Umbreon
Moonlight Pokémon
It is most active in the wee hours of the night, when moonlight bathes the land. Its large eyes can pierce the darkness and perceive prey with absolute clarity.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Umbreon
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Umbreon can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Pursuit Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out. | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 0 | Snarl Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage. | Dark | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Baton Pass Allows the trainer to switch out the user and pass effects along to its replacement. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Charm Lowers the target’s Attack by two stages. | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Copycat Uses the target’s last used move. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Covet Takes the target’s item. | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Foul Play Calculates damage with the target’s attacking stat. | Dark | Physical | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Helping Hand Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Swift Never misses. | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 5 | Sand Attack Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 10 | Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 15 | Baby-Doll Eyes Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 20 | Confuse Ray Confuses the target. | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 20 | Feint Attack Never misses. | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 25 | Assurance Power is doubled if the target has already received damage this turn. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 25 | Mimic Copies the target’s last used move. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 30 | Moonlight Heals the user by half its max HP. Affected by weather. | Fairy | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 34 | Calm Mind Raises the user’s Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 35 | Guard Swap User swaps Defense and Special Defense changes with the target. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 40 | Dark Pulse Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 45 | Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 50 | Mean Look Prevents the target from leaving battle. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 55 | Last Resort Can only be used after all of the user’s other moves have been used. | Normal | Physical | 140 | 100 | 5 |
Sprites & renders
22 sprites & renders for Umbreon.






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Cite this page
“Umbreon”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/umbreon.
Species data from PokéAPI.