Is Umbreon Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
The Dark-type Eevee evolution, blocked until the National Dex. AbilitySynchronize passes status back. High Special Defense but low offense. Umbreon absorbs special attacks without being able to hit back effectively. Postgame-only in FRLG.
Transfer Only Pokemon reflect GBA cartridge availability via Link Cable from Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald. The Nintendo Switch remake will support these once Pokémon HOME transfer launches.
Brock's typing presses Eevee's defenses.
Brock's typing presses Eevee's defenses.
Brock's typing presses Eevee's defenses.
Brock's typing presses Eevee's defenses.
Brock's typing presses Eevee's defenses.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Brock:
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Misty:
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Lt. Surge:
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Erika:
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Koga:
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Sabrina:
Eevee has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Eevee has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Eevee has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Eevee has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Eevee has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Blaine:
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Giovanni:
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Lorelei:
Bruno's team hits Eevee's weaknesses hard.
Bruno's team hits Eevee's weaknesses hard.
Bruno's team hits Eevee's weaknesses hard.
Bruno's team hits Eevee's weaknesses hard.
Bruno's team hits Eevee's weaknesses hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Bruno:
Agatha's typing presses Eevee's defenses.
Agatha's typing presses Eevee's defenses.
Agatha's typing presses Eevee's defenses.
Agatha's typing presses Eevee's defenses.
Agatha's typing presses Eevee's defenses.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Agatha:
Lance's typing presses Eevee's defenses.
Lance's typing presses Eevee's defenses.
Lance's typing presses Eevee's defenses.
Lance's typing presses Eevee's defenses.
Lance's typing presses Eevee's defenses.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Lance:
Terry's typing presses Eevee's defenses.
Terry's typing presses Eevee's defenses.
Terry's typing presses Eevee's defenses.
Terry's typing presses Eevee's defenses.
Terry's typing presses Eevee's defenses.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Terry:
Vaporeon cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME.
- After Misty
- TM03WaterWater Pulse90100%20
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 52WaterHydro Pump16580%5
- Post-Game
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Jolteon cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME.
- After Lt. Surge
- TM34ElectricShock Wave90100%20
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- After Erika
- TM24ElectricThunderbolt135100%15
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- LV 42ElectricThunder Wave—90%20
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 52ElectricThunder16570%10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Flareon cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME.
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- TM06PoisonToxic—90%10
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire Blast16585%5
- After Giovanni
- TM50FireOverheat19590%5
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 52FireFlamethrower135100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Umbreon in FireRed & LeafGreen
At night, the Eevee chain splits toward Umbreon. Same Celadon Condominiums gift as Espeon, but the level-up has to happen during night hours on the in-game clock.
Catch Eevee at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Umbreon.
- 1Catch Eevee
- 2Evolve Umbreonwith high Friendship
Badge 4How to Obtain Umbreon in FRLG
Step 2Umbreon ✓
Umbreon Weakness
Fighting and Bug moves hit Umbreon for super-effective damage. The upside? Psychic-type moves can't touch it at all. Umbreon's overall bulk (95/110/130) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Umbreon Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Umbreon
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
 Paras BugGrass | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Paras BugGrass | C | |
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Umbreon View Beedrill builds →Brick Break 2x29-35% Twineedle 2x17-20% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Umbreon View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x15-17% Rock Smash 2x10-12% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Umbreon View Beedrill builds →Brick Break 2x30-37% Twineedle 2x17-21% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Umbreon View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x15-18% Rock Smash 2x10-12% | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Claydol deals 40-47% with Explosion.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Umbreon View Gengar builds →Thunderbolt16-19% Explosion24-28% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Umbreon View Starmie builds →Rapid Spin6-7% Ice Beam14-16% Thunderbolt14-16% Surf14-16% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Umbreon View Claydol builds →Rapid Spin8-10% Earthquake16-19% Explosion40-47% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves
Damage vs Umbreon View Regice builds →Ice Beam14-16% Thunderbolt14-16% Explosion26-30% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySynchronize ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves View Alakazam builds →
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Umbreon Evolutions
You get Umbreon from Eevee by leveling up. It's one of 5 possible evolutions in this branching family, each requiring its own method. Breed through Eevee to get eggs. Both Umbreon and Vaporeon hit 525 total stats from Eevee. The difference is how those stats are split. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Umbreon to get Eevee eggs (with patience) using 102 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Charm, Curse, Endure and 3 more.
FRLG Umbreon Best Moveset
95 HP with 110 Defense and 130 Sp. Def creates one of the most durable tanks in the format. AbilitySynchronize reflects status conditions back. Dark TermStab from MovePursuit traps switching Psychic types. The moveset tanks both sides with MoveWish passing HP to teammates and MoveToxic stalling what it can't damage directly.
Best Build
Umbreon best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Wish
- Protect
- Toxic
- Pursuit
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Umbreon misses out on Charm and Curse. That's 6 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Feint Attack and Bite, with Normal and Ground coverage and more rounding things out.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
When darkness falls, the rings on its body begin to glow, striking fear in the hearts of anyone nearby.
When agitated, this POKéMON protects itself by spraying poisonous sweat from its pores.
Umbreon FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Umbreon isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Obtain one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it to FireRed & LeafGreen.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Umbreon appears in 19 games across 9 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through wild encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves