Eeveelution
- This article is about the evolution family of Eevee. For the Theme Deck released with the Skyridge expansion, see Eeveelution (TCG). For the deck archetype, see Eeveelutions.
Eeveelution (Japanese: イーブイズ EVs[1]) usually refers to any of the eight Pokémon that evolve from Eevee and may be extended to include Eevee itself. It is a portmanteau of the words "Eevee" and "evolution".
Veevee (Japanese: ブイブイ Veevee) is a related term that usually refers to Eevee but has also been extended to include its evolutions.
Terminology
Eeveelution
"Eeveelution" originally was an unofficial term used by fans, but the term eventually passed into the realm of official usage first as a pun in the official guide of Pokémon Stadium 2,[2] and then later in the TCG Theme Deck Eeveelution, as well as in the game Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia.
"Eevee-Lu-Tion" is officially used as the English title of the 31st chapter of Magical Pokémon Journey. In this chapter title, Lu is the name of an Eevee.
Veevee
"Veevee" (Japanese: ブイブイ Veevee) was introduced with the Japanese name of the Eon Mail (Japanese: ブイブイメール Veevee Mail) in Generation II.
In English, this term was introduced with the move Veevee Volley in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. Pokémon Sword and Shield had NPCs in the Battle Tower use the term. Notably, Penny calls her Pokémon (several evolved forms of Eevee) her "Veevees".
List of Eeveelutions by National Pokédex order
Introduced in Generation I
In Generation I, only one Eevee is obtainable in-game, at the Celadon Mansion. It can evolve into Vaporeon, Jolteon, or Flareon through the use of an Evolution stone.
Eevee
- Main article: Eevee (Pokémon)
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The Normal-type Eevee is Blue's first Pokémon in Pokémon Yellow and Trace's partner Pokémon in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!, as well as the player's partner Pokémon in Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!. It is also the player's first Pokémon in XD: Gale of Darkness and Conquest.
In Let's Go, Pikachu!, Trace will always evolve his Eevee into a Jolteon. The partner Eevee that the player receives in Let's Go, Eevee! cannot evolve, as it is a Partner Pokémon, but instead it has higher stats than a regular Eevee and can be taught special moves related to the types of the other Eeveelutions.
Eevee with the Gigantamax Factor are incapable of evolving, but can Gigantamax.
With eight, Eevee has the most branched evolutions. As such, in case of multiple evolutionary conditions being met simultaneously, the following is true: Leafeon and Glaceon are prioritized over Sylveon, and Sylveon is prioritized over Espeon and Umbreon.
Furthermore, Eevee will never evolve into:
- Any Eeveelution other than Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, as they are not present in those games.
- Espeon or Umbreon in Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, due to the absence of a day-night cycle.
- Leafeon or Glaceon in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, due to the absence of the areas required for the evolution in either of the regions the games are set in.
- Sylveon in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, as it is not present in those games.
Vaporeon
- Main article: Vaporeon (Pokémon)
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The Water-type Eeveelution, Vaporeon, evolves from Eevee when exposed to a Water Stone.
One of the Partner Eevee's signature moves, Bouncy Bubble, is inspired by Vaporeon.
Vaporeon is the only Eeveelution that does not share any weakness with another.
Jolteon
- Main article: Jolteon (Pokémon)
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The Electric-type Eeveelution, Jolteon, evolves from Eevee when exposed to a Thunder Stone.
One of the Partner Eevee's signature moves, Buzzy Buzz, is inspired by Jolteon.
Jolteon is the only Eeveelution without an obvious tail. However, in the The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga, it is shown to have a stubby tail under its spikes.
Flareon
- Main article: Flareon (Pokémon)
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The Fire-type Eeveelution, Flareon, evolves from Eevee when exposed to a Fire Stone.
One of the Partner Eevee's signature moves, Sizzly Slide, is inspired by Flareon.
Flareon is the only Eeveelution with a type advantage over more than one other Eeveelution.
Introduced in Generation II
Eevee is available relatively early in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, but keeps its rarity. Generation II introduced friendship and a day-night cycle, and alongside them, two new Eeveelutions that take advantage of the new mechanics: Espeon and Umbreon. Each of Ecruteak City's Kimono Girls owns one of the five Eeveelutions that existed in Generation II.
Eevee cannot evolve into Espeon or Umbreon in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, due to the absence of a day-night cycle. However, as both are present in the games, they can be legitimately obtained in a save file by trading an Eevee to Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, evolving it there, and then trading back, or by trading from Pokémon Colosseum or Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness.
Espeon
- Main article: Espeon (Pokémon)
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The Psychic-type Eeveelution, Espeon, evolves from Eevee when leveled up with a friendship of 220 or higher during the day or with a Sun ShardXD in the player's Bag, except in areas with a Moss Rock or Ice Rock, or while knowing a Fairy-type moveSMUSUMSwShLASV (and having at least two levels of affectionVI–VII).
Espeon is one of Wes's first Pokémon in Pokémon Colosseum, alongside Umbreon.
One of the Partner Eevee's signature moves, Glitzy Glow, is inspired by Espeon.
Espeon is the only Eeveelution not to have a type advantage over another.
Umbreon
- Main article: Umbreon (Pokémon)
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The Dark-type Eeveelution, Umbreon, evolves from Eevee when leveled up with a friendship of 220 or higher during the night or with a Moon ShardXD in the player's Bag, except in areas with a Moss Rock or Ice Rock, or while knowing a Fairy-type moveSMUSUMSwShLASV (and having at least two levels of affectionVI–VII).
Umbreon is one of Wes's first Pokémon in Pokémon Colosseum, alongside Espeon.
One of the Partner Eevee's signature moves, Baddy Bad, is inspired by Umbreon.
Umbreon is the only Eeveelution:
- To not have more than a 65 base Attack and Special Attack.
- To have been introduced with a unique type combination.
- To be immune to another Eeveelution's type; in this case, Espeon.
Introduced in Generation IV
After an entire generation with no new Eeveelutions, Generation IV added another pair of Eeveelutions, Leafeon and Glaceon, which are obtained by leveling Eevee up in certain areas—another departure from the methods of evolution in previous generations. Since Generation VIII, however, they can also be obtained through the use of an Evolution stone.
Eevee cannot evolve into Leafeon or Glaceon in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, due to the absence of the areas required for its evolution in either of the regions the games are set in. However, as both are present in the games, they can be legitimately obtained in a save file by trading in from Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.
Leafeon
- Main article: Leafeon (Pokémon)
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The Grass-type Eeveelution, Leafeon, evolves from Eevee when leveled up near a large, mossy rock or when exposed to a Leaf StoneVIII+.
- In Pokémon Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet, due to the lack of a Moss Rock in Galar and Paldea, Eevee can evolve into Leafeon only through exposure to a Leaf Stone.
- In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus, both methods can be used to evolve Eevee into Leafeon.
One of the Partner Eevee's signature moves, Sappy Seed, is inspired by Leafeon.
Leafeon is the only Eeveelution whose base stat in Special Defense is lower than 95.
Glaceon
- Main article: Glaceon (Pokémon)
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The Ice-type Eeveelution, Glaceon, evolves from Eevee when leveled up near an ice-covered rock or when exposed to an Ice StoneVIII+*.
- In Pokémon Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet, due to the lack of an Ice Rock in Galar and Paldea, Eevee can evolve into Glaceon only through exposure to an Ice Stone.
- In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, due to the lack of Ice Stones in general, Eevee can evolve into Glaceon only when leveled up near an Ice Rock.
- In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, both methods can be used to evolve Eevee into Glaceon.
One of the Partner Eevee's signature moves, Freezy Frost, is inspired by Glaceon.
Introduced in Generation VI
Once again, an entire generation passes by before the introduction of a new Eeveelution in Generation VI: Sylveon. Its reveal also introduced the Fairy-type to the public.
Sylveon
- Main article: Sylveon (Pokémon)
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The Fairy-type Eeveelution, Sylveon, evolves from Eevee when leveled up while knowing a Fairy-type move and having at least two levels of affection in Pokémon-AmieXYORAS or Pokémon RefreshSMUSUM, or having at least 160 base friendshipSwShLASV, except in areas with a Moss Rock or Ice Rock.
One of the Partner Eevee's signature moves, Sparkly Swirl, is inspired by Sylveon.
Sylveon is the only Eeveelution to have been introduced alone in a generation.
Similar movesets
The following are the level-up movesets from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
Base stats comparison
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In the anime
Main series
In the anime, the Eeveelutions have been featured together in several episodes, most specifically in The Battling Eevee Brothers under the possession of the Eevee brothers, which focused on the three Generation I Eeveelutions, as well as Eevee itself, and Trouble's Brewing under the possession of Sakura and the Kimono Girls, which focused on the five Eeveelutions there were as of Generation II, although Sakura's Espeon was still an Eevee during this episode. The seven Eeveelutions as of Generation IV were first featured together with an Eevee as a small cameo at the beginning of Giratina and the Sky Warrior. In the Pikachu short Eevee & Friends, it featured Eevee with all eight of its Eeveelutions as of Generation VI.
In To Train, or Not to Train!, the Eevee Evolution Lab is presented, a place specialized in researching Eevee and its evolutions. Chloe received an Eevee from the lab's lead researcher, Pinery. From there, Chloe and Eevee started to find several Trainers who have at least one of the Eeveelutions.
- In On Land, In the Sea, and to the Future!, Chloe and Eevee met Kiley and his Vaporeon. She also received a Water Stone from him.
- In Night and Day, You are the Ones!, Chloe and Eevee met Soleil and her Umbreon and Espeon.
- In Breaking the Ice!, Chloe and Eevee met Regina and her Glaceon, nicknamed Mirche.
- In Suffering the Flings and Arrows!, Chloe and Eevee met Erika and her Leafeon.
- In Out of Their Elements!, Chloe and Eevee met Harmony and her Jolteon, nicknamed Bernice, and Billy and his Flareon, nicknamed Toril. She also received a Fire Stone and Thunder Stone from them, respectively.
- In Reuniting for the First Time!, Chloe and Eevee met Serena and her Sylveon.
Several important characters have owned Eevee which have gone on to evolve; other Eeveelutions have also been featured separately from their cousins.
Gary's Umbreon
- Main article: Gary's Umbreon
Gary Oak owns an Umbreon that he caught as an Eevee sometime before Ash returned to Kanto from the Orange Archipelago in A Tent Situation. It debut in the next episode and later evolved prior to Power Play!. It is one of his main Pokémon, having appeared nearly every time he himself has, and being quite skilled in battle.
Sakura's Espeon
- Main article: Sakura's Espeon
Sakura, one of the five Kimono Sisters, is the owner of an Espeon that debut as an Eevee in Trouble's Brewing and later evolved prior to Espeon, Not Included, while the rest of her sisters own the other four Eeveelutions that were known in Generation II.
Anabel's Espeon
Anabel used an Espeon in Second Time's the Charm! during Ash's rematch with her. Despite overwhelming Pikachu in the beginning of the match with its speed and power, as well as the strong connection between Trainer and Pokémon, it was still defeated by its opponent, earning Ash the Ability Symbol.
May's Glaceon
- Main article: May's Glaceon
May, who is the first main anime character to have owned an Eevee, received hers as an Egg in May's Egg-Cellent Adventure. Eevee hatched in Time Warp Heals All Wounds and later evolved into a Glaceon sometime prior to A Full Course Tag Battle! during a visit to Sinnoh to compete in the Wallace Cup.
Johanna's Umbreon
Johanna has an Umbreon that debuted in Strategy Begins at Home!. It joined Glameow to help train against its Trainer's daughter: Dawn. It later did the same in DPS01.
Zoey's Leafeon
Zoey has a Leafeon that debuted in Double-Time Battle Training!. It was used in a practice Double Battle along with Kirlia. It reappeared in Coming Full-Festival Circle!, where it was used in the Battle Stage of the Sinnoh Grand Festival. It faced off against Nando's Kricketune and Lopunny alongside Mismagius and won.
Ursula's Vaporeon and Flareon
Ursula used two Eevee in the Performance Stage of the Sinnoh Grand Festival in Last Call—First Round!. As part of the act, she evolved them into Vaporeon and Flareon. Notably, those Eevee were the first seen evolving onscreen in the anime.
Volkner's Jolteon
Volkner used a Jolteon during his battle against Ash in The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!. It battled and lost to Infernape. It is the first Eeveelution to be used by a Gym Leader in the anime.
Cynthia's Glaceon
Cynthia used a Glaceon in All for the Love of Meloetta! to freeze part of a river. She and Ash then broke up the ice so it could be used to cool down a sick Meloetta. It is the first and, so far, only Eeveelution to be used by a Champion in the anime.
Virgil's team
Virgil owns an Eevee and every one of its then-known final forms. They debuted together in Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad! where he used them in his mountain rescue duties. He also used them to fight through the Vertress Conference, which he won.
Eevee & Friends Eeveelutions
The Pikachu short for Genesect and the Legend Awakened featured every Eeveelution, including the newly revealed Sylveon.
Valerie's Sylveon
Valerie has a Sylveon that debuted in A Fashionable Battle!. She used it in Fairy-Type Trickery! in Ash's Gym battle, where it battled and lost to Fletchinder.
Serena's Sylveon
- Main article: Serena's Sylveon
Serena caught her Sylveon as an Eevee in A Frolicking Find in the Flowers!. Her Eevee later evolved in Party Dancecapades! during a Tag Battle alongside Ash's Pikachu against Miette's Slurpuff and James's Inkay.
Gladion's Umbreon
- Main article: Gladion's Umbreon
Gladion and his Umbreon debuted in A Glaring Rivalry!, and its usually walking alongside its Trainer. A flashback in the same episode reveals that Gladion had his Umbreon since it was an Eevee, after he found it injured near its house when he was younger.
Ilima's Eevee
Ilima and his Eevee debuted in Turning Heads and Training Hard!. With the help of his Z-Ring and Eevium Z, Ilima and Eevee can perform the Z-Move Extreme Evoboost.
Sandy
- Main article: Sandy
A wild Eevee with shaggy hair made its debut after the airing of Lillier and the Staff!, in the first episode of the titular Where Are You Going, Eevee?. It made its main series debut in We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!, where it was caught by Lana and given the nickname Sandy.
Chloe's Eevee
- Main article: Chloe's Eevee
Chloe caught her Eevee in To Train, or Not to Train!. Chloe's Eevee is the first female of her species with a visible gender difference in the anime. What makes her Eevee unique is that she is unable to evolve. The reason why is unknown.
Pokédex entries
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Eeveelutions as seen in Giratina and the Sky Warrior
Eeveelutions as seen in Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
Eeveelutions as seen in the Poké TV segment
Eeveelutions as seen in Eevee & Friends
Pokémon Evolutions
All Eeveelutions introduced prior to Generation IV appeared in The Show, under the ownership of the Kimono Girls.
A Jolteon appeared in The Discovery, under the ownership of Trace.
Gallery
In the manga
The Electric Tale of Pikachu
In To Evolve or Not to Evolve, That is the Question!, Ash helped Mikey to defeat his brothers, each of whom possessed one of the original three Eeveelutions, in order for Mikey to join the Knights of the E Stone.
Pokémon Adventures
- Main article: Vee
Vee was a Pokémon Team Rocket experimented on with the use of the "Eevee Bio-Engineering Scheme". This allowed Eevee to freely evolve into any of the Generation I Eeveelutions and then revert back into its original form. After some time under Red's ownership, Vee permanently evolved into an Espeon and lost this ability in the process.
Karen's Umbreon, first seen in the Gold, Silver & Crystal arc, used to be an Eevee.
The five Kimono Girls debuted in the HeartGold & SoulSilver arc. Each of them owns a different Eeveelution like their game counterparts. By the end of the arc, they had also acquired a Leafeon and a Glaceon.
Y in the X & Y arc caught an Eevee which she nicknamed Veevee and eventually evolved into Sylveon. This makes Y the second Pokédex holder to own an Eeveelution.
Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys
Bill in Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys has an Umbreon and Espeon, which he loaned to Gold and Black to fight against Team Rocket in Ecruteak City.
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
Mitsumi in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! owns a Glaceon, a Leafeon, an Espeon, and an Eevee who was held hostage by Cyrus for a brief time in order to force her to serve Team Galactic.
Phantom Thief Pokémon 7
Lily in Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 owns a Leafeon that was given to her by Nazuna.
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon appeared seen in the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga.
In the TCG
In the Pokémon Trading Card Game, many sets featuring the Eeveelutions have been released. Commonly, all of them will be released within the same expansion set, much as Flareon, Jolteon, and Vaporeon were originally released in the Jungle expansion.
Included with the Skyridge expansion, also, is a Theme Deck by the name of Eeveelution, which features the original three Eeveelutions as the focus. However, the deck only includes the three Generation I Eeveelutions: whereas Umbreon was released in the set, Espeon was not.
There have also been several deck archetypes that revolve around the Eeveelutions, mostly due to their versatility and their lack of a unanimous weakness. One of the most recent is Eeveelutions, which utilizes Pokémon-ex variants of all five then-known Eeveelutions. The use of this archetype has been assisted by the release of a great many Energy cards that provide more than one type of Energy, such as Rainbow Energy. In Majestic Dawn, Glaceon and Leafeon were introduced to the TCG; the set also included all previous Eeveelutions. Sylveon was first introduced into the TCG in Furious Fists (if the XY Black Star Promos and the XY Trainer Kit are not counted). The most recent expansion to include the entire Eevee family is Evolving Skies.
Trivia
- Eevee's unique trait of evolving into different types can be traced back to a request made by Game Freak CEO Satoshi Tajiri to have a Pokémon that evolves into multiple types. Eevee itself was designed as a "blank slate" for its varied evolutions.[3]
- Motofumi Fujiwara designed Eevee, Jolteon, and Flareon. Atsuko Nishida designed all of the other Eeveelutions.[3][4]
- All of Penny's Pokémon are Eeveelutions, making her the only notable character to use a full team of Eeveelutions.
- All Eeveelutions initially evolved using a method that was introduced in their respective generations.
- Since Generation VIII, alternative methods of evolution have been introduced for Leafeon and Glaceon, while Sylveon's evolution requirement of affection was replaced by friendship.
- No Eeveelution is of a type that was considered physical prior to Generation IV.
- No Eeveelution has HP or Special Defense as its lowest base stat.
- The Eeveelutions were featured along with Eevee in the Eevee Essences Collection.
Name origin
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| Japanese | イーブイズ EVs | From イーブイ Eievui (Eevee) |
| English | Eeveelution | From Eevee and evolution |
| French | Évolition | From Évoli (Eevee) and évolution (evolution) |
| German | Evoliution Evolilution |
From Evoli (Eevee) and evolution |
| Italian | Eeveeluzione | From Eevee and evoluzione (evolution) |
| Spanish | Eeveelución | From Eevee and evolución (evolution) |
| Korean | 이브이즈 Eevees | From 이브이 Eevee |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 伊布家族 Yībù Jiāzú | Literally means Eevee Family |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Eevolução | From Eevee and evolução (evolution) |
References
- ↑ EVs + cafe (archived)
- ↑ Pokémon Stadium 2 guidebook
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 (2018) EVs. (English translation written by Anthony Madry and commissioned by Dr. Lava)
- ↑ Tweet by AtsukoNishida (@atsuko_nishida). Posted on October 5, 2016.
See also
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