As many players might be used to leveling up their Pokémon to evolve, there are several other Pokémon in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet that have certain conditions to evolve them into their final form. This Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Evolution Guide will show you all the Evolution requirements for Pokémon that do not need leveling up to evolve, but certain tasks to get what you want.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Evolution Guide
There are several other Pokémon in the game that require many different conditions to evolve. This includes requirements like using the Let’s Go walking feature, combining with Stones, Pokémon being a certain gender, having a high friendship level with the trainer, or even playing multiplayer mode to evolve.
The table below has listed all Pokémon and what you need to do differently to evolve them.
Gender
Some Pokémon can only be evolved if they are a certain gender:
| Pokémon | Evolved To | Gender |
| Combee | Vespiquen | Female |
| Kirlia | Gallade | Male |
| Snorunt | Froslass | Female |
| Salandit | Salazzle | Female |
Item Requirements
Some Pokémon in the game will require special items to evolve them:
| Pokémon | Evolved To | Item Required |
| Sinistea | Polteageist | Chipped Pot |
| Sinistea | Polteageist | Cracked Pot |
| Applin | Appletum | Sweet Apple |
| Applin | Flapple | Tart Apple |
| Charcadet | Armarouge | Auspicious Armor |
| Charcadet | Ceruledge | Malicious Armor |
| Gimmighoul | Goldhengo | 999 Gimmighoul Coins |
Friendship Requirement
The Pokémon below require you to have a high friendship level with them to evolve:
| Pokémon | Evolved To | Other Requirements |
| Azurill | Marill | – |
| Chansey | Blissey | – |
| Eevee | Espeon | Daytime |
| Eevee | Umbreon | Nighttime |
| Eevee | Sylveon | Has a fairy-type move |
| Igglypuff | Jigglypuff | – |
| Pichu | Pikachu | – |
| Riolu | Lucario | Daytime |
Trading
Three Pokémon will require you to trade to evolve them. This means that you need to have the unevolved form traded from another trainer.
| Pokémon | Evolved To | Other Requirement |
| Haunter | Gengar | – |
| Slowpoke | Slowking | Should be holding a King’s Rock |
| Scythe | Scizor | Should be holding a Metal Coat |
Battle Conditions
A couple of Pokémon can be evolved when you meet certain conditions during battles:
| Pokémon | Evolved To | Requirement |
| Bisharp | Kingambit | Pokémon should be holding Leader’s Crest and beat 3 other Bisharp with Leader’s Crest when battling |
| Primeape | Annihilape | Use Rage Fist at least 20 times. |
Evolution Stones
Some Pokémon in the game will require you to evolve with a type of Evolution Stone:
| Pokémon | Evolved To | Stone Required |
| Capsakid | Scovillain | Fires Stone |
| Cetoddle | Cetitan | Ice Stone |
| Crabrawler | Crabominable | Ice Stone |
| Eevee | Flareon | Fire Stone |
| Eevee | Vaporeon | Water Stone |
| Eevee | Jolteon | Thunder Stone |
| Eevee | Leafeon | Sun Stone |
| Eevee | Glaceon | Ice Stone |
| Floette | Florges | Shiny Stone |
| Growlithe | Arcanine | Fire Stone |
| Jigglypuff | Wigglytuff | Moon Stone |
| Kirlia | Gallade | Dawn Stone |
| Magneton | Magnezone | Thunder Stone |
| Misdreavus | Mismagius | Dusk Stone |
| Murkrow | Honchkrow | Dusk Stone |
| Petilil | Lilligant | Sun Stone |
| Pikachu | Raichu | Thunder Stone |
| Shellder | Cloyster | Water Stone |
| Snorunt | Froslass | Dawn Stone |
| Sunkern | Sunflora | Ice Stone |
| Tadbulb | Bellibot | Leaf Stone |
Multiplayer
There is only one Pokémon that can be evolved when it levels up in the multiplayer mode:
| Pokémon | Evolved To | Requirement |
| Finizen | Palafin | Reach Level 38 in Multiplayer |
Let’s Go Feature
Three Pokémon will require you to use the Let’s Go feature to have them walk alongside you when walking around. When you reach a certain amount of steps, the Pokémon will evolve.
| Pokémon | Evolved To | Requirement |
| Pawmo | Pawmot | Walk 1,000 steps |
| Brambling | Brambleghast | Walk 1,000 steps |
| Rellor | Rabsca | Walk 1,000 steps |
Special Moves
The following Pokémon will require you to use a special move to evolve:
| Pokémon | Evolved To | Move Required |
| Eevee | Sylveon | Fairy Type |
| Girafarig | Farigiraf | Twin Beam |
| Dunspace | Dudunsparce | Hyper Drill |
| Bonsly | Sudowoodo | Mimic |
| Steenee | Tsareena | Stomp |
Specific Time of Day
| Pokémon | Evolved to | Time of Day |
| Eevee | Espeon | Night |
| Eevee | Umbreon | Day |
| Fomantis | Lurantis | Day |
| Greavard | Houndstone | Night |
| Happiny | Chansey | Day |
| Riolu | Lucario | Night |
| Rockruff | Day form Lycanroc | Day |
| Rockruff | Night form Lycanroc | Night |
| Sneasel | Weavile | Time of Day |
| Yungoos | Gumshoos | Day |
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