I always wondered if the eeveelutions are considered omnivores what specifically do their diets consist of? And does it differ on the specific eeveelution?

Eevee and its evolutions lean more toward (for the most part) carnivorous lifestyles, actually. While, like most pokémon, they can eat nuts, berries, grains, root vegetables, and so forth, much of their diet should be meat and protein of some kind.

That having been said, the answer to your second question depends. In captivity, the eevee family can actually be fed the exact same diet, regardless of what evolution each individual takes, with no real consequences so long as their trainer keeps in mind that they should be fed a balance of foods.

In the wild however, absolutely, it depends on the evolution.

Eevee tend to have the most balanced diet (as one would expect) and will eat whatever it can find in its immediate environment.

Flareon often stick to slower animals and pokémon, and its favored food sources tend to be small mammals. It will also display the unusual behavior of roasting their food with the intention of cooking it before eating. (Trainers should be aware that tamed flareon also display this behavior and should only be fed in fireproof environments.)

Vaporeon, being aquatic pokémon, will eat mostly seafood, including fish, amphibians, turtles, jellyfish, and aquatic mammals (such as seals). It tends to avoid shellfish, likely due to the difficulty in getting them open, but it will also hunt for larger meat sources (such as walruses, dolphins, and even sharks) in packs.

Jolteon, being faster and gifted with electrical attacks, often hunt for birds and forage for eggs. It’s also the one eeveelution that prefers pokémon meat over animal meat, as bird pokémon tend to be larger targets than their animal “counterparts.”

Espeon and Leafeon both tend to eat more of a herbivorous diet than their cousins. This does not mean that they are strictly herbivorous; simply that they forage more often than the others. Espeon tends to hunt for insects and other animals with lesser cognitive functions thanks to its psychic abilities. Leafeon, meanwhile, avoids insects (due to its plant biology) and consumes largely rodents, rabbits, frogs, and anything else it can find in its forest habitat. (Leafeon also photosynthesizes whenever a food source isn’t readily available.)

Umbreon, meanwhile, is much more of a carnivore than its cousins in that its diet consists almost entirely of meat. As a nocturnal, forest-dwelling pokémon in nature, it will often hunt for small, ground-dwelling pokémon and animals, particularly diurnal ones. It has no qualms raiding the nests of sleeping prey, in other words.

Glaceon will often consume whatever it can find in its colder, more arctic environment—usually seafood (for polar glaceon) or rabbits (for mountainous). Glaceon may also share territory with vaporeon, sometimes even hunting alongside them to take down larger prey (such as seals and even walruses).

Finally, Sylveon, like eevee, will eat whatever it can find in its environment but typically chooses prey it can lure into dark corners of its habitat and then devour.

Thank you so much for your help with my Grumpig and Feebas I took everything you said into consideration and I found out the river where I was hunting down a prism scale (which are really rare in alola) was actually an alola form Muk! My Grumpig knew the waters were a site of one of the trash storing places and a muk had escaped so we up and left to find the scale my Pokemon now get along very well! Thank you so much!!

Glad to hear that the issue has been resolved, @deliriousfan606, and it’s great to hear that your grumpig and feebas are doing well together now! Not to mention, of course, that it’s quite wonderful to hear that your grumpig actually cares for his teammate so much that he would go to such lengths to protect her from a literally toxic environment.

(Of course, it’s also worrying that the environment in Alola can be so volatile that a rainbow-colored muk can be mistaken for a river, but I suppose that’s neither here nor there.)

In any case, it is quite fascinating to know that pokémon are so much more aware of our shared environment than we are. Your grumpig seems incredibly loyal and wise, so may he continue to give you trustworthy advice from here onwards.

Dear Bill, I am wondering my grumpig has recently done nothing but use his manipulation powers on my poor feebas he makes her splash around and come on land constantly only to make me freak out and rush her into the water again I’m really worried I’ve tried telling my Grumpig it isn’t funny but he only snorts and runs off he’s been like that ever since i fished up Febas I’m really starting to get worried! Please help

Hmm. First and foremost, are you preparing your feebas for evolution, and what is your native region? I ask because in some cases, feebas require a lot of effort to maintain. This is especially so in the Hoenn region, where you have two options for evolving your feebas. The first is by way of feeding it dry poké blocks to enhance its beauty. Granted, this method is less condoned because of the Pokéblock Maker Recall of 2007, but it’s still an option in rare cases. Even then, preparing for feebas’s evolution in general can be time consuming because the alternative method of applying a prism scale and finding a trading partner not only requires the obvious trading partner but also hunting down the rather rare and extremely expensive prism scale. Never mind, of course, the fact that it’s always a good idea to prepare your feebas for evolution by feeding it a specialized diet and maintaining its scales until they shine—which, incidentally, is also something you should be doing, even if you aren’t evolving your feebas.

In other words, feebas are a bit difficult to maintain, and it seems as if your grumpig is displaying classic signs of jealousy because he realizes this.

If this is indeed the case, then I must say that jealousy within a pokémon team can be tricky to resolve. While it’s prudent to give your grumpig a bit of extra love and care (to reassure him that he isn’t being replaced), it also won’t resolve things in the long term. What will may be some team-building exercises. Engage in double-battles with other trainers using your grumpig and feebas. Give them tasks that would require them to work together (as odd as that sounds, considering one of the involved parties is a fish). Have your feebas help your grumpig by offering to help him clean his pearls (using her water-based attacks, for example), and encourage your grumpig to do the same for your feebas. The main idea is have them spend time with one another and acclimate to each other until your grumpig sees your feebas as a teammate instead of a threat to his position on your team.

If, however, he’s not doing it out of malice, see if he’s curious. Ask him if he wishes to learn more about his new teammate and offer to teach him about her. Explain to him that she needs the water to live and show him her fins and gills to illustrate why. Then offer him more information about feebas and allow him to help you take care of her to educate him on feebas care.

Alternatively, observe his reaction at the exact moment you put your feebas back in the water. If he seems angry with you for doing it or if he looks even remotely worried that you’ve put your feebas back, test the water. Grumpig noses are more sensitive than a human’s, and he may be picking up on problems with your water quality, including pH imbalances or an excess of waste.