How To Evolve Every Pokemon in Pokémon Scarlet And Violet – Special Evolutions Guide (2023)

How do you evolve every Pokemon in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet? There are plenty of special evolutions in the game that require you to go out of your way to evolve your creatures.

You may think that every Pokémon in the game simply needs to level up to evolve. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Some require friendship, some require special stones, and some need to know a specific move.

If you’re looking to amplify your Pokemon collection in Scarlet and Violet, you need to start evolving your Pokemon. We have prepared this guide to walk you through the entire Pokemon Evolution process, talking about the resources you need and the requirements you must fulfill.

How To Evolve Pokemon In Pokemon Scarlet And Violet

Pokemon Evolution gets more and more interesting with each generation of Pokemon games. The goal of the franchise is to make these evolutions feel like a part of the natural progression system of the game. Moreover, they also want players to feel motivated to actively participate in their Pokemon Evolution by scraping for special items and other requirements.

Therefore, a balance is required to integrate Pokemon Evolution naturally into the game while also encouraging players to seek out certain requirements to evolve their favorite Pokemon. To tackle this problem, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet divide Pokemon Evolution into two major categories:

1. Normal Evolution of Pokemon as they level up.
2. Special Evolution which requires certain items, quests, or conditions.

The normal Evolutions are pretty straightforward: as your Pokemon hits the level criteria, it evolves into its succeeding Pokemon. However, with special evolution, you’ll need to invest in a number of resources and ample time to reap any success.

All The Special Pokemon Evolution In Scarlet And Violet

The special Pokemon Evolution require players to meet very particular requirements to Evolve their Pokemon. A comprehensive list of all the Special Pokemon Evolution and their requirements is given below:

Evolution Stones Requirement For Evolution

The most frequent Evolution you’ll be doing is with the help of some special stones you can farm or find as rewards for completing quests. The stone type required for evolution depends on the Pokemon type. We’ve listed them below: 

Base Pokemon	Requirements	Evolved Pokemon
Eevee	Fire Stone	Flareon
Growlithe	Fire Stone	Arcanine
Capsakid	Fire Stone	Scovillain
Eevee	Water Stone	Vaporeon
Shellder	Water Stone	Cloyster
Pikachu	Thunder Stone	Raichu
Eevee	Thunder Stone	Jolteon
Magneton	Thunder Stone	Magnezone
Tadbulb	Thunder Stone	Bellibolt
Eevee	Leaf Stone	Leafeon
Petilil	Sun Stone	Lilligant
Sunkern	Sun Stone	Sunflora
Eevee	Ice Stone	Glaceon
Cetoddle	Ice Stone	Cetitan
Crabrawler	Ice Stone	Crabominable
Jigglypuff	Moon Stone	Wigglytuff
Floette	Shiny Stone	Florges
Murkrow	Dusk Stone	Honchkrow
Misdreavus	Dusk Stone	Mismagius
Kirlia	Dawn Stone	Gallade
Snorunt	Dawn Stone	Froslass
Clefairy	Moon Stone	Clefable
Vulpix	Fire Stone	Ninetails
Poliwhirl	Water Stone	Poliwrath
Nosepass	Thunder Stone	Probopass
Lampent	Dusk Stone	Chandelure

Specific Daytime Requirement For Evolution

Some Pokemon can only be Evolved at a specific time of the day, even if you meet every other requirement. Therefore, you need to ensure the in-game time period meets their Evolution requirements. We’ve listed the daytime requirements along with any other necessities needed to evolve certain Pokemon: 

Base Pokemon	Requirements	Evolved Pokemon
Sneasel	Razor Claw + Level +Nighttime	Weavile
Eevee	Friendship + Daytime	Espeon
Eevee	Friendship + Nighttime	Umbreon
Riolu	Friendship + Daytime	Lucario
Happiny	Oval Stone + Level + Daytime	Chansey
Yungoos	Level 20 + Daytime	Gumshoos
Rockruff	Level 25 + Daytime	Midday Form Lycanroc
Rockruff	Level 25 + Nighttime	Midnight Form Lycanroc
Fomantis	Level 34 + Daytime	Lurantis
Gligar	Level + Razor Fang + Nighttime	Gliscor
Greavard	Level 30 + Nighttime	Houndstone

Friendship Requirement For Evolution

Building your Friendship attribute is really important to bond with your Pokemon. Some Pokemon simply refuse to evolve unless and until you’ve built a Friendship bond with them. You can check your friendship with your Pokémon by visiting the friendship check in Cascarrafa. We’ve listed these high-maintenance Pokemons below: 

Base Pokemon	Requirements	Evolved Pokemon
Eevee	Friendship	Espeon
Eevee	Friendship	Umbreon
Eevee	Friendship + Fairy-Type Move	Sylveon
Pichu	Friendship	Pikachu
Igglybuff	Friendship	Jigglypuff
Chansey	Friendship	Blissey
Azurill	Friendship	Marill
Riolu	Friendship	Lucario
Cleffa	Friendship	Clefairy
Chingling	Friendship + Level up + Nighttime	Chimecho

Other Special Items Requirement For Evolution

Various Pokemon require special items pertaining to their Evolution. These items can be collected by completing quests or through in-game trading. For example, you can get Auspicious Armor, for Charcadet’s Evolution into Armarouge, in Pokemon Scarlet by trading 10 Bronzor Fragments to an NPC.

Base Pokemon	Requirements	Evolved Pokemon
Sinistea	Chipped Pot	Polteageist
Sinistea	Cracked Pot	Polteageist
Poltchageist	Unremarkable Teacup	Sinistcha
Poltchageist	Masterpiece Teacup	Sinistcha
Applin	Sweet Apple	Appletun
Applin	Tart Apple	Flapple
Applin	Syrupy Apple	Dipplin
Charcadet	Auspicious Armor	Armarouge
Charcadet	Malicious Armor	Ceruledge
Gimmighoul	999 Gimmighoul Coins	Gholdengo

Special Move Requirement For Evolution

For some Pokemon, even if you meet the Level requirements to Evolve them, you still need to teach them a Special Move in order to make them eligible for an evolution. You can visit a Pokemon Center or use a TM machine to learn those moves.

Base Pokemon	Requirements	Evolved Pokemon
Eevee	Friendship + Fairy-Type Move	Sylveon
Girafarig	Twin Beam + Level 32	Farigiraf
Dunspace	Hyper Drill + Level 32	Dudunsparce
Bonsly	Mimic + Level 16	Sudowoodo
Steenee	Stomp + Level 28	Tsareena
Yanma	Level up + Ancient Power	Yanmega
Piloswine	Level up + Ancient Power	Mamoswine
Aipom	Level up + Double Hit	Ambipom

Items Required To Be Held For Evolution

There are several Pokemon that can only be evolved if you equip a certain item with them. So, while the Pokemon is in your party, hold their required item and you’ll be able to commence their Evolution. We’ve listed such Pokemon and their item requirements below: 

Base Pokemon	Requirements	Evolved Pokemon
Slowpoke	King’s Rock + Trade	Slowking
Scyther	Metal Coat + Trade	Scizor
Sneasel	Razor Claw + Level	Weavile
Happiny	Oval Stone + Level	Chansey
Bisharp	Leader’s Crest + Defeating 3 Bisharp With It	Kingambit

Gender Requirement For Evolution

Some Evolutions are only gender-specific. That means in order to evolve them, you have to find the correct gender type which has the evolution mechanism enabled. For Example, only a Female Snorunt can evolve into Froslass. We’ve listed such Pokemon and their required gender types below: 

Base Pokemon	Requirements	Evolved Pokemon
Kirlia	Male Gender + Dawn Stone	Gallade
Snorunt	Female Gender + Dawn Stone	Froslass
Combee	Female Gender + Level 21	Vespiquen
Salandit	Female Gender + Level 33	Salazzle

Trading Requirement For Evolution

Trading to evolve Pokemon is an interesting phenomenon. There are certain Pokemon that can’t be evolved as long as they’re in your possession. However, once you Trade them with another Trainer, their evolution process gets triggered. After the evolution, the Pokemon can be traded back to the original Trainer.

Base Pokemon	Requirements	Evolved Pokemon
Haunter	Trade	Gengar
Slowpoke	Trade + King’s Rock	Slowking
Scyther	Trade + Metal Coat	Scizor
Graveler	Trade	Golem
Poliwhirl	Trade + King’s Rock	Politoad
Dusclops	Trade + Reaper Cloth	Dusknoir
Phamtump	Trade	Trevenant

Let’s Go To Evolve Walking Requirement For Evolution

There are certain Pokemon that can only be evolved after you walk a number of steps with them in the Let’s Go To Evolve mode with them. To do this, you have to make them the leader of your party and activate the Let’s Go To Evolve mode. Then, simply walk the required number of steps and your Pokemon will be evolved.

Base Pokemon	Requirements	Evolved Pokemon
Pawmo	Walking 1,000 Steps	Pawmot
Bramblin	Walking 1,000 Steps	Brambleghast
Rellor	Walking 1,000 Steps	Rabsca

Battle Condition Requirement For Evolution

Some Pokemon require you to complete a battle task with them for their evolution to take place. There are only two such Pokemon in the game currently and their battle requirements are listed below:

Base Pokemon	Requirements	Evolved Pokemon
Bisharp	Leader’s Crest + Defeating 3 Bisharp With It	Kingambit
Primeape	Using Rage Fist 20 Times	Annihilape

Multiplayer Requirement For Evolution

In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, the multiplayer mode has also gotten involved in the evolution process of the Pokemon. You need to complete targeted multiplayer levels with certain Pokemon to evolve them to their superseding form. So far, only Finizen is the Pokemon in Scarlet and Violet that requires this special procedure.

Base Pokemon	Requirements	Evolved Pokemon
Finizen	Level 38 In Multiplayer	Palafin

This wraps up our guide to the Evolution of Pokemon in Scarlet and Violet. We have covered everything you need to know about regular and special Evolutions. Now, you can hop into your game and start fulfilling the requirements for Pokemon that you have been longing to Evolve and level up since the game’s launch. Keep visiting our page for more Pokemon Scarlet and Violet guides!

How To Evolve Pokemon in Scarlet and Violet – FAQ

Does Pawno evolve?

Yes, Pawno evolves into Pawmot at level 18.

Are there any Pokemon that don’t evolve?

Yes, there are many such as Ditto, Tauros, Stonjourner, male Combee, and many more.

How do I evolve Steenee?

You need to level your Steenee to level 28, then let it learn the move stomp and level it up once more to level 29 and it will evolve into Tsareena.

How do I evolve Rockruff?

Rockruff needs to be at level 25 and evolved when the sun is setting.