I Redesigned More Eeveelutions

[@ksoundkaiju9256]

The split tail on Espeon is based on the Nekomata, a supernatural cat in Japanese mythology

[@cosmicandy4620]

I was looking for someone to say that

[@rebe1117]

was just about to write the same thing

[@LocustWithLotus]

Your the first person i met that knew that.

[@claracatlady9844]

And Yokai overall

[@BowsandAros]

Yes thank you

[@doodlebuglet7619]

Imma reiterate what I said on the last video. These designs are cool, but they wouldn’t pass as Eeveelutions. And when I say they’re cool, they’re really cool. They all have this over-the-top, funky element that makes them unique. And that’s the problem. Eeveelutions get their charm from their simplicity. They represent their type and nothing more. I think where you went wrong the most is seeing something you like from another Pokémon/inspiration and slapping it on. You did this for all four of them. -The hand tail on your Umbreon fits well with the design and really balances out the cute aspect, but no Eeveelution would be caught dead with a tail like that. -Same deal with Espeon. The rings tie together with the rest of the design, but is a little much for an Eeveelution. It does have a mythical Pokémon vibe, which I think you pointed out. This especially annoys me because Espeon is associated with the sun, not whatever Hoopa is. -I really like Leafeon, but the tail just throws me off. That may just be my opinion, though. -The witch design is a really cool idea, but looks too much like a Dark-Type. Fairy/Dark would be a perfect type combination for your Sylveon. Another thing. I noticed you hated on some of the designs because they didn’t fit the stereotype for their type. Not all Dark-Types have to be scruffy and emo. I think Umbreon’s sleek look adds to its appeal and the yellow bands do a good job at embodying the moon. If you find my other comment, you’ll see that there are a lot of Dark-Types with yellow on them. Well, there’s my rant for the day. I just wanna emphasize that I do really like the designs, I just don’t think they’d pass as actual Eeveelutions. Hope y’all have a good day! WOO! One more thing. I wanted to point out that Espeon is based on the Nekomata, that’s why it has the forked tail. Same with Espurr and Meowstic.

[@karpeater]

i completely agree with you

[@tundraart2693]

His espeon really gives off fairy typing and not psychic as well

[@princeapoopoo5787]

I feel like my biggest advice for him is to look more into actual real world inspirations behind Pokemon instead of leaning too hard into already established Pokemon designs. I can understand him looking at Caterpie and Spewpa when designing a "route 1" bug, for instance, but Eevees are their own archetype. I feel like a better move would have been to do more research into actual feline, vulpine, and canine animals. That being said, I do have some disagreements with you though. Not all of his designs feel over-designed (I personally think his Flareon is pretty great. Maybe the black body was too much but I prefer the fire actually looking like fire instead of just puffier Eevee fur) and not all Eevee evolutions feel like they have a very simple design. Hell, part of why I don't like Sylveon is because I think it is a bit over-designed. Am I the only one grossed out by the tentacle ribbons? Maybe, but I'll die on this hill lmao

[@dreamimgflowerd976]

Listening to his reasonings makes me believe that he never understood the motives behind each eeveelution design. Like Espeon is inspired by a nekomata, which is a Japanese yokai. Umbreon is known as the moonlight pokemon so yes it has a moon theme in its design which contrasts beautiful with the red eyes and black body. original Leafeon design is one of my top favorite. obv green leaves and the more yellowing colour that reminds me a bit of autumn i beautiful and seeing how he butchered the redisign just couldn't find any actual faults in the original makes me think of "If it ain't broke why fix it?" He's lit just copy pasting ideas from other pokemon or fanarts for the redesins which in my opinion makes them look like Frankenstine's monster. Aside from Sylveon none of the others feel like actually having a theme. and redesign Sylveon doesn't feel like a fairy type. Hatterne wasn't pure fairy either. The redisign could work as seperate pokemon, but not eeveelution redesign. Espeon even looks more like a magical girl side kick which fits more in fairy type than the Sylveon redisign

[@minaashido3428]

I agree even tho I was to lazy to read all of it

[@COMETINMOOMINVALLEY]

Something that bothers me whenever people say: "Umbreon doesn't feel like a Dark-Type Pokémon because it doesn't have certain [insert characteristics, features, attributes here.]" Is because Umbreon was one of the FIRST Dark-Type Pokémon ever made - before it was inevitably switched from being a Poison-Type. Of course a Pokémon that's the very first of its kind won't have design elements established years later after being created. I wish this is something more people would keep in mind! So, whenever certain people attempt to redesign a Pokémon ( This isn't just limited to Eevee ) they'll be focused and dead set on making something "Cool and over designed." That it not only ends up looking vastly different from the original idea? It honestly looks like someone's original furry character. Not a Pokémon. Umbreon really is the best example of: "Less is more" - it's cute, sleek, cool, and can appeal to multiple people. Not just one group. That's what a majority of original Dark-Type Pokémon are like also! There's one or two aspects to their design that aren't over complicated. Just because a Pokémon's design may not initially scream "I'm [insert type here]!" Doesn't make it bad. 👍

[@aurastrike]

Umbreon is also a representation of the Moon! Espeon is the representation of the Sun, but I think they did a bad job with that.

[@lacey-drawz340]

I totally agree with you both 💯

[@kieraanimations2389]

That is what I was thinking. the redesign looks like it's a ghost eevee

[@diamondminer9515]

Back in generation 2 Beta designs of Crystal gold and silver Umbreon was supposed to be a poison type because back in its dex entries it talked about secreting poisons or something like that coming off its fur. but back then it was scrapped because of them trying to add a poison stone in the game. they just decided that it was the best idea and went with the Espeon evolving mechanics but at night and decided to give Umbreon the title of its dex entry the Moonlight Pokemon because of Origins that is based around the Moon rabbit and how it's rings represents the glowing of the Moon. But before Umbreon was ever created as a dark type Pokemon, Umbreon was supposed to be weak to Espeon because of the poison typing if Umbreon was a poison type but they decided that Umbreon should be stronger than Espeon.

[@ADetective_]

I really agree, the dude’s designs are good, but just aren’t as good as the originals. Pokemon get their charm from their simplicity, like the first comment said. Adding too much would not make them great as much. Yes they don’t look like others, but that’s the point- Like in humanity, for example, no one is the same. It’s not like he did something bad obviously it’s just that now i just realized it’s weird that he wanted to make them almost the same with designs. Btw if ur looking for someone who does a good job at redesigns, watch GinjaNinjaOwO, she’s a great artist and animator :)

[@Patchwork_Kit]

Umbreon was originally a poison type and had purple rings in the G/S beta demo. That's my explanation for Umbreon. Espeon was originally yellow too.

[@TheDoomBlueShell]

Always think was because they were the introduction of the mechanic of evolving in certain times in the day, Espeon with the small red gem to represent the sun and Umbreon with the yellow rings to represent the moon, but can be quite wrong tho, because this was just how I interpreted their designs as a kid

[@oscartheweirdeevee]

Im Interested in seeing it

[@Sinistraalt]

@@TheDoomBlueShell it's right, in Pokemon Journeys it's confirmed that interpretation because of "identical twin" of Koharu-Chan, she's says Umbreon it's a Moon/Night pokemon and Espeon it's a Day/Sun pokemon.

[@YtWuff]

@@TheDoomBlueShell yes this is the reason (Small rant) WHY DOES NO ONE LOOK AT POKEDEXES ANYMORE????

[@charlesf.7947]

@@YtWuff yes that's the final official stated reason, but originally umbreon could have had other elements inspiring it that didn't make the final cut.

[@sammcburney148]

The Umbreon redesign REALLY fits ghost types in my opinion. I love the hand tail

[@insaneedoko999]

Agreed. It would also work as a dark/ghost type as well with the excuse being that the hand is it’s true form which controls a body made of ghostly energy

[@reinakats]

@@insaneedoko999 That would work if the Eeveelutions weren’t a pure 1 type pokémon

[@Sinistraalt]

Agree

[@emperorofscelnar8443]

With a dark type Eevee I would think it would have devil horns and a devil tail.

[@BonkedCat]

Does anyone else agree that the redesigns are more like multiple typings? Like Sylvion looks like dark/fairy or how espeon looks like fairy/physic or like you pointed out ubreon looks like dark/ghost.

[@cjmrlancon2609]

tbh the rings on espeon and the pink and white makes it look like a sylveon or fairy type, but you are really good at drawing Pokémon they are adorable

[@Randsomm]

Me who hasn't watched Pokémon: I like your funny words magic man

[@kriesvisuals9810]

You better go watch em

[@Randsomm]

@@kriesvisuals9810 I plan but I am too lazy

[@InkLyned]

@@Randsomm relatable

[@Nexthespookster]

it's a video game

[@kriesvisuals9810]

@@Nexthespookstervideo game , card game , series , idek Its lifestyle

[@ssr8555]

For Umbreon: I really like that it doesn’t look mean and evil like pther dark types. It’s also the moonlight pokemon so it makes sense for it to have those yellow rings. It’s not supposed to just be a dark mean pokemon. It’s supposed to be the light in the night. NOT TO MENTION it evolves with happiness, of course it’s not gonna be mean. It’s calm and collected while still being cool. A lot of gen 2 dark types are smooth rather than fluffy. The colors are also boring, there is not contrast. Espeon: your espeon is top white. It looks more like a fairy type because of it. While you might think it works for Mewtwo to be mostly white, the ”white” on Mewtwo has a very clear purple undertone. I also don’t like how you again, stripped the eeveelution of its personality. As a counterpart to Umbreon, I think it should have kept the calm and collected personality. That personality is also something you will see in a lot of psychic type pokemon. A calm personality screams psychic type. Leafeon: I like that you brought more green into the design, but the design feels too much like the bulbasaur line. I’m not a huge fan of how you stripped it of the leaf motif as a whole. Sylveon: this just feels like a psychic or dark type. If you look at Hatterene, you can see it has very light colors and a white body. Most fairy types are supposed to be pure and bright. Dark colors fit grimmsnarll because of the very clear inspiration to a type of ”fairy” it os based on. It doesn’t fit with a witch theme because witches aren’t fairies. When redesigning stuff I would highly suggest you look up the original inspiration and just research the pokemon as a whole before going at it.

[@shanellmarrero8929]

I don’t really see a problem. He still redesigned them, but he went off preference. I personally think all the designs match their part (besides sylveon.. he didn’t do it justice). If you ask me, I don’t really think he made them look less like their actual types. If I were to look at his redesigned leafon I’d immediately think of grass and outdoors. Or now let’s switch to umbreon, dark and scary or in more commonly used terms emo and depressed (that’s a joke please don’t come at me). A few of the redesigns are, well, questionable to say the least. But I don’t think it makes them any less of an actual redesign than someone who were to do research on the Pokémon themself.

[@lucasgachalife0]

I really don't wanna sound rude, but your Espeon and Vaporeon look more like a fairy type than your Sylveon, which.... is weird to me- Your Sylveon looked more like a weird ghost type somehow, idk why it gives me those vibes

[@mexicahotcheetoes.5107]

Probably because it stole mismagius' clothes

[@kimuires]

It would be a cute fan eeveelution for ghost type honestly

[@Mewsakura3927]

like I do enjoy your designs but the original ones has a reason for being the way they are. (and I love them qwq) I can kinda see yours being their own type of pokemon, that (in their dex entry) they get mistaken for the evolutions of Eevee by trainers and professors. But do live in similar bioms as Eevee and it's evolution - hence the confusion between them. But hey that's just me and what I think XD Your art is amazing OoO

[@doplop]

what if they're region variants :00

[@sheaonthirteen5742]

I love this idea

[@Saturn.starzz_]

Great designs! though again, they aren't very like the type they are, except for Leafeon, who I just can't see as an Eeveelution. And also again, they could absolutely work as completely different Pokemon! Probably newer Pokemon though, due to their complex designs(which is alot of the reason why they don't look like they could be Eeveelutions). I don't hate them, at all, they look amazing, just like not Eeveelutions.

[@lcst9305]

I agree the sylveon redesign doesn't look like a fairy type and the glaceon redesign looks to much like a flying type

[@possum_king7023]

The sylveon is really cool design just looks like a ghost type eeveelution

[@oslsosoaos4313]

@@possum_king7023 And the umbreon redesign looks like a ghost-fighting type imo

[@phantom2135]

You are a ready talented artist but honestly I think it would still prefer the original design for all of them

[@mexicahotcheetoes.5107]

I agree 98% on this one (espeon redisign looks cute)

[@Littleeblue2010]

The whole point of umbreon’s yellow stripes, they gather energy from the moon in their stripes so they can glow in the dark and I think t can make it seem menacing for defence

[@_waflz2445]

for me sylveon redesign is super cool, but, honestly, I see it more as a dark type (substitution for umbreon). Maybe, because I adore the original sylveon's design so much)) Nevertheless, really like your videos, please keep it going ;ь

[@DiegoG2004]

Sorry, but I just...don't get any of the design choices. Why is Espeon the one with the rings, why does Leafeon get Ivysaur's bulb, what's with the hand tail for Umbreon and how did Sylveon turn into a witch for next Halloween. Same thing goes for the first part; Flareon getting cooked and removing the floof, Glaceon is just Alolan Vulpix + Eevee and Vaporeon's goofy hat. Jolteon is decent (even if the spiky fur is gone to get a tail), but that's one out of 8 I don't flat out dislike.

[@testerwulf3357]

Same..it's like they went "I'm just slap on random things that sound cool" and it just didn't work out well?? And for some they're trying too hard to mimic the typing making it look bad like changing flareons fur into fire and charcoaling it, or the rings on espeon to scream "i'm a mythical psychic type" and straight up making leafeon into a plant/ivysaur clone.

[@KIKURAsky]

​@@testerwulf3357 leafeon redesign looks like it's name is eartheon

[@JexyFoxx]

Sylveon looks like it's mixed with Mismagius. ☺️

[@somethingunstable1352]

I knew I couldn’t be the only one who thought that! Mismagius is my fav Pokémon and Sylveon is sorta ‘meh’ for me. (It’s a good design, just doesn’t quite click for me.) Bc of both of those factors, the redesign for Sylveon is easily my fav!

[@testerwulf3357]

Or murkrow

[@KettuF0X280]

I feel like you should have kept the rings on umbreon cause that’s part of its main design and it’s an iconic part of the Pokémon.

[@lazyhippie6139]

I think the hand tail should be a bit smaller, then it could work. Although I have to say that feels like it fits the Ghost type more. I do like the bangs over the eyes, it is very cute; maybe you were thinking of Deino? I like how original Umbreon stands out among the Dark-types. It's very simple and I like the glowing yellow rings (what's wrong with yellow?). Umbreon was a Dark type when it was still a "nocturnal" type (only in GSC), and it has a moon theme. The rings were put on there I think to reference the blue-ringed octopus which is venomous, and Umbreon was originally Poison. I think it translates well to the Dark-type. I like Espeon, but your design is very adorable. I love the closed eyes. Leafeon... meh... not digging the bulb tail, I'm sorry! The witch aesthetic doesn't really work for a pure Fairy IMO. It actually looks like it could be Dark/Fairy. Pretty cool and cute, but maybe for a different Pokemon. I agree that original Sylveon is an excellent design.

[@blue52611]

In my opinion, the redesign on Espeon and Sylveon just look like they swapped types. Espeon looks a bit like a fairy, or a fairy-psychic, while Sylveon look like a Psychic, or a dark-psychic. But I do like the designs a lot ^^

[@lcst9305]

I love the idea of the sylveon redesign but it doesn't look like a fairy type at all

[@indesomniac]

Your design ideas are so fun and I love the way you render!! I'm still desperately wishing your Flareon was real omg. and your Espeon is SO cute!! I'm obsessed with it as a design concept but I don't think it looks particularly like a psychic type, and it gives me more the vibes of a legendary or mascot-character than a fairly common Pokemon species among trainers. My biggest advice if you do more videos like these would be to look more into the designs you're critiquing before you critique them! Umbreon's rings symbolize the moons phases and they glow in the moonlight, something highlighted in the anime and certain 3d models; it itself may have even been inspired by the "Tezcatlipoca", an Aztec mythological being who is the embodiment of the night and is depicted with glowing yellow jaguar spots! Meanwhile Espeon's tail is split at the end to be reminiscent of "Nekomata" which are magical cat spirits in Japan which have split tails and psychic abilities. In the fan Skitty design you showed, the tail-hand may be inspired by the "Ahuizotl", another legendary creature from Aztec mythology which is described as a "small dog with waterproof fur with hands on both of its forearms and at the end of its tail" (which was also used as design inspiration for the darkness centurion, Tenebrae, from Tales of Symphonia!) (Most) Pokemon are designed with intent, and many traits that you might discard as "strange/unimportant" often have reason for being the way they are if you look into them and I feel the intent behind each design is as important as the design itself in a franchise like this! : D

[@brandyrudasill2168]

The espeon redesign really made me think of a less evil version of kyubey lolol

[@navimewmew]

It has to be heavily inspired-

[@doodlebuglet7619]

Here we go again. R.I.P. Alolan Meowth, Poochyena, Purrloin, Liepard, Scraggy, Scrafty, Inkay, Malamar, Guzzlord, Alolan Grimer, Alolan Muk, Mega Gyarados, Carvanha, Sharpedo, Crawdaunt, and Morpeko. Huh. I think there’re more yellow Dark-Types then there are purple Electric-Types. I really wanna know this guys opinion on Morpeko.

[@dragongamerandart]

with the Umbreon redesign, i kinda like what you did,but the tail-hand looks a bit too much like a hand,and by the way the yellow rings are bioluminescent. I feel like the Espeon and Sylveon redesigns could just swap at they would be perfect, and the leafeon redesign could have a smaller flower tail with leaves (cuz that's the main design aspect)

[@prescillialengo5999]

Not to be rude but what do you mean by the tail hand looks a bit too much like a hand?

[@dragongamerandart]

@@prescillialengo5999 well it looks a little too *handy* to me and doesn't look enough like a tail. Hair isn't really edgy and is more curvy y'know? It just doesn't really look right to me 'cause, well, the other eeveelutions don't have too many odd details and have simple, cute designs. The tail-hand could be like Grimsnarl and its hair-muscles. I guess what I'm tryna say is it looks too much like a third arm or a butt-hand and not really like a tail, and seems odd for the pokemon universe.

[@laundrewashington3734]

I respect your opinions and like your redesigns (for the most part it), but I'm going to have the very much respectfully disagree with them because 1. You're basing their recreations on the (somewhat boring) characteristics / stereotypes of the type they are. 2. You're only basing these redesigns ONLY on their type and not their title also (i.e. Espeon being known as the sun Pokemon) 3. Some of your redesigns look like inmate them into a different type / gave them a Duo type (imo). 4. Sometimes the best/most beautiful designs or the most simplest to give it a modest/graceful look to it. (Hence why one of the reasons why I love Espeon and it's my most favorite Pokemon ever lol) But in conclusion I still respect your redesigns and opinions even if I don't agree with them, and it still doesn't change the fact that they look good even though I like most of the originals more. Keep up the good work.

[@Deadflower019]

Reading these comments are very interesting because a lot of them seem to prefer the original designs due to simplicity. I think that I might be in the minority that feels that the Eeveelutions should be pleasantly overdesigned because they're the purest form of their type, while everyone else seems to love how simple the originals were. Don't look at Vaporeon or Sylveon, I promise they're all very simple. Also, something I really wish you did when you made these redesigns was learn about what they were based on and inspired by in the first place so you can make a proper redesign that doesn't just completely overwrite the original concept. There's a reason Espeon looks the way it does... even if I don't like it.

[@testerwulf3357]

100% not even looking into the inspirations and saying they don't get certain aspects thus hate it is a bit ignorant and can be seen as a tad offensive as a lot of the inspirations are cultural.. Espeon is one of my most favorites of the eeveelutions, it's really cute and simple is a pleasing way plus based on Japanese folklore.

[@sylvurrlights]

Umbreon's name is derived from the word "umbra" which is the moon's shadow during a solar eclipse. therefore, its rings are meant to replicate a solar eclipse.

[@beansnricee]

Ok I don't like the umbreon redesign. Its a dark type, not ghost or ghost dark, which is half why the hand tail doesn't work. It's also just very bland and doesn't feel like an eeveelution. For espeon it was WAY better but I didn't really like the ears. Also it was very slim. For leafeon, I think it should have been more "leafy," and the tails didn't work for either. The lizard tail looked out of place and the flower tail looked way to much like ivysaur. For sylveon, the witch design was way too far off from the fairy type, and the second design was way too pink. These are just my opinions on the redesigns and if you made it this far, thanks for hearing me out and I'd like to hear your opinion.

[@Kurooganeko]

The Sylveon one is not a Fairy Type AT ALL! The Fairy type is all about spirits of nature, childhood and maternity cause it has the biggest amount of baby pokemon and baby themed pokemon. The other designs are pretty

[@dovewing8598]

While I think, these are fantastic redesigns (they all look very good), the one I dislike has to be espeon, I feel like it just took slyveon's colors which makes it look more like a fairy type, in my opinion, the hoops are cool and the gem looks really nice compared to the previously solid red color, but I feel like the purple-pink colors on espeon are what made it a standard psychic type (also the split tail is from Nekomata, a yokai cat with a forked tail which is a part of Japanese folklore, which in my opinion is very cool). Sorry about the rant lol, I do like them just wish you kept some of espeon's originally design elements, mainly just some of the colors at least.

[@viiranen]

imo umbreon looks like a ghost type, espeon a fairy type and sylveon a psychic type. it's like everybody's types got mixed up lol

[@ssr8555]

The reason Espeon has a split tail js because it is most likely based on bakeneko and nekomata.

[@Absbor]

i prefer the orignals designs tbh. they fit their pokédexes more

[@shanellmarrero8929]

The redesigns aren’t gonna be added into the game, I don’t see how you watch a redesign video just to comment that you like the originals better. If that’s the case don’t watch a whole video based off of someone changing the entire appearance of a Pokémon to match their preference.

[@Absbor]

​@@shanellmarrero8929because i didn't like this part.

[@chance757]

@@shanellmarrero8929the comments are for comments, nothing og said was mean

[@shanellmarrero8929]

@@chance757 this was 4 months ago. I literally forgot I commented this 😐

[@chance757]

@@shanellmarrero8929 i understand, it was still rude though :/

[@pastel_moth_guts]

ngl espeon looks like a fairy type now

[@Sylviks]

I don’t really like how you make assumptions on espeon like that. Espeon is based on hairless cats I think (explaining it’s sleekness), as well as being based on a nekomata. When a cat transforms into a nekomata, it’s tail splits in two. It also has magic powers. Add: Sylveon imo is a bit overdesigned, sticking out from the rest of the evolutions. You can see most pokemon having simple features and shapes, it’s details defining them from their pre-evolutions and evolutions. So I think sylveon’s butterflies and ribbons sort of get in the way. I also noticed that your redesigned leafeon has hair, or what looks to be hair. Maybe instead it could be a leaf or flower, as leafeon regenerates it’s power by sunbathing. Also to note from evolutions 1, vaporeon can literally turn into water. Look up vaporeon’s pokedex, I am not kidding. I just have a feeling that maybe if it was real the pokedex would need to be changed because of it’s more complex (sort of?) design.

[@evelutioncor]

And same would have to go with most of the other Eeveelution redesigns' pokedex bc of how much the redesigns have changed from the originals. He's changed them to the point where they wouldn't have the same functions as the originals.

[@Sylviks]

@@evelutioncor This felt explained better in June’s video when they redesigned eevee as pikachu, and was explained by their friends about how they all were more simplistic in shapes.

[@evelutioncor]

@@Sylviks June? Who's June?

[@Sylviks]

@@evelutioncor I forgot if they’re Ray or June, but I’m pretty sure it’s June? GingaNinjaOWO (At the time I forgot their channel name)

[@evelutioncor]

@@Sylviks Had a feeling it was her. Don't know anyone else who made Eevee into Pikachu.

[@SkyEevee]

Cool but originals will always be the best for me. Espeon is just too cute and nothing can overcome it

[@SparkEve_]

the sylveon redesign kinda look like a ghost type to me it just has that mysterious look

[@g_u_m_m_y_s_h_a_r_k]

imo, it just looks like a dog/cat fusion version of mismagius

[@DINGD0NG...]

Umbreon looks amazing, even tho the mane is a bit too much imo Espeon turned into a Hoopa-Sylveon... also, it looks too fairy-y. Maybe the Sylveon you designed would be better as an Espeon, and the Espeon as a Sylveon. For Leafeon, uhh... looks like a fox copy of Bulbasaur's evolution line lmao. Cute tho Sylveon I already said, looks too psychic/dark type to be a Fairy type, would be better swapped with Espeon. Also, too Mismagius-y lmao

[@PMDAnimations]

the last one is really good but it seems more of a dark type than fairy.

[@HooshDoodles]

These are great, yet missing something. They don't really seem to be the type that they're meant to look like or are very busy. Maybe if you were to continue doing some Pokémon redesigns I'd suggest doing some heavy research into what they are based on and why they look the way they look. Each one has so much background and personality already.

[@K3RM1T-0]

I feel like the redesign for espeon is more of a fairy type design

[@BlueDragonGalaxy]

OG Umbreon and Espeon were meant to capture a theme around the concept of night and day, which is probably where Umbreon's yellow rings come in. They're the light bouncing off the moon, hence why it glows in the dark. Your design is very cool, the hand-tail does end up fitting the "Dark as Evil type" as it implies your Umbreon redesign would be the type to be up mischief, pickpocketing with its tail and being able to easily lash out with a Sucker Punch or slash at anyone that bothers it. Not sure if you were aware of this detail when you first made this design but in Japan people who cover their eyes are usually seen as very shady people, a perfect detail for "Dark as Evil type"! As an Eeveelution... I think this one could work, just a shame it ditches the "Sunlight/Moonlight" theme going on with Espeon. Speaking of Espeon, this redesign is an odd one for me. I actually quite like OG Espeon, even if it doesn't look very "sunny" as it leans more towards the nekomata motif. At first I was not fond of your redesign but the more I thought about it the more I liked it as an Eeveelution concept. But not as an Espeon redesign. Plenty of Psychic types are also associated with space or are straight-up aliens, like Beheeyem, Deoxys and Necrozma, and I feel this Eeveelution could fit the alien motif due to ditching its ears for odd, fleshy appendages and its rings floating around its tail giving the impression of rings around planets like Saturn, even its tail tip could be seen as a star. This is a really cool Eeveelution!... But is it really Espeon anymore? I guess the same could be asked of the previous redesign, these two really do make for good "alternate universe" or standalone Eeveelutions. Hmm... Huh. A flower bud is a bit awkward as a tail for me, it ends up looking more like a growth coming out of its butt. I would have tried an iteration with a flowering bush for a tail instead but that's just my preferences talking. While I think the earthy beige and brown worked well for OG Leafeon in giving it a sense of it being "of the earth" this Leafeon redesign being green all over combined with the scruff around its feet gives it the impression that its fur is actually grass which really sells the impression of it being photosynthetic and nails that Grass typing. Other than the odd tail and that its eyes could have been a different color, like the pink of its flower, I liked the direction this one was going but it felt an iteration shy of being top tier on my list. Sylveon's redesign is also another one where I feel it makes for a great standalone Eeveelution but no longer feels like Sylveon. The "Sylv" in "Sylveon" actually relates to forests, the home of fairies, so using a witch motif causes it to no longer fit the archetypal fairy that the original Sylveon was going for, and while a witch Pokemon would fit well as a Fairy type witches are usually depicted living either secretly among people within civilization or in swamps rather than having a strong connection to forests. As it stands, this design makes for a cool "Alternate universe what-if" for a Fairy type Eeveelution.

[@tilanitaliarin]

again i prefer the original, probably because i am used to them but good work nonetheless

[@rosebutterfly3144]

The designs are pretty great but your design recreation of sylveon reminds me of Espeon and mismagius and the recreation of espeon reminds me of sylveon

[@shannonjensen8934]

I love how in the first episode he was bashing on the tuft of hair on Flareons head… and here he is giving hair to umbreon and Leafeon

[@xenox__6203]

Yo, great work. Idk if it's only me, but sylveon looks like Megumin from konosuba

[@xiaomao8132]

espeon looks like kyubey! pretty cute design too ngl

[@kellyedwards421]

Love both your sylveon and espeon redesigns. Easily my new favs if they were real

[@01234567891011121338]

You can't fix the perfection that is Umbreon and the fact that you tried makes me unreasonably upset. How dare you sir! You will be hearing from my lawyers!

[@ambarm736]

X2

[@Clucktherooster]

Umbreons name is derived from the word 'umbra' which is the darkest part of a shadow, most commonly associated with a solar eclipse. The yellow rings are likely supposed to symbolise the small ring of sun during a lunar eclipse.

[@Sinistraalt]

random curiosity 2: Espeon's tail is a reference to the Japanese cat Yokai, bakeneko, a spirit cat that after living 100 years with a family its tail splits in two. It makes a lot of sense, since the region is set in Japan.

[@Subterranean_sebastian]

Just to answer your question, yes umbreons yellow is supposed to represent the moon, the oval on its head works as a flashlight as well as the way to evolve it is to level it up with high friendship during the night, which might be why it’s more sleek and not as beastly as other dark types, I said this in the last video, I do really love your designs for them all, and while I don’t dislike any of the original designs, yours are still really well executed and thought out. I appreciate that you are being respectful about the fact that they aren’t bad designs, this is just what you’d personally do with them. Mad respect!

[@RulerMyriam]

I’m exited for Leafeon cause Leafeon is my favorite eeveelution

[@-irumean-3919]

These were pretty lame lmao the original designs had so much meaning behind them. Just because you didn’t get them at first glance doesn’t mean their random or meaningless. Your hardly even look like Pokémon more like someone’s oc lmao

[@fawn7158]

i love the espeon redesign. it looks so ethereal and kind of celestial, which i think is often associated with psychic types leafeon is super cute too!! i love the bulb! i love the original leafeon but i would be just as happy to use your design. the witch's broom tail of sylveon is sooo cute, but i agree that it would make a better dark (or maybe ghost!) eeveelution, and the hat is a bit too similar to mismagius - personally i think i would change it to a wispy hair curl or try a different hat design these comments are crazy lol, for the most part i also prefer the original designs because they are so iconic - but yall really need to chill! redesigning some of the most iconic characters of a huge franchise is a big undertaking, and i dont see any problem with them critiquing the original designs.

[@Taxessss]

I love all the redesigns! it’s just for me they don’t really give me that Pokémon feeling I’m not saying they’re bad or anything but they don’t really feel like Pokémon for me 😅 sorry if that was rude..

[@wolfcara16]

i personally like designs, that break up the standard silhoutte of the typical eevelution. The lean quadruped body, the dropshaped head and nose and the long ears, the tail usually ends up being THE accessory that can be fiddled with the most . Og Leafeon and Glaceon bore me to no end because they literally are nothing else than the basic template with some (kinda lame) accessory thrown onto them. Umbreon and Espeon are Designs that have even less details to them, but somehow, they work that much better with what they have. Espeon's split tail is a reference to the nekomata, a catspirit from japanese folklore. They are kinda more iconic, than Leafeon and Glaceon. I do also like the og design of Jolteon, because it has no tail and the spiky fur keeps the ears from standing out so much like with all the other types except Vaporeon. Your Jolteon redesign is kinda... the basic template with a fancy tail and little else.

[@theredyoshi9851]

This 4 eeveelutions didn't need a change, there are perfect just like they are. Your ideas are awesome, but I prefer the original ones

[@BREADS_CRISIS]

Idk why but espeon looks more like a fairy type than sylveon, sorry if this offensive but I just love the espeon design

[@-azrael-1314]

the redesign for sylveon is cool, but i think it looks more like a ghost than fairy type depending it looks dark and mysterious with the witch hat, and it also looks like a mix between mismagius Really cool designs though :)

[@Its-a-me_Z]

you should have chosen the other deign for sylveon, in my opinion, the one you chose looks more like a dark type, it’s a fairy type like pink colors, pastel colors, not really brown or witch

[@MarsMakes]

im sorry but the originals are honestly better.. umbreon looks like some furry oc espeon looks like a knockoff kyubey leafeon looks like a sylveon and bulbasaur hybrid and sylveon is literally just furry mismagius

[@AuroraHudson-wn5le]

Umbreons always been my fav eeveelution, I just love the way its designed

[@insaneedoko999]

Seen both parts and honestly I’m a little mixed here. On one hand I love these redesigns and the other I love the originals! Both the originals and these are amazing (especially that Flareon redesign! Never thought a coal black fire fox thing would be so amazing to look at!!). I’m surprised GameFreak hasn’t done a regional Eevee yet and these are perfect for the regional Eeveelutions

[@StarFried]

I also like leafeon's original desing it's actually my favorite eeveelution and pokemon actually

[@StarFried]

Tho that one was the only redesing that i feel like the og was better besides sylveon but as i said leafeon is my favorite pokemon so i'm definitvely not biased at all

[@mistingwolf]

I love the whimsy of these designs, though I think the first set was more successful as they were simpler and more in line with the spirit of simplicity that eeveelutions evoke. These are all really fun, but they're a bit overly complicated, especially sylveon. Sylveon looks really epic, don't get me wrong... it's just too intricate for an eeveelution. Leafeon was my favorite from this batch!

[@884_online]

I absolutely LOVE the umbreon, the fluff gives it so much more character and the claw is soooooo cool. Maybe a tiny bit of colour like the yellow eyes in your other design would be cool, but i love it so much! The rings espeon has are really cool and i feel like the gem and the addition of white fits in really well, however i do think it would have looked better with purple instead of pink because purple really gives ‘psycic pokemom’ vibes haha Leafeon is amazing! I love the ivysaur inspo for the tail and the addition of more green. I love this one a lot and i DEFINETELY prefer it over leafeon :) The design of sylveon is really cool and i think it’s an amazing pokemon design, but my issue with it is that it feels more like a dark/fairy pokemon instead of just fairy. I love the witch design and the hat, but i feel like the dark colours don’t fit that well with the happy cute sylveon/eeveelution thing. It’s an incredible design, but i don’t think it’s a great fairy type eeveelution/sylveon redesign

[@RockstarGacha69]

The redesign for Sylveon looked too much like a dark or psychic type. And I absolutely loved the redesign for Umbreon I just think it looked more like a ghost/dark type.

[@strawberrycow5729]

THE UMBREON, I LITERALLY LOST IT WHEN I SAW THE RE-DESIGN, ITS SO COOOOOOOOOOOOOLL!!!

[@Tt-The-Creative]

These new designs are super good. I love the espeon in particular, and if sylveon's design was that, id probably like it more 😅

[@WinterFox132]

You should add more colour in umbreon, like the back of its body is pretty empty, maybe add one of those rings to fill that space out a bit. Other than that all of the redesigns are great!

[@Shadowxaya]

Fun fact: the yellow rings on umbereon reflects on the moon and lights up at night, scaring people and Pokémon. (And yes I written this when I’m only at 1:13 )

[@HeroG9000]

While the originals won’t be out done cause nostalgia, these are very fun and well done designs. While eevee lutiona tend to stay simple you add really cool touches that make thes feel more experimental and kinda fit eevees unstable genetics. All your tails have interesting aspect to them and I really like the shovel a witch aesthetic as a design I’m not fully sold on fairy type cause your espeon and stove on could swap types and I might even see it better. Not a huge fan of just copping bulbasaurs lines flower bud for leafeon as the tail but I could see it maybe opening up to solar beam and it might be neat to see in animation. If these were regional forms I could definitely see myself collecting them all

[@cubyology]

your designs are super cool! I personally prefer some of the original ones but your designs are so good that I can totally see them as independent pokemon from eevee or its evolutions! keep it up

[@barwib7935]

I really love your designs! But I got to say when you're redesigning something you should really look into the inspiration for what made that Pokemon! Because without the inspiration you're making a completely different concept, not a redesign in my eyes. I love The Umbreon idea but I feel like that would work as a completely different Pokemon! Probably more of a ghost type as well

[@randaalzifahri6987]

Sorry, but it kinda funny how you said some of og designs are mid and then make a new design that are worse than what you called "mid". Sorry to be rude but Umbreon looks like unsure to be ghost or dark type, Espeon didn't looks like Eeve (also I dont know if that's supposed to psychic or fairy), and Sylveon, actually not so bad, but that witch theme seems too much and not so original for me But I kinda like your Jolteon and Vaporeon

[@famdonenglishspanish.7791]

i love redesigned eeveelutions!💓💕💞

[@braydenhaywood1189]

7:32 phantump and trevenant: are we a joke to you?

[@wolflover5953]

Your art style is so nice but how critical you are on the original designs is hard to listen to. The entire point of an Eeveelution is simplicity and looking like the "bare minimum" of its typing. Your designs are over designed and almost cluttered

[@gigilo6668]

Cool designs! They are really cool and the umbreon is honestly really cute.

[@gigilo6668]

Although, the Sylveon is cute. Really cute! I just like the regular Slyveon better. Im not trying to hate tho its really good!!

[@rosequartz9626]

The sylveon redesign is so good. It fits the fairy type so well and is somehow better than the original.

[@aery136]

I think you should switch the sylveon and espeon designs because the sylveon seems more psychic and the espeon seems more fairy to me

[@rapidashmew1905]

Okay before roasting a pokemon design RESEARCH the pokemon you are roasting to understand why the creator made it like this instead of insulting their hard work for example Umbreon was originally a poison type so the design looks like that and it and Espeon are yin yang pair so if you redesign a one of the pair make it cohesive with the one you didn't do or make both cohesive. I like your work but try to be better because now they don't look like eeveelutions anymore. And why did you do my girl Slyveon like that also hatterene is a princess trapped in a tower

[@erlgjnerigneoifnroiueabgr]

the rings on umbreon DO represent the moon, and i dont know whats more dark type-y than that. all in all in the whole 2 videos it feels like you just got the idea to redesign the eeveelutions, which turned out super cool, but then bent over backwards to find flaws on the original designs (except for sylveon, because it is a very mainstream masteful design and it would be a bad idea to hate on it i guess?) it felt very non-genuine to me. but idk that being said leafeon is definetly my favourite redesign youve done, tied with jolteon which also happen to be my favourite designs from the original bunch. your leafeon definetly captures a grass eevee much better, and all the designs turned super dynamic and pleasing although a little over the top.

[@trixistar214]

Video idea: Drawing the Eeveelutions as other types ( Bug, Fighting, Flying, etc. )

[@-toadkitty-]

these are so cool! if you havent already maybe (do not feel forced to) make some eeveelutions out of the types that havent been done as ive seen that around :D

[@spacehayden5476]

The sylveon having a witch broom tail was such a cool idea!! I think that if you tried designing eeveelutions for the types that dont have one yet would be really cool, and I'd really like to see what you would do with those typing >:D

[@Moth_Please]

I loooooove the Espeon redesign you did, unfortunately it does come too close to OG Sylveon's color scheme, but it's still very elegant nonetheless. (I want it to be exist in the games ○v ○) I never really had a problem with Umbreon's design, but the issues you had with it do make sense, and it could have been better. (It was meant to be a poison type prior though, so that could have something to do with it.) Hand tail is a nice touch! As some others said, it could also work for a ghost type Eeveelution. (I like the doom and gloom of it.) Leafeon is like a little bunneh! (It does get a bit close to Bulbasaur design, but, as someone who has tried designing a rabbit Pokémon with a flower tail, it's difficult.) And finally, Sylveon is really, really cool!But although fairies in tales are quite sinister, I don't know if a witch design works for this particular fairy Pokémon. But, it could make for a really cool, spooky eeveelution! Overall, these have been some super unique takes and explorations into designing Eeveelutions, and has opened up more possibilities in terms of how you could go about designing your own.

[@ironycat5897]

NGL I’m watching this for background and I thought espeon was supposed to be sylveon

[@Dr3aming_Fl0w3r]

Ok is it just me or does espeon look like fairy type now and sylveon looks like dark and Psychic?, The redesigns still look nice!, btw umbreon was the FIRST dark type which is why when you compare it to the rest of the dark type it seems more cute but also cause we dont want the eeveelutions to look the same, still cute tho ^^

[@justpsanimations3554]

i feel that espeon was the only eeveelution that needed a new design and you proved me right. i dont mean this offensively, im sure some people prefer your designs but i personally dont.

[@i_moved]

These things are so good, I forgot you were even designing eeveelutions! I really love Espeon's design! great job!

[@verypotato6699]

Honestly, most of these redesigns are essentially preexisting characters Umbreon: Nickit combined with Aipom Espeon: Literally Kyubey Leafeon: Chinese Bulbasaur Sylveon: Mismagius The redesigns are designed and drawn well, but feel more like Pokemon fusions than Eeveelutions.

[@MorphineZombie]

From a purely visual design standpoint they are very fun and look awesome. You definitely fixed some issues I've had with a couple of the canon design choices, mainly Vapreons ruff and head dorsal fin.(Like just why?) I feel like they lack some more cohesive familiarity though, if that makes sense. Some of them it clearly showed that you had more fun with than others, the juxtapose between the simplicity of some of these designs and the detail in others make a couple of these feel like they're their own line of pokemon(Espeon, Vaporeon) and others like you settled.(Umbreon, Jolteon) There were a couple designs I think you nailed the assignment on the head, Flareon, amazing balance of detail and simplicity that makes it feel like the fire evolution we deserved. 🙏 Others though, you just unfortunately missed the mark in my opinion. I love your Sylveon and Espeon looks fantastic but i feel like you didn't take into consideration any of the original inspiration or lore and reflect that in these iterations, which is why I started this comment with "From a purely visual design standpoint." I do hope to see you maybe revisit this in the future and redesign these to be a little more close inspired from lore and the key design points that the canon eeveelutions have. Except for Flareon, don't you dare touch Flareon you did perfect. Personally Jolteon is my favorite canon eeveelution and it really saddened me that you actually got rid of it's spikey floofy bits and corgi butt,. Just like with your Leafeon; I don't think all eeveelutions need long tails and Jolteons docked/short tail look was one of my favorite feature that set it apart from the other eeveelutions. The fact that Jolteon is a cool pokemon that hides it's sweet side behind a prickly demeanor is reflected by the design choices of lacking a tail to convey emotions like wagging when happy and soft fluffy fur that can bristle up into needle if it doesn't want to be touched. I did, however, like the blue in place of the purple but the lack of expression you gave it made it feel unfriendly which made me feel like you settled with a design you could have really made great if you had messed with it some more. Maybe you could have played up the short, sharp, fluffy features. That's neither here nor there though, they all ready do look good and i would catch them all. 🔥

[@testerwulf3357]

the fin around vaporeons neck actually makes sense! It likely takes inspirations from merlions (or the literally interpretations of a cat-fish), the fin around it's neck resembling the mane of a lion.

[@mjangelvortex]

@@testerwulf3357 Not only that but all of the Gen 1 Eeveelutions have those designs on their necks to match Eevee's neck fluff. I love the other canon Eeveelutions but I always thought it was unfortunate that the others didn't do something like that with their necks too. Like imagine if Glaceon had icicles around its neck or if Leafeon had flower petals or leaves around its neck?

[@cherrymarshmallow]

Just rewatched both of the videos. After seeing both, I like all of them. However I do feel that the Jolteon's is a bit bland, I am also not a fan of normal Jolteon because of the lack of a tail, but maybe a mix of both, where we get the fur of old Jolteon and the tail of the new one. I think that the witches one could be a good dark type as well. I wish eevee's could have dual types. As that would a perfect fairy, dark type. Other than that I do prefer a lot of your designs over the original. Especially glaceon, Flareon, and Espeon.

[@Oboromaru]

I really love the Espeon redesign, I like it way more than the original. Also really like the Sylveon design

[@livhodges116]

the sylveon one dosent look like fairy type at all

[@Goodboi939]

Original sylveon and leafeon were peak design 💔 (tho your redesigns are cute)

[@madmouse1016]

I think these can definitely work as stand alone designs, saying for both parts. They're cute and interesting for sure, but I'll probably stick to the originals. I will say the Sylveon redesign was my favorite, not as a replacement, but just design-wise. I love witch aesthetics ^^

[@ammaarsalie4177]

I really love umbreon. I didn't think I'd like the redesign but damn i love it. simple and creative The sylveon redesign doesn't look like a fairy type, more psychic and dark. Not a fan Not a fan of the leafeon redesign, the tail looks weird and the rest of the body a bit boring love the espeon redesign but the wrings can be overdoing it a bit

[@Demented_Pear]

I think that yall people in the comments should chill. I mean, just let the artist have some fun and redesign pokemon concepts! The designs are rlly cool!!