Leafeon

() is a -type Pokémon introduced in Generation IV. 
==Biology==
===Physiology===
Leafeon is a quadruped mammalian whose most distinguishing features are its lithe body structure and vegetation protruding from its body. Its tail and ears are stylized to resemble torn and tattered leaves. Besides the leaf-like ears and tail, there are a multitude of smaller leaves growing from its body; leaves grow out from the knee joint areas on the forelegs and hind legs, its chest and its back. A larger, curled leaf grows from the middle of its forehead and is the same, soft-green color of all the other leaves. Leafeon's body is tan-colored, while its feet are brown colored. The cellular build of Leafeon's body is more closer to that of a plant rather than an animal.
Shiny Leafeon's fur is only slightly darker than its normal color. 
===Behavior===
Leafeon's Pokémon Platinum Pokédex entry suggests that they are mainly pacifists and do not like to fight. As shown in the anime, they are also gentle and kind. They spend the majority of their time bathing and basking under sunlight to perform photosynthesis, so they don't always need to eat.
Most Leafeon inhabit quietly in forests that have clean flowing rivers.
===Natural Abilities===
According to the Pokédex, Leafeon employ photosynthesis and purify the air around them by sleeping under the sunlight; they get their energy in this way instead of eating.
Leafeon's tails are razor sharp, capable of slicing through the largest of trees. Their emitted aroma is similar to fresh grass in its youth; as one ages, this fragrance bears more of a resemblance to fallen leaves. The aroma is favored in the Galar region, where it is used to create a popular perfume.
==Evolution==
Eevee evolves into Leafeon at any given level, when leveled up in Eterna Forest, Pinwheel Forest, Route 20, Petalburg Woods or the Lush Jungle near the moss covered rock.
In Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, Eevee now evolves into Leafeon when a Leaf Stone is used.
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===Sprites===
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==Appearances==
===Anime===
Zoey Leafeon.png|Zoey's Leafeon.
Virgil Leafeon.png|Virgil's Leafeon.
====Supporting====
*Zoey's Leafeon
*Virgil's Leafeon
*Erika's Leafeon
====Minor====
*Leafeon (Eevee & Friends)
*Sara Lee's Leafeon
*Leafeon (SM065)
==Trivia==
*Leafeon is the first mammalian -type. In Pokémon X, Leafeon can learn Aerial Ace despite being a Grass-type. 
*According to the Diamond and Pearl's Pokédex, Leafeon and Glaceon's footprints are the same (this may be related to the fact they both evolve under similar conditions, leveling up near a special rock).
*Like Espeon, Leafeon has a type-disadvantage against its evolutionary counterpart (Umbreon and Glaceon respectively). The -type Espeon is weak against the -type Umbreon and the -type Leafeon is weak against the -type Glaceon. Interestingly, both Espeon and Leafeon are associated with the sun and moves relating to it, as Espeon is the Sun Pokémon and learns Morning Sun via leveling up and Sunny Day via TM while Leafeon uses the sun for photosynthesis and learns Sunny Day and Synthesis via leveling up and Solar Beam via TM.
**Unlike Espeon, Leafeon does gain a type-advantage against one of Eevee's evolved forms, as the -type Vaporeon is weak against Leafeon.
**Both Leafeon and Glaceon are weak against the -type Flareon.
*The idea of a -type Eeveelution was once the subject of many rumors due to Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon evolving by respective elemental stones, and further exacerbated a mystique to players how the Leaf Stone nor the Moon Stone did not work on Eevee in the same fashion in Generation I.
*In Generation VIII, both Leafeon and Glaceon gets a new way of evolving, they do not evolve in a certain place anymore, instead they evolve with Evolution Stones and that is by a Leaf Stone for Leafeon, and an Ice Stone for Glaceon.
**As a result of those changes, the original false belief that the Leaf Stone evolved Eevee into Leafeon is now true.
**Prior to the changes in evolutionary methods, for 13 years, it was impossible to obtain Leafeon or Glaceon below Level 2, as the old method of leveling up near a rock obviously required leveling up at least once. However, as of Generation VIII, these Pokémon can now be obtained at Level 1, as no Experience Points are required for stone evolutions.
*Its cry sounds similar to a cat's meow in earlier games. However, in most recent games, Leafeon will sometimes bark.
*In Gold and Silver's 1997 demo, Leafeon's Japanese name was Rifii. It had green stripes and inner ears, and it has finger-like claws instead of brown paws. But it ended up getting getting a redesign before being re-introduced in Generation IV. 
===Origin===
According to Motofumi Fujiwara, a key person at Game Freak, Eevee was based on a vague childhood experience he had. He described seeing an "indefinable creature" and that Eevee was based on a drawing of all that he could remember of it. Though it wasn't based on any distinct animal, Fujiwara mentioned that Eevee reminded him of a fluffy cat or dog-like creature. Each one of Eevee's evolutions are based on the same design but are made to resemble their type.https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-09-10/pokemon-designers-reflect-on-history-of-eevee-design/.136529
Leafeon's coloration is very similar to that of a siamese cat, with similar markings on its feet and tail. It's markings may also draw inspiration from the red fox, another animal with similar color patterns. The red fox lives in densely forested areas which may have served as the inspiration for Leafeon's affinity with plants and vegetation. Leafeon's blunt snout, small nose and overall body structure resembles cats which might have been inspired from feral cats who live in the wild such as forests; whimsically, this refers to the belief that should domesticated animals return to the wild, they return to becoming at one with nature again. 
	
===Etymology===
Leafeon's name is a combination of the words "leaf" (due to its Grass-typing), and "eon" meaning an indefinitely long period of time.
===Names in other languages===
*English, Italian and Spanish: Leafeon
*French: Phyllali
*German: Folipurba
*Chinese: 叶伊布(Mainland, simplified) / 葉伊布(Mainland, traditional) / 葉伊貝 (HK) / 葉精靈 (Taiwan)
*Korean: 리피아
==Gallery==
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==References==
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Category:Stage 1 Pokémon
Category:Small Pokémon
Category:Light Pokémon
Category:Location-based evolutionary Pokémon
Category:Stone Evolution Pokémon