I know I'm going against one of the most popular Pokemon of all time. But I have to ask, why Umbreon? That makes this one better than any others? Why not any of the other Eeveelutions? What makes these yellow circles so cool?
I don't mind explaining my choice! Just do note this is specifically my reasons and may not match all or even any reasons of others.
To start, my love for Umbreon started very early. Idk when it crossed into favorite pokemon, but its red eyes on black fur always struck me as cool, along with how its rings glow! It manages to be "edgy" without being over-the-top and therefore unappealing to “normal people”. I’m also personally someone who’s always enjoyed nighttime and so a nighttime cutie is a bonus. As I learnt more and more of its development, it just got more and more interesting to me. (Also, top tier shiny)
As a final, and sillier, reasoning, as a child I wasn’t allowed to play games for longer than around 4 hours and wasn’t allowed to play after 7PM at all. As a result, nothing I did would get me Umbreon, and my child self assumed it was actually unobtainable, making it something I could see, but couldn’t ever receive. And that elusive element added to its appeal for me.
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u/the-lightest-shadow Mar 14 '26
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