#0133 · Kanto · Generation 1

Eevee

Evolution Pokémon · Normal-type

Eevee is a Normal-type Pokémon, the Evolution Pokémon, number 133 (#0133) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 1 and comes from the Kanto region. It is 0.3 m tall and weighs 6.5 kg.

Eevee is the Evolution Pokémon, a small fluffy Normal type with the most unstable genes in the Pokémon world. Stones, friendship or the time of day can turn it into any of 8 different Pokémon, more than any other species.

How to pronounce Eevee

Eevee is pronounced EE-vee. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Eevee said out loud:

In Japanese it is イーブイ (Eievui).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Eevee is a small brown quadruped with a bushy cream-tipped tail, a cream ruff of fur and long pointed ears. It is 0.3 m tall and weighs 6.5 kg. The Pokédex says its irregular genes react to its surroundings and to the radiation of Evolution stones, and that its face may even come to resemble its Trainer's. Why only Eevee has such genes is unknown.

Behaviour

Eevee is rare and adaptable, able to suit a harsh habitat by taking a new form. In Pokémon Sleep it is said to dream of what it might become. In the anime, Mikey hides his Eevee from three older brothers who want him to evolve it, until it wins a battle on its own and they accept it as it is.

Habitat

Urban, according to the Pokédex habitat list, and rare. In Scarlet and Violet it lives in Paldea's South and West Provinces; in Legends: Z-A it appears across several districts of Lumiose City.

Powers

Eevee uses Quick Attack, Bite, Swift and Take Down. It can have Run Away or Adaptability, with Anticipation hidden. Only Eevee can use the Z-Move Extreme Evoboost, which raises every stat, and only Gigantamax Eevee can use G-Max Cuddle. Its stats are modest, so in battle it is mostly a starting point for its evolutions.

Name origin

Eevee is simply the sound of 'E-V', the first two letters of 'Evolution'. The Japanese name Eievui (イーブイ) is the same E-V.

Design inspiration

Motofumi Fujiwara designed Eevee. In a 2018 artbook he said Satoshi Tajiri asked for a Pokémon that could evolve into many types, so he drew a 'blank slate' with hints of fox, dog and cat but no single animal: something you might half-remember seeing as a child.

Evolution notes

8 evolutions, more than any other Pokémon: Vaporeon (Water Stone), Jolteon (Thunder Stone), Flareon (Fire Stone), Espeon (friendship by day), Umbreon (friendship at night), Leafeon (Leaf Stone), Glaceon (Ice Stone) and Sylveon (friendship while knowing a Fairy-type move). It was the only Pokémon with a branched evolution in Generation I.

In the games

Eevee is the partner Pokémon in Let's Go, Eevee!, and in Pokémon Pokopia you meet one outside Palette Town's Pokémon Center. It can be caught wild in Scarlet and Violet and Legends: Z-A, and it has been around since Red and Green (Red and Blue outside Japan).

In the anime

Debuted in 'The Battling Eevee Brothers'. Ilima earned the Eevium Z with help from his Eevee, and Virgil's female Eevee leads a rescue team made up of its own evolutions. Nobody saw an Eevee evolve on screen until 'Last Call - First Round!', more than 13 years into the series.

Fun facts

• Eevee is a palindrome and uses only two different letters, fewer than any other Pokémon name.
• In the English beta of Red and Green it was called 'Eon', the ending shared by all its evolutions.
• Eevee Day is an officially certified Japanese observance on 21 November, because 11/21 can be read as 'i-i-bu-i'.
• It has 11 signature moves, more than any other Pokémon.
• In 2021 Eevee became the first Pokémon to share a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon with Pikachu.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Eevee (Pokémon) · Serebii: Eevee (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 55
• Attack: 55
• Defense: 50
• Sp. Atk: 45
• Sp. Def: 65
• Speed: 55

Eevee’s base stat total is 325. Its highest stat is Sp. Def.

Type matchups

What is Eevee weak to?

Eevee takes extra damage from Fighting (2×) moves.

It is immune to Ghost moves.

Evolution

How does Eevee evolve?

Eevee evolves into Vaporeon (Water Stone). Eevee evolves into Jolteon (Thunder Stone). Eevee evolves into Flareon (Fire Stone). Eevee evolves into Espeon (Friendship, during the day). Eevee evolves into Umbreon (Friendship, at night). Eevee evolves into Leafeon (Leaf Stone). Eevee evolves into Glaceon (Ice Stone). Eevee evolves into Sylveon (Friendship, knowing a Fairy-type move).

The whole family: Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Sylveon.

Forms

• Gigantamax Eevee (Gigantamax): Normal-type, base stat total 325 (HP 55, Attack 55, Defense 50, Sp. Atk 45, Sp. Def 65, Speed 55). Abilities: Run Away, Adaptability, Anticipation (hidden).
• Partner Eevee (Forme): Normal-type, base stat total 435 (HP 65, Attack 75, Defense 70, Sp. Atk 65, Sp. Def 85, Speed 75). Abilities: Run Away, Adaptability, Anticipation (hidden).

Abilities

• Run Away: Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.
• Adaptability: Increases the same-type attack bonus from 1.5× to 2×.
• Anticipation (hidden ability): Notifies all trainers upon entering battle if an opponent has a super-effective move, Self-Destruct, Explosion, or a one-hit KO move.

Moves

Moves Eevee learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (28)

Eevee can learn 28 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Charm, Fake Tears, Mud-Slap, Protect, Trailblaze, Facade, Swift, Stored Power, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Dig, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Rest, Substitute, Shadow Ball, Hyper Voice, Calm Mind, Helping Hand, Baton Pass, Tera Blast, Roar, Weather Ball, Double-Edge, Curse, Alluring Voice.

Egg moves (8):Curse, Detect, Double Kick, Flail, Mud-Slap, Tickle, Wish, Yawn.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 87.5% male, 12.5% female.
• Egg groups: Field.
• Egg cycles: 35 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 4,480).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Sp. Def effort value.
• Base experience yield: 65.

Pokédex entries

Harbors the potential to evolve into manifold forms. Within Eevee lies the key to the mysteries of Pokémon evolution—I'm certain of it. (Legends: Arceus)

Thanks to its unstable genetic makeup, this special Pokémon conceals many different possible evolutions. (Black 2, White 2, Y, Shield)

It has the ability to alter the composition of its body to suit its surrounding environment. (Gold, HeartGold, Sword)

It can evolve into a variety of forms. Eevee's genes are the key to solving the mysteries of Pokémon evolution. (Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!)

Its genes are easily influenced by its surroundings. Even its face starts to look like that of its Trainer. (Ultra Moon)

The question of why only Eevee has such unstable genes has still not been solved. (Ultra Sun)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 4% of all Pokémon (0.3 m).
• Heavier than 19% of all Pokémon (6.5 kg).
• Base stat total 325, ranked #761 of 1,025.
• One of 131 Normal-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 147 brown Pokémon.
• Number 133 of 151 Pokémon introduced in Generation 1 (Kanto).
• Part of an evolution family of 9 Pokémon.
• Can learn 44 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Has 2 alternate forms.
• Appears in 17 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Eevee (Pokémon), Serebii: Eevee (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (EE-vee): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 19 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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