Is eevee related to arceus in any way?

It depends on whether or not you believe in the idea that Arceus created the universe and thus all pokémon. If you do, then yes. In a way, anyway. According to the myth, Arceus created Mew, who in turn is the ancestor of all pokémon, which means that eevee would be distantly related to Arceus itself.

If, however, you take more of a scientific approach, then likely no. While no one has a sample of Arceus’s DNA to confirm this, judging by appearances alone, I would venture a guess that eevee and Arceus are too genetically dissimilar. However, they do belong to the same taxonomic kingdom, so there’s that.

Arceus

In honor of the official registration of new legendaries, we at The Pokédex would like to present you with the following special entry. As always, Request … Week … ish … will resume as scheduled tomorrow. Please feel free to continue sending in asks and requests in the meantime. Thank you for reading! —LH


Arceus
The Alpha Pokémon
Type: Normal
Official Registration #: 493
Entry: According to the Sinnohan culture, in the beginning, Arceus sprang from an egg and created the Universe. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.