Evolutionary Stones are stones with the power of a certain element that can instantly evolve certain Pokémon they are used on. There are currently ten known types of these stones.
List of Evolutionary Stones
Water Stone 
A Water Stone held by a Politoed
A Water Stone (Japanese: みずのいし, Hepburn: Water Stone) is a special elemental stone introduced in Generation I. It is an elliptical-shaped stone that is blue in appearance, with a bubble insignia inside of it. It evolves:
Poliwhirl into 
Poliwrath
Shellder into 
Cloyster
Staryu into 
Starmie
Eevee into 
Vaporeon
Lombre into 
Ludicolo
Panpour into 
Simipour
Thunder Stone 
A Thunder Stone (Japanese: かみなりのいし, Hepburn: Thunder Stone), named Thunderstone before Generation VI, is a special elemental stone introduced in Generation I. It is an elliptical-shaped stone that is green in appearance, with a thunderbolt insignia inside of it. It evolves:
Pikachu into 
Raichu
Magneton into 
Magnezone- Eevee into
Jolteon 
Eelektrik into 
Eelektross
Charjabug into 
Vikavolt- Pikachu into
Alolan Raichu 
Tadbulb into 
Bellibolt
Fire Stone 
A Fire Stone (Japanese: ほのおのいし, Hepburn: Fire Stone) is a special elemental stone introduced in Generation I. It is an elliptical-shaped stone that is yellow in appearance, with a fire insignia inside of it. It evolves:
- Eevee into
Flareon 
Vulpix into 
Ninetales
Growlithe into 
Arcanine
Hisuian Growlithe into 
Hisuian Arcanine
Pansear into 
Simisear
Capsakid into 
Scovillain
| Games | Location/Method |
|---|---|
| RBY | Celadon Department Store |
| GSC | Bill's grandfather, Mystery Gift, School Kid Alan (Route 36) |
| RSE | Fiery Path |
| FRLG | Celadon Department Store, Mt. Ember |
| DPPt | Underground, Fuego Ironworks, Hayley's Vulpix, Solaceon Ruins (Pt only), Stark Mountain (Pt only) |
| HGSS | Bill's grandfather, School Kid Alan (Route 36), Bug-Catching Contest (1st place prize), Pokéathlon Dome (Sun/Tue/Thu), Warm Beach |
| BW | Dust Clouds, Castelia City, Driftveil City, Black City (Black only) |
| B2W2 | Dust Clouds, Lentimas Town, Desert Resort, Battle Subway, Pokémon World Tournament, Black City (Black2 only), Join Avenue's Antique Shop |
| XY | Lumiose City's Stone Emporium, Route 9, Super Training (The Fire Stone Cup Begins!), Route 13, Route 18 |
| ORAS | Fiery Path, Inverse Battle Stop, Super Training (The Fire Stone Cup Begins!) |
| SM | Diglett's Tunnel, Olivia's shop in Konikoni City |
| USUM | Diglett's Tunnel, Olivia's shop in Konikoni City |
| SwSh | Lake of Outrage, Motostoke Riverbank, Digging Duo |
Leaf Stone 
A Leaf Stone (Japanese: リーフのいし, Hepburn: Leaf Stone) is a special elemental stone introduced in Generation I. It is a green elliptical-shape stone on which the shape of a leaf is engraved. It evolves:
Gloom into 
Vileplume
Weepinbell into 
Victreebel
Exeggcute into 
Exeggutor- Eevee into
Leafeon 
Nuzleaf into 
Shiftry
Pansage into 
Simisage- Exeggcute into
Alolan Exeggutor 
Hisuian Voltorb into 
Hisuian Electrode
| Games | Location/Method |
|---|---|
| RBY | Celadon Department Store |
| GSC | Bill's grandfather, Picnicker Gina (Route 34) |
| RSE | Route 119 |
| FRLG | Celadon Department Store, Safari Zone |
| DPPt | Underground, Floaroma Meadow |
| HGSS | Viridian Forest, Bill's grandfather, Picnicker Gina (Route 34), Bug-Catching Contest (1st place prize), Pokéathlon Dome (Tue/Thu/Sat) |
| BW | Dust Clouds, Route 6, Castelia City, Black City (Black only) |
| B2W2 | Dust Clouds, Route 7, Lostlorn Forest, Battle Subway, Pokémon World Tournament, White Forest, Join Avenue's Antique Shop |
| XY | Lumiose City's Stone Emporium, Route 8, Laverre City Super Training (The Leaf Stone Cup Begins!), Route 18 |
| ORAS | Route 119, Aroma Lady, Inverse Battle Stop Super Training (The Leaf Stone Cup Begins!) |
| SM | Olivia's shop Konikoni City |
| USUM | Olivia's shop Konikoni City |
| SwSh | Lake of Outrage, Turffield, Digging Duo |
Moon Stone 
A Moon Stone (Japanese: つきのいし, Hepburn: Moon Stone) is a special elemental stone introduced in Generation I. It is an elliptical-shaped stone that is gray in appearance, looks somewhat like a moon rock, and usually makes Fairy-group Pokémon evolve. It evolves:
Nidorina into 
Nidoqueen
Nidorino into 
Nidoking
Clefairy into 
Clefable
Jigglypuff into 
Wigglytuff
Skitty into 
Delcatty
Munna into 
Musharna
| Games | Location/Method |
|---|---|
| RBY | Route 2, Mt. Moon (x2), Rocket Hideout, Pokémon Mansion |
| GSC | Tohjo Falls, Ruins of Alph (C only), Mt. Moon (Monday only), held by wild Clefairy, Player's mom |
| RSE | Meteor Falls, held by wild Lunatone |
| FRLG | Mt. Moon (x2), Rocket Hideout, Pokémon Mansion, held by wild Clefairy |
| DPPt | Underground, Mt. Coronet (Pt only), held by wild Clefairy and Lunatone |
| HGSS | Tohjo Falls, Ruins of Alph, Player's mom, Bug-Catching Contest (1st place prize) |
| BW | Dust Clouds, Pickup, Pinwheel Forest, Twist Mountain, Black City (Black only), held by wild Clefairy, Clefable and Lunatone |
| B2W2 | Dust Clouds, Pickup, Route 6, Giant Chasm, Join Avenue's Antique Shop, held by wild Clefairy, Clefable and Lunatone |
| XY | Pickup, Reflection Cave, Terminus Cave, Super Training (Drag Down Hydreigon!), Route 18, held by wild Clefairy and Lunatone |
| ORAS | Pickup, Inverse Battle Stop, Super Training (Drag Down Hydreigon!), Meteor Falls |
Sun Stone 
A Sun Stone (Japanese: たいようのいし, Hepburn: Sun Stone) is a special elemental stone introduced in Generation II. It is orange in appearance, shaped like the sun, and usually makes plant Pokémon with some connection to the sun evolve. It evolves:
- Gloom into
Bellossom 
Sunkern into 
Sunflora
Cottonee into 
Whimsicott
Petilil into 
Lilligant/Hisuian Lilligant
Helioptile into 
Heliolisk
| Games | Location/Method |
|---|---|
| GSC | Bug-Catching Contest (1st place prize) |
| RSE | Mossdeep City, held by wild Solrock |
| FRLG | Ruin Valley |
| DPPt | Underground, Valor Lakefront, held by wild Solrock |
| HGSS | Camper Tanner (Route 13, Bug-Catching Contest (1st place prize), Volcano Path, Amity Meadow |
| BW | Dust Clouds, anywhere with Pickup, Nimbasa City, Relic Castle, Black City (Black only), held by wild Solrock |
| B2W2 | Dust Clouds, Pickup, Nimbasa City, Relic Castle, Giant Chasm, Pinwheel Forest, Join Avenue's Antique Shop, held by wild Solrock |
| XY | Pickup, Route 13, Anistar City, Super Training (Drag Down Hydreigon!), Shalour City, Route 18, held by wild Solrock |
| ORAS | Pickup, Mossdeep City, Inverse Battle Stop, Super Training (Drag Down Hydreigon!), Expert Timothy (Route 115, held by wild Solrock |
Dawn Stone 
A Dawn Stone (Japanese: めざめのいし, Hepburn: Awakening Stone) is a peculiar stone introduced in Generation IV that will only evolve Pokémon of a determinate gender. It is a round stone, sky blue in appearance, and actually looks similar to an sunburst-cut opal. It evolves:
| Games | Location/Method |
|---|---|
| DPPt | Route 212 (Pt only), Route 225, Mt. Coronet, Pickup |
| HGSS | Biker Aiden (Route 17, Pokéathlon Dome (Tue/Wed/Fri/Sat), Bug-Catching Contest (1st place prize), Mt. Silver, trade Steven Stone a Forretress for a Beldum (holds a Dawn Stone) |
| BW | Dust Clouds, Route 10, Black City (Black only) |
| B2W2 | Dust Clouds, Route 2, Dreamyard, Moor of Icirrus, Black City (Black2 only) |
| XY | Route 3, Super Training (Those Long Shots Are No Long Shot!), Route 18 |
| ORAS | Victory Road, Super Training (Those Long Shots Are No Long Shot!), Inverse Battle Stop |
Dusk Stone 
A Dusk Stone (Japanese: やみのいし, Hepburn: Dark Stone) is peculiar stone introduced in Generation IV that will evolve certain Pokémon associated with nighttime. It is a purplish-black, irregularly-shaped stone with a dark center. It evolves:
Misdreavus into 
Mismagius
Murkrow into 
Honchkrow
Lampent into 
Chandelure
Doublade into 
Aegislash
Description
| Games | Sprite | Buy | Sell | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version |  | Items |  N/A | 1,050 | A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is as dark as dark can be. |
| Pokémon Platinum Version | | Items | N/A | 1,050 | A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is as dark as dark can be. |
| Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version | | Items | N/A | 1,050 | A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is as dark as dark can be. |
| Pokémon Black Version | | Items | 10,000 | 1,050 | A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is as dark as dark can be. |
| Pokémon White Version | | Items | N/A | 1,050 | A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is as dark as dark can be. |
| Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 | | Items | 40,000B2 | 1,050 | A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is as dark as dark can be. |
| Pokémon X and Pokémon Y | Items | N/A | 1,050 | A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokémon evolve. It holds shadows as dark as can be. | |
| Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon | Items | N/A | 1,500 | A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokémon evolve. It holds shadows as dark as can be. | |
| Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon | Items | N/A | 1,500 | A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokémon evolve. It holds shadows as dark as can be. | |
| Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield | Other items | N/A | 1,500 | A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokémon evolve. It holds shadows as dark as can be. |
Locations
Shiny Stone 
A Shiny Stone (Japanese: ひかりのいし, Hepburn: Light Stone) is a special elemental stone introduced in Generation IV which only evolves certain Fairy-Group Pokémon. It is an elliptical-shaped stone that is transparent in appearance, with a ball of light inside of it. It evolves:
| Games | Location/Method |
|---|---|
| DPPt | Iron Island, Route 210, Route 228, Pickup |
| HGSS | Bird Keeper Josh (Route 14, Pokéathlon Dome (Sun/Mon/Wed/Thu/Sat), National Park, Bug-Catching Contest (1st place prize) |
| BW | Dust Clouds, Route 6, Dragonspiral Tower, Black City (Black only) |
| B2W2 | Dust Clouds, Route 6, Dragonspiral Tower, Undella Town, White Forest (White2 only), Join Avenue's Antique Shop |
| XY | Route 12, Super Training (An Opening of Lightning - Quick Attacks!), Route 18 |
| ORAS | Route 121, Super Training (An Opening of Lightning - Quick Attacks!), Inverse Battle Stop, Fairy Tale Girl Momo (after rematch at Mt. Pyre) |
Ice Stone 
An Ice Stone (Japanese: こおりのいし, Hepburn: Ice Stone) is a special elemental stone introduced in Generation VII. It is a snowy-blue stone that shines with white light and has a snowflake pattern inside. It evolves:
Alolan Vulpix into 
Alolan Ninetales
Alolan Sandshrew into 
Alolan Sandslash- Eevee into
Glaceon 
Galarian Darumaka into 
Galarian Darmanitan
Crabrawler into 
Crabominable
Cetoddle into 
Cetitan
| Games | Location/Method |
|---|---|
| SMUSUM | Po Town Shady House Poké Pelago |
| PE | Pokémon Tower, Seafoam Islands Celadon Department Store ( 5,000)
|
| SwSh | Route 9 Lake of Outrage Dug by Digging Duo at Bridge Field |
| SwShTCT | Path to the Peak, Slippery Slope, Snowslide Slope Max Raid Battles: Ballimere Lake |
Special Circumstances
Red and Blue Rescue Team and Rescue Team DX
Luminous Cave
In Red and Blue Rescue Team, a player must first beat the game before they can evolve. At Whiscash Pond, a massive hole is in the center of the area. This is Luminous Cave. Upon entry, a mysterious voice will ask the player if they want to evolve a Pokémon. If the player has the necessary evolution stone and the Pokémon they wish to evolve is alone, they can evolve their Pokémon using the stone.
Explorers of Time and Darkness, Explorers of Sky
Luminous Spring
In Explorers of Time and Darkness, and Explorers of Sky, the player's team must graduate from Wigglytuff's Guild to gain access to Luminous Spring, the only place in the game where the player can evolve a Pokémon. However, the player character and partner cannot evolve until they defeat Palkia and Manaphy returns.
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon
Throughout the storyline, the player character and their partner directly evolve to and devolve from their final forms three times, thanks to their Harmony Scarves.
The player can evolve Pokémon in the Tree of Life after beating the game, by talking to Xerneas. Although the only requirement of evolving is to achieve a certain level, some connected Pokémon are unevolvable.
Trivia
- Out of all Pokémon who can evolve via evolutionary stones (Alolan Forms counted as individual species), only 2 of them (Eevee and Gloom) can use over 1 kind.
- Out of all Pokémon who can evolve via evolutionary stones (Alolan Forms counted as individual species), only 4 of them (Poliwhirl, Eevee, Kirlia, Snorunt) can evolve in other ways.
- So far, Generation VII and Generation VIII are the only Generations where no new Pokémon evolve via evolutionary stones (excluding Regional Forms of existing Pokémon).
- However, Generation VIII is the first Generation to change a Pokémon's evolution method to evolutionary stones, as the removal of Moss Rocks, Ice Rocks and special magnetic fields caused several Pokémon to require specific stones instead.
- The Water, Leaf, and Moon Stones evolves the most variety of Pokémon, each tying with six different Pokémon needing them to evolve.
- There are stones called sunstones and moonstones in real life. However, they look different from the evolutionary stones.
- The evolved forms tend to have dramatically different level-up learnsets, with the majority of these learning no new moves at all, such as Togekiss and Roserade. A notable exception is Sunflora, which has a roughly identical level-up learnset as Sunkern.
- During the development of the Generation II games there was going to be a new stone called the Poison Stone which was the beta form to evolve Eevee into Umbreon (Umbreon was going to be poison type during the development) and Weepinbell into a new form (which was later discarded) but the poison stone was discarded in the final games for unknown reasons.
- There are a handful of other stones related to evolution:
- An Everstone prevents the Pokémon that holds it from evolving.
- The Sun Shard and Moon Shard (found in Pokémon XD only) simulate the effects of Day and Night, which allows a happy Eevee to evolve into Espeon or Umbreon.
- When a Slowpoke or Poliwhirl holds the King's Rock and is traded, it will evolve into Slowking or Politoed, respectively.
- When a Happiny holds an Oval Stone and levels up, it will evolve into Chansey.
- When a specific Mega Stone is held by the Pokémon and a Key Stone is owned by the Trainer, certain Pokémon can Mega Evolve.
- In Generation Two, Pokemon That evolve From The Moon Stone Does Isn't Affected By The Moon Ball
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