Umbreon's rings glow when it sleeps in the moonlight
Umbreon is a mammalianPokémon which has a sleek, black body with four slender legs and crimson eyes. It has two pairs of pointed teeth (one pair in each 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 Evolution is the result of Eevee being exposed to the moonlight, which altered its genetic structure. Umbreon's yellow rings glow when it is excited, such as when it leaps to attack; or when exposed to the moon's aura, which fills it with a mysterious energy. Umbreon hunts at night and, as such, has well-developed eyes that can spot a prey even in darkness. Its black fur helps it blend into the night while waiting for the right moment to pounce. When it does, its rings emit a dim yet ominous glow, and it lunges for the prey's throat before eating it. Whenever angered or agitated, Umbreon sprays poisonous sweat secreted from its pores into the offender's eyes to protect itself. Umbreon primarily specializes in defensive prowess. As mentioned in Pokémon Sleep, Umbreon is known to be difficult to find while it sleeps during the night.[1] The main reason is due to Umbreon being a nocturnal Pokémon.
This Pokémon is rare in the wild, instead being more commonly found in urban areas, under the ownership of other Trainers.
When agitated, this Pokémon protects itself by spraying poisonous sweat from its pores. (Pokémon Red, Silver, or Crystal inserted) When darkness falls, the rings on the body begin to glow, striking fear in the hearts of anyone nearby. (Pokémon Blue, Gold, or Yellow inserted)
Umbreon evolved as a result of exposure to the moon's waves. It hides silently in darkness and waits for its foes to make a move. The rings on its body glow when it leaps to attack.
Umbreon evolved from exposure to the moon's energy pulses. It lurks in darkness and waits for its foes to move. The rings on its body glow when it leaps to attack.
Umbreon evolved as a result of exposure to the moon's waves. It hides silently in darkness and waits for its foes to make a move. The rings on its body glow when it leaps to attack.
It is most active in the wee hours of the night, when moonlight bathes the land. Its large eyes can pierce the darkness and perceive prey with absolute clarity.
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When exposed to the moon's aura at night, the rings on its body glow. It's said to be nocturnal, so it might be very difficult to find an Umbreon sleeping at night.
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.
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.
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.
Umbreon, the Moonlight Pokémon. A Dark type. As a nocturnal Pokémon, Umbreon's large eyes can distinguish prey even during the darkest of nights. When its skin is able to absorb moonlight, the circles on its body faintly glow, and a strange power is awakened.
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 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.
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.
Prior to 2023, the official romanization of Umbreon's Japanese name was "Blacky".[3] The current official romanization, Bracky, was trademarked on December 19, 2022.[4][5]
The romanization used on the Pokémon Center website changed sometime between June and August 2023.[6][7]
In the 1997 Nintendo Space World demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver, Umbreon was more purple in coloration and was Poison-type. Remnants of this design stage can be seen in several of Umbreon's Pokédex entries, which refer to it being capable of spraying "poisonous sweat".
Origin
Similar to most Eeveelutions, Umbreon's overall design shares characteristics with multiple different mammalian species such as dogs, cats, and foxes. According to Nishida, Umbreon did not have any particular motifs when it was created. [10]
Umbreon seems to be a personification of nighttime and nocturnal animals in general. As such, Umbreon's Dark type may be due to the night being traditionally seen as a dangerous, evil, and/or haunted time. Alternatively, it may be based on different superstitions and legends regarding the aforementioned mammals: foxes as cunning tricksters, black cats associated with bad luck and witchcraft, or the black dog folkloric motif — a monstrous and vicious black dog with glowing red or yellow eyes.
Umbreon's black and golden coloring resembles Ancient Egypt animal sculptures of certain deities, such as cat statues of Bastet and jackal statues of Anubis. Some notable examples are the Gayer-Anderson cat and the Anubis Shrine. The Egyptian aesthetic may also point to the Set animal, an unknown creature (often represented as black canid) associated with chaotic elements.
The rings may be meant to resemble annular solar eclipses. Although, given that it was originally Poison-type, Umbreon's rings and shiny coloration may have been loosely inspired by the highly venomous blue-ringed octopus or the broader concept of aposematism.
Name origin
Umbreon may be a combination of umbra (darkest part of a shadow; Latin for shadow) and eon (an immeasurably long period of time, possibly referring to how long evolution takes naturally). Eon is a suffix all EeveeEvolutions share and was Eevee's English prototype name.
Bracky may be a combination of black and lucky or 月 tsuki (moon).
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