Evolution

Evolution is a game mechanic that allows Trainer to make Pokémon stronger and more advanced by feeding it with certain amounts of Candy. Evolved Pokémon generally has higher CP and HP, making them a more valuable for battles.

Pokémon Evolution in progress

Evolving Pokémon

To evolve Pokémon, player needs to:

1. select a Pokémon to evolve from their Pokémon collection page
2. in Pokémon's summary page tap on the Evolve button.

Evolution costs

Every Pokémon that can evolve requires certain amounts of Candy to be evolved. There are some other Pokémon that require Evolution Items, special actions, Lure Modules, or actions performed as Buddy Pokémon.

Candy

There are several patterns for Candy costs regarding the number of members of each Pokémon family.

• The most common patterns for evolution families:
  • When Pokémon have only two stages of evolution in its family, a second form costs 50 Candies to evolve from a first one.
  • When Pokémon have three stages of evolution in its family, a second form costs 25 Candies to evolve from a first one, and a third form costs 100 Candies to evolve from second one.
• Patterns for evolution families which Baby Pokémon were added to:
  • When Pokémon has Baby Pokémon introduced that makes its one-stage Pokémon family a two-stage one. A second form costs 50 Candies to evolve from a first one (Baby Pokémon).
  • When Pokémon has Baby Pokémon introduced that makes its two-stage Pokémon family a three-stage one. A second form costs 25 Candies to evolve from a first one (Baby Pokémon) and third form costs 50 Candies to evolve from a second one.
    • Only exception here is Marill family, as the costs of evolution into Azumarill from Marill and Marill from Azurill are 25 Candies each.
• Patterns for evolution families which trade evolutions were added:
  • When Pokémon is part of two-stage evolution family, a second form costs 200 Candies to evolve from an untraded first one .
  • When Pokémon is part of three-stage evolution family, a second form costs 50 Candies to evolve from a first one regardless of if it has been traded, and a third form costs 200 Candies to evolve from a second one that has never previously been traded.
    • Three-stage evolution families with trade evolutions that existed in game prior to the introduction of trade evolutions (Machop, Abra, Geodude, and Gastly families) maintain their previous Candy evolution costs: a second form still only costs 25 Candies to evolve from a first one regardless of it has been traded, and a third form still only costs 100 Candies to evolve from second one that has never previously been traded.
• Patterns for evolution families of the most common Pokémon:
  • When Pokémon is part of two-stage evolution family, a second form costs 25 Candies to evolve from a first one.
    • It applies to common Pokémon such as Rattata and Sentret and Pokémon that have branched evolution families such as Eevee and Tyrogue.
  • When Pokémon is part of three-stage evolution family, a second form costs 12 Candies to evolve from a first one, and a third form costs 50 Candies to evolve from a second one.
    • It applies to six Pokémon families: Weedle, Caterpie, Pidgey, Wurmple, Whismur and Pidove.
• Patterns for special evolution family:
  • Being a part of two stage Pokémon family, Magikarp, Wailmer, Swablu, Larvesta, Noibat, Stufful, Wimpod, Meltan and Toxel need 400 Candies each to evolve into Gyarados, Wailord, Altaria, Volcarona, Noivern, Bewear, Golisopod, Melmetal and Toxtricity respectively.
  • Being a part of two stage Pokémon family, Hisuian Sneasel, Snorunt and Feebas require 100 Candies to evolve into Sneasler, Glalie/Froslass and Milotic respectively. Some of them have additional requirements stated below.

Evolution Items

There are several Pokémon that requires special Evolution Items in addition to Candies to evolve. There are currently eight Evolution Items: Sun Stone, King's Rock, Metal Coat, Dragon Scale, Up-Grade, Sinnoh Stone, Unova Stone and Gimmighoul Coins. It is always just one evolution item required to perform singular evolution.

Evolutions	Item Required
Gloom Bellossom	Sun Stone
Sunkern Sunflora	Sun Stone
Cottonee Whimsicott	Sun Stone
Petilil Lilligant	Sun Stone
Helioptile Heliolisk	Sun Stone
Poliwhirl Politoed	King's Rock
Slowpoke Slowking	King's Rock
Onix Steelix	Metal Coat
Scyther Scizor	Metal Coat
Seadra Kingdra	Dragon Scale
Porygon Porygon2	Up-Grade
Lickitung Lickilicky	Sinnoh Stone
Rhydon Rhyperior	Sinnoh Stone
Tangela Tangrowth	Sinnoh Stone
Electabuzz Electivire	Sinnoh Stone
Magmar Magmortar	Sinnoh Stone
Porygon2 Porygon-Z	Sinnoh Stone
Togetic Togekiss	Sinnoh Stone
Aipom Ambipom	Sinnoh Stone
Yanma Yanmega	Sinnoh Stone
Murkrow Honchkrow	Sinnoh Stone
Misdreavus Mismagius	Sinnoh Stone
Gligar Gliscor	Sinnoh Stone
Sneasel Weavile	Sinnoh Stone
Piloswine Mamoswine	Sinnoh Stone
Kirlia (Male) Gallade	Sinnoh Stone
Roselia Roserade	Sinnoh Stone
Dusclops Dusknoir	Sinnoh Stone
Snorunt (Female) Froslass	Sinnoh Stone
Pansage Simisage	Unova Stone
Pansear Simisear	Unova Stone
Panpour Simipour	Unova Stone
Munna Musharna	Unova Stone
Minccino Cinccino	Unova Stone
Eelektrik Eelektross	Unova Stone
Lampent Chandelure	Unova Stone
Gimmighoul Gholdengo	Gimmighoul Coins (Does not require Candy)

Buddy

These Pokémon require certain distance walked as a Buddy Pokémon in addition to Candies in order to be evolved:

Evolutions	Distance
Woobat Swoobat	1 km
Hisuian Sneasel Sneasler	7 km (evolved at Day)
Eevee Espeon	10 km (evolved at Day)
Eevee Umbreon	10 km (evolved at Night)
Mime Jr. Mr. Mime	15 km
Bonsly Sudowoodo	15 km
Happiny Chansey	15 km
Feebas Milotic	20 km
Pawmo Pawmot	25 km

These Pokémon require other evolution requirements performed as a Buddy Pokémon in addition to Candies in order to be evolved:

Evolutions	Requirement
Primeape Annihilape	Defeat 30 Ghost- or Psychic-type Pokémon
Galarian Slowpoke Galarian Slowbro	Catching 30 Poison-type Pokémon
Galarian Slowpoke Galarian Slowking	Catching 30 Psychic-type Pokémon
Galarian Farfetch'd Sirfetch'd	Make 10 Excellent Throws
Hisuian Qwilfish Overqwil	Winning 10 raids
Galarian Yamask Runerigus	Winning 10 raids
Pancham Pangoro	Catching 32 Dark-type Pokémon
Spritzee Aromatisse	Using 1 Incense-type item (including Mystery Box, Coin Bag, and Daily Adventure Incense)
Swirlix Slurpuff	Feed 25 Treats
Eevee Sylveon	Earning 70 hearts (equivalent to reaching Great Buddy from zero hearts)
Floette Florges	Earning 20 hearts
Charcadet Armarouge	Defeat 30 Psychic-type Pokémon
Charcadet Ceruledge	Defeat 30 Ghost-type Pokémon

Time-based evolutions

Several Pokémon can only evolve during a certain time of day. Daytime evolutions can also occur when Sunsteel Strike's Adventure Effect is active, and nighttime evolutions can also occur when Moongeist Beam's Adventure Effect is active.

Evolutions	Time
Eevee Espeon	Day (also requires 10 km walked as a Buddy Pokémon)
Hisuian Sneasel Sneasler	Day (also requires 7 km walked as a Buddy Pokémon)
Tyrunt Tyrantrum	Day
Rockruff Midday Form Lycanroc	Day
Yungoos Gumshoos	Day
Fomantis Lurantis	Day
Cosmoem Solgaleo	Day
Rockruff Dusk Form Lycanroc	Dusk (5 p.m. - 7 p.m. local time)
Eevee Umbreon	Night (also requires 10 km walked as a Buddy Pokémon)
Amaura Aurorus	Night
Rockruff Midnight Form Lycanroc	Night
Cosmoem Lunala	Night
Ursaring Ursaluna	Night (only during full moon)

Lure Modules

Other than the ordinary Lure Modules, other advanced versions require certain Pokémon to evolve when Trainer is within the range of the PokéStop under effect.

Evolutions	Lure Module
Eevee Glaceon	Glacial Lure Module
Crabrawler Crabominable	Glacial Lure Module
Eevee Leafeon	Mossy Lure Module
Magneton Magnezone	Magnetic Lure Module
Nosepass Probopass	Magnetic Lure Module
Charjabug Vikavolt	Magnetic Lure Module
Sliggoo Goodra	Rainy Lure Module (can also evolve anywhere during Rainy Weather)

Trade evolution

Since January 10^th, 2020, certain Pokémon result in no Candy cost to evolve if they were previously traded. They are:

• Kadabra Alakazam †
• Machoke Machamp †
• Graveler Golem † (including Alolan form)
• Haunter Gengar †
• Boldore Gigalith †
• Gurdurr Conkeldurr †
• Karrablast Escavalier
• Shelmet Accelgor
• Phantump Trevenant
• Pumpkaboo Gourgeist

The dagger (†) denotes that these Pokémon are part of three-stage evolution forms, where the trade evolution benefit applied only for their second to third from. However, trading the first form applies to the benefit for their next evolution; for example, upgrading a traded Machop to Machoke requires standard 25 Candies, but upgrading further to Machamp will require no Candy.

Special actions

Evolving Inkay Malamar requires the mobile device to be turned upside down.

Pokémon families

Main article: List of Pokémon families

Each Pokémon is a member of a Pokémon family (also known as evolutionary line). It is basically a group of Pokémon that are related with each other as one of such Pokémon evolve into or from another.

Pokémon evolution families can range between a single to three-stage evolutions, but there can also be more than three members within a family, as some of Pokémon families might be branched.

Mega Evolution

Main article: Mega Evolution

Mega Evolution was announced and released in 2020. It is a temporary form change requiring Mega Energy. Pokémon are more powerful when Mega-Evolved. Mega Evolution provides other bonuses to gameplay.

Trivia

• Unlike the main series games, Pokémon evolved in Pokémon GO do not have their currently learnt attacks persist through evolution. Evolving a Pokémon will cause its attacks to be rerolled with the new evolution's standard attack pool.
• On the official support page for Pokémon GO, Deepsea Scale and Deepsea Tooth used to be mentioned.
  • In the main series games, these items required to evolve Clamperl into either Huntail or Gorebyss respectively.
  • This concept was scrapped. The evolution of Clamperl is finally decided to be random.
• It was also stated there that Feebas would be required to be walked a minimum of 20 km as Buddy Pokémon, before it had been released to the gameplay.
• Searching the phrase "evolve" in Pokémon collection search return the list of all Pokémon with enough amount of Candies to be evolved.
• Every Pokémon gives back 1 of its Candy type when evolved. So for example, if a player has 23 Pidgey Candies and 2 Pidgey (which need 12 Candies to be evolved) they can evolve both of them, as the first one gives back 1 Candy and then the player still has 12 remaining. After evolving both Pidgey, there will still be 1 Candy remaining.
• Pokémon can be evolved at any health, even when fainted. After evolving, the new Pokémon would be at full health.

External links

• Pokémon GO Support – Evolving your Pokémon