"Pokémon GO": How to Evolve Eevee With the Evolution Trick
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Learn how to evolve Eevee into Flareon, Jolteon, Vaporeon, Espeon, or Umbreon!
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If you’ve been playing Pokémon GO for quite some time now, you know that Eevee is a tricky critter to evolve. With the current status quo of the game, Eevee can evolve into 5 different evolutionary branches—namely, Flareon, Jolteon, Vaporeon, Espeon, and Umbreon.
This guide will direct you to the various ways you can evolve your Eevee. There’s the usual candy evolution, the renaming evolution trick, and the buddy walking trick. Complicated as they may sound, they’re all actually quite simple. Continue reading and discover all the tricks you need!
The 5 Available Eevee Evolutions in Pokémon GO
- Flareon
- Jolteon
- Vaporeon
- Espeon
- Umbreon
1. Evolve Into Flareon
There are two ways to evolve Eevee into Flareon.
Candy
One is to evolve it normally via candy evolution. You have to use 25 Eevee candies in order to evolve it. Note that once you use this method, you won’t be guaranteed a Flareon. It’s pretty random that you might get a Jolteon, Vaporeon, Espeon, or Umbreon instead.
Naming Trick: Pyro
The second method for evolution is the “Eevee Evolution Naming Trick.” By renaming your Eevee to “Pyro” before evolution, you can get a Flareon with a hundred percent success rate. It is noteworthy that this method can only be done once per Eevee evolutionary branch.
2. Evolve Into Jolteon
There are two ways to evolve Eevee into Jolteon.
Candy
One is to evolve it normally via candy evolution. You have to use 25 Eevee candies in order to evolve it. Note that once you use this method, you won’t be guaranteed a Jolteon. It’s pretty random that you might get a Flareon, Vaporeon, Espeon, or Umbreon instead.
Naming Trick: Sparky
The second method for evolution is the “Eevee Evolution Naming Trick.” By renaming your Eevee to “Sparky” before evolution, you can get a Jolteon with a hundred percent success rate. It is noteworthy that this method can only be done once per Eevee evolutionary branch.
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3. Evolve Into Vaporeon
There are two ways to evolve Eevee into Vaporeon.
Candy
One is to evolve it normally via candy evolution. You have to use 25 Eevee candies in order to evolve it. Note that once you use this method, you won’t be guaranteed a Vaporeon. It’s pretty random that you might get a Flareon, Jolteon, Espeon, or Umbreon instead.
Naming Trick: Rainer
The second method for evolution is the “Eevee Evolution Naming Trick.” By renaming your Eevee to “Rainer” before evolution, you can get a Vaporeon with a hundred percent success rate. It is noteworthy that this method can only be done once per Eevee evolutionary branch.
4. Evolve Into Espeon
There are three ways to evolve Eevee into Espeon.
Candy
One is to evolve it normally via candy evolution. You have to use 25 Eevee candies in order to evolve it. Note that once you use this method, you won’t be guaranteed an Espeon. It’s pretty random that you might get a Flareon, Jolteon, Vaporeon, or Umbreon instead.
Naming Trick: Sakura
The second method for evolution is the “Eevee Evolution Naming Trick.” By renaming your Eevee to “Sakura” before evolution, you can get an Espeon with a hundred percent success rate. It is noteworthy that this method can only be done once per Eevee evolutionary branch.
Buddy Walking
The third method for evolution is by walking with your Eevee as a buddy for 10 kilometers. Once you clear the condition of walking 10 kilometers with it, you can evolve it during the day for an Espeon.
5. Evolve Into Umbreon
There are three ways to evolve Eevee into Umbreon.
Candy
One is to evolve it normally via candy evolution. You have to use 25 Eevee candies in order to evolve it. Note that once you use this method, you won’t be guaranteed an Umbreon. It’s pretty random that you might get a Flareon, Jolteon, Vaporeon, or Espeon instead.
Naming Trick: Tamao
The second method for evolution is the “Eevee Evolution Naming Trick.” By renaming your Eevee to “Tamao” before evolution, you can get an Umbreon with a hundred percent success rate. It is noteworthy that this method can only be done once per Eevee evolutionary branch.
Buddy Walking
The third method for evolution is by walking with your Eevee as a buddy for 10 kilometers. Once you clear the condition of walking 10 kilometers with it, you can evolve it during the night for an Umbreon.
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MandyKota on August 02, 2017:
I knew about the first two evolution methods, but the "walk 10k and evolve at day/night" is news to me! Will try it the next time i change up my walking buddy!