Evolutionary Stones

Evolution Stones (commonly known as Elemental Stones) are crystals with the power of a certain element that instantly evolve certain Pokémon they are used on. There are currently nine different stones for evolving Pokémon. Fire, Water, and Thunder Stones evolve Pokémon of the corresponding Pokémon types, for example Vulpix, Staryu, and Pikachu, respectively. The Moon Stone evolves fairy-like Pokémon, like Clefairy and Nidorina. Leaf Stones evolve Grass-types, such as Exeggcute and Weepinbell. The Sun Stone, introduced in Pokémon Gold and Silver, evolves the plant Pokémon Sunkern and Gloom. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl added Shiny, Dusk, and Dawn Stones: Shiny Stones are used to evolve Togetic and Roselia, Dusk Stones are used to evolve Murkrow and Misdreavus, and Dawn Stones are used to evolve female Snorunt and male Kirlia.

There are a handful of other stones related to evolution. The 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 the Oval Stone and levels up, it will evolve into Chansey.

Water Stone


The Water Stone is a special elemental stone, introduced in the 1st Generation Pokémon games, which when used on certain Pokémon makes them evolve. It is an elipitcal-shaped stone that is blue in appearance, with bubble insignias inside of it, and usually makes Water-type Pokémon evolve.

Thunder Stone


The Thunder Stone is a special elemental stone, introduced in the 1st Generation Pokémon games, which when used on certain Pokémon makes them evolve. It is an elipitcal-shaped stone that is yellow in appearance, with a thunderbolt insignia inside of it, and usually makes Electric-type Pokémon evolve.

Fire Stone


The Fire Stone is a special elemental stone, introduced in the 1st Generation Pokémon games, which when used on certain Pokémon makes them evolve. It is an elipitcal-shaped stone that is orange in appearance, with a fire insignia inside of it, and usually makes Fire-type Pokémon evolve. This stone is like a shape of a diamond but it is color red.

Leaf Stone


The Leaf Stone is a special elemental stone, introduced in the 1st Generation Pokémon games, which when used on certain Pokémon makes them evolve. It is an elipitcal-shaped stone that is grey in appearance, with a leaf insignia inside of it, as if it were a fossil, and usually makes Grass-type Pokémon evolve.

Moon Stone


The Moon Stone is a special elemental stone, introduced in the 1st Generation Pokémon games, which when used on certain Pokémon makes them evolve. It is an elipitcal-shaped stone that is grey in appearance, looks somewhat like a moon rock, and usually makes Fairy-Group Pokémon evolve, like Clefairy into Clefable and Nidoran into Nidoking and Nidorina into Nidoqueen

Sun Stone


The Sun Stone is a special stone, introduced in the 2nd Generation Pokémon games, which when used on certain Pokémon makes them evolve. It is orange in appearance, in the shape of the sun, and usually makes plant Pokemon with some connection to the sun evolve.

Dawn Stone


The Dawn Stone is peculiar stone, introduced in the 4th Generation Pokémon games, that will only evolve Pokémon of a determinate gender (i.e. a male Kirlia can evolve into Gallade and a female Snorunt can be evolved into Froslass). It is a round stone, sky blue in appearance, and actually looks similar to an opal.

Dusk Stone
A Dusk Stone is a very odd stone which was introduced in the 4th generation games. It evolves Misdreavus into Mismagius and Murkrow into Honchkrow. Can be found in HeartGold/SoulSilver in the pokeathlon for 3000 athlon points.

Shiny Stone


The Shiny stone is a special elemental stone, introduced in the 4th Generation Pokémon games, which when used on only certain Fairy-Group Pokémon (i.e. Togetic into Togekiss, or Roselia into Roserade) makes them evolve. It is an elipitcal-shaped stone that is transparent in appearance, with a ball of light inside of it. In Platinum, you get it in the last part of Iron Island.

You can also get it in the Pokéathlon dome in HeartGold/SoulSilver for 3000 Athlon Points.

Trivia
Generation III is the only generation where new evolution stones are not introduced.