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Espeon (Japanese: エーフィ Eifie) is a  introduced in Generation II.

It evolves from when leveled up with high friendship during the day or morning (in the main series games), or when leveled up with high friendship with a Sun Shard in the Bag (in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness). It is one of Eevee's final forms, the others being, , , , , , and.

It is the starter Pokémon in alongside the other Generation II Eeveelution, Umbreon.

Biology
Espeon is a quadruped, mammalian Pokémon with slender legs and dainty paws. It is covered in fine, lilac fur. This velvety fur is sensitive for Espeon to sense minute shifts in the air, thus allowing it to predict the weather. Its ears are large, and it has purple eyes with white pupils. There are tufts of fur near its eyes, and a small, red gem embedded in its forehead. The gem boosts the psychic powers that it gained to protect its from harm. It also has a thin, forked tail that quivers when it predicts its opponent's moves. Espeon is rarely found in the wilderness and is more commonly found in.

Sakura's Espeon
Sakura's Eevee was revealed to have evolved into at some point between Trouble's Brewing and Espeon, Not Included.

Other
In Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias, an Espeon was 's main Pokémon. It would use its to incapacitate foes.

In The Saffron Con, Lilian Meridian used an Espeon to test the stage's lighting effects. Before the Saffron City, it performed an appeal which entranced May's Squirtle.

In Second Time's the Charm, used an Espeon as the third and final Pokémon during her rematch against  in the. It was eventually defeated by 's.

Virgil's male Vaporeon debuted in Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!, along with an Eevee and her other evolutions at the time. He reappeared in Lost at the League! and A Unova League Evolution!, and in a flashback in Curtain Up, Unova League!.

In Eevee & Friends, a vain Espeon was with an and its other evolved forms, including the newly introduced. It despises getting messy in any way.

In Master Class Choices!, used an Espeon alongside a  in the Fleurrh City. Together, they made it past the Theme Performance. However, they came in second during the Freestyle Performance, losing to and her, , and.

In Turning Heads and Training Hard!, a 's Espeon was summoned to help Ilima's Eevee perform. In the Poké Problem segment of the next episode, it saw Ilima and Eevee off.

Minor appearances
In Johto Photo Finish, 's demonstration featured an Espeon evolving from an Eevee.

In A Bite to Remember, 's demonstration featured a Vaporeon evolving from an Eevee.

A 's Espeon appeared in Pros and Con Artists.

An Espeon appeared in Destiny Deoxys, under the ownership of a.

A Coordinator's Espeon appeared in Mean With Envy.

In Hi Ho Silver Wind! and Deceit and Assist, a Coordinator's Espeon competed in the Hoenn Grand Festival.

A Coordinator's Espeon appeared in The Saffron Con.

In May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!, a Coordinator's Espeon competed in the Kanto Grand Festival.

In Not on MY Watch Ya Don't!, an Espeon was hypnotized by.

In Giratina and the Sky Warrior, an Espeon was together with an Eevee and the other six Eeveelutions at the time.

In Tag Team Battle Inspiration!, 's fantasy featured an Espeon as she imagined what her could evolve into.

In Racing to a Big Event!, a 's Espeon competed in the Pokémon Pancake Race.

Two Trainers' Espeon appeared in The Power of Us.

A Trainer's Espeon appeared in Turning the Other Mask!.

A Trainer's Espeon appeared in Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Strategy!.

In Battling on the Wing!, a Trainer's Espeon watched the s during the Manalo Conference.

A Trainer's Espeon appeared in Exhibition Unmasked!, Fiery Surprises!, and From Z to Shining Z!.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
's genetically-altered, nicknamed Vee, evolved into Espeon permanently sometime after the against the Kanto Elite Four and prior to the events of Forretress of Solitude.

A 's Espeon appeared in Weavile Wobbles But It Won't Fall Down as one of the Pokémon seen at the.

An Espeon appeared in Pleased as Punch With Parasect, under the ownership of a Kimono Girl.

An Espeon appeared in a fantasy in PS553.

Dexio's Espeon first appeared in Confusion and Monsters from Another World.

In the Pokémon Colosseum Snatcher Leo manga
Similar to the games, Wes owns an Espeon, which debuted in CSL1.

In the Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers manga
An Espeon appeared in PCS1, under the ownership of Wes.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
Mitsumi has an Espeon, which is first seen being used to stop a bomb placed by Team Galactic in A Surprise Visit from Hareta's Father!.

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga
In Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys, Bill has both an Espeon and its counterpart.

NPC appearances

 * : Espeon is a major character in the game alongside . They join the undefined's team where their knowledge of Entercards comes in handy and are able to rescue.

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Evolution

 * won't evolve into Espeon or in  due to lack of day and night cycle mechanics.
 * Even if all criteria to evolve into Espeon are fulfilled in generations VI and VII, it will evolve into  if knows a Fairy-type move and has at least two hearts of Affection or just knows a Fairy-type move in Generation VIII. Similarly in generations from IV to VII it will evolve into  near Moss Rock or  near Ice Rock regardless of other conditions while getting level up.

Trivia

 * Eevee cannot evolve into Espeon or Umbreon in due to the lack of a time system. In order to be obtained and added to the Pokédex in these versions, an Eevee must be traded to, evolved there, and then traded back, or else traded from  or.
 * Espeon shares its name with  and . They are all known as the Sun Pokémon.
 * Espeon was designed by Atsuko Nishida.
 * Espeon has blue inner ears in the games, but in other forms of media, such as the anime, they are often purple.
 * Espeon is tied with for the highest base  stat of all Eeveelutions.

Origin
Because of its feline appearance, Espeon appears to be based on the legend of the ' and the ', both  depicted as mysterious, intelligent, fork-tailed goblin cats. The orb on its forehead also shares similar traits to that of the, a Latin-American mythological beast that had a jewel on its forehead. The red coloring of the jewel could be a reference to a, an event in which the moon passes directly behind Earth and into its shadow, making it appear red in color.

Its large ears can be traced to s, s, es, and possibly s. Espeon's ability to sense minute shifts in the air with its sensitive fur mirrors a cat's ability to use its sensitive whiskers to detect the slightest directional change in a breeze.

Name origin
Espeon is a combination of  (a branch of psychic abilities) and eon (an immeasurably long period of time, possibly referring to how long evolution takes naturally). Eon is a suffix all evolutions share and was Eevee's English prototype name.

Eifie is a combination of エスパー esupaa (ESPer, a person with psychic powers) and フィール fiiru (feel), referring to its extraordinary sensory abilities. It is very similar to Eevee, in both writing and sound (イーブイ/エーフィ).

Related articles

 * Sakura's Espeon
 * Vee
 * Umbreon and Espeon (Gates to Infinity)
 * Starter Pokémon
 * Eeveelution