Years before Pokémon Go, all the way back in Pokémon Gold and Silver, it was pretty hype to see the series change so much from Red and Blue, and the addition of ‘cool’ sounding types like dark and steel made me feel cool too, despite being 12. Game Freak also took the smart move of using an existing Pokémon and giving them a fantastic dark-type evolution, showing that this game isn’t for kids anymore.
Obviously, it was still a kid’s game, but I can’t tell you how enamoured I was after staying up late and evolving a faithful Eevee into the new, mysterious, and awesome Umbreon. The dark-type creature looks incredible, and the fact you had to evolve it at night only made it cooler. Well, if you want to add the best Eeveelution (backed up by our article entirely on how awesome Umbreon is) to your team, our Pokémon Go Umbreon guide is here to help.
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Let’s dive into our Pokemon Go Umbreon guide.
Pokémon Go Umbreon
What is Pokémon Go Umbreon?
Number 197 in the Pokedex, Umbreon is one of the many different evolutions of Eevee, and it originates from the Johto region in Pokémon Gold and Silver on the Gameboy. One of the very first dark Pokémon introduced, this new type helped to balance out the powerful psychic type. Known as the moonlight Pokémon, the cat-like Umbreon can only evolve from Eevee at night when exposed to moonlight, and when it trusts the trainer enough through friendship.
How do I evolve Eevee into Pokémon Go Umbreon?
There are two ways to evolve an Eevee into Umbreon, but one of them only works once. First, like all other Eevee evolutions, there’s a specific name you can call the Pokémon to choose to turn it into one of the many evolutions. For Umbreon, that name is Tamao, and once you evolve an Eevee this way, you have to use the second method for any subsequent evolutions.
The second way to evolve an Eevee into an Umbreon is to make the Eevee your buddy and then walk at least 10km, earning two candies for your effort. Then you get the chance to evolve Eevee, but to nab yourself an Umbreon you must evolve the Pokémon at night.
What are Pokémon Go Umbreon’s stats?
| Umbreon’s stats | Result |
| Base attack | 126 |
| Base defence | 240 |
| Base stamina | 216 |
| Max CP – level 15 | 916 |
| Max CP – level 20 | 1221 |
| Max CP – level 30 | 1832 |
| Max CP – level 40 | 2137 |
| Base capture rate | 12.5% |
| Base flee rate | 5% |
Weaknesses
- Fighting x2
- Bug x2
- Fairy x2
Resistances
- Ghost x0.5
- Dark x0.5
Immunities
- Psychic
What are Pokémon Go Umbreon’s moves?
Quick move
- Feint attack (dark)
- Snarl (dark)
Charged move
- Dark pulse (dark)
- Foul play (dark)
- Last resort (normal)
- Psychic (psychic)
How do I use Pokémon Go Umbreon?
While it can be tempting to run an Umbreon with psychic for your charged move, you miss out on STAB damage, so outside of a few specific instances, it’s best to have your Umbreon use snarl and foul play, and treat it as a nuisance for ghost Pokémon and psychic Pokémon alike. Below is a list of Pokémon that Umbreon is effective against.
- Gengar
- Dusknoir
- Slowking (galarian)
- Victini
- Hoopa (confined)
- Lunala
- Marowak (alolan)
- Metagross
- Jirachi
How do I counter Pokémon Go Umbreon?
As a pure dark-type, sadly there are quite a lot of good counters to Umbreon, especially from bug Pokémon and fighting Pokémon. Below is a list of Pokémon that are effective counters to Umbreon.
- Lucario
- Conkeldurr
- Terrakion
- Pheromosa
- Volcarona
- Blaziken
- Zapdos (galarian)
- Breloom
- Heracross
- Buzzwole
There we are folks, you’re no longer in the dark, thanks to our guide on the amazing evolution of Eevee known as Umbreon. If you love Pokémon Go and want even more great guides, be sure to check out our article covering Pokémon Go Deoxys next.