>>58881577Eeveelutions sell a lot and are shilled a lot. Sylveon is the 2nd most paired Pokémon in the game after Charizard. Alternatively, TCG Pocket took all the devs. Can't have shit in current year Pasio.
The story excuse goes that
Pasio's Eeveelution Club gave him a shiny Eevee after seeing him with his Leafeon. Given that this is Palentine's, you'd think that there'd be a scene that calls back to Pokémon Amie or the care one would have to do for a friendship evolution, but no, it evolves off-screen.