As far as well-known Pokemon go, Eevee is by far one of the most popular and well-known Pocket Monsters in the entirePokemonfranchise. This can be further evidenced with the release of the recentPokemon: Let’s Go!gamesLet’s Go, Pikachu!andLet’s Go, Eevee!The Normal-type Pokemon, Eevee, has been around since the first generation ofPokemon, but later generations have added different types of evolutions of Eevee, typically referred to as “Eeveelutions” in thePokemoncommunity.
Right now, there are 18 different types ofPokemonacross every generation released so far. Out of the 18 different types, the current Eeveelutions cover 8 of them, plus Eevee is a Normal-type Pokemon. That means only half of the Pokemon types have been explored with Eevee’s evolutions.Sylveon recently made itsPokemon GOdebut, having originally debuted in Pokemon’s Gen 6 lineup. Pokemon is currently in Gen 8 and it’s been a while since Sylveon was introduced, so will there be any new Eeveelutions in the upcomingPokemongenerations?
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Current Eeveelutions in Pokemon
As it stands now,there are 8 different types of Eeveelution: Fire, Water, Electric, Psychic, Dark, Ice, Grass, and Fairy.Pokemonplayers will all have their favorites, but each Eeveelution is powerful in its own way. The way to evolve Eevee into its different evolutions varies on the type players are hoping to achieve, though the methods vary betweenPokemongames andPokemon GO. Where the originalPokemongames sometimes require stones to help Eevee evolve,Pokemon GOis a bit different and even has a name trick that players can use for the desired Eeveelution.
Different names correspond to the type of Eevee evolution players are hoping to achieve, but that trick can only be used once per Eeveelution. Otherwise,Pokemon GOplayers either rely on luck of the draw or have to fulfill certain criteria to evolve Eevee into any of its evolutionary forms. The Eeveelutions inPokemon GOencapsulate all previous generations, meaning every single one is now in-game:
Criteria to evolve Eevee into Espeon or Umbreon involves doing things like walking so many kilometers with them as a buddy and evolving them during the day or night.Evolving Eevee to Sylveon inPokemon GOrequires using a certain name, but once players have done that the only other way to evolve Eevee to Sylveon requires earning 70 buddy hearts with Eevee.
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Potential Future Pokemon Eeveelutions
Despite there already being 8 different Eeveelutions, there’s lots of untapped potential regarding newPokemontypes to use for a new Eevee evolution. Eevee currently doesn’t have any evolutions for 9 different types:
While it’s easy to hypothesize thatPokemonwill inevitably make an Eeveelution for everyPokemontype, it might not be that simple. There’s agood chance that somePokemontypeswon’t get Eevee evolutions because it wouldn’t make sense design-wise. For example, Bug-type, Flying-type, or Dragon-type Eeveelutions wouldn’t make sense because it could fundamentally change the prototype Eevee already has set up. Each Eeveelution has retained the fundamental design of an Eevee by having unique ears, a unique tail, and remaining on four legs.
While a Bug-type could fit in with this, it’s difficult to envision what a Bug-type Eevee would look like. A Flying-type Eevee would probably require wings in its design and while it wouldn’t be unheard of, it would definitely bestrange to see alongside the other Eeveelutions. Oppositely, it’s quite easy to envision a Steel-type Eeveelution (though it wouldn’t be as cuddly as the others), as well as a Poison-type or Ghost-type Eevee.
For now, there’s no indication that any more Eeveelutions are expected in futurePokemongenerations, but that’s not to say they won’t happen, either. Players can always pick their favorite Eeveelution and get to utilize them throughout variousPokemongames, especially now that Sylveon is newly inducted intoPokemon GO.
Pokemon GOis available now for mobile.
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