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Familiar fans of the Pokemon franchise will already know that not every Pokemon evolves by leveling up. Certain species require trading, and then there are the species that have unique evolution requirements. Naturally, this carries over into Pokemon GO, where Pokemon don't "level up," but may require a trick in addition to receiving the right amount of Pokemon Candy.
Some of the Pokemon in Pokemon GO just need to be assigned as a Buddy and walk a certain amount of kilometers, but that isn't always the case. Evolution methods can have bizarre requirements, and some take longer than others. Knowing and checking which Pokemon have special evolutions will prevent trainers from being caught off guard.
Every Pokemon that Evolves During Certain Weather or Time
Pokemon like Tyrunt and Amaura can only evolve at a certain time of day. It doesn't matter if players have the right amount of Candy. If it's not daytime or nighttime respectively, then the "Evolve" button won't work. Nighttime ranges from 20:00 - 7:59 Local in Pokemon GO.
Here are the current Pokemon that have weather or time requirements in Pokemon GO:
Pokemon | Evolution | Requirements | Candy to Evolve |
|---|---|---|---|
Eevee | Espeon |
| 25 Eevee Candy |
Eevee | Umbreon |
| 25 Eevee Candy |
Ursaring | Ursaluna |
| 100 Teddiursa Candy |
Tyrunt | Tyrantum | 50 Tyrunt Candy | |
Amaura | Aurorus |
| 50 Amaura Candy |
Sliggoo | Goodra |
| 100 Goomy Candy |
Yungoos | Gumshoos |
| 50 Yungoos Candy |
Rockruff | Lycanroc (Midday Form) |
| 50 Rockruff Candy |
Rockruff | Lycanroc (Midnight Form) |
| 50 Rockruff Candy |
Fomantis | Lurantis |
| 50 Fomantis Candy |
Cosmoem | Solgaleo |
| 100 Cosmog Candy |
Cosmoem | Lunala |
| 100 Cosmog Candy |
Hisuian Sneasel | Sneasler |
| 100 Sneasel Candy |
Every Pokemon that Evolves with Buddy Tasks
For some Pokemon, there will be a tab beneath the Evolve button on the summary page. Tap the dropdown arrow to view the Evolution/Buddy Task and check its progress. Most Pokemon with this evolution method will need to be set as the Buddy Pokemon. To do this, tap the trainer icon in the lower-left of the screen. Select Choose a Buddy or Swap Buddies. A Buddy Pokemon can be changed up to 20 times a day.
The Pokemon doesn't necessarily have to be out of the Poke Ball/on the map for the completion of the task. Just make sure it's set as the Buddy before getting to work on the Buddy Tasks.
Pokemon | Evolution | Task | Candy to Evolve |
|---|---|---|---|
Eevee | Sylveon |
| 25 Eevee Candy |
Pancham | Pangoro |
| 50 Pancham Candy |
Swirlix | Slurpuff |
| 50 Swirlix Candy |
Spritzee | Aromatisse |
| 50 Spritzee Candy |
Galarian Slowpoke | Galarian Slowbro |
| 50 Slowpoke Candy |
Galarian Slowpoke | Galarian Slowking |
| 50 Slowpoke Candy |
Galarian Farfetch'd | Sirfetch'd |
| 50 Farfetch'd Candy |
Galarian Yamask | Runerigus |
| 50 Yamask Candy |
While most of the Pokemon in this list can be caught in the wild, some are more common during events , such as the Galarian Yamask. In fact, Galarian Yamask Encounters could only be done through completing Timed Research Tasks. This also applied to Galarian Farfetch'd, who had a chance of appearing as a reward for an Event-themed Field Research Task.
Every Pokemon with a Unique Evolution Method
Pokemon with Unique Evolutions are those that don't need to be set as a Buddy, but they do have Evolution Tasks. For a Pokemon like Tyrogue, the silhouette of what it will evolve into will appear next to the Evolve button. Others may have question marks and have little-to-no clues on how to evolve the Pokemon.
Pokemon | Evolution | Method | Candy to Evolve |
|---|---|---|---|
* Tyrogue | Hitmonchan |
| 25 Tyrogue Candy |
Tyrogue | Hitmonlee | 25 Tyrogue Candy | |
Tyrogue | Hitmontop |
| 25 Tyrogue Candy |
Inkay | Malamar |
| 50 Inkay Candy |
* Trainers can view their Pokemon's IVs by tapping the icon in the bottom-right of Tyrogue's summary screen. Select Appraisal to see which one of its IVs are the highest. In addition to this, there will be a silhouette (if players have not yet registered them) of either Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, or Hitmontop near Evolve. If players want Hitmontop but their Tyrogue's best IV is its Attack, then they should refrain from evolving it and save the Candies for the next Tyrogue.
Pokemon GO is available for mobile devices.