The Everstone (Japanese: かわらずのいし Unchanging Stone) is a type of held item introduced in Generation II. It is an out-of-battle effect item that prevents the holder from evolving.

Everstone
かわらずのいし
Unchanging Stone
Bag Everstone Sprite.png
Everstone
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation II
Pocket
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Fling
Power 30

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
GSC
RSEFRLG
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
N/A $100
SMUSUM N/A $1,500

In the Generation V games, the Everstone can be sold to an item maniac inside the Icirrus City Pokémon Center for $1000.

Effect

In the overworld

A Pokémon holding an Everstone cannot evolve by level-up or trade. (It does not prevent a Pokémon evolving via Evolution stone.)

From Generation IV onward, the Everstone fails to prevent Kadabra from evolving. If either Karrablast or Shelmet holds an Everstone when traded for the other, neither can evolve.

Breeding

Natures
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In Pokémon Emerald and Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, if held by a female Pokémon or Ditto in Pokémon Day Care, bred Pokémon have a 50% chance of having the same Nature as that parent. In Generation IV, this does not work if the parents come from games in different languages (due to the Masuda method).

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver and Pokémon Black and White, if held by either parent in Pokémon Day Care, bred Pokémon have a 50% chance of having the same Nature as the parent holding the Everstone. In Generation IV, this does not work if the parents come from games in different languages (due to the Masuda method).

In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 and Generation VI onward, if held by either parent in Pokémon Day Care or the Pokémon Nursery, bred Pokémon are guaranteed to have the same Nature as the parent holding the Everstone.

Regional variants

If held by a Pokémon that has regional variants in the Pokémon Nursery, bred Pokémon will be the same regional variant as the parent regardless of the region they are bred in. (Normally, hatched Pokémon are always in the form corresponding to the region in which they were bred.)

Description

Games Description
GSC Stops evolution. (HOLD)
RS A wondrous stone & a hold item that prevents evolution.
E A wondrous hold item that prevents evolution.
FRLG An item to be held by a Pokémon. The holding Pokémon is prevented from evolving.
ColoXD A wondrous stone & a hold item that prevents evolution.
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
An item to be held by a Pokémon. The Pokémon holding this peculiar stone is prevented from evolving.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
An item to be held by a Pokémon. A Pokémon holding this peculiar stone is prevented from evolving.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
GSC New Bark Town (from Professor Elm after hatching the Mystery Egg), Sea Cottage (from Bill's grandfather) Bug-Catching Contest second prize
Held by wild Geodude (2% chance) and wild Graveler (2% chance)
RSE Granite Cave Held by wild Geodude (5% chance) and wild Graveler (5% chance)
FRLG Route 10 Pokémon Center (from Oak's aide after obtaining 20 Pokémon)
DPPt Snowpoint City (held by in-game trade Haunter) The Underground
Held by wild Geodude (5% chance) and wild Graveler (5% chance)
HGSS New Bark Town (from Professor Elm after hatching the Mystery Egg), Sea Cottage (from Bill's grandfather) Bug-Catching Contest second prize
Held by wild Geodude (5% chance) and wild Graveler (5% chance)
BW Castelia City Pokémon Center (10 different outsider IDs) Dust clouds
Held by wild Graveler (5% chance), wild Roggenrola (50% chance), and wild Boldore (50% chance)
B2W2 Driftveil City Join Avenue (Antique Shop),
Dust clouds (Chargestone Cave, Mistralton Cave, Clay Tunnel, Twist Mountain, Underground Ruins, Victory Road, Wellspring Cave, Seaside Cave, Giant Chasm),
Held by wild Roggenrola (50% chance) and wild Boldore (50% chance)
DW Rugged Mountain
XY Geosenge Town Route 18 (from Psychic Inver)
Held by wild Geodude (5% chance), wild Graveler (5% chance), wild Roggenrola (50% chance), and wild Boldore (50% chance)
ORAS Granite Cave Mauville City (Inverse Battle Stop); Secret Base ("Pick up stones" with Secret Pal)
Held by wild Geodude (5% chance), wild Graveler (5% chance), wild Roggenrola (50% chance), and wild Boldore (50% chance)
PMC Balloon Popping (Lv. 3)
SM Route 1 (Trainers' School) Poké Pelago (Isle Aphun - Brilliant-Stone Hunting, Interesting-Item Hunting), Battle Royal Dome (16 BP)
Held by wild Roggenrola (50% chance) and wild Boldore (50% chance)
USUM Route 1 (Trainers' School) Poké Pelago (Isle Aphun - Brilliant-Stone Hunting, Interesting-Item Hunting), Battle Royal Dome (16 BP)
Held by wild Roggenrola (50% chance) and wild Boldore (50% chance)

Appearance

This is the appearance of the Everstone in the Sinnoh Underground.

 
Everstone


In spin-off games

Pokémon: Magikarp Jump

In Pokémon: Magikarp Jump, the player carries an Everstone from start that keeps Magikarp from evolving into Gyarados. It cannot be thrown away but can be broken by tapping Magikarp repeatedly.

Description

Games Description
Prevents Magikarp from evolving.
It's broken.*

In the anime

 
An Everstone in the anime

In Stopped in the Name of Love!, Dawn received an Everstone from Sandalstraw Town's Nurse Joy. She then gave it to her Piplup to prevent him from evolving.

In the manga

 
An Everstone in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

In (Violent) Earthquake! Cyrus's Consuming Ambition!!, it was revealed that Mitsumi had secretly attached an Everstone to Hareta's Piplup before he started his journey, because she had thought Hareta would learn faster with weaker Pokémon. After Mitsumi removed it, Piplup immediately evolved into Prinplup, then into Empoleon.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 不變之石 Bātbin-jī Sehk
Mandarin 不變之石 / 不变之石 Bùbiàn-zhī Shí
  Danish Everstone
  Dutch Eeuwigsteen
  Finnish Ikikivi
  French Pierre Stase
  German Ewigstein
  Italian Pietrastante
  Korean 변함없는돌 Byeonham-eomneun Dol
  Norwegian Everstone
  Polish Kamień Młodości
  Brazilian Portuguese Everstone
  Russian Вечный камень Vechnyy kamen'
  Spanish Piedra Eterna*
Piedraeterna*
  Swedish Everstone
  Turkish Ebediyet Taşı


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