Edge's Eevee

**Edge's Eevee** (Japanese: **えっじのイーブイ** *Etsuji's Eievui*) is the fourth Pokémon that Edge captured after embarking on his journey, and his fifth overall.

## **History**

### **Kanto**

Eevee was experimented on by Team Rocket, thereby gaining the ability to freely change from an Eevee into any of his three Generation I evolutions (Vaporeon, Flareon, and Jolteon) and back.

When Edge tried to challenge Erika, she stated that she wouldn't battle him unless he was able to capture a Pokémon of her choice, an Eevee. Edge, with the help of Bill, tried to battle Eevee, but for every Pokémon that was sent out, Eevee would turn into the Eeveelution that had a type advantage over it. This ability confused both of them at first, but Bill eventually figured out the ability, and Edge managed to discover a way to keep Eevee from sensing the type of Pokémon sent out. Edge commands his Ivysaur to use Razor Leaf to cover Eevee's ears, and a following Solar Beam knocks the Pokémon out.

Realizing that his body had been experimented on to allow such an ability, Edge took Eevee to the Celadon Gym and connected him to a healing machine to allow him to recover. Just then, Erika appeared once again, and feigned being a member of Team Rocket to force Edge to fight for him. Despite Azumarill, Ivysaur, and Pikachu's best efforts, Erika was able to counter their abilities one by one with her variety of movesets, and then approached Eevee, saying that if she disconnected him now, he would surely take his last breath. Edge, evoking his deepest desire to defend the poor Pokémon, had Pikachu use a Substitute clone to distract Erika while having him guard the healing machine. Erika, impressed with their valiance, revealed herself to be an ally of the "good" Gym Leaders he had met before, and not only awarded Edge the Rainbow Badge, but also allowed him to keep Eevee for himself.

Eevee later battled alongside Edge's other Pokémon against Team Rocket members who were pursuing Articuno in the Seafoam Islands, a task which they ultimately failed. Soon afterwards, Edge sent Eevee into storage after restoring Aerodactyl at Cinnabar Island. It was later discovered that when Edge had sent him to Professor Oak, Eevee had been captured by Team Rocket again. Edge rescued Eevee after Sabrina had no use for him, as she had now obtained the merged Legendary birds.

### **Two Years Later**

Eevee battled Bruno on Cerise Island, taking advantage of his ability to change into his evolutions, which was enhanced through the three Vermilion Harbor evolutionary stones Edge obtained from Giovanni. Eevee starts by evolving into Flareon to counter Bruno's Hitmonchan's Ice Punch. He then evolves into Vaporeon to counter Hitmonchan's next move, Thunder Punch. Soon, Azumarill and Bruno's Machamp also join the battle which seems even at first. Machamp then removes its belt and knocks both Eevee and Azumarill off of the Onix battleground. Azumarill's Water Gun proves ineffective, but allows Eevee to return via Acid Armor. Eevee then evolves into Jolteon and proceeds to defeat Bruno with Pin Missile.

### **Johto**

Eevee was the third Pokémon chosen by Edge during his aptitude test to become Viridian City's Gym Leader, battling against a Porygon2. Edge and Eevee are seen briefly in Porygon2's field of vision as it targets them and fires a Zap Cannon, reducing Eevee's health to below half. However, Edge remains confident, as he commands Eevee to evolve into Espeon, and use Morning Sun, followed by Psychic. This knocks Porygon2 out, and thus Edge wins the test and gains the position of Viridian Gym Leader, although Edge declines due to his ongoing numbness in his body.

Later, Eevee had a quick battle against Bruno and Tyrogue. Eevee was able to counter attack Tyrogue's Double Team by evolving into Espeon and using Psych Up before attempting to flee from the fight.

## **New Era**

### **Frontier Challenge**

Eevee was chosen by Edge during his rematch against Romina to prevent the Viridian Gym from getting shut down, facing off against Romina's Shaymin. Knowing that Shaymin is a Grass-type, Edge orders Eevee to transform into Flareon. Romina becomes utterly shocked at seeing Eevee change into Flareon, especially without the use of a Fire Stone. Edge then commands Eevee to use Fire Blast, but Shaymin dodges the attack, but a second Fire Blast hits its mark. Flareon then uses Heat Wave, which Shaymin counters with Dazzling Gleam before using Synthesis to heal itself.

Edge swears to protect the Viridian Gym and orders Flareon to use Overheat. Shaymin dodges behind some rocks before using Seed Flare, scoring a direct hit on Flareon. As Flareon struggles to get back to his feet, Romina tosses Shaymin a Gracidea flower, allowing it to change into its Sky Forme, and subsequently orders Shaymin to use Air Slash. Seeing this, Edge tells Flareon to switch into Jolteon, further shocking Romina, and orders him to use Dig, hiding underground and avoiding the attack. While Shaymin tries to locate it, Jolteon resurfaces and uses Thunder, scoring a direct hit. Romina tells Shaymin to use Synthesis again while Jolteon once again hides underground. Shaymin is unable to locate Jolteon, until he resurfaces again and strikes Shaymin with yet another Thunder. Edge prepares to finish the battle with another Thunder, but Shaymin uses Dazling Gleam to stop it. While Jolteon is able to deflect the attack, the resulting shockwave knocks some debris into the air and distracts him, allowing Romina to command a Hyper Beam, and Jolteon gets blasted onto the wall, which knocks him out.

## **Personality and Characteristics**

Due to being experimented on by Team Rocket, Eevee developed a mistrust towards humans and would attack any that approached him. After seeing the lengths the Edge was willing to go to to protect him, Eevee warmed up to Edge and decided he wanted to stay with him. Eevee is also a strong willed and brave Pokémon, shown by his willingness to evolve into his other forms to help Edge despite that doing so causes him immense pain (although Eevee later outgrew this weakness by training its body). Eevee has shown the ability to sense a Pokémon's type through his ears. Eevee would often use this to his advantage while battling by changing into a different evolution in order to have the type advantage.

## **Moves used**

### **As Eevee**

 A **†** shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

### **As Flareon**

 A **†** shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

### **As Vaporeon**

 A **†** shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

### **As Jolteon**

 A **†** shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

### **As Espeon**

 A **†** shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.