List of anime Pokémon by evolution: Difference between revisions

This is a list of {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, {{an|May}}, {{an|Dawn}}, {{an|Iris}}, {{an|Serena}}, {{an|Brock}}, {{Tracey}}, {{an|Cilan}}, {{an|Clemont}}, {{an|Lana}}, {{an|Kiawe}}, {{an|Lillie}}, {{an|Sophocles}}, {{an|Mallow}}, [[Goh]], [[Jessie]], and [[James]]'s Pokémon, ordered by the speed of [[evolution]], from fastest to slowest. It does not include any Pokémon which cannot evolve, such as {{AP|Heracross}}, nor any that were already fully evolved at the time of capture, such as {{TP|Dawn|Togekiss}}.

! style="background:#E0F2B6; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Circumstances

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| [[Jessie's Yanmega]]

| [[DP080]] → [[DP080]]

| After using {{m|Ancient Power}}

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| [[James's Victreebel]]

| [[EP057]] → [[EP057]]

| Evolved at Breeding Center

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[James's second Victreebel]]

| [[EP261]] → [[EP261]]

| Battling {{Ash}} and {{an|Casey}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Goh's Raichu]]

| [[JN035]] → [[JN035]]

| Battling {{TRT}} after using a [[Thunder Stone]]

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[JN082]] → [[JN082]]

| 0 episodes

| Holding a [[Strawberry Sweet]] and being spun around by [[Goh]]

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Metapod]]

| [[EP002]] → [[EP003]]

| After defeating [[Jessie]]'s {{TP|Jessie|Ekans}} and [[James]]'s {{TP|James|Koffing}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Butterfree]]

| [[EP003]] → [[EP004]]

| Protecting Ash from {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Beedrill}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[James's Gyarados]]

| [[EP015]] → [[EP016]]

| Angry at James for releasing it

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Dawn's Mamoswine]]

| [[DP104]] → [[DP106]]

| Battling {{TRT}} after learning {{m|Ancient Power}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Charizard]]

| [[EP043]] → [[EP046]]

| Battling a wild {{p|Aerodactyl}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[May's Beautifly]]

| [[AG024]] → [[AG028]]

| Along with Jessie's {{TP|Jessie|Cascoon|Dustox}} during battle

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Jessie's Dustox]]

| [[AG024]] → [[AG028]]

| Along with May's {{TP|May|Silcoon|Beautifly}} during battle

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Goodra]]

| [[XY061]] → [[XY065]]

| Protecting Ash from a fire

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[JN007]] → [[JN011]]

| 4 episodes

| Protecting themselves from [[Goh's Taillow]]

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Swadloon]]

| [[BW018]] → [[BW023]]

| Battling [[Burgh]]'s {{p|Whirlipede}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Goh's Frogadier]]

| [[JN103]] → [[JN108]]

| Training with [[Chloe's Eevee]]

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Sliggoo]]

| [[XY055]] → [[XY061]]

| Battling a wild {{p|Grumpig}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[May's Silcoon]]

| [[AG014]] → [[AG024]]

| Along with Jessie's {{TP|Jessie|Wurmple|Dustox}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Jessie's Cascoon]]

| [[AG014]] → [[AG024]]

| Along with May's {{TP|May|Wurmple|Beautifly}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Staravia]]

| [[DP002]] → [[DP013]]

| Battling {{TRT}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[JN011]] → [[JN023]]

| 12 episodes

| After saving energy

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Goh's Raboot]]

| [[JN004]] → [[JN017]]

| Battling {{TRT}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Lana's Primarina]]

| [[SM106]] → [[SM120]]

| Chasing a {{p|Kyogre}} and helping {{an|Lana}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Clemont's Luxray]]

| [[XY048]] → [[XY062]]

| Battling {{TRT}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Glalie]]

| [[AG108]] → [[AG123]]

| Battling {{TRT}} after mastering {{m|Ice Beam}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Serena's Sylveon]]

| [[XY089]] → [[XY105]]

| Battling against [[James]]'s {{TP|James|Inkay}} and [[Miette]]'s {{p|Slurpuff}} [[Multi Battle|alongside]] Ash and {{AP|Pikachu}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Mallow's Steenee]]

| [[SM001]] → [[SM018]]

| Battling {{TRT}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Goh's Inteleon]]

| [[JN062]] → [[JN078]]

| Battling [[Gizmo Bilt|Gizmo]]'s {{p|Kecleon}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Dawn's Piloswine]]

| [[DP084]] → [[DP104]]

| Battling {{TRT}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Tranquill]]

| [[BW002]] → [[BW022]]

| Battling wild {{p|Venipede}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Gliscor]]

| [[DP064]] → [[DP085]]

| Saving Ash from a fall after grabbing a [[Razor Fang]]

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Lucario]]

| [[JN021]] → [[JN045]]

| Battling [[Rose]]'s {{p|Copperajah}} and {{p|Ferrothorn}}.

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Melmetal]]

| [[SM111]] → [[SM138]]

| Combining itself with multiple other {{OBP|Meltan|recurring}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Boldore]]

| [[BW034]] → [[BW061]]

| Battling [[Clay's Excadrill]]

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Goh's Cinderace]]

| [[JN017]] → [[JN045]]

| Battling [[Oleana]]'s {{p|Milotic}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[James's Weezing]]

| [[EP002]] → [[EP031]]

| Out of love for James<br>Along with Jessie's {{TP|Jessie|Ekans|Arbok}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Jessie's Arbok]]

| [[EP002]] → [[EP031]]

| Out of love for Jessie<br>Along with James's {{TP|James|Koffing|Weezing}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Brock's Crobat]]

| [[EP165]] → [[EP196]]

| Battling Team Rocket

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Infernape]]

| [[DP132]] → [[DP163]]

| Battling Team Rocket and protecting [[Ash's Pikachu|seve]][[Dawn's Piplup|ral]] [[Paul's Electabuzz|Poké]][[Barry's Empoleon|mon]]

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Charmeleon]]

| [[EP011]] → [[EP043]]

| After battling a group of berserk {{p|Exeggutor}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Fletchinder]]

| [[XY003]] → [[XY036]]

| Battling [[Moria]]'s {{p|Talonflame}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Sirfetch'd]]

| [[JN027]] → [[JN060]]

| Battling [[Rinto]]'s {{p|Gallade}} after landing [[critical hit]]s

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Noivern]]

| [[XY076]] → [[XY110]]

| Saving Ash's {{AP|Hawlucha}} from a fall

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Goh's Greedent]]

| [[JN013]] → [[JN047]]

| Competing in the [[Pokémon Grand Eating Contest]]

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Lycanroc]]

| [[SM002]] → [[SM037]]

| Howling at the sunset with [[Olivia]]'s Midday Form Lycanroc and {{an|Gladion}}'s Midnight Form Lycanroc

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Goh's Drizzile]]

| [[JN027]] → [[JN062]]

| Saving Goh's {{p|Oddish}} from a falling [[Sitrus Berry]]

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Misty's Poliwhirl]]

| [[EP110]] → [[EP151]]

| Battling [[Ash's Bulbasaur]]

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Goh's Floette]]

| [[JN025]] → [[JN066]]

| Evolved at [[Cerise Laboratory]]{{tt|*|Red, Yellow, Orange, and Blue Flower}}<br>Attempting to use {{m|Grassy Terrain}}{{tt|*|White Flower}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Brock's Ludicolo]]

| [[AG063]] → [[AG105]]

| Pulled a [[Water Stone]] out of [[Samantha]]'s bag

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Unfezant]]

| [[BW022]] → [[BW068]]

| Battling [[Skyla]]'s {{p|Swanna}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Greninja]]

| [[XY052]] → [[XY100]]

| Battling [[Heidayu]]'s {{p|Bisharp}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Brock's Sudowoodo]]

| [[AG156]] → [[DP014]]

| After escaping Team Rocket shortly after learning {{m|Mimic}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Talonflame]]

| [[XY036]] → [[XY086]]

| Protecting Ash and company while battling a wild {{p|Moltres}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Goh's Scizor]]

| [[JN006]] → [[JN056]]

| Through a trade in [[Wikstrom]]'s trading machine while holding the [[Metal Coat]]

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Brock's Lombre]]

| [[AG012]] → [[AG063]]

| After falling into a well

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Cilan's Crustle]]

| [[BW011]] → [[BW062]]

| Battling {{TRT}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Leavanny]]

| [[BW023]] → [[BW074]]

| Battling [[Iris's Emolga]] in a training battle

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Frogadier]]

| [[XY001]] → [[XY052]]

| Battling [[Saizo]]'s {{p|Barbaracle}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Grovyle]]

| [[AG007]] → [[AG066]]

| Battling {{OBP|Guy|AG066}}'s {{p|Loudred}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Serena's Braixen]]

| [[XY003]] → [[XY064]]

| Battling {{an|Aria}}'s {{p|Delphox}} and {{p|Aromatisse}} [[Double Battle|alongside]] {{TP|Serena|Pancham}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Kingler]]

| [[EP013]] → [[EP075]]

| After defeating [[Mandi]]'s {{p|Exeggutor}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Torracat]]

| [[SM001]] → [[SM063]]

| Battling [[Professor Kukui|the Masked Royal]]'s {{p|Incineroar}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Mallow's Tsareena]]

| [[SM018]] → [[SM082]]

| After learning {{m|Stomp}} and while battling {{TRT}}.

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Torterra]]

| [[DP100]] → [[DP166]]

| Battling {{TRT}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Jessie's Gourgeist]]

| [[XY011]] → [[XY082]]

| Being [[trade]]d for [[Count Pumpka]]'s {{p|Mawile}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Krookodile]]

| [[BW020]] → [[BW092]]

| Battling [[Iris's Dragonite]]

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Bayleef]]

| [[EP126]] → [[EP199]]

| Protecting Ash from Team Rocket

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Dawn's Ambipom]]

| [[AG179]] → [[DP060]]

| Battling a group of {{p|Unown}} shortly after learning {{m|Double Hit}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Pignite]]

| [[BW004]] → [[BW077]]

| Battling [[Shamus]]'s {{p|Emboar}} and {{p|Heatmor}} alongside {{AP|Snivy}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Swellow]]

| [[AG004]] → [[AG080]]

| Competing against [[Jessie's Dustox]] in [[PokéRinger]]

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Pidgeot]]

| [[EP003]] → [[EP081]]

| Protecting Ash from a {{p|Fearow}} and flock of {{p|Spearow}}

|-  style="background:#fff"

| [[Sophocles's Vikavolt]]

| [[SM026]] → [[SM106]]

| Saving [[Horacio]]

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Incineroar]]

| [[SM063]] → [[SM143]]

| After defeating [[Professor Kukui's Incineroar]]

|-  style="background:#fff"

| [[May's Combusken]]

| [[AG001]] → [[AG082]]

| Battling wild {{p|Breloom}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Naganadel]]

| [[SM055]] → [[SM140]]

| Offscreen during its time in its [[Poipole's world|homeworld]]

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Sceptile]]

| [[AG066]] → [[AG161]]

| Battling {{TRT}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Grotle]]

| [[DP005]] → [[DP100]]

| Battling [[Paul]]'s {{TP|Paul|Honchkrow}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Misty's Politoed]]

| [[EP151]] → [[EP247]]

| Took Ash's [[King's Rock]] and then transferred between [[Pokémon Center]]s

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Staraptor]]

| [[DP013]] → [[DP118]]

| Competing against [[Paul's Honchkrow]] in [[PokéRinger]]

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Lana's Brionne]]

| [[SM001]] → [[SM106]]

| Training

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[May's Blaziken]]

| [[AG082]] → [[AG191]]

| Battling {{TRT}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[May's Glaceon]]

| [[AG157]] → [[DP076]]

| Touching the [[Ice Rock]] on {{rt|217|Sinnoh}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Brock's Forretress]]

| [[EP143]] → [[EP259]]

| Protecting wild Pokémon from Team Rocket

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Brock's Marshtomp]]

| [[AG025]] → [[AG148]]

| Battling Ash's {{AP|Grovyle}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Monferno]]

| [[DP003]] → [[DP132]]

| After defeating Paul's {{TP|Paul|Ursaring}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[May's Wartortle]]

| [[AG133]] → [[DP077]]

| Offscreen during her journey in [[Johto]]

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Dawn's Quilava]]

| [[DP143]] → [[DPS01]]

| Protecting {{an|Dawn}} and [[Shinko]] from a colony of {{p|Ariados}}.

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Brock's Chansey]]

| [[DP038]] → [[DP190]]

| Healing other Pokémon

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Brock's Golbat]]

| [[EP006]] → [[EP165]]

| Battling {{TRT}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[May's Venusaur]]

| [[AG073]] → [[DP078]]

| Both offscreen during her journey in Johto

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Donphan]]

| [[EP230]] → [[AG154]]

| Battling a {{TP|Team Rocket|Team Rocket mecha|mechas}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Misty's Togetic]]

| [[EP050]] → [[AG045]]

| Protecting a group of Togepi from [[Colonel Hansen]]

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Serena's Delphox]]

| [[XY064]] → [[JN105]]

| During Serena's offscreen journey in Hoenn

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Clemont's Diggersby]]

| [[XY140]] → [[JN103]]

| During Clemont's offscreen journeys

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Brock's Steelix]]

| [[EP005]] → [[AG177]]

| Training from [[Forrest]]

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Iris's Haxorus]]

| [[BW001]] → [[JN065]]

| Both offscreen during her journey in Johto

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Quilava]]

| [[EP141]] → [[DP182]]

| Battling a {{TP|Team Rocket|Team Rocket mecha|mechas}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Brock's Blissey]]

| [[DP190]] → [[JNS02]]

! style="background:#E0F2B6; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Circumstances

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Pikachu]]

| [[JN001]] → [[JN001]]

| Debuted as Pichu prior to the start of the anime; evolved before Ash obtained him in [[EP001]]

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Primeape]]

| [[EP025]] → [[EP025]]

| Debuted as Mankey; evolved before Ash obtained it

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Dragonite]]

| [[JN010]] → [[JN010]]

| Debuted as Dragonair; evolved before Ash obtained it

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Krokorok]]

| [[BW003]] → [[BW020]]

! style="background:#E0F2B6; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Notes

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Misty's Clauncher]]

| [[JN138]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Goh's Panpour]]

| [[JN065]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Goh's Grookey]]

| [[JN059]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Goh's Boldore]]

| [[JN050]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Goh's Trapinch]]

| [[JN036]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Goh's Grimer]]

| [[JN020]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Goh's Cubone]]

| [[JN015]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Goh's Mantyke]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[JN008]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Goh's Caterpie]]

| [[JN006]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Sandy|Lana's Eevee]]

| [[SM099]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Snowy|Lillie's Vulpix]]

| [[SM013]]

| Does [[SM080|not want]] to evolve just yet.

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[James's Mareanie]]

| [[SM012]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Rowlet]]

| [[SM004]]

| [[SM097|Swallowed]] an [[Everstone]] for use with {{m|Seed Bomb}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Serena's Pancham]]

| [[XY047]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Iris's Gible]]

| [[BWS02]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Clemont's Chespin]]

| [[XY010]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Clemont's Magneton]]

| [[XY009]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Clemont's Magnemite]]

| [[XY009]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[James's Inkay]]

| [[XY003]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Jessie's Frillish]]

| [[BW109]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Palpitoad]]

| [[BW032]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[James's Yamask]]

| [[BW023]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Scraggy]]

| [[BW017]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Snivy]]

| [[BW007]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Cilan's Pansage]]

| [[BW005]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Jessie's Woobat]]

| [[BW002]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Oshawott]]

| [[BW001]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Gible]]

| [[DP156]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Buizel]]

| [[DP034]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Dawn's Buneary]]

| [[DP009]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Brock's Croagunk]]

| [[DP008]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Dawn's Piplup]]

| [[DP001]]

| [[DP122|Given]] an [[Everstone]]; does not want to evolve

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[James's Mime Jr.]]

| [[AG147]]

| Has not evolved despite knowing {{m|Mimic}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Misty's Azurill]]

| [[AG132]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[May's Munchlax]]

| [[AG117]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[May's Skitty]]

| [[AG047]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Corphish]]

| [[AG023]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[James's Cacnea]]

| [[AG006]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Totodile]]

| [[EP151]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Tracey's Scyther]]

| [[EP097]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Tracey's Marill]]

| [[EP087]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Tracey's Venonat]]

| [[EP084]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio|Shellder|Jessie's Shellder}}

| [[EP066]]

| Attached to a [[Professor Westwood V#Slowbro|Slowbro]]'s tail

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Jessie's Lickitung]]

| [[EP052]]

| Did not have an evolution at the time when it was<br/>[[EP146|traded]]; {{p|Lickilicky}} was introduced in [[Generation IV]]

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Growlie|James's Growlithe]]

| [[EP048]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio|Porygon Zero|Jessie's Porygon}}

| [[EP038]]

| Did not have an evolution at the time when it was<br/>[[EP038|released]]; {{p|Porygon2}} was introduced in [[Generation II]]

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Brock's Vulpix]]

| [[EP028]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Misty's Psyduck]]

| [[EP027]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Misty's Horsea]]

| [[EP019]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Squirtle]]

| [[EP012]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Ash's Bulbasaur]]

| [[EP010]]

| Does [[EP051|not want]] to evolve

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Misty's Staryu]]

| [[EP006]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Brock's Geodude]]

| [[EP005]]

|

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[Misty's Goldeen]]