Games - Espeon

	Games - Espeon

Espeon (エーフィ Eifie in Japanese, Psiana in German, and Mentali in French) is a fictional species of the Pokémon franchise.

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 Eevee evolutions.

Characteristics

Appearance

Espeon is a quadruped 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. Its long, thin tail is forked at the tip (possibly meant to represent a divining rod). 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.

Espeon and the other eevee evolutions also bear a resemblance to rabbits, which would make sense because before lab rats, many scientists experimented on rabbits.

Biology

Espeon can not be found in the wild anywhere, and are only available in captivity. 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.

In the video games

Espeon cannot be caught in most of the Pokémon games. It must be evolved from Eevee by leveling it up while daytime after its happiness is very high, or by using Sun Shard (but not 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 game that does use an internal clock, such as Ruby or Sapphire.

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 learns Baton Pass.

In the animé

A family of sisters in Ecruteak City are trainers of all of the different eeveelutions 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.

Sakura and her Espeon later appear in Pokémon Chronicles
Episode 9, The Blue Badge of Courage!, in which they aid Misty, the Gym Leader of Cerulean City 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 other properties

In the card game

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)

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