We are the Dark pokemon. We rule by fear and by vicious strength, but this is only because we must, to defend ourselves and to obey our trainers. We are not "evil" beasts as some say, just mysterious and misunderstood. We are the snakes, wolves, and black cats of the Pokemon world. All we ask is to be respected. Go on and read about us and learn.
Japanese Name: Burraki
English Name: Umbreon
Name Anaylisis
First, the Japanese. "R" and "L" sounds are interchangeable in the Japanese language according to what I have read, thus "Burraki" translates to "Blacky". "Akki" is also a word for "devil", therefore Burraki might mean something like "Black Devil"
English. Umbra is "dark" from Latin, and in English is used for the darkest part of a shadow. "Eon" keeps with the "Eon" evolution-theme in Eevees.
Type: Dark
Evolution: Aquire a starter Eevee from Bill in Goldenrod City or win one at the Saffron Game Corner. (Go for Bill!) Evolves from Eevee through Happiness Rating only at night. Happiness can be achived through Haircuts and healing with Fresh Water, Soda, and Lemonade, as well as using it in battle frequently.
Breeding: For more Eevees, Umbreon can be bred with either a Ditto or another Eevee(lution) of the opposite gender. My suggestion is to do this early on so that the Day Care people do not raise your Umbreon. Breeding with non-Eevee/Ditto pokemon produces those other species.
Pokedex Entries: Gold "When agitated, this pokemon sprays poisonous sweat from its pores" Silver "When darkness falls, the rings on its body begin to glow, striking fear into the hearts of anyone nearby"
Japanese Name: Derubiru English Name: Houndour Name Analysis
Japanese. "Debiru" is a word probably borrowed from English meaning "devil", thus "Deribiru" seems to be a play on this word. (Maybe it’s literal translation is "Delivil"? *snickers*)
English. "Hound" and "Dour" (Hound being a dog, of course, and dour meaning "sullen" or "gloomy"), basically, Houndour is a gloomy-dog.
Type: Dark/Fire
Evolution: Catch Houndour between Saffron and Celedon Cities in that little patch of grass on the side of the road at night. Evolves into Houndoom at Lv. 24. If you are impaitient for evolution, use an Exp. Share on it and keep it on your team.
Pokedex Entries: Gold "It uses diffrent kinds of cries for communicating with others of its kind and for pursing its prey." Silver "To corner prey, they check each other's location using barks that only they can understand."
Name Analysis
Japanese Name: Heruga
English Name: Houndoom
Japanese. Possibly a shortening of "heru-gaado", "Hell-guard". (*Thinks* I should have named my Houndoom "Cerberus" instead of "Fenris"…Say, that would make a cool pokemon, Dark dog with three heads. *nevermind*)
English. "Hound" and "Doom". If you don’t know what those mean, you need to go back to English class and learn your vocabulary.
Type: Dark/Fire
Evolution: Evolves from Houndour at Lv. 24
Pokedex Entries: Gold "If you are burned by the flames it shoots from its mouth, the pain will never go away" Silver "Upon hearing its eerie howls, other pokemon get the shivers and head straight back to their nests."
Japanese Name: Yamikarasu
English Name: Murkrow
Name Analysis
Japanese. "Yami" means "darkness". The whole name translates to "dark crow".
English. "Murk" (or "Mirk") and "Crow". Mirk is darkness/obscurity, and a crow is a little black scavenging bird in the raven family J
Type: Dark/Flying
Evolution: None. Get Murkrow same area as Houndour.
Pokedex Entries: Gold "Feared and loathed by many, it is believed to bring misfortune to all who see it at night." Silver "It is said when chased, it lures the attacker onto dark mountain trails where the foe will get lost."
Name Analysis
Japanese Name: Nyuura
English Name: Sneasel
Japanese. "Nya" is "meow" the sound that a cat makes. "Ura" has a meaning of "wrong side" and "nyuuraru" is "neural" (Sounds like a Psychic-pokemon name). Combined, it could be a play on all of these words, like "wrong side of neural" ("reverse of Psychic"?) with meow. It is after all, a cat (a Shadow-cat! ^_^!)
English. Sneasel, "Sneak" and "Weasel" (a "sneaky weasel"? what’s up with that? It’s a cat, not a weasel!)
Dark/Ice
Evolution: None. Find outside Mount Silver at night.
Pokedex Entries: Gold "Its paws conceal sharp claws. If attacked, it suddenly extends the claws and startles the enemy." Silver "Vicious in nature, it drives Pidgey from their nests and feasts on the eggs that are left behind"
Name Analysis
Japanese Name: Bangirasu
English Name: Tyranitar
Japanese. "Evening Glare"?
English. Tyranitar is "Tyrant" and "monitor lizard". It also conjures up "tyrannosaurus", big, flesh-eating dinosaur! Raworrrr!
Type: Dark/Rock
Evolution: Evolves from Pupitar at Lv. 55. Pupitar evolves from Larvitar at Lv. 30. Get Larvitar inside Silver Cave.
Pokedex Entries: Gold "It's body cannot be harmed by any kind of attack, so it is very eager to make challenges against enemies." Silver "Extremely strong, it can change the landscape. It has an insolent nature that makes it not care about others."
Known Dark-Type Users:
The Rival in G/S/Crystal (Uses a Sneasel)
Rocket Executives in G/S/Crystal
Kimono Girl in G/S (One uses an Umbreon)
Karen of the Elite Four
Gary in the anime (Eevee evolves into Umbreon)
Bishasu (or "Vicious") in the anime 4th movie.
The name analysis came from my desire for it, and AIM discussion with Sforzie, who knows more Japanese than I do and helped me to find the Japanese meanings. Frankly, I think the Japanese names are cooler, certainly scarier, but cooler. I would rather have a "Hell-guard’ than a "Houndoom" ^_^! Though, in the case of "Umbreon" I like the English name better as it denotes shadows and fits with the whole "eon" theme, which unites the Eevees in a way that their Japanese names don’t for me.