Eevee (Pokémon)

This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Eevee.

**Eevee** (Japanese: **イーブイ** *Eievui*) is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves into one of nineteen different Pokémon through various methods:

* Into Lucideon, when leveled up to Level 50, unless any other Evolution method is triggered. However, Eevee will still Evolve this way if it is holding an Eviolite.
* Into Veneon when leveled up while poisoned, unless one of the above methods is triggered.
* Into Leafeon when leveled up near a Mossy Rock, unless one of the above methods is triggered. Eevee will still Evolve this way if a Leaf Stone is used on it.
* Into Glaceon when leveled up near an Icy Rock, unless one of the above methods is triggered. Eevee will still Evolve this way if an Ice Stone is used on it.
* Into Sylveon when leveled up while knowing a Fairy-type move and while having at least 2 levels of Affection.
* Into Matareon when leveled up while holding a Spell Tag or while cursed, unless one of the above methods is triggered.
* Into Espeon when leveled up with high friendship during the day, unless one of the above methods is triggered.
* Into Umbreon when leveled up with high friendship during the night, unless one of the above methods is triggered.
* Into Cuffeon when leveled up while knowing Low Kick, unless one of the above methods is triggered.
* Into Nebuleon when leveled up while holding a Star Piece, unless one of the above methods is triggered.
* Into Slateon when leveled up while knowing Rock Throw, unless one of the above methods is triggered.
* Into Vaporeon when a Water Stone is used on Eevee.
* Into Jolteon when a Thunder Stone is used on Eevee.
* Into Flareon when a Fire Stone is used on Eevee.
* Into Quakeon when a Sun Stone is used on Eevee.
* Into Cloudeon when a Shiny Stone is used on Eevee.
* Into Vespeon when a Moon Stone is used on Eevee.
* Into Chromeon when Eevee is traded whilst holding a Metal Coat.
* Into Wyvreon when Eevee is traded whilst holding a Dragon Scale.

Eevee also has a Gigantamax form, a special form known as **Partner Eevee**, and a Glitch-type variant known as Arcadian Eevee. This is the only form that can Evolve into Pixeleon; it does so by leveling up to Level 60 similarly to Eevee into Lucideon. Unlike its Normal-type counterpart, Arcadian Eevee cannot Evolve into any other Eeveelution, corrupted or otherwise.

Eevee is the game mascot and starter Pokémon in Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!, as well as for the main characters of Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness and Pokémon Conquest. It is the starting Pokémon and first Pokémon employee of the player in Pokémon Café Mix. It is also the rival's starter Pokémon in Pokémon Yellow, although Professor Oak originally intended to give it to the player.

## Biology

Eevee is a 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. However, 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 is the only known Pokémon capable of using the exclusive Z-Move Extreme Evoboost.

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!, the player starts with a special Eevee known as a Partner Eevee. The Partner Eevee has purple eyes and a lighter shade of fur. These design elements were likely taken from the anime, which implemented similar traits starting in *Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire*. Partner Eevee has higher base stats and access to moves that normal Eevee do not. Partner Eevee is the only Pokémon capable of performing Bouncy Bubble, Buzzy Buzz, Sizzly Slide, Glitzy Glow, Baddy Bad, Sappy Seed, Freezy Frost, Sparkly Swirl, and the Partner Power, Veevee Volley. The marking on the tip of a female Partner Eevee's tail is heart-shaped. Before Pokémon Sword and Shield, this trait was unique and wasn't found on other female Eevee. In Pokémon Sword and Shield and later Pokémon GO updates, the unique tail pattern is present on all female Eevee as a true gender difference.

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 surrounding it like a circle. Due to the fur becoming fluffier and luxurious, any enemies caught in it will lose the will to fight due to being enamored by its presence. Due to Gigantamaxing, Eevee becomes even more playful and rambunctious, 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 exclusive G-Max Move G-Max Cuddle.

Eevee born in the Glitch Dimension, especially those of Pixeleon, become a Glitch-type Pokémon themselves; this form of Eevee is gray and pink instead of brown and cream-colored. This variant is essentially a super-corruption; it rarely occurs because despite (or because of) Eevee's unstable DNA, it cannot become corrupted by normal means. Its speech is corrupted while in this state, and black boxes occasionally appear around it.

## Game data

### NPC appearances

* Pokémon Stadium 2: Eevee stars in the mini-game "Eager Eevee".

### Held items

 Events\* |  Focus Sash (100%)

### Stats

#### Base stats

* Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
* This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was **65**.

##### Partner

* Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

* Due to how stats are calculated differently in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! compared to the other core series games, maximum stats are not reflected on the table above.

##### Arcadian Eevee

* Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

### Learnset

#### Eevee and Partner Eevee

##### By tutoring

 * **Bold** indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Eevee
* *Italic* indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Eevee
* Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

##### By events

 * A superscript level indicates that Eevee can learn this move normally in Generation VIII
* **Bold** indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Eevee
* *Italic* indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Eevee
* Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

#### By TM/TR

 * **Bold** indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Eevee
* *Italic* indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Eevee

##### By breeding

 * Moves marked with an asterisk (\*) must be chain bred onto Eevee in Generation VIII
* Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
* Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Eevee in that game.
* **Bold** indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Eevee
* *Italic* indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Eevee

### Evolution

#### Eevee

* Eevee won't evolve into Espeon or Umbreon in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen due to lack of day and night cycle mechanics.
* If the evolution methods for more than one of Eevee's possible evolved forms are triggered at the same time, the following priority list is used:
	+ Lucideon, if it is holding an Eviolite at at least Level 50;
	+ Matareon, if it is cursed;
	+ Leafeon and Glaceon, if a Mossy or Icy Stone is in the area;
	+ Sylveon, if Affection is at the required level and the Eevee knows a Fairy-type move;
	+ Veneon, if it is Poisoned;
	+ Any item-related Evolution method, if the required item is held;
	+ Espeon and Umbreon, if Happiness is at or above 220;
	+ Lucideon, if it is not holding an Eviolite at at least Level 50.

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## 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 fifteen.
	+ If Arcadian Eevee is counted, then Eevee has sixteen total Evolutions.
	+ Eevee is the Pokémon that has received the most alternate forms in a game made after its introduction, with Generation AN-I producing six Eeveelutions (Veneon, Matareon, Quakeon, Cloudeon, Chromeon, and Lucideon) - the most alternate forms a post-Gen 1 game has produced for a single Pokémon is two, which is tied between fellow Gen 1 mascots Charizard and Mewtwo in Generation VI.
	+ Eevee has received alternate forms the most times, with eight generations adding alternate forms (Generation II, Generation IV, Generation VI, Generation VII, Generation VIII, Generation AN-I, Generation AN-II, and Generation AN-IV) - the next highest is that of Pikachu, who received new forms in three generations: in Generation II, Generation VII, and Generation VIII.
* Eevee bears many distinguishing characteristics because of its evolved forms:
	+ Eevee has the most evolved forms of any Pokémon and is the only Pokémon that has more than three evolved forms.
	+ 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 is the only Pokémon to have a branched evolution.
* It is impossible for Eevee to evolve into Espeon and Umbreon in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen because the games lack a time system. It is also impossible for it to evolve into Leafeon and Glaceon in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver since neither Johto nor Kanto has a Moss Rock or an Ice Rock.
* Despite Eevee being obtainable before the Template:Un in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, it cannot evolve into Leafeon or Glaceon 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.
* Eevee has more signature moves than any other Pokémon, with a total of nine.
* Eevee is the only pre-existing Pokémon to receive a gender difference after Generation IV.

### Origin

In the 2018 artbook, EVs, Motofumi Fujiwara revealed that Eevee was inspired by vague childhood memories of an unknown creature he encountered in the forest. Though it wasn't based on any distinct animal, Fujiwara mentioned that Eevee reminded him of a fluffy cat or dog-like creature.

Eevee's Arcadian form is based upon the Generation IV hybrid glitch Pokémon. Its starting moves are identical to those of Generation IV hybrids, with an exception made for the glitch move (becoming a standard Glitch-type move instead).

#### Name origin

Eevee and Eievui are the pronunciations of *E-V*, the first two letters in the word evolution.

## Related articles

* Partner Pokémon (game)
* Starter Pokémon
* Partner Pokémon (Mystery Dungeon)
* Eeveelution
* Gigantamax

## External links

* Article on Wikipedia
* Eevee on Bulbapedia

1. ↑ https://swordshield.pokemon.com/en-us/pokemon-galar-region/gigantamax-eevee/
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/atsuko\_nishida/status/783643367523557376
3. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-09-10/pokemon-designers-reflect-on-history-of-eevee-design/.136529