I know Sylveon is my pfp, but Espeon is my actual favorite. I started with the originals, so initially Eevee was something you only got one of if you didn’t trade. That made it special, and of course it was cute as a button, so I always tried to get one regardless of the game. Needless to say, I was super excited to find out you could catch wild Eevee in Gold/Silver. So I caught one and was determined to try to raise its friendship to get one of the new evolutions. It just so happened to happen during the day, so I got Espeon. The friendship mechanic made an already special pokemon that much better. It helps that it has a great design and a cool type, too!
My favorites are Umbreon and mimikyu. I love their designs, I love their typing, I just love them. They’re so edgy but also so adorable
It’s funny, if I had evolved my Eevee at night, Umbreon may have ended up becoming my favorite.
Mimikyu is the best Pokemon they’ve come up with in the last few gens. It’s backstory is so heartbreaking, but it’s trying sooooo hard to be loved!