>>36902159I don't know about that. If it was inspired by those figurines, they probably would have drawn the Eevee alongside Espeon and Umbreon to make the connection more clear.
On the topic of big Eevees and small Eeveelutions, I remember seeing a picture of a mother Eevee with a bunch of really little Eeveelution babies, but I don't have it saved. Does anyone have it?