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#shorts #pokemon #pokémon - Hry
Some reasons Umbreon is Good Actually that got brought up in the comments:
1. It's Egyptian and designed after Anubis and representing Egyptian iconography related to the moon. (The moon is not represented with empty circles in Egyptian iconography, but with crescents. Anubis' symbol is an ankh, and he isn't associated with the moon either.)
2. The yellow circles represent the moon generally and/or a lunar eclipse and Umbreon has pokédex entries connecting it to the moon. (The circles still look random and scribbled, and even in Japanese culture, the moon is most commonly represented as a crescent. _Solar_ eclipses are associated with dark circles ringed by light, lunar eclipses are associated with blood red and crescents.)
3. It was originally supposed to be a poison type and the rings were meant to imitate the warning signals of animals like the Blue Ring Octopus. (Umbreon isn't a poison type, so being designed like one doesn't help it very much.)
4. "Dark" in Japan is "evil" so it's supposed to look evil instead. (Fair enough, I guess? The yellow markings are still unmotivated and don't carry any menace, imo. Compare with Malamar or Morpeko re: using color markings for a sense of menace or evil.)
5. The yellow circles glow sometimes and it looks cool. (I genuinely can't argue with that, actually, you're right.)
They also look like markings on cloth to be more visible in the dark.
It may be officially dark type, but it is still canonically poisonous. Specifically its sweat is poisonous.
Just found an interesting tidbit in the Bulbapedia
"Whenever Umbreon gets angry, it secretes and sprays poisonous sweat into the offender's eyes to protect itself. "
So they did keep some of the poison theme, but in it's lore rather than it's gameplay
Yellow is a pretty normal color to depict the moon. That's obviously the inspiration here. I love how much you read into things, but here I think you've gotten too far in your own head and over thought a relatively simple design.
At least that's personally what I feel.
It's obvious that the rings refer to the moon, right? Why are there taks about it bring Egyptian, or octopus, or other bullshit. The rings refer to the moon, the pointy ears and tail gives umbreon a sharper feel, like how you need sharp eyes to see in the dark. Also the rings glow in the dark iirc, which helps attract preys. Lastly, the rings is changed from yellow to blue in the shiny form which refers to the saying "once in a blue moon".
And the shiny form is why umbreon is one of the most liked eeveelutions. Unlike the other eeveelutions and pokemons, there's taught put into the shiny form. They didn't just spin the color wheel and hope for the best. Sure it's not a mind breaking change, but at least it's something. Once you get it, it's going to be stuck inside your head.
I feel like the yellow colors are supposed to represent the color of the moon which is depicted as yellow sometimes. This pokemon does evolve at night so I guess those colors reflect that?
edit: i nearly forgot i left this here uh. Thanks for the likes and replies ig. I guess people really liked my thoughts about it.
I think there is a pokedex entry that says it represent the moon
Also, they glow in the dark
It's like the one on Ursaring so you may have a point.
Umbreaon was planned to be a poison type. The rings were originally purple. But they changed it to dark type so the rings being moons was a pretty good change to not have to entirely reinvent the design
I think there was a scene where an umbreon glowed in the dark for it’s trainer so they could see. I guess this also ties into the fact that umbreon evolves at night with high level of friendship, so I tend to see it like this: Umbreon evolves so that it may light it’s trainer’s path at night and protect them from anything that might harm them. Which could be a reason why they are so slender rather than fluffy, while you can be an active protector Pokémon that is fluffy I think it being slender just drives home that idea even more.
Also to tie into the moon shape idea, the moon helps illuminate our paths at night, which also drives home that umbreon is meant to help and protect us at night.
Umbreon is so sharp because, being Dark Type, they are obnoxiously edgy
Ey no diss on 'breon, ya?
But somehow, it has major bulk but no offense, because they are rounded pointy bits.
Dark-Types are edgy..?
Tf goin on with Alolan Raticate?
I mean.. I'm pretty sure the dark type is called the Evil type in Japan Soo being edgy gives it a feel of untrustworthiness
@@Chronostra Nah.
I think it would help to remember that a more direct translation for the Japanese version of the Dark type would be "Evil" Type. The type as a whole is more along the lines of mischievous, dubious, duplicitous characteristics than literal darkness and shadows. With that in mind I feel like the red eyes and the pointy ears and tail do give it a more edgy vibe that meshes with the dark typing but I agree that the yellow bands are a bit of a miss. the forehead circle always reminded me of a new moon or an eclipse to go with it evolving at night but idk.
That always bothered me because gamefreak plays it so fast and lose with what they consider "Evil" type worthy that the type ends up too broad to have cohesion other than being mean and usually having a black color scheme. In a weird way the vague idea of dark kinda ends up making more sense for most mon.
@@Substantial-hf1rm its a little bit like normal and figthting type in my view. a catch all for non ghostly more viscous mons. capturing darkness, illomen and outwardly unfriendly. Outsiders.
I think absol, houndoom and incineroar/scraggy caputure range of the type best.
Absol showing that how a pokemon is percieved is more important to it being a dark type than anything. Being a misunderstood messenger warning disaster but thought to cause it.
Houndoom being a more viscous dog than arkanine.
Incineroar captures the perception role again as a wrestling heel putting on a show rather than being maliscous. Scraggy being a misfit that just wants to bash people with its head because its proud wants to show off.
I think people go too hard on the “the dark type in Japanese actually means ‘evil’” line and don’t acknowledge that Japanese is a very nuanced language. Yes the word by itself means “evil” (and that is an important aspect to convey to English-speakers who might otherwise think simply of “the opposite of light”), but in other contexts it can also carry a connotation of literal darkness. Game Freak have explored both aspects of the Dark type in various Pokémon designs.
The yellow bands are because they glow through the power of the moon
@@Substantial-hf1rm Because it's not literally villainous "evil". Look at the moves. It's mischief, cruelty, sneakiness, or literal darkness. It's pretty consistent across the board BECAUSE it's a broad type. Plus, most dark types are dual types, so you can't separate why it's "evil" from its other typing.
Take Houndoom, for example. While it's clearly a hellhound, it also has flames that cause blistering sores that never heal. It's cruel. Incineroar is a heel wrestler with honor. But when it gets going, it's brutal. Malamar is just straight up evil, but that evil manifests as mind control. Darkrai is mysterious and prefers isolation. Its powers are perceived as evil, but the pokemon itself is pretty peaceful. It's a natural evil.
Me: "There are no wrong opinions."
**sees this short**
Me: "There is ONE wrong opinion."
Umbreon is my fave, look how they massacred my boy 😭
Exactly what I thought. This Guy needs a ROAST
It’s not nice to pick on my fave dark type, umbreon didn’t need this criticism
No because, I agree. Umbreon low key looks so dope😭 I’ve never seen anyone dislike it’s design like this
@@joshspeed8404 now now guys, let's not make a fuss about a someone's opinion on a videogame character
it's okay to be wrong sometimes Skyen..
My thoughts exactly. I think he has some very interesting takes, but some are completely off the mark. Umbreon is not even my fav eeveelution, but I must admit it’s the best one visually
@@Graxil Hard disagree. I think it’s actually the weakest design wise of the Eeveelutions. With the others, you can immediately tell what type they are, especially Vaporeon Flareon and Jolteon. Umbreon looks like… black dog/fox with some yellow markings.
@@Graxil it’s the weakest design for me but I still like it
Personally I’m really not a huge fan of either of the johto eeveelutions, not really a fan of them in general but these two just look like eevee deviantart basses with the dark and psychic type slapped on them.
@@scootermcpeanuts6699espeon isn’t that bad you can tell it’s psychic type with the weird and almost alien looking design that is many times associated with psychic and them gem in the forehead is also the same deal (except Golduck for some reason) but yeah umbreon is just black dog with yellow on it.
first time I've had such a visceral disagreement with you on one of these. I understand where you're coming from with your criticisms, and maybe it's just nostalgia, but umbreon slaps. a lot of ppl have already talked about the moon references with the yellow markings, and the fact that dark type isn't actually about shadows so much as mischief/"evil". I agree that the yellow markings could've used a little more work in terms of placement/design, but they certainly don't look like random scribbles to me. fwiw, I do think umbreon looks better in 2d than 3d, which may have affected your opinion. nothing but respect for you and your opinions though!
this is such a polite disagreement
sorry umbreon incredibly mid
Wholeheartedly agree. I think he sometimes gets his own interpretation of what is “right and wrong” for certain themes and forgets that there are multiple ways to do similar concepts.
Also everyone loves umbreon it’s easily a fan fave and I wonder if it’s fan fave status makes him want to be more critical?
I can agree with you on the 2D-3dDaspect. A lot of pokemon definitely didnt translate well in the jump from 2D to 3D. I personally prefer the 2D style more because some of the poses slapped.
Bruh, everyone loves Umbreon. Agreed.
I think him and espeon are suppose to contrast one another. They have the same « I see more then you know » feel to them but expresse in two opposite way. The markings on his forehead mimick a third eye the same way the jewel on espeon does
I find Umbreon to have a really cool design. The yellow circles always made me think they were glowing as a contrast to the black fur. The red eyes have the same effect as if Umbreon is a piece of the night staring at me ready to strike. tl;dr It’s cool
They actually can glow too.
Fun odd fact, umbreon sweats poison for some reason.
Your trying to tell me Umbreon isn’t the pinnacle of eeveelution design? That the simple dark body with very predator like features, even more so than other eeveelutions, to invoke the idea of a deadly nocturnal hunter, the yellow bands that look fantastic and fantastical and give it a memorable trademark amongst the other somewhat generic choices for an evolution, and the red eyes that emphasize the evil concept that the dark type leans toward, and the cylindrical ears and tail that are clearly unrealistic fantasy nonsense that somehow feel completely natural, isn’t a great eeveelution? Can’t buy it.
I cant tell if this is satire or if i should send a 🤓
@@atristand5603 well, I was clearly exaggerating and the over explanation was part of the joke, but I do still think it’s a really good design.
I love that Umbreon is one of the few Dark types not associated with evil/malice, but rather it's Dark because it evolves in the moonlight.
I don't know, I like umbreon's design. It's simple yet the yellow bands and circles with those red eyes gives an aura of mysticism, of something out of the ocult... i dunno, it's perfect to me, there's something unconfortable about it and I love that
Considering that Umbreon literally gets Mystical powers from the Moon, seems like a good design to me! Hit the nail on the head.
Exactly!!! It's the feeling of "somethings wrong with it" that makes it so unique. And then, it 1v6s your entire OU smogon team in showdown. :DD
I don't really know why but Umbreon was always one of my favorites of the eeveelutions. But it would definitely be a lot cooler if instead of only at night, the stripes would have actually glown in this icy blue the whole time
The stripes are blue only in its shiny version.
So shiny.
@@yurimuller8666 Oh really? Then maybe its just mandela effect
Well, the shiny version does look much better
@@Some2somewhere truth
I really think that the contrast with the yellows is really spot on. Maybe the best their could do
When your scandanavian character design chad tears apart your favorite eeveelution:Ive been stabbed in the heart, thank you daddy.
You can still like designs that dont have strong meaning
why would you call a random CZcamsr "daddy", that's like, weird??
@@spiritache So? Adds to the humor. Lol
@@thetestinggrounds7855 not imo, but you do you!
@@spiritache Yeah but at least consider not dissing people just cuz you can.
Something that really sold the Umbreon design for me is how it's portrayed in Pokemon colosseum. There, the "yellow" parts of Umbreon glow on and off which gives it an eerie vibe imo.
The yellow bands and markings represent the moon dude, being dark like the night but holding some of the moons power being evolved from the dark. It really fits the whole mood of the preist dancers where you first encounter it in battle.
@@franciscoaguirre96 Umbreon is a gen 2 pokemon. Dark types got released in gen 2 not gen 1 (Since dark didn't exist in gen 1)
How does any of that REMOTELY look like a moon, homie?
@@pantherpopel551 look up druidic moon glyphs then look at the symbol for fall moon
@@DivineBanana To add to this, I'm guessing if you were to draw that symbol on a darker background, like any rock for instance, you'd use a bright color. Hence why the colors would be reversed here.
Can I say for certain they had that symbol in mind? No. Did I still immediately as a child think it was a moon anyway? Yes.
@@pantherpopel551You HAVE to be blind dude...
Had to come to the comment section on this one to see the responses
I've always liked Umbeon more than most eevelutions, especially if the gen 1 and 2 options.
For a Dark Type it feels like it has a slightly uncharacteristic elegance to it compared to most Dark Types. Which I think goes well with its night and moon theming. The gold circles also give it an air of otherness, like Espeon, that it has some fantastical ability to wield a strange power.
Plus it's got a more cat like aesthetic and I like that over the dog aesthetic of other eevees.
TLDR Umbreon is elegant mysterious moon kitty and I like that
Me: i love tbskyen’s analysis of character design its so well thought out
Tb: umbreon bad
Me: ………….
His Jolteon take was so bad too
@@Eat_shit--die_mad i mean he is allowed to have his opinions. I just like how umbreon looks :)
@@Eat_shit--die_mad heh idk even if I would disagree, I can’t call it bad because he actually explains it instead of saying "jolteon bad"
To be fair...it's a bit hard to put that much thought into a critique of such a simple design-
That'd be like giving a plate of hash browns to a judge on Chopped
@@No-ScopeNibbliganI like his design too but I mean he didn’t have to really insult him “he looks like he got scribbled on” I mean like that’s a bit annoying to me 😞
The yellow markings represent the moon, i don't understand how you've missed that detail entirely, considering you talk about character design as much as you do
Also the fact that they glow for hunting in the darkness
@@WolffyChanTV and that it looks a bit like Anubis
Well if you haven't read the pinned comment yet, you have your answer. It's not a crescent or a colored in circle so it's not a moon.
Given how much he talks about whether a design effectively conveys an idea, if *_this_* many people, myself included, immediately drew the connection to the moon as if it were obvious, doesn't that prove that the message was mostly conveyed?
The yellow marking clearly represents onion rings
I feel like you are taking dark type as “shadowy and creepy”, while umbreon is taking the aproach of dark type as “night and moon”. The yellow bands represent the moon, and it’s sharp yet well behaved tails and ears represent the calmness and elegance of the night. Generally I do think you go spot on in the critics, while I do disagree sometimes I often can see your point, but this time I think you just missed the point of the pokemon. Darkness doesn’t always need to be edgy and represent horror and shadows, it can represent night or mystery.
I respect Skyen a lot but as an artist Umbreon is one of the best designed Eeveelutions imo, the yellow bands and rings connect it to the moon and give it sort of godlike Anubis vibes. The fact that it’s so sleek and basic is actually an advantage for it, it’s a nocturnal hunter so it makes sense that it isn’t as flashy as the other eeveelutions , stealth and secrecy is part of it’s character and I feel like the smooth shapes help evoke that much better than if it were furrier.
It's literally the DARK, the NIGHT, it's the moon contrast!
I vaguely recall that Umbreon was originally gonna be poison type, thus the sharpness in Umbreons design.
"So... you've chosen death"
It’s believed that Umbreon was almost going to be a Poison type based on some of its Pokedex entries stating it has poison sweat. That could be why it’s ears and tail are that shape.
It's not believed, it was going to be Poison type. In the '97 space World demo it was Poison, but it was changed before final release to show off one of the (at the time) new typings. There's a great video on Umbreon's design by Gnoggin that breaks down why the sharp ears and tail not only makes sense for Poison, but also Dark type
@@druidt8949 Love Gnoggin's vids. That's where I got that from. ;)
Strangely enough, Umbreon is a tank. The prickly-ness makes it look more like an attacker than a defender
Perhaps that's the point hahaha point. An interesting point to lure it's prey 🌚
You got to remember that the dark type is evil type in Japan, so the yellow spots resemble the moon, also since you have to evolve it at night, but also most crimes are done at night, as well as the fear of the dark
If I remember right from the show the yellow bands light up. Like when they use Flash. Think it was suppose to be a whole light in the darkness sort of deal.
Also a thing we need to remember is that dark type is a bit of a misstranslation. It would be better caracterized as evil, malosious or sneaky :p
Honestly, I always find Umbreon’s design to be cool even though it’s simple yet it kind delivered the purpose of the design as a Dark-type while complimenting the moon/night. Just simple yet special.
I think the bands make it look similar to how egyptian hieroglyphics depicted jackals and cats wearing gold jewelry.
Unbreon was actually designed as a poison type, so the marks on its body were likely meant to call to mind the bright warning colors of poisonous and venomous animals in our world. Even in the final versions of gen 2 and onwards, Umbreon is still described as being poisonous in a lot of its Pokédex entries.
For me, the yellow bands create the impression of a flashlight in the dark, which makes it look more like a dark type by evoking the idea of light in the dark. Also, the silhouette works with it being a dark type by making it look sleek and fleet, as if it can move like a shadow and tread without creating noise. Maybe I'm just biased because I thought it was cool when I first played Soul Silver, though...
Fun fact: Originally Umbreon was supposed to be Poison type but it’s type was changed later on.
In Pokemon Colosseum, Umbreon's yellow markings slowly fade in and out of view. For me it immediately made me think of moonlight when it did that, as opposed to this which does, in fact, make me think of a marker doodle.
I'll have to disagree a bit on this one :D
- Dark-types are predatory animals - the sharp edges make it look less cuddly and more dangerous.
- Umbreon is called 'The Moonlight pokemon' - the yellow circles are supposed to invoke vibes related to the moon.
- According to the dex entries: "It lurks in the dark of night looking for prey. At the moment it pounces, the rings on its body glow dimly but ominously." So the glowing thingies are an indimitation tactic, probably meant to look like eyes in the dark.
-The circle on the forehead is also a mirror to espeon's gem thing, since they are indeed a pair.
Bad take. For me the rings are the glowing moon or eyes in the dark. Still a fair observation
It would have been awesome to give Umbreon some sort of moon or star shaped fur collar, or even some stars along the body instead of those circles.
If you remember one of it's Pokédex entry, the glowing yellow bands are a means to mesmerize prey before murking them.
And we can’t forget that Umbreon is the lead character in JelloApocalypse’s outstanding ‘Dogs in Love’
Oh I think Umbreon's the coolest! I feel like the yellow is like the color of a spooky moon 🌙 or general nighttime lights in the sky. Also it's worth noting that dark type in Japanese is more close to "evil type" so I think the prickly design and red eyes are to fit with that
I might have this wrong, but my understanding is that the “Dark” type is actually written as the “Evil” type in various other languages (including Japanese, I believe?) - I feel like that’s an important detail to keep in mind when interpreting the design intent of these “Dark” types.
if the marking/ears where moon shaped it would have been better imo
Eh, it would've made it look too close to Ursaring. I stand by the lil circle on his head until the dat I die.
@@purpleenthusiast5814 understandable, but ursaring is moon themed because of constelation ? bit of a strange case too i guess
I always imagined them as being there to both intimidate enemies and confuse prey with how it can cause them to light up. Kinda like how a cuddle fish will flash contrasting bands across its body.
I think the reason it's so sharp is because the dark type is actually the 'evil' type in Japan, which explains a lot of weird things about dark types, and we do tend to associate evilness and negative traits with sharp edges, like monsters with big sharp claws and teeth
The yellow is meant to be like the light in the darkness (the moon, hence the prefix umbr-) and we see that in what Umbreon frequently does in the show and the anime where it's been known to help trainers who get lost in the dark. Imo the yellow does everything it's supposed to be. I think the red eyes are really fun because red eyes in the dark are the famous scary eyes you see watching you.
umbra means shadow in latin tho, not moon
Worst take yet? This pokemon is tied to the moon due to its night time requirement evolution. The streaks of yellow evoke the streaks of moonlight reflecting off the odd surface. It is sleek so it can prowl at night and it is sharp because thats what dark is (example look at how sneasle is posed).
Honestly really is his worst take.
Honestly, im surprised that you didn't bring up the friendship aspect of this and espeon's evolutions.
I think Umbreon's ears and tail looks the way it does to reference the Japanese folklore of the rabbit on the moon (gyokuto). The design also calls to the idea of a black cat, considered a bad omen in the west (yet lucky in the east). The circles on its design could be a reference to "enso", a symbol of englightment. This enlightenment was often compared to "the bright full moon". There is also an element of "the void" with enso.
There are also a total of 8 markings on Umbreon's body. One on each ear and leg, tail and forehead. There are 8 phases of the moon so perhaps a connection is there as well?
Well, it's a Poison Type originally.
It looks even less Poison than Dark tbh, but still.
It's Gen 2, they had no idea what they were doing.
It always been a dark type thoug.
Like MAAAAAYBE at some point during development it was a poison type and they decided to change after realizing that design didn't fit as a Poison Type. But it has always been officially a Dark Type. Which reminder in Japanese it is actually the "Evil" or "Rude" type. Not Darkness.
And TBH. At the time "Poison" didn't really have that much of a design phylopsophy. Besides "purple".
But the only evidence to any of this is the Pokedex mentioneing that it has poisonous sweat. But the Pokedex is full of bullshit. And he is not the only non poison type with this quirk.
I can still see it though
I love how absolutely everyone agrees that you were dead wrong about Umbreon lmao 🤣
I always thought they were going for a sort of Egyptian thing with it like Anubis
Apparently somone found a beta version of Pokemon Gold and umbreon was originally going to be posion type but was changed to Dark later on.
This is why it's frist pokedex entries mentions it having poisonous sweat
I like how the bands make me think of the Moon, like Lunar Bands & the circle on the forehead makes me think of the Moon & a Third Eye
Skyen: I don’t get it
Umbreon: *does the glowy thing*
Skyen: _I get it_
I thought the dark type was the evil type in Japan, I imagine it's meant to look intimidating and scary. Like a predator of the night.
"Aw well, Skyen didn't like my favorite Eveelution. It happens. Time to look at the comments and......*by the pope!*"
Also you get an umbreon through friendship! They break the boring dark type it leads you through the dark not it being dark itself, I love my emo puppy...
Good thing that the floor tentacles are aren’t drowning it
The yellow stripes have always read as reflective to me, like the eye-shine when you point a flashlight at a cat in the middle of the night.
Umbreon is supposed to be a mix between a lucky black cat and an Egyptian worship cat. The Egyptian cats on some of the structures have circles drawn on them just like Umbreon does.
The Umbra is the darkest part of an eclipse, and the rings could be seen as the edges of the eclipse, the bright ring of the sun framing the shadow of the moon.
Alternatively it's got the dark soul on it I dunno.
I feel like the yellow one the one side resembles the moon (which makes sense, considering how it evolves at night and some translations of the Name, such as the German Nachtara -> Nightara)
and on the other hand it resembles those reflectors you have on clothes or cat eyes (possibly hinting at Espeon, it's direct opposite, being a cat)
Maybe that's why Umbreon's a dark type, to hide in that shadow of undefined fog as a form of self-conscious covering.
The yellow circles are my favorite part of the design! Especially on Shiny Umbreon.
The circles on him are supposed to shiny in the dark/reflect the light of the moon. But I don't think that this was ever shown in any game.
Looking at it now, Umbreon reminds me of an Egyptian statue. Egyptian sculptures of dogs and cats are sometimes black with golden details, but I don't know why so I can't say if it was a source of inspiration for the Pokemon design or just coincidence
Umbreon is my homie when I’m trying to collect legendaries.
Umbreon's circles make light. Like the moon, its a walking flash light.
I have always seen the umbreon rings as a warning sign, like the light signals on the road, to warn that it's dangerous
He definitely wouldn't look like a labrador if he didn't have his rings on lol
tbh Umbreon is the only eeveelution that hits it out of the park for me. It has a simple design and the glowing yellow spots with it's head shape give me vague Egypt vibes, and utility-wise it probably gives some visibility to it which could intimidate things to stay away at night (there's almost always 2 circles that could look like eyes shining in each direction). this visibility might also help it's trainer in dark areas since it does require strong friendship at night (so in darkness) to evolve (trying to help your friend see would be a good way to show you are thinking if them)
i think it could draw more on the concept of a black cat with green eyes, familiar of a witch. A creature that that brings bad luck. But oh well
Umbreon was originally poison type, which is why it has rings reminiscent of a blue-ringed octopus
My friend out here just slaying everyone's favorite Eeveelution based on the people I know.
I remember from the anime that the yellow markers can glow in the dark what makes someone who stumbles in a dark room a bit scared.
Umbreon honestly looks like an electric type, I always thought that Espeon was the dark one from just a first glance
Ironic you say it would be weird that Espeon would be the scary one you encounter in the dark when. This evolution is the night representation and would be the scary alien to come across at night.
The yellow markings make me think of reflective safety bands/clothing that people who work at night or in hard-to-see conditions wear. Which is a pretty strong darkness association for me.
The yellow in black always kinda vaguely gave me Egyptian vibes for some reason. Like the circle in the center of its head looks like it ought to be an Ankh or something. It feels kinda like they wanted to maybe do an Anubis/Jackal kinda thing with it, but stopped halfway through.
I always saw Umbreon as having this rabbit on the moon theme to it. The Moon is sometimes depicted as glowing yellow, the rings glow yellow in the moonlight, the ears are rabbit like and the tail is just there to match them
The ears are meant to evoke the shape of a hand shadow rabbit. His entire design is based on that.
I always imagine it as a cat, that is totally black and when you walk through the forest in the deep dark night, you can't see it, just it's yellow circles glowing.
To me this imagination always made me like umbreon
I always saw the bands as being reflective like a hi vis jacket so that it wouldn't get hit by cars
Well, I think when shadows are sharp and clear it means it's about to attack. Like, this shadow demon is no longer stalking his pray, now it is going to finish it off.
I think this is actually the first time ive seen someone slander umbreon in the pokemon fandom lol
I think it's more of like a Hi-Vis style design where it's supposed to signify the strips people wear to illuminate themselves at night on umbreon
Skyen: Comes at one of the 3 most popular Eeveelutions
"So the comment section isn't going how you expected"
Finally someone else who agrees with me that Umbreon is pretty boring as an Eeveelution.
In my opinion it's easily the weakest design-wise and the least fun to both play with and against.
The yellow color is clearly highly reflective paint so it doesn’t get hit by cars at night
Fun fact: Umbreon was originally going to be poison type with the rings on it being purple. Now anytime I look at it i think “ringworms”
The yellow bands are used for light, as umbreon is often said to be out at night.
Great short. Umbreon still looks dope hahaha
Pretty sure Umbreon was originally designed as a poison type and, therefore, probably had it's pallette changed to better match a sort of "moon" theme (yellow moon). It's Pokedex mentions toxic sweat which has no relation to the dark type or the moon.
I wonder if the yellow “scribbles” are just meant to resemble a form of “bright safety wear”, as in those uniforms with the neon strips so that you can actually be seen by cars at night
The yellow parts always reminded me of moonlight. I think thats the idea with Umbreon. You have to evolve it at night. Moreso than a dark motif its always had a more of a nighttime motif to me
I think Umbreon works well in caves or dark areas where the yellow rings and sometimes even the eyes depict as glowing while it's fur blends in.
Hey Diva! I’m gonna be honest I’m not really feeling this one…