Evolutionary Stones are crystals 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.
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 Mega Stone is held by the Pokémon and a Key Stone is owned by the trainer, certain Pokémon can Mega Evolve.
List of Evolutionary Stones
Water Stone 
A Water Stone held by a Politoed
A 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
| Games | Location/Method |
|---|---|
| RBY | Celadon Department Store |
| GSC | Bill's grandfather, Mystery Gift, Fisherman Tully (Route 42) (C only) |
| RSE | Abandoned Ship |
| FRLG | Celadon Department Store, Seafoam Islands |
| DPPt | Underground, Route 213, Solaceon Ruins (Pt only) |
| HGSS | Bill's grandfather, Fisherman Tully (Route 42), Bug-Catching Contest (1st place prize) Seafoam Islands, Pokéathlon Dome (Mon/Tue/Wed/Fri) |
| BW | Dust Clouds, Castelia City, Driftveil City, Black City (Black only) |
| B2W2 | Dust Clouds, Route 19, Clay Tunnel, Battle Subway, Pokémon World Tournament White Forest, Join Avenue's Antique Shop |
| XY | Route 8, Route 12, Lumiose City's Stone Emporium, Super Training (The Water Stone Cup Begins!) |
| ORAS | Inverse Battle Stop, Super Training (The Water Stone Cup Begins!) |
| SM | Olivia's Shop in Konikoni City |
Thunder Stone
A Thunder Stone 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:
| Games | Location/Method |
|---|---|
| RBY | Celadon Department Store |
| GSC | Bill's grandfather, Lass Dana (Route 38) |
| RSE | New Mauville |
| FRLG | Celadon Department Store, Power Plant |
| DPPt | Underground, Sunyshore City, Solaceon Ruins (Pt only) |
| HGSS | Bill's grandfather, Lass Dana (Route 38), Bug-Catching Contest (1st place prize), Pokéathlon Dome (Wed/Thu/Sat), Yellow Forest |
| BW | Dust Clouds, Shopping Mall Nine, Chargestone Cave, Black City (Black only) |
| B2W2 | Dust Clouds, Nimbasa City, Chargestone Cave, Battle Subway, Pokémon World Tournament, Black City, Join Avenue's Antique Shop |
| XY | Route 10, Route 11, Super Training (Follow Those Fleeing Goals!), Route 18 |
| ORAS | Inverse Battle Stop, Super Training (Follow Those Fleeing Goals!), New Mauville, Guitarist Dalton (Route 118 after rematch) |
| SM | Olivia's shop in Konikoni City |
Fire Stone
A 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:
| 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 | Olivia's shop in Konikoni City |
Leaf Stone
A 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
- Nuzleaf into Shiftry
- Pansage into Simisage
- Exeggcute into Alolan Exeggutor
| 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 |
Moon Stone
A Moon Stone is a special elemental stone introduced in Generation I. It is an elliptical-shaped stone that is grey 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 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
- 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 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 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
| Games | Location/Method |
|---|---|
| DPPt | Galactic Warehouse, Victory Road, Wayward Cave (Pt only), Pickup |
| HGSS | Biker Reese (Route 17), Pokéathlon Dome (Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri/Sat), Bug-Catching Contest (1st place prize), Cerulean Cave |
| BW | Dust Clouds, Route 10, Mistralton Cave, Black City (Black only) |
| B2W2 | Dust Clouds, Strange House, Victory Road, Black City (Black2 only), Join Avenue's Antique Shop |
| XY | Laverre City, Terminus Cave, Super Training (Watch Out! That's One Tricky Second Half!), Route 18 |
| ORAS | Inverse Battle Stop, Super Training (Watch Out! That's One Tricky Second Half!), Hex Maniac Valerie (after rematch at Mt. Pyre) |
Shiny Stone
A Shiny Stone in the anime
A Shiny 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 is a special elemential stone introduced in Generation VII. It is a snowy-blue stone that shines with white light and has a snowflake pattern inside. It evolves:
| Games | Location/Method |
|---|---|
| SM | Shady House |
Special Circumstances
Red and Blue Rescue Team
Luminous Cave
In Red and Blue Rescue Team, a player must first beat the game before he 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 he want to evolve to evolve a Pokémon. If the player has the necessary evolution stone and the Pokémon he wishes to evolve is alone, he can evolve his 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 must graduate from Wigglytuff's Guild to gain access to Luminous Spring, the only place in the game where a the player can evolve a Pokémon. However, he will not be able to do so until he defeats Palkia and Manaphy returns.
Trivia
- Out of all Pokémon who can evolve via evolutionary stones (Alola 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 (Alola forms counted as individual species), only 4 of them (Poliwhirl, Eevee, Kirlia, Snorunt) can evolve in other ways.
- Up to now, Generation VII is the only Generation where no new Pokémon evolving via evolutionary stones (except for Alola forms of existing Pokémon) is introduced.
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