bug, Ghost, Dark Table
Resistances
×½ Fighting, Psychic
Evolution
Flittle → Espathra (Lv. 35)
Shiny
Shiny EspathraAlternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. View
Stats
Total 481 · top stat: Speed (105) Detail
In Current Games
Other Names
Cléopsytra in French · クエスパトラ, Cuespatra in Japanese · Psiopatra in German All Languages

📋Overview

Espathra is a Psychic-type Pokémon, No. 956 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 9. Category: Ostrich Pokémon. Height: 1.9 m, weight: 90 kg.

Espathra evolves from Flittle and does not evolve further.

Abilities: Opportunist and Frisk. Hidden Ability: Speed Boost. Espathra is weak to Bug, Ghost and Dark-type moves (×2 damage).

Generation
Generation 9
Scarlet / Violet
National No.
#956
National Pokédex
Category
Ostrich Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
95
255
Attack
60
255
Defense
60
255
Special Attack
101
255
Special Defense
60
255
Speed
105
255
Total
481
Min HP (Lv. 100)
300
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
394
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Psychic). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 3 types
Bug
×2
Ghost
×2
Dark
×2
Normal (×1) — 13 types
Normal
×1
Fire
×1
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Grass
×1
Ice
×1
Poison
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Rock
×1
Dragon
×1
Steel
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 2 types
Fighting
×½
Psychic
×½

✨Abilities

Opportunist
Ability 1
If an opponent's stat is boosted, the Pokémon seizes the opportunity to boost the same stat for itself.
Frisk
Ability 2
When it enters a battle, the Pokémon can check an opposing Pokémon's held item.
Speed Boost
The Pokémon's Speed stat is boosted every turn.

🌱Espathra Evolution

Flittle
#955
Flittle
Psychic
Level 35 →
Espathra
#956
Espathra
Psychic

🔮Espathra Forms and Shiny

Espathra
Standard Form
Psychic
Shiny Availability
Shiny Espathra
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Espathra Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
—
Lumina Crash
Psychic Spec.
100%
80
10
1
Drill Peck
Flying Phys.
100%
80
20
1
Feather Dance
Flying Stat
100%
—
15
1
Peck
Flying Phys.
100%
35
35
1
Growl
Normal Stat
100%
—
40
5
Confusion
Psychic Spec.
100%
50
25
8
Baby-Doll Eyes
Fairy Stat
100%
—
30
11
Disarming Voice
Fairy Spec.
—
40
15
15
Quick Attack
Normal Phys.
100%
40
30
19
Psybeam
Psychic Spec.
100%
65
20
24
Pluck
Flying Phys.
100%
60
20
29
Agility
Psychic Stat
—
—
30
34
Uproar
Normal Spec.
100%
90
10
43
Dazzling Gleam
Fairy Spec.
100%
80
10
49
Psychic
Psychic Spec.
100%
90
10
54
Last Resort
Normal Phys.
100%
140
5

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Flying
Egg Cycles
20 cycles
≈ 5,140 steps
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Speed
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Espathra

Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Scarlet Violet

Generation IX

🔴
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea
🟣
Violet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Scarlet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Violet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

Ubers
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
Ubers
Usage rate: 0.7% · Position #91

📱Espathra in Pokémon GO

Espathra in Pokémon GO
  • 2,477Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 1,415Perfect CP in Raids
  • 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokémon GO entry: Espathra →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Scarlet
“It immobilizes opponents by bathing them in psychic power from its large eyes. Despite its appearance, it has a vicious temperament.”
Violet
“It emits psychic power from the gaps between its multicolored frills and sprints at speeds greater than 120 mph.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Cléopsytra
🇬🇧 English
Espathra
🇯🇵 漢字
クエスパトラ
🇯🇵 Kana
クエスパトラ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Cuespatra
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Psiopatra
🇪🇸 Español
Espathra
🇮🇹 Italiano
Espathra
🇰🇷 한국어
클레스퍼트라
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
超能艳鸵
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
超能艷鴕
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Autruche
🇬🇧 EN
Ostrich Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
ダチョウポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Strauß

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Espathra

What type is Espathra?

Espathra is a Psychic-type Pokémon.

Can Espathra still evolve?

Espathra is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Flittle, it does not evolve further.

What are Espathra's weaknesses?

Espathra is weak to Bug, Ghost and Dark-type moves (×2 damage).

What is Espathra's Hidden Ability?

Espathra's Hidden Ability is Speed Boost. Its regular Abilities are Opportunist and Frisk.

Is Espathra available in Pokémon Champions?

Yes, Espathra is playable in Pokémon Champions.