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Evolving by "unhappiness" is a debatable method. But I would not like living in a room with sunshine and pinkness and rainbows; I would prefer living in a dark room, where I can watch not the perpetually-cheery-to-the-point-of-seeming-mentally-ill Teletubbies, but something serious and conflicted with characters that have complex personalities that can become saddened, angered, or hurt. I must assume that, although some species, like Cleffa, like the pink room, other species like the black room, and become happy in environments that might make tender-skinned Cleffa unhappy.

Although, Umbreon is a strange case: like Espeon, which is connected to sunlight, it evolves by happiness, but Umbreon is connected to moonlight, is seemingly nocturnal, is Dark-type, is dark-coloured, exudes poisonous sweat, has markings that can strike fear, and is carnivorous. Then again, it is connected to the moon, which is essentially the nighttime sun, and gentler: it can be looked at without blinding the eyes, is beautiful, and illuminates the night. Umbreon might be nocturnal, but does not enjoy being "unhappy"---rather, it has a quieter, more reticent loyalty to its Trainer.

...I just answered my own question.