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🌙 The Name

umbreon

Where does Umbreon's name come from? Well that's what we are going to talk about!

Umbra is the darkest part of the shadow. Which suits him rather nicely. Umbreon is all blank with small accents of yellow or blue. Umbra is also Latin for ghost or shadow.

Eon means a very long time. Probably due to the long time it takes to evolve. Really takes forever. Eon is shared with all the Eevee evolutions.

🌙 Other Languages

what he called

Since Pokemon is pretty much worldwide, Umbreon is called by different names depending on the region.

I still don't quite get Blacky for the Japanese name. And Korea is a transliteration of the Japanese name. Italian and Spanish are the same as the Amercian name. Which honestly is the one I'm used to. Noctali and Nachtara sound cool and a bit girly to me. I generally use male prounouns with Umbreon because mine are generally boys. Though -li and -a are used with the rest of the Eeveelutions as well.

Umbreon is pretty much named after the night in some way. Umbra, nocturne, black, night and that's pretty nifty considering he is the Moonlight Pokemon. Which later reminds me of Sailor Moon though Umbreon and Sailor Moon only share the moon.