Eevee (Japanese: イーブイ Eievui) is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I. It evolves into one of eight different Pokémon through various methods.
Since Generation I:
Eevee evolves into Vaporeon
when exposed to a Water Stone.
Eevee evolves into Jolteon
when exposed to a Thunder Stone.
Eevee evolves into Flareon
when exposed to a Fire Stone.
Since Generation II:
Eevee evolves into Espeon
when leveled up with high friendship during the day.
Eevee evolves into Umbreon
when leveled up with high friendship during the night.
Since Generation IV:
Eevee evolves into Leafeon
when leveled up near a Moss Rock or when exposed to a Leaf Stone.
Eevee evolves into Glaceon
when leveled up near an Ice Rock or when exposed to an Ice Stone.
Since Generation VI:
Eevee evolves into Sylveon
when leveled up while knowing a Fairy-type move and having high friendship.
(Specifics may differ in
past games. Refer to Game data→Evolution data for these details.)
Additionally, Eevee has two
forms: the partner Eevee and Gigantamax Eevee. It can Gigantamax into
Gigantamax Eevee if it has the Gigantamax Factor. The partner Eevee and Eevee
with the Gigantamax Factor cannot evolve.
Eevee is the game mascot of
and the player's first Pokémon in Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!. It also serves as
the player's first Pokémon in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness and Pokémon
Conquest. It also is the first Pokémon employee in Pokémon Café Mix. In Pokémon
Yellow, Professor Oak had originally intended to give Eevee to the player as
their first Pokémon, but it is taken by Blue instead.
Biology
Eevee is a small, mammalian,
quadrupedal Pokémon with primarily brown fur. The tip of its bushy tail and its
large furry collar are cream-colored. It has short, slender legs with three
small toes and a pink paw pad on each foot. Eevee has brown eyes, long pointed
ears with dark brown interiors, and a small black nose.
Eevee is rarely found in the
wild and is mostly only found in cities and towns. It is said to have an
irregularly shaped genetic structure that is easily influenced by its
environment. This allows it to adapt to a variety of habitats by evolving.
Eevee can potentially evolve into eight different evolutions. Eevee can also
start to adopt the face of the Trainer that owns it. Eevee's genes are believed
to have the key to solving the mysteries of Pokémon evolution. As mentioned in
Pokémon Sleep, Eevee is believed to dreaming about which form it will evolve
into.
Eevee is the only known
Pokémon capable of using the Z-Move Extreme Evoboost.
Forms
Eevee has two forms: the
partner Eevee and Gigantamax Eevee.
The partner Eevee has purple
eyes and a lighter shade of fur. These design elements were likely taken from
Pokémon the Series, which implemented similar traits starting in Pokémon the
Series: Ruby and Sapphire. The partner Eevee has higher base stats and access
to moves that normal Eevee do not. The white tip on a female partner Eevee's
tail has larger, rounder scallops than other Eevee. Before Pokémon Sword and
Shield, this trait was unique and wasn't found on other female Eevee. Since
Sword and Shield, however, the unique tail pattern is present on all female
Eevee as a true gender difference. As a result, Pokémon GO was updated to apply
this change to all female Eevee as well.
The partner Eevee is the
only known Pokémon capable of using the moves Bouncy Bubble, Buzzy Buzz, Sizzly
Slide, Glitzy Glow, Baddy Bad, Sappy Seed, Freezy Frost, and Sparkly Swirl, as
well as the partner power Veevee Volley.
As Gigantamax Eevee, it has
become larger and more fluffy. The fur collar becomes longer with several
triangular furs pointing straight up. The right ear has three red clouds
circling it. Due to the fur becoming fluffier and more luxurious, any enemies
caught in it will become enamored and lose the will to fight. Eevee becomes
even more playful and rambunctious after Gigantamaxing, desiring to play with
its opponent and often unintentionally crushing them with its size.
Gigantamax Eevee is the only
known Pokémon capable of using the G-Max Move G-Max Cuddle.
Evolution
Eevee can evolve into eight
different Pokémon (collectively called Eeveelutions).
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in
the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Form data
Eevee has two forms: the
partner Eevee and Gigantamax Eevee. Only Gigantamax Eevee is recognized by an
in-game Pokédex (in Pokémon Sword and Shield and Pokémon HOME). Partner Eevee
has only been named in promotional materials.
Partner Eevee
The partner Eevee is the
Pokémon the player starts with in Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!. Female partner
Eevee also have a distinct pattern on their tail (although this was applied to
all female Eevee in subsequent generations); male Partner Eevee and standard
Eevee of either gender have the same pattern. It has has higher base stats than
normal Eevee. Unlike other Eevee, the partner Eevee can learn the exclusive
moves Bouncy Bubble, Buzzy Buzz, Sizzly Slide, Glitzy Glow, Baddy Bad, Sappy
Seed, Freezy Frost, and Sparkly Swirl, as well as having access to the partner
power Veevee Volley.
The partner Eevee is not
differentiated from standard Eevee in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go,
Eevee!'s Pokédex, and it cannot be transferred out of the games.
Gigantamax
Gigantamax Eevee can only be
obtained through special methods, and the Gigantamax Factor cannot be bred.
Evolution data
Eevee can evolve into eight
different Pokémon (collectively called Eeveelutions).
Eevee can always evolve into
Vaporeon, Jolteon, or Flareon when exposed to a Water Stone, Thunder Stone, or
Fire Stone, respectively.
Since Generation II, Eevee
can evolve into Espeon or Umbreon when leveled up with high friendship (220
before Generation VIII or 160 since) during the day/night, respectively. In a
few games without a clock, it cannot evolve into Espeon or Umbreon; in Pokémon
XD only, Eevee will evolve if the player has the Sun Shard/Moon Shard in their
Bag.
Since Generation IV, Eevee
can evolve into Leafeon or Glaceon when it levels up near a Moss Rock or Ice
Rock, respectively. Not all games have Moss and Ice Rocks, so since Generation
VIII, Eevee can also evolve into Leafeon or Glaceon when exposed to a Leaf
Stone or Ice Stone.
Since Generation VI, Eevee can
evolve into Sylveon if it knows a Fairy-type move and has high affection (at
least two levels) when it levels up. Since affection was folded into friendship
in Generation VIII, it can evolve if its friendship is at least 160 instead.
If multiple evolutionary
conditions are met simultaneously, Leafeon and Glaceon are prioritized over
Sylveon, and Sylveon is prioritized over Espeon and Umbreon.
The partner Eevee and Eevee
with the Gigantamax Factor cannot evolve. Since Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and
Let's Go, Eevee! only include the first 151 Pokémon, wild Eevee can only evolve
into Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon in those games. Similarly, Pokémon
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl does not contain Sylveon.
In the anime
May's Eevee
In May's Egg-Cellent
Adventure, May received an Egg from a Day-Care Couple. That Egg hatched into an
Eevee in Time Warp Heals All Wounds. Eevee eventually evolved into a Glaceon
before May met back up with the group in A Full Course Tag Battle!.
Serena's Eevee
Serena caught an Eevee in A
Frolicking Find in the Flowers!. She later evolved into a Sylveon in Party
Dancecapades!.
Sandy
A male wild Eevee first
appeared in a series of shorts titled Where Are You Going, Eevee?. The first
episode debuted after Lillier and the Staff!. He made his main series debut in
We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!, where he was caught by Lana and given the
nickname Sandy.
Gary's Eevee
In The Rivalry Revival, Gary
has an Eevee, which defeated Ash's Pikachu in battle. It evolved into an
Umbreon sometime before Power Play!.
Sakura's Eevee
Sakura owned an Eevee in
Trouble's Brewing. By the time Ash and his friends met up with Sakura again in
Espeon, Not Included, her Eevee had evolved into an Espeon.
Gladion's Eevee
Gladion's Eevee appeared in
a flashback in A Glaring Rivalry!. In the present day, it has evolved into an
Umbreon.
Chloe's Eevee
Chloe owns a female Eevee,
which she caught in To Train, or Not to Train!. She is the first Pokémon that
Chloe caught, as her only previous Pokémon, Yamper, was adopted under her
father's ownership. For unknown reasons, she is incapable of evolving, despite
the experiments done to her by Pinery and her assistants at the Eevee Evolution
Lab.
Other
Eevee debuted in The
Battling Eevee Brothers, under the ownership of Mikey, who was hiding it from
his three older brothers because they wanted him to evolve it just like they
did to their own Eevee. However, when Mikey's Eevee single-handedly defeated
Team Rocket, Sparky, Rainer, and Pyro accepted the fact that Mikey wanted to
keep his Eevee just the way it is.
In Last Call — First Round!,
Ursula evolved two Eevee into a Flareon and a Vaporeon for the Performance
Stage of the Sinnoh Grand Festival.
Starting in Team Eevee and
the Pokémon Rescue Squad!, Virgil's female Eevee leads a team that included all
of its evolutions at the time. A flashback featured a male Eevee that would
evolve into his Umbreon after getting lost with Virgil in a forest and spending
the night there.
In Eevee & Friends, a
playful and friendly Eevee was seen alongside its evolutions, including the
newly introduced Sylveon.
In Mystery on a Deserted
Island!, three Eevee befriended Ash, his friends, Alexa, and their Pokémon
after Pikachu rescued them from a Nidoking. They eventually evolved into
Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon.
In a flashback in Bonnie for
the Defense!, an Eevee was taken away from Heidi, Kye, and Jay by their
teacher, who told them they were too young to have a Pokémon. This caused them
to develop a strong distrust of adults. Eventually, they learned that Eevee had
actually been returned to its true owner after being delivered to Nurse Joy.
In Turning Heads and
Training Hard!, Ilima's Eevee helped him earn the Eevium Z, which was
eventually crucial to the defeat of Team Skull. It has since made further
appearances in Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon.
In The Power of Us, Ash
helped Risa catch her Eevee, which her ill brother Rick had requested she get.
In Showdown at the Gates of
Warp!, an Eevee appeared under the possession of Alternate World Chloe.
In Out of Their Elements!,
circus performers Harmony and Billy each owned an Eevee, nicknamed Bernice and
Toril, respectively. They attempted to evolve them into Flareon and Jolteon,
respectively, but their Evolution stones ended up hitting the wrong Pokémon,
evolving their Eevee into different forms than they had wanted.
Minor appearances
In Pikachu's Vacation, an
Eevee was at the Pokémon Theme Park.
In The Power of One, an
Eevee sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
A wild Eevee appeared in
Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
An Eevee briefly appeared in
Hour of the Houndour.
An Eevee appeared in a
fantasy in the Fortune Teller book in The Fortune Hunters.
An Eevee appeared in Will
the Real Oak Please Stand Up?, under the ownership of a child.
A Trainer's Eevee appeared
in You're a Star, Larvitar!.
In Johto Photo Finish,
Gary's demonstration featured an Eevee evolving into its five Eeveelutions at
the time.
In A Bite to Remember,
Brock's demonstration featured an Eevee evolving into its five Eeveelutions at
the time.
In Gonna Rule The School!,
the Pokémon Trainers' School lent an Eevee to the school's underage students
for use in lessons.
Multiple Eevee appeared in
the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
A Coordinator's Eevee
appeared in Hi Ho Silver Wind!.
In the opening sequence of
Giratina and the Sky Warrior, an Eevee was together with its seven Eeveelutions
at the time.
An Eevee appeared in A
Rivalry to Gible On!.
An Eevee appeared in
Genesect and the Legend Awakened.
A Trainer's Eevee appeared
in A Battle of Aerial Mobility!.
In Diancie and the Cocoon of
Destruction, an Eevee was living in Allearth Forest.
An Eevee appeared during the
Mega Audino journal in A Race for Home!.
An Eevee appeared as an
image in A Performance Pop Quiz!.
Two Trainers' Eevee appeared
in Alola to New Adventure!.
A student's Eevee appeared
in The Guardian's Challenge!. It reappeared in the banned episode SM064.
Five Trainers' Eevee
appeared in A Shocking Grocery Run!.
Three Trainers' Eevee
appeared in Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!.
A Trainer's Eevee appeared
in One Journey Ends, Another Begins....
A Trainer's Eevee appeared
in Getting the Band Back Together!.
A Trainer's Eevee appeared
in A Glaring Rivalry!. It reappeared in a flashback in A Masked Warning!.
A Trainer's Eevee appeared
in I Choose You!.
A Trainer's Eevee appeared
in Alola, Kanto!.
A Trainer's Eevee appeared
in Faba's Revenge!.
In Turning Heads and
Training Hard!, Kagetora's Eevee was defeated in a battle by Ilima and his own
Eevee.
A Trainer's Eevee appeared
in Twirling with a Bang!.
Two Trainers' Eevee appeared
in A Young Royal Flame Ignites!.
A Trainer's Eevee appeared
in Dummy, You Shrunk the Kids!.
In Securing the Future!, a
Trainer's Eevee joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it
could return to its true form.
A Trainer's Eevee appeared
in Turning the Other Mask!.
A Trainer's Eevee appeared
in Heart of Fire! Heart of Stone!.
In Drawn with the Wind!,
four Eevee were seen at Malie Garden.
A Trainer's Eevee appeared
in League Offenders and Defenders!.
In The Final Four!, a
Trainer's Eevee was near Team Rocket's food truck.
A Trainer's Eevee appeared
in Z-Move Showdown!.
An Eevee appeared in the
ending credits of Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, under the ownership of a
mother and daughter.
Two Eevee appeared in The
Sinnoh Iceberg Race!, each under the ownership of a different Trainer.
A Trainer's Eevee appeared
in Ash's fantasy in The Climb to Be the Very Best!.
A Trainer's Eevee appeared
in Raid Battle in The Ruins!.
In A Talent for Imitation!,
Team Rocket attempted to steal a Trainer's Eevee with the help of a Ditto, but
they failed after Ditto's Transform didn't work completely.
In A Little Rocket R &
R!, a Trainer's Eevee was captured by the Matori Matrix but later freed by Ash
and his friends.
In Splash, Dash, and Smash
for the Crown!, a Trainer's Eevee was watching the Magikarp High Jump
Competition.
A Trainer's Eevee appeared
in Sword and Shield, Slumbering Weald!.
An Eevee appeared in a
fantasy in Searching for Service with a Smile!.
Kiley's Vaporeon appeared as
an Eevee in a flashback in On Land, In the Sea, and to the Future!.
A Trainer's Eevee appeared
in a fantasy in Sleuths for Truth!.
In Night and Day, You are
the Ones!, Soleil, a doppelgänger of Chloe, revealed in a flashback that her
Espeon and Umbreon were originally Eevee she had when she was younger. Her
female Eevee evolved into Espeon after she tripped and fell on top of her during
the day, and the following night, her male Eevee evolved into Umbreon after
protecting Soleil and Espeon from a wild Crobat.
Multiple Eevee appeared in
Infinite Possibilities! at the Eevee Evolution Lab.
A Student's Eevee appeared
in an image in HZ046.
Pokémon Origins
In File 1: Red, an Eevee was
with Professor Oak.
In File 3: Giovanni, an
Eevee was seen at Silph Co., trapped with multiple other Pokémon. They were
later freed by Red.
Pokémon: Twilight Wings
An Eevee appeared in Buddy,
under the ownership of a Lass.
GOTCHA!
An Eevee appeared in
GOTCHA!, under the ownership of a girl.
POKÉTOON
A Trainer's Eevee appeared
in Blossom's Dream.
An Eevee appeared in The
Slugma-Powered Home under the ownership of Anna's grandparents.
In the manga
The Electric Tale of Pikachu
Like in Pokémon the Series,
Mikey owns an Eevee in The Electric Tale of Pikachu. Mikey and his Eevee appear
in the chapter To Evolve or Not to Evolve, That is the Question!.
Magical Pokémon Journey
Main article: Coconut's Eevee
Main article: Lu
Coconut owns a smart, loyal
Eevee in Magical Pokémon Journey.
Later, another Eevee
nicknamed Lu appears. Coconut's Eevee falls in love with Lu, who confesses her
own love to Eevee before moving away.
Pokémon Adventures
Red, Green & Blue arc
Main article: Vee
In Blame it on Eevee, an
Eevee was subjected to experiments by Team Rocket, which attempted to merge
Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres into a single Pokémon. The experiments gave Eevee
the characteristic of being able to mutate into three of his evolved forms,
namely Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon and revert, though he still requires the
energies of an Evolution stone. Red eventually catches this Eevee as a
prerequisite for challenging Erika and gave him the nickname of Vee.
Yellow arc
An Eevee appeared in The
Kindest Tentacruel as one of the Pokémon in Yellow's fantasy about evolution
via Evolution stone.
Gold, Silver & Crystal
arc
Vee evolved into Espeon and
lost his mutation ability, becoming unable to revert to his base form.
FireRed & LeafGreen arc
An Eevee appeared in The
Escape, under the ownership of Karen during her childhood. It was one of the
children captured by the Masked Man. It is presumed that this Eevee eventually
evolves into her Umbreon, which she used to fight Green.
X & Y arc
Sometime off-panel prior to
Sylveon Enchants, Y caught an Eevee, which she named Veevee. When she used her
in a battle against Team Flare, she evolved into a Sylveon.
Sword & Shield arc
A Gigantamaxed Eevee
appeared in PASS41, being one of many Pokémon to suddenly Gigantamax.
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
Mitsumi has an Eevee as seen
in Clash! Hareta vs. Mitsumi!!.
Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All
An Eevee appeared in a
background collage in Catch the Poliwag!.
An Eevee appeared in The
Terrible Twins, Rin & Ran, under the ownership of Rin.
Pokémon Horizon
An Eevee appeared in a
fantasy in Journey to a New Horizon.
A Trainer's Eevee appeared
in The Power of Teamwork.
Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~
The Hero and Heroine both
have an Eevee in Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll
~.
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
An Eevee appeared in Curry
Showdown! Which is the Most Delicious? as one of the participants of a curry
cooking competition.
An Eevee appeared in
Pikachu's Birthday Party.
Pokémon Zensho
An Eevee appeared in a
fantasy in PZ04.
In the TCG
Main article: Eevee (TCG)
As in the games and anime,
Eevee is notable in the TCG for being able to evolve into the most differently
named Pokémon cards, with its eight normal evolutions, as well as Dark forms of
the Generation I evolutions and Espeon, and Light forms of the Generation I
evolutions.
In the TFG
One Eevee figure has been
released.
Next Quest: Eevee
Other appearances
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Eevee only appears as a
random trophy.
Trophy information
As adaptable a Pokémon as
any yet discovered, Eevee's evolutionary progress changes to meet the
conditions of its environment. So far, five evolutionary forms have been
discovered and then catalogued for this unique Pokémon; Vaporeon, Jolteon,
Flareon, Espeon, and Umbreon. All evolutions have special benefits.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U
Eevee appears as a Poké Ball
Pokémon. It uses Take Down to hit opponents. It also appears as a trophy in
both versions of the game.
Trophy information
NA: This Normal-type Pokémon
is as adaptable to evolution as they come, with eight evolutions discovered
thus far. If you pair that potential with its adorable features, it's no wonder
Eevee is so popular! In Smash Bros., Eevee will attack a nearby opponent with
Take Down. Sadly, this attack isn't incredibly powerful.
PAL: This adorable
Normal-type Pokémon's ability to evolve in so many different ways makes it a
popular choice with trainers. When brought out in battle, Eevee uses Take Down
on the first opponent it sees, but...it's not very effective. Never mind. Eevee
may not be the toughest Pokémon, but it'll always be one of the cutest.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Eevee returns as a Poké Ball
Pokémon retaining the same behavior from the previous game. It also appears as
two Spirits, Eevee and Partner Eevee.
POKÉMON Detective Pikachu
An Eevee briefly appeared in
POKÉMON Detective Pikachu, under the ownership of Howard Clifford. It evolved
into a Flareon.
Celestial
Eevee appeared in the music
video for Celestial.
Trivia
Eevee's English name is a
palindrome.
Eevee's English name also
contains only two unique characters, less than any other Pokémon's English
name.
Eevee was designed by
Motofumi Fujiwara.
Eevee has the most branched
evolutions, with a total of eight.
Eevee has the most evolved
forms of any Pokémon and is the only Pokémon that has more than three evolved
forms.
Eevee is the only Pokémon
that evolves with a Leaf Stone that is not a Grass-type, as well as the only
one to evolve by Water Stone that is not a Water-type.
The fan-made term to describe
the evolutions of Eevee, Eeveelutions, was made official after its use in the
strategy guide for Pokémon Stadium 2, followed by a TCG Theme Deck.
In early English promotional
material for Pokémon Red and Blue, Eevee was called "Eon", the suffix
of all of the evolved forms of Eevee.
In Generation I, Eevee was
the only Pokémon to have a branched evolution.
Eevee is the only Pokémon
capable of evolving further that cannot evolve into a Pokémon that it shares at
least one type with (though Azurill shared this trait prior to it and Marill
gaining the Fairy-type in Generation VI).
Pokémon FireRed and
LeafGreen and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver are the only core series titles
to have the methods of evolution required for some included Pokémon be
completely unavailable, and Eevee is the only Pokémon impacted in both cases.
Despite Eevee being
obtainable before the Pokémon League and Leafeon and Glaceon being included in
the Unova regional Pokédex in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, it cannot evolve
into them until after entering the Hall of Fame. This is because Twist Mountain
and Pinwheel Forest are inaccessible before then.
Eevee is the only
pre-existing Pokémon to receive an evolution in Generation VI, though many
received Mega Evolutions.
Four of Eevee's evolved
forms evolve through abnormal means in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
(Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, and Glaceon).
In the Pokémon Mystery
Dungeon series, Eevee evolves using the Sun Ribbon or Lunar Ribbon with at
least 1 star of IQ, a Mossy Rock, or a Frozen Rock into its respective evolved
forms.
In Pokémon Ranger, all of
Eevee's evolved forms up to the third generation can be captured; however,
Eevee is completely unobtainable. This was changed in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows
of Almia.
Despite the fact that May,
Gary, and Sakura each owned an Eevee that went on to evolve, Eevee was never
seen evolving onscreen in Pokémon the Series until Last Call — First Round!,
when Ursula evolved her two Eevee into Flareon and Vaporeon during a Contest
appeal, over thirteen years into the anime.
As a species, Eevee has
appeared in the teams of the most main characters in Pokémon the Series, with
May, Serena, and Lana each owning one.
This also makes Eevee the
only Pokémon species in the TV series to have been owned by more than two
different main characters.
Eevee has more signature
moves than any other Pokémon, with a total of eleven.
Eevee is the only
pre-existing Pokémon to receive a gender difference after Generation IV.
All of Eevee's evolutions up
to Sylveon were of types that had been considered special before Generation IV.
The only special move type not included is the Dragon type.
Eevee Day is celebrated
since 2018 on November 21 (11/21), which is goroawase for "i-i-bu-i",
Eevee's Japanese name. It is certified by the Japan Anniversary Association.
Origin
In the 2018 artbook EVs,
Motofumi Fujiwara revealed that the idea for Eevee came from Satoshi Tajiri's
request to have a Pokémon that evolves into multiple types. Fujiwara himself
designed Eevee as a "blank slate" for its varied evolutions; as such,
while Eevee has traits of foxes, dogs, and cats, it is not based on any
specific animal. Fujiwara also envisioned Eevee as a creature that could exist
"in people's memories"; namely, vague memories of seeing a cat or dog-like
creature that players might have experienced in their childhood.
Name origin
Eevee and Eievui are the
pronunciations of E-V, the first two letters in the word evolution.
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