Umbreon (Pokémon)
Umbreon (Japanese: ブラッキー Blacky) is a Dark-type Pokémon introduced in Generation II.
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It evolves from Eevee when leveled up with high friendship during the night (in the main series games) or when leveled up with high friendship with a Moon Shard in the Bag (in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness). It is one of Eevee's final forms, the others being Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Leafeon, Glaceon, and Sylveon.
It is a starter Pokémon in Pokémon Colosseum alongside the other Generation II Eeveelution, Espeon.
Biology
Umbreon is a Pokémon which has a sleek, black body with four slender legs and crimson eyes. It has two pairs of pointed teeth (one in the upper jaw and one in the lower jaw) which are visible when its mouth is open. It has long, pointed ears and a bushy tail, each with a yellow band around them. Its forehead and legs have yellow rings on them.
Umbreon's yellow markings glow at night or when it is excited, striking fear into anyone nearby. Upon being exposed to the moonlight, the rings on its body glow, filling it with a mysterious energy. Umbreon is nocturnal and as such, it has powerful night vision. Its black fur helps it hide in the darkness of night while waiting for its prey. When it spots the target, its rings gain a dim yet ominous glow, and it lunges for the prey's throat before eating it. Its yellow rings glow when it leaps to attack. Whenever Umbreon gets angry, it secretes and sprays poisonous sweat into the offender's eyes. Eevee evolved into this form due to exposure to the moonlight altering its genetic structure. This Pokémon is rare in the wild, and is more often found in urban areas under the care of people.
In the anime
Main series

Gary's Umbreon
Umbreon made its debut in Power Play!, where it was revealed that Gary's Eevee had evolved into one.
Gladion's Umbreon
Gladion's Umbreon debuted in A Glaring Rivalry!, having evolved from an Eevee he had rescued as a toddler.
Other
In Trouble's Brewing and Espeon, Not Included, Tamao, one of the Kimono Sisters, owns an Umbreon. It rescued Sakura's Eevee from Team Rocket when they disrupted the Kimono Sisters' tea ceremony.
In Strategy Begins at Home!, Johanna used an Umbreon in a two-on-two Contest Battle alongside Glameow, where they went up against Dawn's Piplup and Pachirisu. In Challenging a Towering Figure!, it attended the start of the Festival Battle Challenge. In DPS01, it battled Piplup and Cyndaquil before the match was called off.
Virgil's male Umbreon debuted in Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!, along with an Eevee and her other evolutions at the time. In a flashback, it was revealed that he evolved from an Eevee when he and Virgil got lost in a forest and had to spend a night there. Umbreon reappeared in Lost at the League! and Strong Strategy Steals the Show!, and in a flashback in Curtain Up, Unova League!.
In Eevee & Friends, a mysterious Umbreon was with an Eevee and its evolved forms, including the newly introduced Sylveon. It is friends with a Weavile, Gible, Gothita, Gothorita, and Gothitelle.
In Turning Heads and Training Hard!, a Trainer's Umbreon was summoned to help Ilima's Eevee perform Extreme Evoboost. In the Poké Problem segment of the next episode, it saw Ilima and Eevee off.
An Umbreon appeared in Night and Day, You are the Ones!, under the ownership of Soleil.
Minor appearances
In Johto Photo Finish, Gary's demonstration featured an Umbreon evolving from an Eevee.
In A Bite to Remember, Brock's demonstration featured an Umbreon evolving from an Eevee.
An Umbreon appeared in A Fan with a Plan.
Multiple Umbreon appeared in Destiny Deoxys.
In Giratina and the Sky Warrior, an Umbreon was together with an Eevee and the other six Eeveelutions at the time.
In The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!, Ash called up the Pokédex entry for Umbreon, having mistaken a blackened-up Tepig, which broke out of a warehouse, for one.
In Tag Team Battle Inspiration!, Serena's fantasy featured an Umbreon as she imagined what her Eevee could evolve into.
Two Trainers' Umbreon appeared in The First Day of the Rest of Your Life!.
Three Umbreon appeared in The Power of Us, with one under the ownership of a Trainer, the second being wild, and the third appearing during a flashback.
In I Choose Paradise!, a Trainer's Umbreon was at the Pokémon Paradise Resort.
A Trainer's Umbreon appeared in We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!.
In To Train, or Not to Train!, an Umbreon was at the Eevee Evolution Lab.
An Umbreon appeared in a fantasy in On Land, In the Sea, and to the Future!.
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GOTCHA!

An Umbreon briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of Karen.
Pokémon Evolutions
An Umbreon appeared in The Show, under the ownership of Zuki. It was used in the Kimono Girls' performance of the destruction of the Brass Tower, where it represented the night that fell before the incident.
In the manga

Gold, Silver & Crystal chapter
In The Last Battle VII, Karen owns an Umbreon that is the cornerstone of her team, as in the games. It apparently evolved from the Eevee she had since her childhood.
Emerald chapter
Greta of the Battle Arena used an Umbreon in her battles with Guile Hideout and Emerald. It easily defeated his Dusclops before falling to his Sudowoodo, which went on to win the match, earning him the Guts Symbol. It first appeared in Swanky Showdown with Swalot.
HeartGold & SoulSilver chapter
An Umbreon appeared in Pleased as Punch With Parasect, under the ownership of a Kimono Girl.
X & Y chapter
An Umbreon appeared in a fantasy in Sylveon Enchants.
Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers
An Umbreon first appeared in PCS1, under the ownership of Wes.
Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys
In Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys, Bill has both an Umbreon and its counterpart Espeon.
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
An Umbreon appeared in A Challenge to the Elite Four, under the ownership of Karen.
Game data
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity: Umbreon is a major character in the game alongside Espeon. They join the player's team where their knowledge of Entercards comes in handy and are able to rescue Keldeo.
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In events
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| RSEFRLG | Journey Across America Umbreon | English | United States | 70 | February 25 to July 23, 2006 |
| RSEFRLG | Party of the Decade Umbreon | English | United States | 70 | August 8, 2006 |
| XYORAS | Pokémon Center Birthday Umbreon | All | Japan | 10 | October 12, 2013 to December 31, 2016 |
| SM | Pokémon Center Umbreon | All | Japan | 50 | May 13 to June 23, 2017 |
| SM | Pokémon Store Umbreon | All | South Korea | 50 | July 15 to 23, 2017 |
Pokémon Global Link promotions
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| BW | Global Link Umbreon | Japanese | PGL | 10 | October 20, 2010 to January 31, 2011 |
| BW | Global Link Umbreon | Korean | PGL | 10 | May 18 to August 31, 2011 |
| BW | Global Link Umbreon | English | PGL | 10 | May 19 to July 19, 2011 |
| BW | Global Link Umbreon | French | PGL | 10 | May 19 to July 19, 2011 |
| BW | Global Link Umbreon | German | PGL | 10 | May 19 to July 19, 2011 |
| BW | Global Link Umbreon | Italian | PGL | 10 | May 19 to July 19, 2011 |
| BW | Global Link Umbreon | Spanish | PGL | 10 | May 19 to July 19, 2011 |
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Umbreon is available in Sword and Shield, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, and Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
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Umbreon may know these moves if evolved from an Eevee transferred from another generation.
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- Eevee won't evolve into Espeon or Umbreon in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen due to lack of day and night cycle mechanics.
- Even if all criteria to evolve Eevee into Umbreon are fulfilled in Generations VI and VII, it will evolve into Sylveon if it knows a Fairy-type move and has at least two hearts of Affection or just knows a Fairy-type move in Generation VIII. Similarly in Generations IV to VII it will evolve into Leafeon near a Moss Rock or Glaceon near a Ice Rock regardless of other conditions while getting level up.
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Trivia
- Eevee cannot evolve into Espeon or Umbreon in FireRed and LeafGreen due to the lack of a time system. In order to be obtained and added to the Pokédex in these versions, an Eevee must be traded to Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Versions, evolved there, and then traded back, or else traded from Pokémon Colosseum or Pokémon XD.
- According to the Diamond and Pearl Pokédex, Umbreon, Glaceon, and Leafeon have identical footprints.
- Umbreon is the only non-Psychic-type Pokémon to be able to have the Synchronize Ability.
- Umbreon is the only Eeveelution that had a unique type combination in its debut generation.
- Umbreon was designed by Atsuko Nishida.[1]
- Umbreon is tied with:
- Mega Gyarados and Hoopa Unbound for the highest base Special Defense of all Dark-type Pokémon.
- Sylveon for the highest base Special Defense stat of all Eeveelutions.
- Leafeon for the lowest base Special Attack stat of all Eeveelutions.
- In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga, Black's Umbreon does not have the signature yellow rings on its limbs.
- In the Pokémon of the Year poll held by The Pokémon Company in 2020, Umbreon was voted as both the most popular Generation II Pokémon and the most popular Eeveelution, receiving 67,062 votes. It was also voted as the fifth most popular Pokémon overall.
- Umbreon's Pokédex entries from Gold, Stadium 2, LeafGreen, HeartGold, Sun and Shield refer to "poisonous sweat", which might be a reference to the Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo, where Burakkī is a Poison-type Pokémon.
Origin
Umbreon's origins are uncertain, though it could be based on a black cat, which was considered to be an omen of bad luck (in most Western countries, contrary to Japan's viewpoint in which it is considered lucky) and can be interpreted as the reasoning behind the Dark typing. Its long ears are similar to those of a hare and may originate from the East Asian legends concerning a Moon rabbit.
The rings on Umbreon's body resemble Egyptian lunar markings and jewelry that have been associated with animal sculptures, such as cat statues of the Egyptian goddess Bastet. While Bastet was originally a lioness warrior and the goddess of the sun, Greeks occupying ancient Egypt toward the end of its civilization changed her into the goddess of the moon. This change may have drawn some of the inspiration for the Pokémon's lunar theme. Furthering the lunar theme, Metamorphoses is a narrative poem that involves the Roman Goddess of the moon, Diana, change into the form of a cat as she flees to Egypt.
Additionally, Umbreon may be inspired by Tezcatlipoca, a central deity in Aztec religion who took the form of a black jaguar that had yellow horizontal bands, and was associated with the night sky.
Name origin
Umbreon may be a combination of umbra (Latin for shadow and ghost, as well as the English word for the moon's silhouette during a solar eclipse) and eon, a shortened form of evolution, the word also meaning an immeasurably long period of time (possibly referring to how long evolution takes naturally). Eon is a suffix all Eevee evolutions share and was Eevee's English prototype name.
Blacky may be a combination of black and lucky, as the black cat in Japan is considered lucky. It may also refer to the color of its coat.
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