Every Pokémon Evolution Method Ever (Gens 1-7)

Pokémon can evolve through many different practices, but which ones are used specifically for your favorites? Find out in this informational video!
And for your convenience here are the timestamps for different sections:
0:45 Stones
4:03 Trading
6:38 Friendship
8:47 Time
11:06 Tyrogue
11:40 Feebas
12:22 Gender
13:21 Moves
14:38 Location
16:04 Pokémon
16:49 Miscellaneous

[@Blastronaute]

GameFreak: So, uhh... this new pokemon evolves by **spins wheel** friendship, but only when **throws a dart** its HP is between 25 and 30 and it **draws a card** knows ancient power, and it has to be during the **flips coin** daytime.

[@joeyg7520]

The typing will be bug and it is only found at victory road and can only learn string shot

[@trisryan4161]

@@joeyg7520 No, it only knows Present.

[@spicybeantofu]

It feels that way sometimes lol

[@faisfaizal5194]

And you also have to... *throws dice*... Shake your handheld

[@AlwaysRM_]

Between 12:00 and 13:00/1PM and while holding your Console Upsidedown and it holds An "*insert item here*" but only at an Friday while the climate is winter. (Remember Unova xD)

[@tetzy5172]

Friendship evolution, especially Crobat, actually is a good way to develop a character. Zubat & Golbat usually used by bad guys or at least a jerk. But because Golbat can only evolve into Crobat when it has high level of friendship, it shows that the character become a better person than they were before, or they're not as bad as they seems. Example is Silver from gen 2 and its remake. At first, he only care about strong pokemon without care of his pokemon and he has a Golbat until your battle with him at Mt. Moon, when he finally accept that you're stronger because you care about your pokemon. And when you have rematch with him later, his Golbat has become a Crobat, showing that he has become a better trainer that care and respect his pokemon companion.

[@solidzack]

Cyrus has a crobat tho and I dont think he loves his pokemon

[@torterranartist4469]

@@solidzack He probably got a grunt to do it for him or stole it off someone who legitimately evolved it.

[@rcond4791]

@@torterranartist4469 Or he was emotionally attached to that Golbat. Even bad guys could have emotional connections with their pokemon after all.

[@torterranartist4469]

@@rcond4791 You didn't play the games, did you.

[@rcond4791]

@@torterranartist4469 I did, but the games just show how he is now. Not how he was before.

[@HogtreeOctovish]

Fun Fact: The Shiny Stone is known as the Hikari Stone in Japan. Meaning that in both the English and Japanese versions of the Sinnoh games, the female player character shares her name with a Evo Stone.

[@jorisding]

I've always found interesting and a little weird that we have got the Sun stone, Shiny stone and Dawn stone. These three are almost thr exact same. Thry are all just variations of light or daytime stones IMO

[@HogtreeOctovish]

Eh, I can't disagree with you there. The Moss Rock and Ice Rock also feel kind of redundant these days. With Gen 1's Leaf Stone and Gen 7's Ice Stone. And the Magnetic Field could've used the Thunder Stone instead. I also don't understand why they're not in HeartGold or SoulSilver. I probably would've put the Moss Rock in either Ilex Forest or Viridian Forest. The Ice Rock could go to Blackthorn City's Ice Path and/or the Seafoam Islands. And the Magnetic Field could be at the (patch of grass outside of) Kanto's Power Plant. (And I'm thinking maybe Olivine City due to the Glitter/Shining Lighthouse and the fact that its Gym Leader is a Steel-type user. I don't know.) They also could've been in the Let's Go versions of Viridian Forest, Seafoam Islands and the Power Plant, but that's another argument for another time.

[@Moses_VII]

Shiny is the name of a protagonist?

[@HogtreeOctovish]

@Moses Alazzawi The Shiny Stone's Japanese name is the Hikari no Ishi (or the Light Stone). And Dawn's Japanese name is also Hikari. (She's not even the first Mons series main protagonist to be called that.) (The Eighth DigiDestined from Digimon Adventure was also called Hikari, for example.) And the Dawn Stone is the Mezame Ishi (or Awakening Stone).

[@lemonworm]

@@HogtreeOctovish i kinda like the magnetic field location type evolutions cause theres a sick scene in the manga where Cyrus goes to mt Coronet to evolve his magneton and nosepass into magnezone and probopass and hes all like "the power of the mountain has granted you new forms" and idk its just kind of a cool concept that a location could imbue pokemon with power

[@ferdmarshall9196]

In the future, Cosmoem should evolve based on time of day

[@julianangelo5245]

OHH YEA I LOVE THAT

[@reddy64]

I THOUGHT OF THAT IN THE SHOWER

[@alyx5491]

Or sun and moonstone

[@alfiekazi3086]

Pikahetti not really as the way it works now is based on the game

[@TunaBear64]

Nope, Cosmoem always evolves in Solgaleo in Sun/Ultrasun/Sword or Lunala in Moon/Ultramoon/Shield

[@ogorangeduck]

Unova, also known as "when tf does this thing evolve?"

[@vanitaspero1043]

Tldr at the end. Ikr, they went too far with the level up evolutions in Unova. Game Freak prior to gen 5 only went as far as Rhyhorn to Rhydon and Snorunt to Glalie at level 42 for 2 stage evolutions, (I'm not counting Rhyperior because it's a trade evolution) Vibrava to Flygon at level 45 for non-pseudo-legendaries, and Dragonair to Dragonite and Pupitar to Tyranitar at level 55. In gen 5, they introduced 3 Pokemon in 3 stage lines except for the pseudo-legendary that fully evolve later than level 45 and as late as level 54, one level below Dragonair and Pupitar who, keep in mind, are pseudo-legendaries and 6 Pokemon in 2 stage lines that evolve later than level 42 and as late as level 59 (I'm looking at you, Larvesta). Now you might be asking yourself, "Geez, that's a lot of Pokemon that evolve really late, especially Larvesta. How bad could the pseudo-legendary be?" Oh, it is really bad. Not as bad as Larvesta since there is an additional evolution stage but no other 3 stage line since then has broken the record for highest levels required to evolve. Not even the Cosmog line comes close and they're actually Legendary Pokemon. Unova's pseudo-legendary, Deino, evolves into Zweilous at level 50 and Zweilous evolves into Hydreigon at level 64. 64! To put that level into perspective, the final boss of Black and White is Ghetsis, who's highest level Pokemon is a level 54 Hydreigon. (Cheater!) In order for you to get a Hydreigon before the Elite Four, you need to level grind a Zweilous 10 levels above the final boss's strongest Pokemon. The highest level a wild Pokemon can be in Victory Road without surfing or fishing is 42. (Levels range from 20-45 for surfing and 35-55 for fishing, excluding rippling water) You need to grind on Pokemon that will be at least 20 levels under yours. Not to mention Deino's awful stats will make using it in battle very difficult until it evolves. I know this isn't the best way to level grind for a Hydreigon, but I'm sure there are some people crazy enough to want to have a Hydreigon for the Elite Four. Tldr: Don't drink and/or smoke when you develop video games, Game Freak. Edit: I forgot about the Nimbasa Sports Arenas.

[@theregularterrarian3933]

Hydreigon: When will my pre-evolution evolve into me? Unova: Level 63. Take it or leave it.

[@canaisyoung3601]

Fine. I'll stuff it full of Rare Candy.

[@feasibilyheretical]

I Wish they would remove Trade Evolutions because i have no friends

[@mynameismmandimheretosay7979]

I have lots of friends but the only person close to me who plays Pokémon is my older sister who uses the whole idea of trading with me as a gateway to emotional manipulation

[@mikaeruu0309]

I have friends but Um None of them are epic gamers. I'll need help from my cousin to do so

[@PsycheCosmic]

That’s why we have GTS ^^

[@Anomalocaris98]

I have friends but none of them play pokemon, guess pokemon isn't really the most popular thing in highschool.

[@youcantbeatk7006]

There are NPCs for that.

[@luxrayblast]

Inkay's Evolution Method still sounds like a first grader's first playground prank gone completely wrong by saying to evolve Inkay, you have to turn your 3DS upside. It's so ridiculous, but, hilarious. I know it's real, but, still, it sounds like a first grader on the playground would tell their friend.

[@naturalharmoniagropius4486]

I dunno if you can flip the Switch since Inkay is confirmed in SS

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

@@naturalharmoniagropius4486 It'll probably be implemented using the controller if their going to add it. Either that, or they'll make it require some other new method to evolve it, such as making sure it knows the move topsy turvy when it reaches the correct level?

[@theregularterrarian3933]

“Hey man, you can evolve Inkay if you hold your system upside down” “Cool, I’m gonna try that!” “lmao good luck with that” ‘later’ “How did you get Malamar for your Pokedex?” “I held my system upside down when Inkay levelled up”

[@celestialgloam7439]

Hahaha.... There are much more rumour-mill ish evolutions in sword and shield...

[@stevenjordan3839]

Natural Harmonia Gropius no, this has changed to where it can only evolve in handheld mode and it must be held right side up. I am guessing switch lite users are screwed if the evolution was only set up for the original switch

[@tristanneal9552]

Wow, this video made me realize how underutilized evolution stones are... strange, there’s 800 Pokémon and yet these feel superfluous, with each stone having less then double digits evolutions. I understand the other more niche items having such a small pool, but these have been around since the beginning and are the most obvious/talked about evolution items.

[@emperorcubone]

Right? I was shocked as well! Especially since most of them have been there since the beginning but most of the users are still from Gen 1...

[@MacabreHouse]

Especially with Leafeon, it’s like they thought “Oh, Jolteon, Flareon and Vaporeon evolve with stones so should we make Leafeon evolve with the Leaf Stone?...Nah! Let’s make it how to level up next to a rock!”

[@artieharris114]

Seriously , all of the eeveelutions could easily evolve with evolutionary stones at this point.

[@zjzr08]

@@MacabreHouse They we're trying to preserve continuity by not retconning mechanics.

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

A funny theory I heard about evolution stones is that apparently, a Pokemon that is able to evolve using one of them is able to "resist their evolutionary urges" if they come into contact with the one that'll evolve them. That being said, and I personally believe that the reason that only that rather small group of Pokemon are able to evolve using them is because there's something about their biology that makes them more sensitive to the power radiating out of the stones than most other Pokemon are. The reason for both of these things goes back to the anime, where just a single touch from one of these stones will trigger the evolution; however, Pikachu (in the episode in which Ash battled Lt Surge) and Clefairy (in episode 5, which takes place in Mt Moon) are seen coming into contact with the stones that'll make them evolve without evolving, therefore "resisting their evolutionary urges", but I don't think that's quite right. The anime has shown at several points that if a Pokemon that evolves by leveling up is strong enough to evolve, they are still able to make themselves not evolve if they so choose, for whatever the reason, which within the context of the anime makes some sense. However, when an item is involved, I don't think it's so simple. I feel this way because items that trigger evolution in the anime are usually shown to do so by way of simply coming into contact with them, as stated before; but because they function this way, I think they'd have to come into contact with the correct Pokemon in a specific way for the transformation to actually be triggered, and since they force the evolution to occur, I don't think it's actually possible for them to "resist their evolutionary urges", so to speak.

[@Sleeper800]

I always assumed that Yanmega, Mamoswine, and Tangrowth evolved using Ancient Power because of the ancient creatures that they are based on. Yanmega being a meganeura, Mamoswine a mammoth, and according to Bulbapedia, Tangrowth may be based on a caveman.

[@Yunobolt]

Isn't that obvious?

[@Sleeper800]

@@Yunobolt No

[@basillah7650]

@@Sleeper800It must be obvious if even someone like you can figure it out lol.

[@Sleeper800]

@@basillah7650 No need to be rude

[@cameronhyne8432]

@@basillah7650 oh my god the lads been absolutely shredded there's no coming back from this! I suppose he'll just have to give it all up because he doesn't find it obvious that an imaginary creature evolves from a specific method! I don't know if I can take this anymore

[@mcgoldenblade4765]

You wonder how Cosmoem will evolve in Sword and Shield, but then you realize Cosmoeom won't even be accessible in those games period.

[@ardabilgin3269]

F to all our lost Pokémon is SS

[@bugdracula1662]

Probably time based

[@diegodankquixote-wry3242]

Cosmoem being deleted is a small sacrifice for salvation

[@bruhmphrey]

@@diegodankquixote-wry3242 half our mons being unable to transfer is not a price I wish to pay

[@diegodankquixote-wry3242]

@@bruhmphrey (cosmoem) I am sorry little one. >yeets cosmoem off a cliff in order to get dynamaxing dunsparce

[@UltimateFunBilly]

Fun Fact: If you trade over a Milotic which already has a high beauty stat to Gen 5, it will evolve by level up.

[@davidlozano5047]

Ultimate Fun Billy you mean a Feebas?

[@Nobody-fc7rg]

Feebas*

[@lukewhitsell942]

Wanda Maximoff no he meant a Milotic evolves into a Milotic

[@wadeconroy3467]

What about transferring the same feebas into gen 6 or 7? Will it still evolve?

[@probablyzora]

@@wadeconroy3467 Considering that the Beauty stat is still present in all games after Gen III, even if you can't increase it in the game, Feebas will evolve in any game if it's beauty stat is at 255 after leveling it up. I've tried it in USUM, and can confirm Feebas does evolve into Milotic.

[@Emma-rw8yo]

10:10 "This might be the most specific evolution in the entire franchise" *laughs in Gen 8*

[@JP-hk6xw]

9:00 All these years later I still can't escape the Telebubbies sun

[@Caleb-ii9ih]

Telebubbies? Is that the sequel?

[@Daichifan1]

@@Caleb-ii9ih yes

[@Caleb-ii9ih]

@@Daichifan1 That's Lit

[@JP-hk6xw]

Lmao I can't spell But idk if I want to fix it

[@azetac_]

frick manny. His name is manny.

[@gabriellockwood2780]

The "Evolution by Trading" might be- MIGHT BE a deep-rooted love for their Trainer, and when their Trainer Trades them away, they become stronger in hopes that their original Trainer will accept them.

[@samuelstannard730]

That's a clever theory, I like it!

[@paulfrank5424]

That's beautiful and sad. Love it

[@Goldtoise]

Or the pokémon just goof off while being traded. (Karablast stealing Shelmet's shell)

[@Compucles]

It makes even less sense in the anime, where they have huge machines that are are somehow needed to officially transfer trainer ownership instead of just handing each other your Pokéballs. In that sense, it's like those machines' only purpose in the first place is to facilitate trade evolutions.

[@WithAshGoPlaces]

thats exactly what happens when you have 2 3ds consoles.

[@Radiolonestar]

I wouldn't mind if they just stop making new trade evolutions. It's by far the most inconvenient method to evolve a pokemon. And it's always the fan favorites or strong ones that do Also the video was so well done

[@snomfrompokemon2496]

I agree, I only got to use Alakazam once because of the GTS system on Pokemon X. I've always wanted Conkeldurr and Gigalith in gen 5, but that's hopeless.

[@Radiolonestar]

@@snomfrompokemon2496 Funny enough there was a way to get gigalith in game. Theres a dude in mistralton city that will trade you hi boldore for an Emolga. And there no Everstone BS so it'll evolve. But yeah, they should atleast make some kind of alternative. Like how you can get Gengar in sun and moon by S.O.S chaining with Haunter.

[@snomfrompokemon2496]

@@Radiolonestar I forgot about the Emolga dude, thanks. I never SOS chained before, so I didn't know about getting Gengar that way.

[@solidzack]

In Pokémon yellow you could trade a cubone for a machoke which also evolved

[@alishac5540]

@@Radiolonestar Actually, it was even funnier. The way it started was that your player character traded a Boldore to the same guy for his Emolga in Black/White. But in Black 2/White 2, he wants an Emolga from your player character in exchange for a Gigalith. So presumably, the Gigalith was the Boldore that you traded to him in the earlier game!

[@erivida64]

Shedinja appearing in my party after having evolved my nincada into ninjask scared me when I was a child 😂

[@maverickpierce7068]

To collect all 6 evolution stones and with the snap of your fingers evolve half of all pokemon

[@TerraPlayz2004]

Margaret Pierce underrated comment

[@falkofscrum]

"Evolution is the corner stone of the pokemon franchise" - shows a clip of a Digimon digivolving xD

[@Crazylom]

_digivolving_

[@FlanneryYT]

Not gonna lie, I wasn't paying attention and missed that visual gag. Thanks for pointing it out!

[@Crazylom]

_David Donker_

[@hitkid2456]

@@Crazylom It's all "SHINKAAAAA" in JP.

[@goddessaqua5022]

A pokemon that evolves through trade while having max friendship, knowing a certain move, holding an item and if your console is upside down at a specific time of day when?

[@hyperpotion3805]

Call it Evo or something. Only evolves if it's OT trainer ID is different than the current trainer (has to be traded), while holding the Evolution Charm, with max friendship, during day time, if it knows Lucky Chant. And only female ones can evolve. If all conditions are met it evolves when you use a Moon Stone on it.

[@goddessaqua5022]

@@hyperpotion3805 does the console have to be upside down?

[@hyperpotion3805]

@@goddessaqua5022 oh yes, definitely. And don't forget to have an eevee and any rock type in your party, otherwise it won't evolve.

[@goddessaqua5022]

@@hyperpotion3805 -don't forget to max its beauty and having 2 affection hearts-

[@superslobro]

Dont forget that it must be level 100, and all of its stats are permanently 1, and you have to have encountered 48 bidoofs in a row before trading it.

[@Bobvanksy]

If Eevee reaches the requirement for multiple evolutions, it prioritizes Leafeon/Glaceon, then Sylveon and lastly Umbreon and Espeon.

[@Yous0147]

That makes sense as Leafeon and Glaceon has the most specific requirements, Sylveon second most and Umbreon and Espeon the most general requirements

[@mikaeruu0309]

Bruh I remember one time I tried to get an umbreon and my clown eevee decided to rebel against me and became a Sylveon Needless to say I still love my eevee

[@shrilleth]

Vinyl Von Stein that reminds me of the upsetting comic

[@mikaeruu0309]

@@shrilleth damb

[@Benderofdemise]

@@mikaeruu0309 how did it rebel? Get that fairy move off it.

[@Cruzer108]

Thanks for doing this I never realized how many evolutions are more special then lvl up and alot of these I forgot actually evolved these ways

[@Purple_Sloth]

This video would’ve been so helpful when I was completing the Pokédex, thanks for making this

[@KingAgniKai]

Lol remember completing the pokedex? Game freak forgot like 5 days ago

[@shadowthewolfaj7278]

can you guys stop with the salt already it's not that big of a deal tbh

[@Purple_Sloth]

ShadowTheWolf AJ Complete the living Pokédex, all mythicals, and grind about 13 full odds shiny Pokémon. Then you can talk about weather we are salty or not While yes, I’ll admit, I do sometimes make it a bigger deal than it should be, it is a big problem for long time fans

[@Zeturic]

If for some reason you're really concerned about whether you ultimately end up with Dustox or Beautifly, don't even bother with Wurmple. Just catch Silcoon or Cascoon in the wild. They're available in most games that Wurmple is.

[@TankEngine75]

What about shiny Wurmple?

[@sandorrclegane2307]

Soft reset

[@Zeturic]

@@sandorrclegane2307 If you mean for switching between Silcoon and Dustox, that doesn't work. Once you've encountered Wurmple, its evolution is locked in. You can SR until the end of time, but its evolution will not change.

[@theobaguetteeater3424]

It's almost as if the evolution requires you to have had at least 5 of the one u don't want to get the one u do want.

[@papyrus95]

Me: *Doesn't know how to evolve my pokemon* Sister: Just look it up online Me: *Watches this*

[@apairofuncontainedunnumber5850]

Hello Papyrus.

[@philholm9017]

SANS IS A GIRL?!?!?!

[@apairofuncontainedunnumber5850]

@@philholm9017 *sigh* No Natsu. Sans is not a girl. He is a boy.

[@papyrus95]

Wait... what?

[@Crazylom]

Uuugh...

[@MisterMokuroh]

Own Tempo Rockruff: I evolve with a certain ability during a certain time of day depending on the game at Level. 25!

[@superchara6416]

screw that i'll just take the moon evo

[@kadimius4218]

It’s also my least favourite Pokémon to evolve because of this method I really like the rockruff line and the evolutions, I just hate how I have to evolve it

[@ThePlasmicAlchemist]

19:17 "I imagine that this will continue in future games, but we'll just see if Sword and Shield follow suit..." Ahaha... *loosens collar as my mind flashes back to all the dislikes*

[@emperorcubone]

Without calling out any one person; before you comment "correcting" me, it'd probably be faster just to Google it and see whether or not what you think is true lines up with the facts, so you don't post misinformation publicly... I'm trying to save you some embarrassment here, because I assure you, I did my research... :)

[@garysue1589]

The title will age pretty badly though, lol.

[@szrelemr7784]

@@garysue1589 I agree, should change it to ’so far’ instead of ’ever’

[@garysue1589]

@@szrelemr7784 Yup yup.

[@emperorcubone]

Guys, we can always put out a new one when things change...

[@btid_exe5981]

I may not have been paying attention, but did you do mantyke evolving when remoraid is in the party?

[@pf9878]

I was recently trying to finish the Dex in gen 4, and I completely forgot that Gligar and Sneasel needed to level up to evolve... I traded them with the item MULTIPLE times before realizing I forgot how they evolved...

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I guess you can say that certain Pokémon can only evolve by "getting stoned" eh?

[@DJTileTurnip]

No

[@BeeBwakka]

That’s how I evolved at least

[@bobbychicken0393]

Good one

[@Moses_VII]

In Saudi Arabia, if you see a Raichu:it's an adulterous pikachu who was punished for his crime. Get it? In Saudi Arabia they stone adulterers?

[@FlanneryYT]

@@Moses_VII Dude, don't explain the joke. It would have been funny if you didn't say the last line of text.

[@seki108]

Really, all Sylveon needs to do is replace the 2 affection points with friendship and keep the Fairy move stipulation. Makes perfect sense and is simple to implement..

[@beanburrito4405]

Another reason why Gen 5 is fantastic - it added Pokémon that actually use the evolutionary stones. I never thought of how many Pokémon use them to evolve before, but the vast majority of the mons that use these stones are either from the generation that the stone was introduced in or are from Gen 5 (with a few here and there from Gen 3 or Gen 6)

[@Rob_Thorsman]

How does Inkay evolve in "real life?" Does it have to stand on its head or something.

[@CoolMintMC]

Yes.

[@StoneWhale2055]

Fun fact:Porygon is the only pokemon with 3 stages that can fully evolve at level 1

[@DJTileTurnip]

If Inkay is in Gen 8... WAIT

[@PaulSmith-od6dp]

If

[@pokehunterhd]

Turn the switch upside down.

[@dacheeseproductions6005]

Pizza Cookie put the tv upside down before you get the games

[@ElvishTrickster214]

These replies are golden 😂😂😂😂

[@neomew]

Gamefreak: We got you, fam. It's unable to be transferred AT ALL.

[@samuelstannard730]

How bizarre - I was driving along earlier thinking about how unusual Pancham's evolution method is, and wondered if there are any other weird methods I'd forgotten. Then when I got home I turned on my phone and got the notification for this video!

[@Danaos2736]

I'm a Pokémon fan of the first hour and knew all of this, but watching this was very soothing in a way. Keep up the good work!

[@neckpunch73]

What really surprised me is that there are no pokemon that evolve by levelling up with a held item that aren't time of day specific.

[@zjzr08]

It seems held item evos have an extra step like having it to be traded.

[@Destroyer_of_Worlds]

Me: Gengar looks so cool, i want one. *only available through trade* Me: *has no friends*

[@jacobelim3572]

Literally me

[@Arcryoshi]

Feebas evolution method is by far the most creative except of Shelmet and Karrablast who are traded for each other and then swap their characteristics, that’s also pretty cool

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

Shelmet and Karrablast co-evolving when traded is actually due to what the latter (Karrablast) is based on: an insect that preys on snails. I forget exactly what it's called, but it provides the reasoning for this unique evolution.

[@joshuab4586]

Whew... I was scared u weren’t going to mention my baby, Shedinja 👌🏼 Always thought it was a cool evolution method and I’d always get one when I played Emerald as a kid

[@thecowboyofscience]

I Kay will still work on console, just hold the controller upside down. Granted, it kinda loses the illusion, but it should still work.

[@PaladinNL5]

One method to maintain the illusion is once the controller is upside down, Inkay also goes upside down on screen

[@Namadu7]

Hello, Kay! Sorry, I just found it to be a funny typo. :P

[@SylviaMoonbeam1127]

ToT that Tepig line of cards is so cute!!

[@marunomi]

Yeah.

[@Ryodraco]

I like how the generation 8 games addressed some of the issues mentioned in this video by making a number of old pokemon compatible with evolution stones they couldn't use before. Ironically while they simplified some old evolution methods, they went and created some new complicated ones.

[@justinslavka5418]

Thank you for making this video, all of the information is all in one spot.

[@BioniclesaurKing4t2]

Watching this video was basically just like reading a Bulbapedia article. … How did you know what I love to do in my spare time?

[@Moses_VII]

I do that but with Ben 10 Planet instead of Bulbapedia. I like reading about alien villains.

[@cdawg3343]

My favorite is definitely anything with friendship because it feels so satisfying when they evolve. My biggest gripe with it though is missing out on a move because you couldn't evolve said Pokemon in time

[@BioniclesaurKing4t2]

Just take a Heart Scale/Shard/etc. to the right Move Tutor/Reminder and boom, you've got the move.

[@teoteutza9400]

Dude! I need to congratulate you for this video and all of those that you are doing! The amount of research you do for them is amazing!!! Plus the editing on top! You are awesome! Thank you for everything you do!

[@AnimeGirl4891]

Ever since I saw Milotic I always wanted it but always failed. Let's hope when Sword and Shield come out, Milotic will be in the open world like in the trailer.

[@naturalharmoniagropius4486]

Prism Scale seems the easiest one

[@gnammyhamster9554]

In gen 7 is pretty easy to get. You can even encoutner it by SOS

[@AnimeGirl4891]

@@naturalharmoniagropius4486 I hope I can find it.

[@AnimeGirl4891]

@@gnammyhamster9554 SOS?

[@Nico_2202]

AnimeGirl4891 it isn’t that tricky in oras

[@chlo_z7566]

*sees thumbnail* Pfft there arent that many. Level, trade, trade with item, friendship... Mega evolution... Prim- okay there are more than I thought *clicks on video*

[@mynameismmandimheretosay7979]

2:03 So THAT’S why my Nuzleaf never evolved through my entire playthrough of Omega Ruby.. She was still a boss tho

[@yummyinmytummy7304]

I literally just started watch your channel yesterday and this is the 82 video I've watched you've quickly become my favorite poketuber keep up the amazing work plus I subscribed

[@nickvang7]

14:10 They evolve through Ancient Power because they basically revert back to what the Pokémon looked like in the past. (They're a caveman, giant dragonfly and mammoth, all creatures from the past.) It's basically Primal Reversion but through permanent evolution.

[@Lunimoose]

Getting Sylveon becomes more beneficial since Pokemon that have affection with you get bonus exp, have more of a chance to land a critical and could possibly survive a hit that would knock them out

[@MmMm-sf7pe]

@Super Greyflash I did a Nuzlocke of Ultra Moon and went into the final battle hideously under-leveled by accident. Pokemon after Pokemon fell on my team. Finally it was down to my Alolan Raichu, who dodged because of love three times, hung on with one HP because of love, and won the day.

[@WorldBeans]

Very informational. This helped a lot. Thanks.

[@presidenttogekiss635]

The Deep Sea Tooth and Scale are specially interesting, because unlike the other trade items, they DO have an effect on Clampearl. The Tooth DOUBLEs its special attack, making it legendary level, and the Scale doubles its Special Defense, as well as also having the generic eviolite to a more even defense buff.

[@superevan5]

I just realized this was made using PowerPoint and it’s actually well made. Unique.

[@m.s.e.advanced2842]

Anyone else evolve one of these Pokemon unaware of the requirements and assume it levelled up?

[@TheRandomGuyTheFarNoGameCat]

Hapiny for me. It just happened to have an Oval stone.

[@delphinebriand1554]

i thought ninjask would evolve into shedinja by leveling up, so i leveled it up until i realised/read online that shedinja would appear only if i had an empty slot when i evolve nincada.

[@LeahLovesNature]

I love that you can have an entire team of Water Stone evolutions or Moon Stone evolutions. The Moon Stone thing actually inspired the roster for the evil team leader in a Pokémon fan game idea I have. What I don’t love is that you can’t use stones to get the later gen Eeveelutions. There’s a stone that would work for every existing Eeveelution, and if they add a Ghost-type one down the line, the Dusk Stone would work for that one. Oh well, maybe they’ll fix it eventually like they did with Milotic. A girl can dream. I also despise trade evolutions and love friendship evolutions for lore reasons; a lot of my all-time favorite Pokémon have a friendship evolution at some point in their line.

[@emperorcubone]

I would love to just get a Glaceon with an Ice Stone, or any number of similar things. I don't even care if it breaks continuity with past games; I'd rather it not make sense than make it so much more complex...

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

@@emperorcubone Truthfully, I can actually see Eevee evolving using different stones for the evolutions that don't need them. It would become Espeon with a sun stone, Umbreon with a moon stone, Leafeon with a leaf stone, Glaceon with an ice stone, and Sylveon with a shiny stone.

[@mckenziedewese1902]

favorite video you have done so far!

[@erroreevee1304]

Well with Roselia's pre-evolution it makes sense because flowers need sunlight to bloom

[@ezequielgalvan1449]

this video is amazing, great work! new sub

[@Michaila95]

sword and shield: im about to end this man's whole career

[@ImThylacine]

It would be very interesting to see a new version of this video once Scarlet and Violet come out, given all the new evolution methods and the ways stones and trade evos were changed in Sword and Shield and Legends Arceus! I’m excited to see which changes carry over to Gen 9 (link cables in a game with two versions?? 👀), and I would love to get up to date on evos methods with another video like this one.

[@rickkhemai1443]

the tepig line cards at the beginning had me emotional

[@AidenBigNerd]

Evolving inkay on an emulator be like:

[@christinebouzas3090]

X and y: we have the dumbest evolution methods in Pokémon history Sword shield: hold my beer

[@norgelis7008]

10:10 "The most specific evolution in the franchise" Galarian Yamask: Hold my full restore

[@PKMNResearcherSkyler]

I like that there are all these different ways to evolve pokémon. Sure, it may be a pain in the butt sometimes, but I think it just makes it all the more special.

[@EerieGrey]

I watched this whole video being like "what about slowbro evolving when you have a shellder in your party" but then I realized that was wrong lol

[@MediumDSpeaks]

The video we deserved

[@justinhamilton8647]

That intro music just reawakened my egg hatching PTSD on X. Thanks for that. Overall awesome video :p

[@DaSheepKiller]

I know you know this, but I figured I'd point it out anyway. The Thunder Stone now evolves Charjabug & Magneton into Vikavolt & Magnezone, the Leaf Stone now evolves Eevee into Leafeon, and the Ice Stone now evolves Eevee & Galarian Darumaka into Glaceon & Galarian Darmanitan. So they're getting rid of location-based evolutions and giving the stones more uses.

[@rhinocold587]

I admire this content. Wish I had the facilities to produce a similar kind

[@MediumDSpeaks]

You can do it. Trust me, if a nobody like me could start to make the super edited video essays I do starting from 0 knowledge in just a matter of a month or so with the limited equipment I have, anyone can do it! This kind of content is very pretty but honestly not hard to learn at all, it's mostly very basic effects, you can definitely do iy

[@manganistDIMITRI]

You can always try. Was planning on doing similar videos like this, but related to other video games.

[@Jimi-px7dj]

All you need is PowerPoint and a microphone

[@sansfiskdddd6051]

How to evolve StunFisk(100% true) 1. Get Arceus 2.Complete every Pokemon game 3.Have a level 100 StunFisk with perfect IVs 4. It being male because of sexist reasons 5. You being dead 6.Completing the Pokedex of every region 7. Have it holding a master ball 8. Trade it 500 times 9.Rematch the champion 5 times 10. Win the 5th fight with your StunFisk and an Arceus on your team And boom you got your GodFisk with a stat total of 1000000, can learn every move, can breed with every Pokemon and can give you 500 master balls for every battle you win

[@BioniclesaurKing4t2]

However, because only Stunfisk is available in-game, not StunFisk, this has never been achieved.

[@sansfiskdddd6051]

@@BioniclesaurKing4t2 Yes, the only way to get StunFisk is from an event, that took place on 28.08.2007 in heaven, but I know someone who has it

[@BioniclesaurKing4t2]

@@sansfiskdddd6051 Ah, that explains it. Sorry, I didn't have internet then, so I missed hearing about that event.

[@smashboy9920]

So tyroge evolves based of of nature(thats at least gow i see it) if you have a lonely, hasty, mild, or gentle nature you get a hitmonlee, if you have a bold, timid, modest, or calm nature you get a hitmonchan, and if you have a hardy, docile, serious, bashful, or quirky nature you get hitmontop. I probably missed a few

[@SJrad]

They should’ve had the ice stone and leaf stone evolve eevee, and the sun stone for espeon, and moon stone for unbreon

[@acetrainerleo483]

I’m still confused on why tangela needs to learn ancient power to evolve. Yanma and piloswine I can understand but tangela? Also Gliscor is the best new sinnoh evolution

[@emperorcubone]

Gliscor for life!

[@Petit784]

I never understood the ancient power evolutions I mean why does this mediocre rock move hold so much significant?

[@palvarado011]

i always assumed that ancient power referred to like prehistoric pokemon but also doesnt account for togepi and corsola and others. so like for yanma and piloswine they become prehistoric versions of themselves (wooly mammoth and even larger, more scary looking dragonflies). from bulbapedia about tangrowth: "Considering Tangrowth's shaggy appearance, Tangrowth may be based on an exaggerated concept of a shaggy caveman. It may also be based on a Green Man, a motif that is represented as a face surrounded by leaves and vines." sorry for the long winded answer i found out about this a couple years ago and thought it was super interesting

[@magicalleaf727]

**cough cough*Roserade*cough**

[@SuperLucky7]

That's a weird way to spell Froslass...

[@Insert.Oregano]

(talking about Cosmog) "We'll see in Sword and Sheild" But we won't.

[@naturalharmoniagropius4486]

NUUUUUUU!!

[@nobody5287]

yeah :(

[@EigengrauMonitor]

Well, yes, but actually no

[@HogtreeOctovish]

Probably because the player character has a Bag For Life in their house.

[@BioniclesaurKing4t2]

Everyone's making this joke, but do we actually _know_ it won't be in the games? What if it is and all of you suddenly look silly for doubting it?

[@everhernandez6011]

thank you for this great video 😀

[@crazychristopher1989]

Truest words on here: "This concept got slightly more convoluted in Gen 5 when they had Shelmet and Karrablast evolve via trade, but only with each other."

[@itsyaboigoozman3732]

School just came out and I kinda forgot about you but I saw you in my feed and this but a huge smile on my face 😄 Idk if you remember me from your real old videos

[@emperorcubone]

Yeah, I remember! Glad to have you back! :)

[@macwelch8599]

My favorite way to evolve Pokémon is just by level up, so easy

[@emperorcubone]

I agree; I like to know as little as possible about new Pokemon games, which is cool on one hand, but on the other it makes it harder when you keep training up your male Salandit after the Fire Trial wondering why it won't evolve...

[@macwelch8599]

Emperor Cubone true

[@theregularterrarian3933]

*laughs in Hydreigon*

[@rexis2681]

i will say that this is my first time watching you and you made a good mark :D

[@Lunakinesis]

I kind of put Ancient Power down to drawing from a prehistoric source of energy to evolve. Yanma is based on a dragonfly and Yanmega is based on Meganeura, the extinct group of giant dragonfly ancestors. Swinub and Piloswine are a weird mix but they have elephant/mastodon traits amongst them... Mamoswine is very clearly a mammoth, an extinct relative of elephants. As for Tangela doesn't have such a clear-cut example but I imagine it's something akin to a small, modern shrub with giant trees and foliage as ancestors (such as the massive forests that covered the planet at the same time Meganeura existed.). Might be a bit of a stretch, but that's what I always thought they were going for with using that move.

[@MyNegroAcademia]

I love how Tyrogue and Feebas have their own timestamps lol

[@jespoketheepic]

I'm surprised at just how many of the gen 5 and 6 evolution methods i didn't remember!

[@douglasfreer]

Imagine if these became methods: 1. A branch evolution where you can only get the second one by preventing the Pokémon from evolving and after a few rounds of that it gets ‘frustrated’ and evolves without your input. 2. Evolves after beating a set number of Pokémon it’s weak against, for example if you have your water Pokémon beat a bunch of electric Pokémon. 3. Can only evolve when it’s baby evolution is present. 4. Needs to evolve in version A and evolve again in version B. 5. Evolves after not using it after so many battles. 6. Evolves only when fainted. 7. Evolves after being healed at every pokecenter or after being healed the first time at one. 8. Evolves while at the daycare after you get an egg.

[@janew2108]

Great video!

[@killdozer7792]

What I'm more curious about here is how Inkay evolves in-universe. I'm fairly sure holding a random 3DS upside down in front of it wouldn't work no matter what.

[@emperorcubone]

Hmm... That's a good question... Maybe holding their Pokeball upside down? Or the Pokedex? Or actually it's probably a completely different explanation, like how in the universe Slowpoke needs a Shellder, but the games just use level-up...

[@BioniclesaurKing4t2]

You just flip it upside down when it feels like it's gonna evolve, and then it's a Malamar and suddenly right side up again. It floats and flips around often enough as it is, some trainers might not realize that's an important step.

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

@@BioniclesaurKing4t2 I always had thought it'd be something similar to that, too. It would certainly explain why it needs you to hold your 3DS upside down in the games to evolve it.

[@the_bob_squad]

I got traded a mid day Lycanroc... I have moon... LET'S-A GO!

[@jmonkey106]

I mean I got traded a solgaleo for my Castform once, and I have moon

[@mcoleman3547]

I don't know how many times I said this but everytime I hear your intro I see a Cubone being a little drum major leading a flock of other Cubones in a parade. I know silly but awesome at the same time

[@emperorcubone]

That's actually really awesome! I'd love to see that...

[@JesusFan]

Awesome video, new sub here!

[@dmann1982]

Rockruff's Hidden Ability is Steadfast. Own Tempo Rockruff was given out.

[@heatherreagan8078]

You can breed for the ability.

[@dmann1982]

@@heatherreagan8078 True, but you need an Own Tempo Rockruff to GET an Own Tempo Rockruff.

[@Quemiibo]

I remember leveling inkay to the mid 50s before giving up and looking online how to get it to evolve.

[@CoolMintMC]

That's both hilarious & heartbreaking. F.

[@MmMm-sf7pe]

I had a similar experience with Happiny. I took away it's egg stone and gave it a different item, then thought it needed happiness to evolve so I just kept feeding it Pokebeans, to no avail. It was in the 40 levels before I finally looked up a guide.

[@juppeta6061]

"The most specific evolution in the entire franchise." *Galarian Yamask coughs*

[@impIicit]

great video. thank you. :)

[@onecrispyfrie1932]

Wait. This vid made me realize. Golbat evolves trhough a trainer bond. Cyrus has one. BUT HE HATES EMOTIONS

[@dankmememaster1441]

hmmmmm

[@mikaeruu0309]

Seems like every Pokemon game there's a cheater NPC somewhere eh

[@EliC09]

Probably stole it

[@pokeystick5952]

I think he manipulated his Crobat into thinking he liked it

[@determineddaaf3]

How has this guy's channel not grown to over 100K subs yet? People are missing out on some good content.

[@davidguthary8147]

For the benefit of those wondering what methods were added for Gen VIII: Applin: Evolves into Flapple if given a Tart Apple, or Appletun if given a Sweet Apple. Sinistea: Phony Form evolves when given a Cracked Pot, Antique Form evolves when given a Chipped Pot. Milcery: Evolves into Alcremie when the player spins and strikes a pose while it is holding a Sweet. The form of Alcremie you get depends on the direction and duration of the spin, the time of day, and the type of Sweet. Snom: Evolves into Frosmoth when leveled up at night with high friendship. Galarian Farfetch'd: Evolves into Sirfetch'd after landing three critical hits in one battle. Clobbopus: Evolves into Grapploct when leveled up knowing Taunt. Galarian Linoone: Evolves into Obstagoon when leveled up at night. Galarian Yamask: Evolves into Runerigus when traveling under the Stone Bridge in Dusty Bowl after losing at least 49 HP from a single attack without fainting in the same battle or since.

[@Luumiia19]

When generation 4 came out I tried so desperately to evolve my Eevee into an Espeon with the dawn stone because of a rumor