Umbreon

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Umbreon (Blacky ブラッキー Burakkī in Japanese) is one of the Template:Pokenum fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollarTemplate:Ref Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. Umbreon is one of the five "Eeveelutions", a group term for all the possible Stage-1 Pokémon that can be obtained via treating Eevee in different ways. Umbreon is perhaps the most un-used of the Eeveelutions, the others being Jolteon, Flareon, Vaporeon and Espeon, due to the fact it can't learn any powerful Dark-type moves such as Crunch, players preferring other such as Tyranitar, Absol or Houndoom.

Umbreon is a dog-like creature with rabbit-like ears, with smooth, black fur that is illuminated by the glowing rings on Umbreon's body. It is considered a stealth like animal, requiring to move silently to hunt nocturnally for its prey. The rings around its body glow brightly during battle or during moonlight, and their power is thought to be regulated by the lunar cycle. The Pokémon also has the slightly strange ability to spray poisonous sweat from its pores when threatened. The drawing and sprite designTemplate:Ref of Umbreon was created by Ken Sugimori for its 2001 release on the Game Boy Colour.

Contents 1 Characteristics 2 In the video games 3 In the Pokémon anime 4 In other media 5 Trivia 6 References 7 External links

Characteristics

Umbreon is a quadruped that has characteristics of foxes. It is covered with short black fur, with yellow rings on its forelegs, tail, ears, and forehead. These rings glow in the dark, or on command. Its eyes are red with black pupils. Umbreon and the other eevee evolutions also bear a resemblance to rabbits, which would make sense because before lab rats, many scientists experimented on rabbits.

Umbreon evolves as a result of love, and moonlight. It prefers to lurk in darkness while waiting for its opponent to make the first move. It won't be found in the wild at all, only in captivity. Forcing it to walk during the day will cause stress. During the night of a full moon, or if Umbreon becomes excited, its yellow rings will glow, a sight that tends to strike fear into the hearts of those nearby.

In the video games

Umbreon cannot be caught in most of the Pokémon games. It must be evolved from Eevee by leveling it up while nighttime after its happiness is very high, or by using Moon Shard (but not a Moon Stone) in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. Therefore, Umbreon's availability depends directly on the availability of Eevee. The single exception to this is Pokémon Colosseum, in which the player starts with both Espeon and Umbreon. Umbreon was the only pure dark type pokemon of the 2nd generation, meaning it was the only one which did not suffer from the weaknesses of dual types, making it preferable above other dark types.

Umbreon's above-average Defense, Special Defense, and HP give it a large amount of stamina. It is able to withstand more hits than most other Pokémon, which makes it a popular choice among Pokémon trainers. Like most tanks in the Pokémon world, however, it's Attack is below average. But it can use a variety of 'annoyer' moves, such as Toxic, Confuse Ray, and Mean Look. Pair those moves with the move Moonlight to heal Umbreon, and foes will faint slowly, surely, and (most of all) sinisterly.

In the Pokémon anime

In Episode 185, Trouble's Brewing!, a family of sisters in Ecruteak City are trainers of most of the different Eevee evolutions, including Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, and Umbreon. These Pokémon help Ash Ketchum and his friends in fighting off Team Rocket. These same Pokémon reappear, with 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 its trainer.

Gary Oak, grandson of Professor Oak and rival of Ash, has an Eevee that evolves into an Umbreon while he is traveling in Johto. Gary's Umbreon first appeared in episode 173, Power Play. This Umbreon remains one of his most important Pokémon in all of Gary's subsequent appearances.

In other media

Umbreon, as well as many of the other "Eeveelutions", have been overlooked in the Pokémon Adventures manga. One Umbreon has been controlled by Karen of the Johto Elite Four, who later joined Neo Team Rocket, the secret organization headed by the Mask of Ice, the alter ego of Johto Gym-leader, Pryce. Another Umbreon was controlled by Greta of the Battle Arena used to fight against Emerald.

Umbreon has appeared in the following sets of the Pokémon Trading Card Game Neo Discovery, Aquapolis, Skyridge, EX Sandstorm, EX Unseen Forces (as Umbreon EX) and EX Delta Species (as a Steel/Dark dual-type).

Trivia

• The name Umbreon is a manipulation of the Latin word for shadow, umbra and the eon suffix common to all "Eeveelutions". Eg - Jolteon , Flareon and Vaporeon .
• Before the Advanced Generation of the Pokémon series, Umbreon was the only pure Dark-type in the games, giving it a definitive type advantage over dual-type Dark Pokémon, such as Houndoom or Murkrow.
• ブラッキー (Burakkī), the Japanese name for Umbreon, is a manipulation of the colour Umbreon's coat and it's Dark-typing.
• Umbreon's Japanese name, Burakkī, is similar to Tyrogue's Japanese name, Barukī.
• The German name for Umbreon is Nachtara, a play on the word nocturnal, meaning active at night.
• The French name for Umbreon is Noctali, a play on the word nocturnal, meaning active at night.

References

External links

• Official Pokémon website
• Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Umbreon as a species
• Serebii.net’s 3rd Gen Pokédex entry for Umbreon
• Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
• PsyPoke Pokédex entry
• Smogon Pokédex entry

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