New Pokemon Merch May Be Bad News for Eevee Fans

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Eevee is one of the most unique Pokemon in the history of the franchise, mainly thanks to its branching evolution tree. Whereas most Pokemon have linear evolutions, Eevee is able to evolve into all kinds of different creatures depending on various circumstances. These Eevee evolutions have also proven to be quite popular with fans, who are often asking to see more of them added. Unfortunately, it's been nearly a decade since a new Eevee evolution was introduced, and it doesn't look as though the upcoming Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will be breaking that streak.

Some Pokemon fans have had their fingers crossed about Pokemon Scarlet and Violet potentially adding a new Eevee evolution to the mix, but it doesn't appear that will be the case. The last time a new Eevee evolution was introduced was in 2013's Pokemon X and Y when Fairy-type Sylveon made its debut. Numerous Pokemon games have come and gone since then with no new Eevee evolution in sight, despite the fact that there are still many Pokemon types without Eevee evolutions.

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New Pokemon merch, spotted by CentroPokemon, is said to be for the season of the anime that will be focused on the ninth generation games, aka Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. The merch is based on Eevee and its evolutions, with a planned November release date. Since the merch only features the existing Eevee evolutions, it seemingly confirms that there will be no new Eevee evolution inPokemon Scarlet and Violet.

Now, it's entirely possible that a new Eevee evolution will make its way to Pokemon Scarlet and Violet and this merch means nothing, so fans should keep that in mind. However, at this point it would be surprising for a new