Evolution Items

Evolution Items are items used to evolve certain species of Pokémon. There are currently six items that can be obtained, that are:

Dragon Scale,
King's Rock,
Metal Coat,
Sun Stone,
Up-Grade
and Sinnoh Stone.

There's also Unova Stone coming to the gameplay soon.

To see currently owned Evolution Items player can check them out on the item bag page .

Types

Dragon Scale

	Details Evolution Item that is required to evolve Seadra into Kingdra.
	In-game description A scale that can make certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is very tough and inflexible.

King's Rock

	Details Evolution Item that is required to evolve Poliwhirl into Politoed and Slowpoke into Slowking.
	In-game description A rock that can make certain species of Pokémon evolve. It looks like a crown.

Metal Coat

	Details Evolution Item that is required to evolve Onix into Steelix and Scyther into Scizor.
	In-game description A coating that can make certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is a special metallic film.

Sun Stone

	Details Evolution Item that is required to evolve Gloom into Bellossom and Sunkern into Sunflora.
	In-game description A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokémon evolve. It burns as red as the evening sun.

Up-Grade

	Details Evolution Item that is required to evolve Porygon into Porygon2.
	In-game description A transparent device that can make certain species of Pokémon evolve. It was produced by Silph Co.

Sinnoh Stone

	Details Evolution Item that is required to evolve many Pokémon into Sinnoh-region Pokémon.
	In-game description A special stone originally found in the Sinnoh region that can make certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is very tough and has a beautiful sheen.

Unova Stone

	Details Evolution Item that is required to evolve many Pokémon into Unova-region Pokémon.
	In-game description TBD

Obtaining methods

Sinnoh Stone

Claiming Research Breakthrough or participating Trainer Battle has a small chance to obtain it.

Others

There is small chance that they can be obtained from spinning Photo Disc in PokéStops and Gyms and trainer is guaranteed one on their seventh day spin streak. They can be also obtained as a reward from research tasks and gifts.

Usage

Dragon Scale

53.

#116 Horsea

25
→

#117 Seadra

100		+
→

#230 Kingdra

King's Rock

26.

#60 Poliwag

25
→

#61 Poliwhirl

100
→

#62 Poliwrath

100		+
→

#186 Politoed

33.

#79 Slowpoke

50
→

#80 Slowbro

50		+
→

#199 Slowking

Metal Coat

41.

#95 Onix

50		+
→

#208 Steelix

57.

#123 Scyther

50		+
→

#212 Scizor

Sun Stone

18.

#43 Oddish

25
→

#44 Gloom

100
→

#45 Vileplume

100		+
→

#182 Bellossom

93.

#191 Sunkern

50		+
→

#192 Sunflora

Up-Grade

67.

#137 Porygon

25		+
→

#233 Porygon2

100		+
→

#474 Porygon-Z

Sinnoh Stone

47.

#108 Lickitung

100		+
→

#463 Lickilicky

49.

#111 Rhyhorn

25
→

#112 Rhydon

100		+
→

#464 Rhyperior

51.

#114 Tangela

100		+
→

#465 Tangrowth

59.

#239 Elekid

25
→

#125 Electabuzz

100		+
→

#466 Electivire

60.

#240 Magby

25
→

#126 Magmar

100		+
→

#467 Magmortar

67.

#137 Porygon

25		+
→

#233 Porygon2

100		+
→

#474 Porygon-Z

86.

#175 Togepi

25
→

#176 Togetic

100		+
→

#468 Togekiss

92.

#190 Aipom

100		+
→

#424 Ambipom

94.

#193 Yanma

100		+
→

#469 Yanmega

96.

#198 Murkrow

100		+
→

#430 Honchkrow

97.

#200 Misdreavus

100		+
→

#429 Mismagius

103.

#207 Gligar

100		+
→

#472 Gliscor

108.

#215 Sneasel

100		+
→

#462 Weavile

111.

#220 Swinub

25
→

#221 Piloswine

100		+
→

#473 Mamoswine

140.

#280 Ralts

25
→

#281 Kirlia

100
→

#282 Gardevoir

100		+
→

#475 Gallade

158.

#406 Budew

25
→

#315 Roselia

100		+
→

#407 Roserade

182.

#355 Duskull

25
→

#356 Dusclops

100		+
→

#477 Dusknoir

186.

#361 Snorunt

100
→

#362 Glalie

100		+
→

#478 Froslass

Trivia

All Pokémon, that to evolve into them there is evolution item required, cannot be neither caught in the wild, hatched from an egg nor be a Raid Boss in the gym and the only way to acquire them is the evolution.
Historically, in the Pokémon game core-series, the following conditions described below will take place when one of these items are given to a Pokémon to hold:
- Pokémon capable of holding either a Dragon Scale, King's Rock or Metal Coat will evolve when traded.
- Pokémon capable of holding either a Sun Stone or Up-Grade will evolve when leveled-up.
On the official support page for Pokémon GO, Deepsea Scale and Deepsea Tooth were mentioned.
- In the main series games, these items are required to evolve Clamperl into either Huntail or Gorebyss respectively. ^[1]
The Sinnoh Stone was first discovered in network traffic on November 6^th, 2018.^[2]
Graphic design of Sinnoh Stone hints that it is made of diamond and pearl materials which is reference to Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl games in which Sinnoh region was introduced.
Similarly to Sinnoh Stone, graphic design of Unova Stone is made of black and white materials which is reference to Pokémon: White and Black games in which Unova region was introduced.
During Hatchathon, claiming Research Breakthrough guaranteed a Sinnoh Stone.
During the February 2019 Community Day, Trainers were guaranteed to receive up to five Sinnoh Stones as a reward from Trainer Battles; in order to evolve their Piloswine into Mamoswine.^[3]
- No Sinnoh Stone was guaranteed on August 2019 Community Day for Gallade evolution.
Porygon family is the only evolutionary line that requires two different evolution items.

References

↑ Evolving your Pokémon. Pokémon GO Support. Retrieved on 2017-14-12.
↑ New item: Sinnoh Stone!. /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-11-13.
↑ NianticHelp. (2019, January 23). Allow us to clarify further. Twitter. Retrieved on 2019-08-04.