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Umbreon (Japanese: ブラッキー Blacky) is a Dark-type Pokémon introduced in Generation II.

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 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.

Its yellow markings glow at night or when it is excited, and strike fear into anyone nearby. It hides in the darkness while waiting for its opponents, and its yellow rings glow when it leaps to attack. It is also capable of spraying a poisonous sweat when it gets agitated. This Pokémon is rare in the wild, and is more often found in urban areas under the care of people.

In the anime

Major appearances

Gary's Eevee was revealed to have evolved into an Umbreon at some point before Power Play!.

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.

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!.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry EP171 Umbreon Ash's Pokédex Umbreon, the Moonlight Pokémon. When an Eevee has had sufficient training and is exposed to moonlight, it evolves into an Umbreon.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry BW004 Umbreon Ash's Pokédex Umbreon, the Moonlight Pokémon, and an evolved form of Eevee. The rings of Umbreon's body glow faintly when exposed to the moon's aura, and it gains a mysterious power. BW102 Umbreon Ash's Pokédex Umbreon, the Moonlight Pokémon. The rings in its fur glow when the moon shines on them.

In the manga

In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure manga

An Umbreon appeared in JBA5, under the ownership of Karen.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

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.

Greta of the Battle Arena used an Umbreon in her battles with Guile Hideout and Emerald, during which 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.

An Umbreon appeared in Pleased as Punch With Parasect, under the ownership of a Kimono Girl.

An Umbreon appeared in a fantasy in PS553.

In the Pokémon Colosseum Snatcher Leo manga

Similarly to the games, Wes owns an Umbreon, which debuted in CSL1.

In the Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers manga

An Umbreon first appeared in PCS1, under the ownership of Wes.

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

In Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys, Bill has both an Umbreon and its counterpart Espeon.

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

An Umbreon appeared in GDZ47, under the ownership of a thief.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

An Umbreon appeared in A Challenge to the Elite Four, under the ownership of Karen.

In the TCG

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.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Pokémon Global Link promotions

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Generation VIII Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII Game Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Sw Sh IoA Lash Out Dark Physical 75 100% 5 Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Umbreon

indicates a move that gets when used by Umbreon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Umbreon

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

By a prior evolution

Generation VIII Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII Stage Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP † Celebrate Normal Status — —% 40 Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Umbreon

indicates a move that gets when used by Umbreon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Umbreon

indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Umbreon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Side game data

Evolution

Sprites

Trivia

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 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.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ブラッキー Blacky From black and lucky French Noctali From nocturne . Ends with -li like every Eeveelution in French Spanish Umbreon Same as English name German Nachtara From Nacht . Ends with -a like every Eeveelution in German Italian Umbreon Same as English name Korean 블래키 Blacky Transliteration of its Japanese name Cantonese Chinese 月伊貝 Yuhtyībui Literally "Moon Eevee". Ends with -伊貝 like every Eeveelution in Cantonese Mandarin Chinese 月精靈 / 月精灵 Yuèjīnglíng Means "Moon spirit". Ends with -精靈 / -精灵 like every Eeveelution in Mandarin More languages Hindi आम्ब्रियन Umbreon Transcription of English name Russian Амбреон Ambreon Transcription of English name Thai แบล็กกี Blacky Transcription of trademarked Japanese name





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