Eevee

Eevee in the games: one Pokémon, eight evolutions

Eevee is a Normal type introduced in Generation 1, and its defining trait is how it evolves rather than how it battles. Its line branches into eight different Pokémon, the Eeveelutions: Vaporeon, Jolteon and Flareon come from the Water, Thunder and Fire Stones; Espeon and Umbreon come from leveling up with high friendship by day or by night; Sylveon comes from leveling up with a strong bond while knowing a Fairy-type move; and Leafeon and Glaceon come from leveling up near a Moss Rock or Ice Rock in some games, or from a Leaf Stone or Ice Stone in others. None of the eight evolves any further.

Eevee stands 0.3 meters tall and weighs 6.5 kilograms. Its abilities are Run Away, which lets it flee wild encounters, and Adaptability, which strengthens moves that share its own type, with Anticipation as its hidden ability.

Eevee in the anime: The Battling Eevee Brothers

Eevee made its anime debut in "The Battling Eevee Brothers," as the partner of Mikey, the youngest of four brothers. His three older brothers each battled with one of the original Eeveelutions (Vaporeon, Jolteon and Flareon) and pressed him to evolve his Eevee, so Mikey hid it for the day to avoid the choice. When Team Rocket stole it and then overwhelmed the brothers' evolved Pokémon, Mikey's still-unevolved Eevee won his first battle by sending Team Rocket flying, and his brothers accepted his wish to keep it as it was.

Eevee on cards: a Basic that never runs out of forms

Eevee's first English card appeared in Jungle in 1999, and our catalog lists 88 Eevee printings across 54 sets. Most are plain Commons, which fits a Basic Pokémon reprinted in nearly every era, but Eevee has also picked up genuine chase cards: Team Up's 2019 Eevee & Snorlax GX Tag Team card, printed as both a full art Ultra Rare and a Secret Rare, and a shiny Eevee in Hidden Fates' Shiny Vault the same year.

More recently, Twilight Masquerade (2024) gave Eevee an Illustration Rare by Narumi Sato, and Prismatic Evolutions (2025) printed both a standard Common Eevee and a special illustration rare Eevee ex illustrated by tono. Kagemaru Himeno, who drew the Jungle original, is credited on six Eevee cards, more than any other artist, with Kouki Saitou and Atsuko Nishida close behind.

Why collectors care about Eevee

Because Eevee's line covers eight separate evolutions, its cards double as an entry point into all eight Eeveelutions at once, and its own printings range from ordinary Commons to a Tag Team GX, a Shiny Vault card, an Illustration Rare and a special illustration rare ex, all inside a single, uncomplicated Basic Pokémon.

Cards to know

• Eevee (Jungle #51)

  Eevee's first English card, a 1999 Common illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.

• Eevee & Snorlax GX (Team Up #191)

  A 2019 Secret Rare Tag Team GX pairing Eevee with Snorlax, illustrated by 5ban Graphics.

• Eevee (Hidden Fates Shiny Vault #SV41)

  A shiny rare Eevee from the Shiny Vault subset of Hidden Fates (2019).

• Eevee (Twilight Masquerade #188)

  A 2024 Illustration Rare illustrated by Narumi Sato.

• Eevee ex (Prismatic Evolutions #167)

  A 2025 special illustration rare illustrated by tono, from the Eeveelution-themed Prismatic Evolutions.