Espeon
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| Espeon | |
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 National Quagsire - Espeon (#196) - Umbreon Johto Flareon - Espeon (#184) - Umbreon |
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| Japanese name | Eifie |
| Stage | Stage 1 |
| Evolves from | Eevee |
| Evolves to | None |
| Generation | Second |
| Species | Sun Pokémon |
| Type | Psychic |
| Height | 2 ft 11 in (0.90 m) |
| Weight | 58.0 lb (26.5 kg) |
| Ability | Synchronize |
Espeon (エーフィ Ēfi?, Eifie) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Espeon in the games, anime, and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon—untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments—and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.[2]
Espeon's name is derived from "ESP", an acronym for extra-sensory perception, a branch of psychic abilities. The -eon element is common to all the official English names of Eevee evolutions known to date.
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[edit] Biological characteristics
Espeon is a quadrupedal mammal that has characteristics of cats. It appears to be based on legend of the nekomata, also known as bake-neko. Nekomata are mysterious two-tailed goblin cats. Espeon is covered with short lavender fur, with a large tuft of fur on each cheek, giving its head a slight butterfly or flower-like look. Its long, thin tail is forked at the tip (a trait of the nekomata). It has two large ears, the insides of which are a dark blue color. A red jewel rests on its forehead between its large violet eyes and above its small nose. Also, while the other forms are somewhat canine based (foxes possess traits normally unique to both cats and dogs), Espeon is distinctly feline based.
It said to use its sensitive nerves and fine hair to read air currents, allowing it to predict things like its opponent's next action or a change in the weather. The forked tip of its tail is especially sensitive, often quivering when reading air currents.
Espeon is very loyal to any Trainer it considers to be worthy. Believed by many that it developes precognitive powers to protect its Trainer. In the TV show, it is said that Espeon can see happy and bright futures of people by the gem on it's head pointing right at the sun.
[edit] In the video games
Espeon is a second-generation pokémon, released with the games Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal Versions. Espeon cannot be caught in most of the Pokémon games that it is in. It must be evolved from Eevee by leveling it up while daytime after its happiness is very high, or by using a Sun Shard (which is different from a Sun Stone) in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. Therefore, Espeon'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.
Because Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen do not make use of internal clocks, Eevee cannot evolve into Espeon or Umbreon in these games. It must be traded to a Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald version to evolve it. In these three games, Espeon evolves from Eevee by leveling it up in the PM hours after its happiness is very high.
Espeon's high Speed and Special Attack make it very effective in quickly taking down an opponent. This makes it a popular choice among Trainers looking for a Psychic-type Pokémon and an alternative to Alakazam and Gardevoir. Unlike those two, Espeon's moveset lacks a bit of variety; on the other hand, Espeon possesses much better combinative possibilities since it can use Baton Pass (if it learned this move as an Eevee), and Morning Sun (which restores HP). One considerable advantage is that it can learn Bite if you leave it as an Eevee for long enough before evolving. Being a 'dark' attack, this makes it able to inflict super effective damage on other Psychic Pokémon.
[edit] In the Pokémon anime
The Pokémon anime series and films are a meta-series of adventures separate from the canon that most of the Pokémon video games follow (with the exception of Pokémon Yellow, a game based on the anime storyline). The anime follows the quest of the main character, Ash Ketchum—an in-training Pokémon Master—as he, and several other companions[3]) travel around the fictitious world of Pokémon along with their Pokémon partners.
A family of sisters in Ecruteak City are trainers of all of the different Eevee evolutions in Episode 228, Espeon Not Included!. In this episode, Team Rocket kidnaps all of the family's Pokémon. The Pokémon end up being rescued by Ash's party with help from the Espeon and its trainer, Sakura, the youngest sister in the family. This is very similar to an episode in the first season where the 3 Eevee brothers are throwing a party,their Eevees evolution include Jolteon, Vaproeon, and Flareon, pressure their youngest brother to evolver his Eevee into one of theirs. Team Rocket shows up and kidnaps all the pokemon at the party. Eventually, the youngest brother stops Team Rocket with just his Eevee, and decides not to evolve it.
Sakura and her Espeon later appear in Pokémon Chronicles Episode 9, The Blue Badge of Courage!, in which they aid Misty, former member of Ash's group in obtaining more Cascade Badges, so that Sakura can win one herself. She and Misty later battle, and Sakura's Espeon defeats Corsola, resulting in a victory and a Cascade Badge for Sakura.
In the fifth Pokémon movie, Pokémon Heroes, two thieves, Annie and Oakley, use their Espeon and Ariados to aid in their plot to capture Latios and Latias.
In the Frontier Saga we can see that the contest hoster has one and use it to show the people in the stadium how a performance is supposed to be.
Recently Ash battled an Espeon owned by the sixth Frontier Brain: Anabel, in their rematch at the Battle Tower.
[edit] In other media
Espeon has appeared in the following sets of the Pokémon Trading Card Game:
- Neo Discovery (Holographic)
- Neo Discovery (Rare)
- Neo Destiny (as Dark Espeon)
- Aquapolis (Holo and rare versions)
- EX Sandstorm
- EX Unseen Forces (as Espeon EX)
- EX Delta Species (as a Steel/Psychic dual-type)
The protagonist of the first storyline of the Pokémon manga, Red, received an Eevee from Erika of Celadon City. Later in the series, when Red entered the competition to become Viridian City's new Gym Leader, it had evolved into an Espeon.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Publications
- Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
- Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed Version & Pokémon LeafGreen Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
- Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5
[edit] External links
- Official Pokémon website
- Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Espeon as a species
- Serebii.net’s 4th Gen Pokédex entry for Espeon
- Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
- PsyPoke Pokédex entry
- PokeRealm Espeon battle analysis
- Smogon Pokédex entry
- WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Espeon Previously hosted by Wikibooks
- Pokemon Defender Espeon moveset analysis
