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wow, I'm just learning Evoli (& Pyroli, Mentali, Noctali, Voltali, Nymphali...) aren't the original names. my mind is blown
Only the French version uses those names. English has Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, and Sylveon. Japanese can be considered the original names, which are (when written in latin letters) Eievui, Showers, Thunders, Booster, Eifie, Blacky, Leafia, Glacia, and Nymphia.
German, Korean, and Chinese each have different names for them and most other Pokémon too. Other languages like Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese use the same names as English.
FWIW, Eevee is basically Eevee in Japanese (aka., E.V.).
But ouch..."Blacky" the Pokemon, eh?