Pokemon will add Eevee, Espeon, and Umbreon to its Comfy Friends plushes collection this week, continuing its Year Of Eevee.

Update [Mon 6th Jan 2025, 5:40pm]: Well, that initial limited range of plushies was short-lived! The Pokémon Center has just been graced with an entire 'Year of Eevee' page, collecting together ...

So it's entirely possible this is purely a marketing thing to sell more Eevee plush, and won't impact anything ... including an Umbreon that some are predicting will be very, very coveted by ...