List of Pokémon with branched Evolutions
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This is a list of Pokémon which evolve differently depending on certain conditions. It does not include Pokémon with gender differences which evolve differently depending on their gender (such as Espurr).
The branched Evolutions of an evolutionary line often have different strengths in their base stats. In some cases, certain stats may be exactly the same, with the rest being distributed differently depending on the branch. One example of this is Gardevoir, with 65 for its base Attack and 125 for its base Special Attack, while Gallade's Attack and Special Attack are instead 125 and 65; the rest of their stats are exactly the same. A broader example is the Eeveelutions, whose stats all use the same numbers in different orders.
The majority of evolutionary lines that have a branched Evolution have only two evolutionary stages. Many evolutionary lines with branched Evolutions only gained a branched Evolution in a generation after the line was introduced; for example, Kirlia was introduced in Generation III along with its Evolution Gardevoir, and Kirlia's alternate Evolution Gallade was introduced in Generation IV.
Pokémon with branched Evolutions into different species
These Pokémon evolve into different species.
Basic form | Evolution method | Middle form | Evolution method | Final form | Stat comparison |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oddish Grass Poison |
Level 21+ → |
Gloom Grass Poison |
Leaf Stone → |
Vileplume Grass Poison |
Higher Special Attack |
Sun Stone → |
Bellossom Grass |
Higher Special Defense | |||
Poliwag Water |
Level 25+ → |
Poliwhirl Water |
Water Stone → |
Poliwrath Water Fighting |
Higher physical stats |
+ Trade (holding King's Rock) → |
Politoed Water |
Higher special stats | |||
Slowpoke Water Psychic |
Level 37+ → |
Slowbro Water Psychic |
Higher Defense | ||
+ Trade (holding King's Rock) → |
Slowking Water Psychic |
Higher Special Defense | |||
Slowpoke Galarian Form Psychic |
Galarica Cuff → |
Slowbro Galarian Form Poison Psychic |
Higher physical stats | ||
Galarica Wreath → |
Slowking Galarian Form Poison Psychic |
Higher special stats | |||
Scyther Bug Flying |
+ Trade (holding Metal Coat) → |
Scizor Bug Steel |
Higher Defense and Special Defense | ||
Black Augurite → |
Kleavor Bug Rock |
Higher Attack and Speed | |||
Eevee Normal |
Water Stone → |
Vaporeon Water |
Higher HP and Special Attack | ||
Thunder Stone → |
Jolteon Electric |
High Speed and Special Attack | |||
Fire Stone → |
Flareon Fire |
High Attack and Special Defense | |||
+ + Level up (with high friendship; during the daytime) → |
or | + Level up (with high friendship and a Sun Shard in the Bag) →XD |
Espeon Psychic |
High Special Attack and Speed | |
+ + Level up (with high friendship; during the nighttime) → |
or | + Level up (with high friendship and a Moon Shard in the Bag) →XD |
Umbreon Dark |
High defenses | |
+ Level up (near a Moss Rock) → |
or | Leaf Stone →VIII+ |
Leafeon Grass |
High physical stats | |
+ Level up (near an Ice Rock) → |
or | Ice Stone →VIII+ |
Glaceon Ice |
High Special Attack and Defense | |
+ + Level up (with 2 levels of Affection; while knowing a Fairy-type move) →VI-VII |
or | + + Level up (with high friendship; while knowing a Fairy-type move) →VIII+ |
Sylveon Fairy |
High special stats | |
Tyrogue Fighting |
+ Level 20+ (Attack > Defense) → |
Hitmonlee Fighting |
Higher Attack and Speed Most extreme stats of the Hitmons | ||
+ Level 20+ (Attack < Defense) → |
Hitmonchan Fighting |
Slightly more balanced than Hitmonlee | |||
+ Level 20+ (Attack = Defense) → |
Hitmontop Fighting |
Most balanced stats of the Hitmons | |||
Wurmple Bug |
+ Level 7+ (Personality value) → |
Silcoon Bug |
Level 10+ → |
Beautifly Bug Flying |
Higher attacking stats |
+ Level 7+ (Personality value) → |
Cascoon Bug |
Level 10+ → |
Dustox Bug Poison |
Higher defenses | |
Ralts Psychic Fairy |
Level 20+ → |
Kirlia Psychic Fairy |
Level 30+ → |
Gardevoir Psychic Fairy |
Higher Special Attack |
+ Dawn Stone (male only) → |
Gallade Psychic Fighting |
Higher Attack | |||
Nincada Bug Ground |
Level 20+ → |
Ninjask Bug Flying |
Higher Speed | ||
Appears when Nincada evolves (if there is a Poké Ball in the bag and an empty space in the player's party) |
Shedinja Bug Ghost |
Lower Speed and always has 1 HP, but Wonder Guard nullifies any attacks that are not super effective | |||
Snorunt Ice |
Level 42+ → |
Glalie Ice |
Perfectly balanced stats | ||
+ Dawn Stone (female only) → |
Froslass Ice Ghost |
Higher Speed, lower defenses | |||
Clamperl Water |
+ Trade (holding Deep Sea Tooth) → |
Huntail Water |
Higher Attack | ||
+ Trade (holding Deep Sea Scale) → |
Gorebyss Water |
Higher Special Attack | |||
Burmy Bug |
+ Level 20+ (female only; Plant Cloak) → |
Wormadam Plant Cloak Bug Grass |
Higher special stats | ||
+ Level 20+ (female only; Sandy Cloak) → |
Wormadam Sandy Cloak Bug Ground |
Higher physical stats | |||
+ Level 20+ (female only; Trash Cloak) → |
Wormadam Trash Cloak Bug Steel |
Balanced stats | |||
+ Level 20+ (male only; Any Cloak) → |
Mothim Bug Flying |
Higher HP, attacking stats, and Speed | |||
Cosmog Psychic |
Level 43+ → |
Cosmoem Psychic |
Level 53+ →SUSSwS |
Solgaleo Psychic Steel |
Higher physical stats |
Level 53+ →MUMShV |
Lunala Psychic Ghost |
Higher special stats | |||
Applin Grass Dragon |
Tart Apple → |
Flapple Grass Dragon |
Higher Attack and Speed | ||
Sweet Apple → |
Appletun Grass Dragon |
Higher HP | |||
Syrupy Apple → |
Dipplin Grass Dragon |
+ (Level up while knowing Dragon Cheer) → |
Hydrapple Grass Dragon |
Higher Defense and Special Attack | |
Charcadet Fire |
Auspicious Armor → |
Armarouge Fire Psychic |
Higher Defense, Special Attack, and HP | ||
Malicious Armor → |
Ceruledge Fire Ghost |
Higher Attack, Special Defense, and Speed |
Pokémon with branched Evolutions into different forms of the same species
These Pokémon evolve into different non-interchangeable forms of the same species.
Basic form | Evolution method | Final form | Stat comparison | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dunsparce Normal |
+ + Level up (knowing Hyper Drill; with a certain encryption constant) → |
Dudunsparce Two-Segment Normal |
No stat difference | ||
+ + Level up (knowing Hyper Drill; with a certain encryption constant) → |
Dudunsparce Three-Segment Normal |
No stat difference | |||
Burmy Bug |
+ Level 20+ (female only; Plant Cloak) → |
Wormadam Plant Cloak Bug Grass |
Higher special stats | ||
+ Level 20+ (female only; Sandy Cloak) → |
Wormadam Sandy Cloak Bug Ground |
Higher physical stats | |||
+ Level 20+ (female only; Trash Cloak) → |
Wormadam Trash Cloak Bug Steel |
Balanced stats | |||
+ Level 20+ (male only; Any Cloak) → |
Mothim Bug Flying |
Higher HP, attacking stats, and Speed | |||
Rockruff Rock |
+ Level 25+ (during the daytime; not in MUM) → |
Lycanroc Midday Form Rock |
Higher Speed | ||
+ Level 25+ (during the nighttime; not in SUS) → |
Lycanroc Midnight Form Rock |
Balanced stats | |||
+ Level 25+ (Rockruff with Own Tempo only; during the evening, between 5:00 and 5:59 PM in-game in USUM, 7:00 and 7:59 PM real-time in SwSh, or lasting 3 minutes out of the 72 minute day/night cycle in SV → |
Lycanroc Dusk Form Rock |
Higher Attack | |||
Toxel Electric Poison |
+ Level 30+ (with Hardy, Brave, Adamant, Naughty, Docile, Impish, Lax, Hasty, Jolly, Naive, Rash, Sassy, or Quirky Nature) → |
Toxtricity Amped Form Electric Poison |
No stat difference | ||
+ Level 30+ (with Lonely, Bold, Relaxed, Timid, Serious, Modest, Mild, Quiet, Bashful, Calm, Gentle, or Careful Nature) → |
Toxtricity Low Key Form Electric Poison |
No stat difference | |||
Kubfu Fighting |
Interact with the Scroll of Darkness → |
Urshifu Single Strike Style Fighting Dark |
No stat difference | ||
Interact with the Scroll of Waters → |
Urshifu Rapid Strike Style Fighting Water |
No stat difference | |||
Tandemaus Normal |
+ + Level 25+ (only in battle; with a certain encryption constant) → |
Maushold Family of Four Normal |
No stat difference | ||
+ + Level 25+ (only in battle; with a certain encryption constant) → |
Maushold Family of Three Normal |
No stat difference |
Regional forms
These Pokémon evolve into different regional forms of the same species. Typically, the Methods of Evolution for both branches are identical aside from the requirement to be in specific regions.
Basic form | Evolution method | Middle form | Evolution method | Final form | Stat comparison |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exeggcute Grass Psychic |
Leaf Stone (outside of Alola) → |
Exeggutor Grass Psychic |
Slightly lower Attack, but higher Speed | ||
+ Leaf Stone (in Alola) → |
Exeggutor Alolan Form Grass Dragon |
Slightly lower Speed, but higher Attack | |||
Cubone Ground |
Level 28+ (outside of Alola) → |
Marowak Ground |
No stat difference | ||
+ + Level 28+ (during the nighttime; in Alola) → |
Marowak Alolan Form Fire Ghost |
No stat difference | |||
Koffing Poison |
Level 35+ (outside of Galar) → |
Weezing Poison |
No stat difference | ||
+ Level 35+ (in Galar) → |
Weezing Galarian Form Poison Fairy |
No stat difference | |||
Cyndaquil Fire |
Level 14+/17+LA → |
Quilava Fire |
Level 36+ (outside of Hisui) → |
Typhlosion Fire |
Higher HP and Speed |
+ Level 36+ (in Hisui) → |
Typhlosion Hisuian Form Fire Ghost |
Higher Special Attack | |||
Pichu Electric |
+ Level up (with high friendship) → |
Pikachu Electric |
Thunder Stone (outside of Alola) → |
Raichu Electric |
Slightly higher physical stats |
+ Thunder Stone (in Alola) → |
Raichu Alolan Form Electric Psychic |
Slightly higher special stats | |||
Mime Jr. Psychic Fairy |
+ Level up (knowing Mimic; outside of Galar) → |
Mr. Mime Psychic Fairy |
Does not evolve | Higher Special Defense and Speed | |
+ + Level up (knowing Mimic; in Galar) → |
Mr. Mime Galarian Form Ice Psychic |
Level 42+ → |
Mr. Rime Ice Psychic |
Higher HP, physical stats, and Special Attack | |
Oshawott Water |
Level 17+ → |
Dewott Water |
Level 36+ (outside of Hisui) → |
Samurott Water |
Higher HP, defensive stats, and Special Attack |
+ Level 36+ (in Hisui) → |
Samurott Hisuian Form Water Dark |
Higher Attack and Speed | |||
Petilil Grass |
Sun Stone (outside of Hisui) → |
Lilligant Grass |
Higher Special Attack | ||
+ Sun Stone (in Hisui) → |
Lilligant Hisuian Form Grass Fighting |
Higher Attack and Speed | |||
Rufflet Normal Flying |
Level 54+ (outside of Hisui) → |
Braviary Normal Flying |
Higher Attack, defensive stats, and Speed | ||
+ Level 54+ (in Hisui) → |
Braviary Hisuian Form Psychic Flying |
Higher HP and Special Attack | |||
Goomy Dragon |
Level 40+ (outside of Hisui) → |
Sliggoo Dragon |
+ Level 50+ (during rain or fog) → |
Goodra Dragon |
Higher HP and Speed |
+ Level 40+ (in Hisui) → |
Sliggoo Hisuian Form Steel Dragon |
+ Level 50+ (during rain or fog) → |
Goodra Hisuian Form Steel Dragon |
Higher Defense | |
Bergmite Ice |
Level 37+ (outside of Hisui) → |
Avalugg Ice |
Higher special stats | ||
+ Level 37+ (in Hisui) → |
Avalugg Hisuian Form Ice Rock |
Higher Attack and Speed | |||
Rowlet Grass Flying |
Level 17+ → |
Dartrix Grass Flying |
Level 34+ (outside of Hisui) → |
Decidueye Grass Ghost |
Higher special stats and Speed |
+ Level 36+ (in Hisui) → |
Decidueye Hisuian Form Grass Fighting |
Higher physical stats and HP |
Trivia
- To date, no Pokémon whose pre-Evolution has a branched Evolution also has a branched Evolution.
- Applin's branched Evolution line (2 branches of a two-stage evolutionary line and 1 branch of a three-stage evolutionary line) is unique.
- Burmy is the only Pokémon that can evolve both into different species and into different non-interchangeable forms of the same species.
- Cubone and Rowlet are the only Pokémon with a branched Evolution involving regional forms of the same species where the Methods of Evolution are not completely identical aside from the requirement to be in specific regions.
- Generation III introduced the most Pokémon with a branched Evolution at the time of debut, with three (Wurmple, Nincada, and Clamperl).
- Tyrogue is the only Pokémon with a branched Evolution where more than one Evolution is introduced in a different generation at the time of debut.
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