is one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollarPokémonmedia franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. Its main purpose in the games, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both "wild" Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and "tamed" Pokémon that are owned by Pokémon trainers.
The "Eevee" name is a shortening of the word evolution, which this species specializes in, as they have the ability to evolve into one of five different species of Pokémon. The in-game Pokédexes of the Nintendo Game Boy video games (A copy of them from psypokes.com.) URL Accessed June 6, 2006. In the beta versions of the first Pokémon games, this Pokémon bore the name Eon,Pokémon information "lost" between Japan and AmericaPokémon Depot. URL Accessed on 6 June 2006. the ending suffix for all five of Eevee's evolutionary forms. The name Eevee refers to individuals of the species in the games, anime and manga.
Eevee are described as small quadrupedalmammals, mostly covered with brown fur, with light tufts of tan fur around their neck. Their ears appear to be long and thin, longer than the head alone. The tail fur is said to be very thick, and the fur on the tip of the tail is the same color as that of the neck tufts. The design may have also been inspired by the character of Teto the fox-squirrel from Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. The "Advanced Generation" drawing and sprite design of Eevee was created by Ken Sugimori's team for its 2003 release on the Nintendo Game Boy Advance.Pokémon FireRed informationAmazon.co.uk. URL accessed on July 7, 2006.
At first glance, Eevee are said to be just unremarkable Normal-type Pokémon, with above average intelligence and excellent eyesight, smell, and hearing, however, their DNA is uniquely structured. Domesticated Eevee would be made to evolve using elemental stones, but wild Eevee would evolve depending on the environment.
For example, an Eevee living in an area with many lakes or oceans would naturally evolve into the Water-type, Vaporeon, while an Eevee whose habitat was near active volcanoes would evolve into the Fire-type, Flareon. Likewise, an Eevee living in a region where thunderstorms are common would evolve into Jolteon, an Electric-type. These same Pokémon as said to evolve from domesticated Eevee using a Water Stone, a Fire Stone, or a Thunder Stone, respectively. The natural sediments of these elemental stones may be what would cause wild Eevee to evolve in the wild.
Eevee's evolutionary path is said to also be affected by its relationship with its trainer or other caretaker, in combination with the environment. Eevee that are noted as having strong relationships with their trainers have been reported to evolve into the Psychic-typeEspeon while it is daytime, or into the Dark-typeUmbreon during the night.
In Pokémon Yellow, the player is supposed to obtain an Eevee from Professor Oak at the beginning of the game. However, the player's rival decides to take the Eevee before the player can obtain it. Thus, the player is given a Pikachu as a replacement. The rival's Eevee is one of the very few unevolved Eevees owned by a computer-controlled trainer. The rival evolves his Eevee into any of the three evolutions available, depending on the outcomes of the player's first two battles with him in Pallet Town and west of Viridian City. Pokémon Yellow Strategy Guide - Viridian City and Route 22IGN. URL Accessed 12 June 2006.
In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, Bill gives the player an abandoned Eevee that he found when he returned to his house in Goldenrod City. Eevee can also be obtained by trading in 6666 coins at the Game Corner in Celadon City in the Gold and Silver versions.
Eevee cannot be found in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, and Pokémon Colosseum.Serebii.net Pokédex - #133 Eevee Serebii.net. URL Accessed 9 June 2006. However, in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, the player starts with an Eevee, which can later be evolved into any of its five evolutions with the elemental stones or the newly discovered Sun Shard and Moon Shard. However, the Sun Shard and Moon Shard are labeled as "Key Items" so they cannot be taken out of Pokémon XD . Consequently, evolution by the Sun Shard and Moon Shard is only allowed in this game.Pokémon XD - Eeveelution.Serebii.net. URL Accessed 9 June 2006.
Eevee's statistics are about average for a Basic Pokémon, but it should be evolved to exploit its full potential. Eevee is also notable for being the only Pokémon in the first generation of Pokémon to completely lose its original type (Normal) when it evolves.
In Pokémon Snap, a game where the goal is to take pictures of Pokémon, Eevee can be found on the beach level, chasing a pink ball (which happens to be a Chansey). Throwing an object (such as Pokémon food) at the Eevee or the Chansey will allow Eevee to stop running so a quality picture can be taken.IGN's Pokémon Snap Game GuideIGN.com. URL Accessed 13 June 2006.
The first appearance of an Eevee in the Pokémon anime was in Episode 40, "The Battling Eevee Brothers". In this episode, Ash's party comes upon a family of four brothers, who all have or have had Eevees. Each of the three older brothers have evolved their Eevees into either a Flareon, a Jolteon, or a Vaporeon, and they are pressuring their youngest brother Mikey to evolve his Eevee, too. What they fail to notice is that he doesn't want to evolve it. However, when Team Rocket steals all of the Pokémon, Mikey proves that his Eevee does not need to evolve as it defeats Team Rocket when his brothers' Pokémon were unable to."The Battling Eevee Brothers" analysis. Serebii.net. URL Accessed 9 June 2006.
In Episode 118, "The Rivalry Revival", Ash's longtime rival Gary Oak uses his Eevee in a battle against Ash's Pikachu. Brock remarks that the Eevee has bright eyes and a shiny coat of fur, revealing its high level of experience. Eevee ultimately defeated Pikachu, using a Take Down to knockout its opponent."The Rivalry Revival" analysis. Serebii.net. URL Accessed 9 June 2006. Tracy also noted that Gary's Eevee was ready to evolve into a Stage-1 Pokémon, which happened before the events in Episode 173, "Power Play", in which Ash and his companions discover that the Eevee had evolved into an Umbreon.Pokémon anime; Episode 173, "Power Play" analysisSerebii.net. URL Accessed July 5, 2006.
In Episode 185, "Trouble's Brewing!", a family of five sisters in Ecruteak City, like the Eevee Brothers in Episode 40, are trainers of most of the different Eevee evolutions, including Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, and Umbreon. The youngest sister, Sakura, has an unevolved Eevee. These Pokémon help in fighting off Team Rocket."Trouble's Brewing!" analysisSerebii.net. URL Accessed 9 June 2006. These same Pokémon reappear, with Sakura's Eevee having since evolved into Espeon, in Episode 228, "Espeon Not Included!", when Team Rocket kidnaps all of them. The Pokémon end up being rescued by Ash's party with help from the Espeon and Sakura."Espeon Not Included!" analysis. Serebii.net. URL Accessed 9 June 2006.
In Japanese Episode 434, May's Pokémon Egg hatches into an Eevee."May Travels Through Time!" analysisSerebii.net. URL Accessed 9 June 2006. This particular Eevee's signature attack move is Shadow Ball, a Ghost-type attack. Eevee participates in Pokémon Contests, competitions where Pokémon are judged by how appealing they appear, and earns a ribbon, an award for winning a Pokémon Contest, after defeating Brock'sMarshtomp in episode 444."Decisive Game! May VS Brock!" analysis. Serebii.net. URL Accessed 9 June 2006.
Eevee has appeared many times in different sets. It generally has a rarity of common, appearing as a common card in the sets Jungle, Team Rocket, Aquapolis, Skyridge, EX Sandstorm, EX Unseen ForcesList of Eevee cards in the Pokémon Trading Card GamePsypokes.com URL Accessed 7 June 2006., and EX Delta Species (appearing in two different cards in that set; one of which is a special card named "Eevee δ Delta Species"Eevee δ Delta Species CardPsypokes.com. URL Accessed 21 June 2006.). However, Eevee has been labeled with a rarity of Uncommon in the sets Gym Challenge (as Lt. Surge's Eevee) and Neo Discovery. There is also a promotional Eevee card that was distributed during Pokémon Organized Play sessions. Weekly Pokémon Chat with Wizards of the Coast Employees for 15 June 2000 (A transcript can be found at pojo.com.) URL Accessed 7 June 2006.
A preconstructed theme deck (a set of cards that complement each other, allowing new players to have a competitive deck quickly) featuring Eevee was released in the Skyridge set. Entitled "Eeveelution", the deck had the necessary cards so that Eevee could evolve into Vaporeon, Jolteon, or Flareon.Eeveelution Preconstructed Theme DeckToywiz.com. URL Accessed 19 June 2006.
Several Eevee cards mimic Eevee's potentially rapid evolutionary process. While a player usually has to have an evolution of Eevee in his or her hand of cards in order for an evolution to occur, some Eevee cards allow the player to search the entire deck for an evolutionary card of Eevee, causing evolution to occur much more rapidly. Eevee's promotional card allows Eevee to automatically evolve if another Pokémon evolves. Its card from the Neo Discovery set could give Eevee a fifty percent chance to evolve every single turn.
In the Pikachu Shocks Back series, a manga series that loosely parallels the Pokémon anime, Ash and his friends encounter a group of Pokémon enthuiasists, the Knights of the E Stone. Anybody who wishes to join the club must have a Pokémon that has evolved by an evolutionary stone. Similar to Ash's initial encounter of Eevee in the anime, a boy, Mikey, is being pressured by his three older brothers to evolve his Eevee so he can enter the club. Mikey refuses to do that, as he likes his Eevee the way it is, but he still wants to prove Eevee's worth. His Eevee battles a Jolteon and successfully wins by using Mimic to copy Jolteon's Pin Missile attack. His brothers accept Mikey and he is able to join the Knights of the E Stone.Pokémon manga Vol 2. "Pikachu Shocks Back!"Store.viz.com. URL Accessed June 29, 2006.
In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga, one of the main characters, Coconut, the main antagonist and Hazel's rival, has an Eevee. Coconut spends most of her time brewing love potions for Almond (a boy whom Hazel and Coconut both love), which often injure her Pokémon. Eevee is also used in many of Coconut's different experiments.Pokémon Magical Journey character biosmaco.cha.to. URL Accessed May 29, 2006.
Several products featuring Eevee are also available for purchase. There is a pink Eevee hoodie available in adult sizes.Pink Eevee HoodiePokemonCenter.com. URL Accessed 13 June 2006. An orange Eevee vanity case can store accessories.Eevee Vanity CasePokemonCenter.com. URL Accessed 13 June 2006. Also, there is a short children's book entitled "Eevee's Weather Report" about an Eevee that falsely predicts the weather."Eevee's Weather Report"Amazon.com. URL Accessed 13 June 2006. Eevee's Poké Doll is an exclusive item at the official Pokémon store.Eevee Poké Doll.PokemonCenter.com. URL Accessed 19 June 2006. A PokéRom featuring Eevee challenges players with questions pertaining to the subjects of mathematics and reading.Eevee PokéRom. Amazon.com. URL Accessed 19 June 2006.
*The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness.NotesPublications *Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Player's Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., 1998. ASIN B000CQP8FE *Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Player's Guide Special Edition for Yellow, Red and Blue. Nintendo of America Inc., 1999. ASIN B000CQT878 *Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0439154049. *Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 130206151. *Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Snap Player's Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., 1999. ASIN B000CDZP9G *Nintendo Power. Super Smash Bros. Melee Official Nintendo Player's Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., 2001. ISBN 1930206194 *Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Colosseum Player's Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., March 2004. ISBN 193020647X *Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player's Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 193020650X *Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector's Edition: Prima's Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0761547614 *Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Player's Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., September 22 2005. ISBN 1598120026Manga volumes *Ono, Toshihiro. Pokémon: Pikachu Shocks Back Graphic Novel. VIZ Media LLC, December 6 1999. ISBN 156931411X *Tsukirino, Yumi. Magic Pokémon, Volume 2: Part 2: Eevee the Genius. VIZ Media LLC, September 30 2000. ISBN 1569314829
