Umbreon · Aquapolis, what to know.
About the Umbreon card
Numbered H29 of 182 in Aquapolis, released in January 2003, Umbreon is a Rare Holo, a Stage 1 Darkness-type carrying 80 HP.
It evolves from Eevee, so Umbreon is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Arita painted the Base Set Charizard and much of the early holo run, and his work has a painterly weight that set the visual tone of the Wizards era.
About Umbreon in the Pokémon world
The Dark Eeveelution. Black silhouette with yellow rings. The undisputed favorite Eeveelution. Across every era, Umbreon cards command the highest collector demand of any Eeveelution. Umbreon VMAX Alt Art from Evolving Skies is one of the most expensive modern Pokémon cards. The Neo Discovery 1st Edition Umbreon holo is the vintage benchmark.
What is Umbreon worth?
Umbreon is a holo rare, one of the cards that holds Aquapolis's value. The print variant decides most of it: a 1st Edition copy in high grade commands a large premium over a Shadowless or Unlimited one. In top-grade 1st Edition, Aquapolis holos range from the mid hundreds for the lesser cards up to the set's marquee chase; raw and Unlimited copies trade for a fraction of that. The live market price above shows the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Umbreon before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Umbreon lives and dies on its holo surface in grading. The darkness foil catches light at angles that hide hairlines in a flat photo, so tilt it under a lamp, then measure the borders, where Wizards-era centering is the second-most-common grade cap.
If you are collecting Umbreon
For Umbreon, variant comes before condition. A 1st Edition and an Unlimited Umbreon are different markets for the same art, so settle the print before you negotiate. Demand a clear photo of the Umbreon holo for any raw purchase.
