GO Hub Guide to Special Evolutions

If you’re looking to fill your Pokédex, you may have noticed that some Pokémon require a little bit more than just collecting candies in order to evolve them. This article explains all the methods to evolve these special Pokémon, so you can give your Pokémon that little bit of extra attention before they evolve.

Trade Evolutions

Trade Evolutions can be evolved as usual, but are expensive, requiring 100 candies. If you receive these Pokémon in a trade from another trainer, it won’t cost you anything to evolve them. Remember, you can only trade a Pokémon once, so it is best to hold onto these mon until your friend has one too, so you can trade and both benefit from the free evolution.

Pokémon	Condition	Evolution
Kadabra	100 Candy or Free once traded	Alakazam
Machoke	100 Candy or Free once traded	Machamp
Graveler	100 Candy or Free once traded	Golem
Alolan Graveler	100 Candy or Free once traded	Alolan Golem
Haunter	100 Candy or Free once traded	Gengar
Boldore	100 Candy or Free once traded	Gigalith
Gurdurr	100 Candy or Free once traded	Conkeldurr
Karrablast	100 Candy or Free once traded	Escavalier
Shelmet	100 Candy or Free once traded	Accelgor
Phantump	100 Candy or Free once traded	Trevenant
Pumpkaboo	100 Candy or Free once traded	Gourgeist

Adventure to Evolve

Pokémon requiring that you ‘Adventure to Evolve’, means that you must set the Pokémon as your buddy and complete a task. Once you have completed the task, you no longer need to keep the Pokémon as your buddy. You can evolve it straight away, or, if you don’t yet have enough candies it can wait. Once you have completed the task, it will stay completed.

Walking Tasks

Pokémon	Condition	Evolution
Woobat	50 Candy and Walk 1KM with Woobat as your buddy	Swoobat
Hisuian Sneasel	100 Candy, daytime, and Walk 7KM with Sneasel as your buddy	Sneasler
Eevee	25 Candy, daytime and Walk 10KM with Eevee as your buddy	Espeon
Eevee	25 Candy, nighttime and Walk 10KM with Eevee as your buddy	Umbreon
Mime Jr.	50 Candy and Walk 15KM with Mime Jr. as your buddy	Mr. Mime
Bonsly	50 Candy and Walk 15KM with Bonsly as your buddy	Sudowoodo
Happiny	25 Candy and Walk 15KM with Happiny as your buddy	Chansey
Feebas	100 Candy and Walk 20KM with Feebas as your buddy	Milotic
Pawmo	100 Candy and Walk 25KM with Pawmo as your buddy	Pawmot

Other Tasks

Pokémon	Condition	Evolution
Galarian Slowpoke	50 Candy and Catch 30 Psychic-Type Pokémon with Slowpoke as your buddy	Galarian Slowking
Galarian Slowpoke	50 Candy and Catch 30 Poison-Type Pokémon with Slowpoke as your buddy	Galarian Slowbro
Pancham	50 Candy and Catch 32 Dark-Type Pokémon with Pancham as your buddy	Pangoro
Hisuian Qwilfish	50 Candy and Win 10 Raids with Qwilfish as your buddy	Overqwil
Galarian Yamask	50 Candy and Win 10 Raids with Yamask as your buddy	Runerigus
Spritzee	50 Candy and Use 1 incense with Spritzee as your buddy	Aromatisse
Swirlix	50 Candy and Feed 25 treats whilst Swirlix is your buddy	Slurpuff
Eevee	25 Candy and Earn 70 hearts (great buddies) with Eevee as your buddy	Sylveon
Floette	100 Candy and Earn 20 hearts with Floette as your buddy	Florges
Galarian Farfetch'd	50 Candy and Make 10 excellent throws with Farfetch’d as your buddy	Sirfetch'd

Using Evolution Items

Evolution items, also known as evolutionary items, are used in Pokémon GO to evolve certain species of Pokémon. Pokémon requiring Evolution Items are not typically found in the wild, so Evolution Items are the only way to obtain many of these Pokémon.

Evolution items can be obtained via the 7-day streak, randomly from PokéStop spins, or from opening gifts sent by other Trainers. Drop rates for evolution items are fairly low (0.76% – 1%). However, Trainers can get 1 guaranteed, albeit random, Evolution Item by completing their “First PokéStop (or Gym) of the Day” 7 day streak. Check out our Evolution Items Guide for more information on how to obtain these evolution items.

Dragon Scale

Pokémon	Condition	Evolution
Seadra	100 Candy and Dragon scale	Kingdra

Sun Stone

Pokémon	Condition	Evolution
Gloom	100 Candy and Sun Stone	Bellossom
Sunkern	50 Candy and Sun Stone	Sunflora
Cottonee	50 Candy and Sun Stone	Whimsicott
Petilil	50 Candy and Sun Stone	Lilligant

King’s Rock

Pokémon	Condition	Evolution
Poliwhirl	100 Candy and King’s Rock	Politoed
Slowpoke	50 Candy and King’s Rock	Slowking

Metal Coat

Pokémon	Condition	Evolution
Onix	50 Candy and Metal Coat	Steelix
Scyther	50 Candy and Metal Coat	Scizor

Upgrade

Pokémon	Condition	Evolution
Porygon	25 Candy and Upgrade	Porygon2

Unova Stone

Pokémon	Condition	Evolution
Eelektrik	100 Candy and Unova Stone	Eelektross
Lampent	100 Candy and Unova Stone	Chandelure
Minccino	50 Candy and Unova Stone	Cinccino
Munna	50 Candy and Unova Stone	Musharna
Pansage	50 Candy and Unova Stone	Simisage
Pansear	50 Candy and Unova Stone	Simisear
Panpour	50 Candy and Unova Stone	Simipour

Sinnoh Stone

Pokémon	Condition	Evolution
Aipom	100 Candy and Sinnoh Stone	Ambipom
Dusclops	100 Candy and Sinnoh Stone	Dusknoir
Electabuzz	100 Candy and Sinnoh Stone	Electivire
Gligar	100 Candy and Sinnoh Stone	Gliscor
Kirlia	100 Candy, male and Sinnoh Stone	Gallade
Lickitung	100 Candy and Sinnoh Stone	Lickilicky
Magmar	100 Candy and Sinnoh Stone	Magmortar
Misdreavus	100 Candy and Sinnoh Stone	Mismagius
Murkrow	100 Candy and Sinnoh Stone	Honchkrow
Porygon2	100 Candy and Sinnoh Stone	Porygon-Z
Rhydon	100 Candy and Sinnoh Stone	Rhyperior
Roselia	100 Candy and Sinnoh Stone	Roserade
Sneasel	100 Candy and Sinnoh Stone	Weavile
Snorunt	100 Candy, female and Sinnoh Stone	Froslass
Piloswine	100 Candy and Sinnoh Stone	Mamoswine
Tangela	100 Candy and Sinnoh Stone	Tangrowth
Togetic	100 Candy and Sinnoh Stone	Togekiss
Yanma	100 Candy and Sinnoh Stone	Yanmega

Using Lure Modules

Pokémon	Condition	Evolution
Eevee	25 Candy and Mossy Lure	Leafeon
Eevee	25 Candy and Glacial Lure	Glaceon
Crabrawler	50 Candy and Glacial Lure	Crabominable
Magneton	100 Candy and Magnetic Lure	Magnezone
Nosepass	50 Candy and Magnetic Lure	Probopass
Charjabug	100 Candy and Magnetic Lure	Vikavolt
Sliggoo	100 Candy and Rainy Lure (or rainy weather)	Goodra

Time Specific Evolutions

In order to evolve some Pokémon, it must be either day or night. Pokémon GO uses your local time and weather conditions. Daytime in the game is around 2 hours after sunrise, and nighttime is around 2 hours after sunset where you are.

Daytime

Pokémon	Condition	Evolution
Tyrunt	50 Candy and During the daytime	Tyrantrum
Yungoos	50 Candy and During the daytime	Gumshoos
Fomantis	50 Candy and During the daytime	Lurantis
Cosmoem	100 Candy and During the daytime	Solgaleo
Rockruff	50 Candy and During the daytime	Midday Lycanroc
Eevee	25 Candy, 10km walking as your buddy and During the daytime	Espeon
Hisuian Sneasel	100 Candy and During the daytime	Sneasler

Nighttime

Pokémon	Condition	Evolution
Amaura	50 Candy and During the nighttime	Aurorus
Cosmoem	100 Candy and During the nighttime	Lunala
Rockruff	50 Candy and During the nighttime	Midnight Lycanroc
Eevee	25 Candy, 10km walking as your buddy and During the nighttime	Umbreon
Ursaring	100 Candy, full moon and During the nighttime	Ursaluna

Weather Specific Evolutions

Pokémon	Condition	Evolution
Sliggoo	100 Candy and Rainy Weather (or Rainy Lure)	Goodra

Gender-Specific Evolutions

Pokémon	Condition	Evolution
Snorunt	100 Candy and Male	Glalie
	100 Candy and Female	Glalie Froslass Frosslass needs Sinnoh Stone
Kirlia	100 Candy and Male	Gardevoir Gallade Gallade needs Sinnoh Stone
	100 Candy and Female	Gardevoir
Burmy	50 Candy and Male	Mothim
	50 Candy and Female	Wormadam
Combee	Male	None
	50 Candy and Female	Vespiquen
Salandit	Male	None
	50 Candy and Female	Salazzle
Lechonk	50 Candy and Male	Male Oinkologne
	50 Candy and Female	Female Oinkologne

Form Specific Evolutions

Pokémon	Form	Condition	Evolution
Farfetch'd	Kanto		None
	Galar	50 Candy and Make 10 excellent throws with Farfetch’d as your buddy	Sirfetch'd
Meowth	Kanto	50 Candy	Persian
	Alola	50 Candy	Persian
	Galar	50 Candy	Perrserker
Linoone	Hoenn		None
	Galar	100 Candy	Obstagoon
Yamask	Unova	50 Candy	Cofagrigus
	Galar	50 Candy and Win 10 raids with Yamask as your buddy	Runerigus
Qwilfish	Johto		None
	Hisui	50 Candy and Win 10 raids with Qwilfish as your buddy	Overqwil
Sneasel	Johto	100 Candy and Sinnoh Stone	Weavile
	Hisui	100 Candy and Must also be daytime, must have walked 7km with Sneasel as your buddy	Sneasler

Special Cases

Zygarde

Currently, the only way to get Zygarde Cells in Pokémon GO is to use the new Routes feature. These are mapped routes that have been created by other Trainers to encourage you to explore the local area with bonuses along the way.

Zygarde Cells are small and quite easy to miss, especially while you’re focusing on following your Route or taking in what’s happening around you in the real world. The most important thing is that you tap on them as they aren’t automatically collected.

Pokémon	Condition	Evolution
Ten Percent Zygarde	50 Zygarde Cells	Fifty Percent Zygarde
Fifty Percent Zygarde	200 Zygarde Cells	Complete Zygarde

Inkay

Pokémon	Condition	Evolution
Inkay	50 Candy and Hold your device upside down	Malamar

Wurmple

Unfortunately, there’s no way to control which Pokémon Wurmple evolves into! The odds are about 50/50, so you just need to get lucky if you’re looking for one of them in particular. If you’re just looking to fill your Pokédex, though, just keep trying and you’ll get there eventually!

Pokémon	Condition	Evolution
Wurmple	12 Candy	Cascoon
Wurmple	12 Candy	Silcoon

Tyrogue

The Pokemon Tyrogue could evolve into one of three different Pokemon: Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, or Hitmontop. Which one it turns into is determined by the Tyrogue’s stats! Click the appraise button in the menu, and your team leader will show you the stats so that you can figure it out.

Pokémon	Condition	Evolution
Tyrogue	25 Candy and Strongest stat is attack	Hitmonlee
Tyrogue	25 Candy and Strongest stat is defence	Hitmonchan
Tyrogue	25 Candy and Strongest stat is HP	Hitmontop

Mega Rayquaza

Unlike other Mega-Evolving Pokémon, Rayquaza can’t Mega Evolve with Mega Energy alone. Trainers hoping to Mega Evolve their Rayquaza will need to teach it the Charged Attack Dragon Ascent first! Dragon Ascent can only be learned by using a new item: Meteorites!

Pokémon	Condition	Evolution
Rayquaza	400 Rayquaza Mega Energy* and Knows Dragon Ascent	Mega Rayquaza

*After you have mega evolved Rayquaza its mega level will increase. It will then take less mega energy to mega evolve it in the future.

Eevee

Eevee and its evolutions has been mentioned throughout this article, however for a guide with all evolutions in one place, check out this article.

Furfou Trims

For information on all the available Furfrou trims and where to find them, check out this article.