ESPEON
- High Defense: Safer Cail (good)
- High Sp. Def: Safer Ferma (good)
- High Defense: Higher chance of shifted Ein 1 Golbat (good)
- High Defense: Case 1 Klest (saves 11 seconds)
- High Defense: Safer Realgam fights + less likely to heal (good)
- High Defense: Higher chance of Scizor targeting Meditite (good)

TYPHLOSION
- High Defense: Safer Cail (good)
- High Defense: Safer Skrub 1 (good)
- Low Sp. Def: Can die to Espeon Psychic when wanting to set up Blaze (bad)
- Low Sp. Def: Easier to get Blaze from Remil Kadabra (good)
- High Defense: Safer Skrub 2 (good)
- Low Defense: Higher chance of shifted Ein 1 Golbat (good)
- Low Defense: More likely to get Fly from Ein 1 Altaria (good)
- High Sp. Def: Safer Venus 2 (good)
- High Defense: Safer Venus 2 (good)
- Low Sp. Def: Blaze from Gardevoir Psychic (good -- best to avoid middle ground)
- High Sp. Def: Blaze from Gardevoir +1 Psychic (good -- best to avoid middle ground)