Pokémon Evolution Guide
Every evolution method explained — level, stone, friendship, trade and special conditions. Instant answer for every Pokémon.
Stones: Use a Fire/Water/Thunder/Leaf/Moon/Sun/Shiny/Ice/Dusk Stone from your bag. No level required.
Friendship: Raise friendship by walking, battling and using vitamins. Evolves when levelled up with high friendship.
Trade: Some Pokémon only evolve when traded. Use the Link Trade option and trade with a friend (or back).
01 —Stone Evolutions — Which Stone Does What
Fire Stone: Eevee → Flareon, Growlithe → Arcanine, Vulpix → Ninetales
Water Stone: Eevee → Vaporeon, Poliwhirl → Poliwrath, Shellder → Cloyster
Thunder Stone: Eevee → Jolteon, Pikachu → Raichu, Magneton → Magnezone
Leaf Stone: Gloom → Vileplume, Weepinbell → Victreebel, Exeggcute → Exeggutor
Moon Stone: Nidorina → Nidoqueen, Nidorino → Nidoking, Clefairy → Clefable
Ice Stone: Eevee → Glaceon, Galarian Darumaka → Darmanitan
Shiny Stone: Togetic → Togekiss, Roselia → Roserade, Minccino → Cinccino
02 —Friendship Evolutions — How to Max Friendship Fast
What raises friendship: Walking (use the Picnic feature), winning battles (without fainting), using vitamins (Carbos, Protein etc), giving Pokémon held berries like Grepa Berry.
What lowers friendship: Fainting in battle, using bitter herbal medicines.
How to check friendship: Talk to the Friendship Checker NPC in Cascarrafa. ‘It looks really happy!’ means you’re ready to evolve.
Common friendship evolutions: Eevee → Espeon (daytime), Eevee → Umbreon (nighttime), Budew → Roselia, Riolu → Lucario, Togepi → Togetic
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