My eevee is certain that she wants to evolve as she loves to battle and wants to get stronger, but is not sure which evolution she wants to become. I don’t want to decide for her I want it to be HER decision, but I want to help out any way I can in choosing which would fit her. What can I do?

Ah, the one question that plagues the minds of both eevee and eeveemaniacs alike.

If you know anyone who trains eeveelutions, consider allowing your eevee to speak with them—the eeveelutions, I mean. Think of it like a mentoring relationship, wherein the eeveelution offers advice on their branch and why they chose what they did. If you can connect with all eight known eeveelutions, this would be ideal, but the more you can have your eevee speak to, the better. After all, no one knows what it’s like to be each eeveelution better than another eeveelution.

If this isn’t feasible, then communication between you and your eevee will be of the utmost importance. Try to teach her about each eeveelution yourself. Explain to her what each element can do and show her information about each possible branch. You can certainly do this without influencing her decision; it’s simply a matter of providing objective facts on each branch. For example, you can tell your eevee about how flareon can breathe fire and how its fur coat keeps it warm even in the coldest temperatures, even if you’re not fond of flareon yourself. By providing her with information, you can help her become informed.

Beyond that, I would also suggest allowing her to battle against pokémon that share elements with her evolutions. For example, allow her to battle against a vulpix, pikachu, and staryu. While these aren’t eeveelutions (or even remotely related to eevee), they’re adept at using the same elements flareon, jolteon, and vaporeon wield, and thus, your eevee has plenty of opportunity to see her future elements in action. (You can do the same with pokémon that share elements with her other evolutions as well. For example, try battling girafarig to expose her to the psychic element, poochyena to expose her to dark, roselia for grass, swinub for ice, and clefairy for fairy. Also note that you don’t have to battle these specifically; these are just examples. Any pokémon of these eight elements will do.)

If, after all of this, she still can’t quite decide, let her know that there’s no rush to make a decision at all. Offer her an everstone and continue to expose her to information about her evolutions until, one way or another, something resonates with her.

Best of luck, anonymous! May this help your eevee do what feels right to her.