Umbreon · Obsidian Flames, what to know.
About the Umbreon card
Umbreon sits at #130 in Obsidian Flames, released in August 2023. Obsidian Flames is part of the modern English Pokémon TCG era and uses the standard contemporary card frame and rarity tiers. Illustration by rika. In the games, Umbreon evolves from Eevee, which makes it a late-stage card in the line.
The flavor text on the card reads: "When exposed to the moon's aura, the rings on its body glow faintly and it gains a mysterious power." Pokédex entries from this era are short and often quirky, written by the original Japanese localization team for a specific stat-block layout that no longer exists in modern cards.
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.
Print variants and how to spot them
Obsidian Flames shipped in Holofoil, Reverse Holo, ex, Full Art, Special Illustration, and Hyper Rare. The Charizard ex Special Illustration Rare (#215) is the marquee modern chase from the set and a defining card of the early Scarlet & Violet era.
Grading and condition
Modern Uncommons grade cleanly. The secondary market for graded modern Uncommons is mostly set-completionist driven; standalone demand is thin. Useful as a first grading submission to learn the process.
If you are buying this card
Raw copies of this card are inexpensive enough that the grading math rarely justifies submission unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completionists, picking up a clean raw copy and sleeving it is the practical move.
