Evolution

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Pokémon evolve just like the games! Level, stones, trades, friendship and time of day all work.

By level

When a Pokémon reaches its level you get a prompt: Evolve or Not yet. Not yet asks again at the next level. If you don’t answer, it evolves on its own after 2 minutes. A Rare Candy that reaches the level evolves it right away.

Stones and items

Use the stone or item on the Pokémon from /bag. Stones and evolution items are ₽3,000 in the Poké Mart.

Evolutions that need a special place in the games use a stone here instead: Leafeon uses a Leaf Stone, Glaceon an Ice Stone, and Magnezone and Probopass a Thunder Stone.

By trading

Pokémon that evolve by trading in the games evolve here when a real /trade goes through. If the games needed it to hold an item while traded, like a Metal Coat for Scizor, use the item on it from /bag instead. No trade needed. Karrablast and Shelmet only evolve when they’re traded for each other.

By friendship

Friendship evolutions happen on level up once friendship is high enough. Eevee becomes Espeon by day and Umbreon at night. See Friendship for how to raise it.

Day and night

Day is 6:00 to 17:59 on your server’s clock, night is 18:00 to 5:59. Server admins set the time zone in /config.

Kalos special cases

  • Sylveon: high friendship while it knows a Fairy-type move.
  • Tyrunt evolves by day and Amaura at night, from level 39.
  • Pancham needs a Dark type in your party at level 32.
  • Inkay evolves at level 30 and Sliggoo at 50. No turning anything upside down.
  • Spritzee and Swirlix use a Sachet and a Whipped Dream from the bag.
  • Phantump and Pumpkaboo evolve by trading.

Moves and partners

They evolve on their next level up once that’s true. Missed the move? Relearn it from Moves on /pokemon info.

Stopping evolution

Give it an Everstone (₽1,500) and it won’t evolve at all, by level, stone or trade.

Go evolve something!

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