Espeon

Espeon (エーフィ Eifie) is a -type Pokémon and is one of the seven evolved forms of Eevee. Eevee evolves into Espeon with Happiness during the day-time. In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Eevee can also evolve into Espeon by friendship in daytime.

Appearance
Espeon are a feline-like Pokémon with light purple colored fur. A red jewel rests on its head, and glows whenever Espeon uses its psychic abilities, Espeon are also able to use the fine hairs that cover its body to predict the future as well as its opponent's next move.

Special Abilities
Espeon uses the fine hairs on it's pelt to sense air currents and predict it's opponent's next move as well as the weather.

Espeon have very high Special Attack and Speed stats. However, all of the other stats are near average. Overall, Espeon is a good choice for some trainers. Its fur feels like velvet.

In The Anime

 * Espeon made it's first debut in the anime under the ownership of Sakura in Espeon Not Included


 * Espeon played a minor role in the movie, Pokémon Heroes under the ownership of Annie.


 * Espeon was quickly seen in the episode The Saffron Con under the ownership of Lilian.


 * Anabel's final Pokémon in her rematch against Ash in Second Time's the Charm was her Espeon, who battled against Ash's Pikachu. This Espeon had the move Zap Cannon, a move that it normally cannot learn at all.


 * Espeon had a small cameo in the beginning of Giratina and the Sky Warrior with the other evolutions of Eevee. 


 * Other than the appearances already mentioned, Espeon has been seen under the care of an unnamed trainer during contests and in the Kanto Grand Festival.

Trivia

 * Espeon can learn Zap Cannon in Generation II. Strangely it can't learn other weaker Electric type moves.


 * Espeon and Sunflora have the same species. Both are Sun Pokemon.


 * Espeon and Mewtwo are similar. Both are cat like and regular form is purple and shiny form is green.
 * Out of all the Eevee evolutions, Espeon is the only one that isn't mainly two different colors. For example, Flareon is orange and white, Eevee is brown and white, Jolteon is yellow and white, Glaceon and Vaporeon (if you don't count the white part around its neck) are light blue and dark blue, and Umbreon is yellow and black while Espeon is only a light purple/pink.

Origins
It could most likely be based on a Nekomata, a two-tailed cat of japanese mythology that holds a variety of powers, which may include the ability to forsee the future or enter someone's dreams.

Name Origin
Its name is derived from ESP (Extrasensory Perception), which is the ability to see the future and eon, as is followed by every evolution of Eevee.