List of Pokémon with branched Evolutions
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). To date, no Pokémon whose pre-evolution has a branched evolution also has a branched evolution; Wurmple is the only Pokémon with a branched evolution whose evolutions can evolve again.
The branched evolutions of a family 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 families that have a branched evolution have only two evolutionary stages. Many evolutionary families with branched evolutions only gained a branched evolution in a generation after the family 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
Basic form | Evolution trigger | Middle evolution | Evolution trigger | Final evolution | Stat comparison |
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Oddish |
Level 21 | Gloom |
Leaf Stone |
Vileplume |
Higher Special Attack |
Sun Stone |
Bellossom |
Higher Special Defense | |||
Poliwag |
Level 25 | Poliwhirl |
Water Stone |
Poliwrath |
Higher physical stats |
Trade holding King's Rock |
Politoed |
Higher special stats | |||
Slowpoke |
Level 37 | Slowbro |
Higher Defense | ||
Trade holding King's Rock |
Slowking |
Higher Special Defense | |||
Exeggcute |
Leaf Stone |
Exeggutor |
Slightly lower Attack, but higher Speed | ||
Leaf Stone in Alola |
Exeggutor |
Slightly lower Speed, but higher Attack | |||
Cubone |
Level 28 | Marowak |
No stat difference | ||
Level 28 in Alola during night | Marowak |
No stat difference | |||
Koffing |
Level 35 | Weezing |
No stat difference | ||
Level 35 in Galar | Weezing |
No stat difference | |||
Eevee |
Water Stone |
Vaporeon |
High HP and Special Attack | ||
Thunder Stone |
Jolteon |
High Speed and Special Attack | |||
Fire Stone |
Flareon |
High Attack and Special Defense | |||
Level up with friendship during the day or Level up with friendship and a Sun Shard in the Bag |
Espeon |
High Special Attack and Speed | |||
Level up with friendship at night or Level up with friendship and a Moon Shard in the Bag |
Umbreon |
High defenses | |||
Level up near a Moss Rock or Leaf StoneSwSh |
Leafeon |
High physical stats | |||
Level up near an Ice Rock or Ice StoneSwSh |
Glaceon |
High Special Attack and Defense | |||
Level up with 2 levels of Affection and knowing a Fairy-type move |
Sylveon |
High special stats | |||
Pichu |
Friendship | Pikachu |
Thunder Stone |
Raichu |
Slightly higher physical stats |
Thunder Stone in Alola |
Raichu |
Slightly higher special stats | |||
Tyrogue |
Level 20 (Attack > Defense) |
Hitmonlee |
High Attack and Speed Most extreme stats of the Hitmons | ||
Level 20 (Attack < Defense) |
Hitmonchan |
Slightly more balanced than Hitmonlee | |||
Level 20 (Attack = Defense) |
Hitmontop |
Most balanced stats of the Hitmons | |||
Wurmple |
Level 7 (Personality value mod 10 < 5) |
Silcoon |
Level 10 | Beautifly |
High attacking stats |
Level 7 (Personality value mod 10 ≥ 5) |
Cascoon |
Level 10 | Dustox |
High defenses | |
Ralts |
Level 20 | Kirlia |
Level 30 | Gardevoir |
High Special Attack |
Dawn Stone (male ♂ only) |
Gallade |
High Attack | |||
Nincada |
Level 20 | Ninjask |
High Speed | ||
Appears when Nincada evolves if there is a Poké Ball in the bag and an empty space in the player's party |
Shedinja |
Low Speed and always has 1 HP, but Wonder Guard nullifies any attacks that are not super effective | |||
Snorunt |
Level 42 | Glalie |
Balanced stats | ||
Dawn Stone (female ♀ only) |
Froslass |
High Speed | |||
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Trade holding Deep Sea Tooth |
Huntail |
High Attack | ||
Trade holding Deep Sea Scale |
Gorebyss |
High Special Attack | |||
Burmy |
Level 20 (female ♀, Plant Cloak) |
Wormadam |
High special stats | ||
Level 20 (female ♀, Sandy Cloak) |
Wormadam |
High physical stats | |||
Level 20 (female ♀, Trash Cloak) |
Wormadam |
Balanced stats | |||
Level 20 (male ♂) |
Mothim |
High HP, attacking stats and Speed | |||
Mime Jr. |
Level up knowing Mimic | Mr. Mime |
Does not evolve | High special stats | |
Level up knowing Mimic in Galar | Mr. Mime |
Level 42 | Mr. Rime |
High Speed | |
Rockruff |
Level 25 in Pokémon Sun and Ultra Sun during the day | Lycanroc Midday Form |
High Speed | ||
Level 25 in Pokémon Moon and Ultra Moon at night | Lycanroc Midnight Form |
Balanced stats | |||
Level 25 between 5:00 and 5:59 PM (special Rockruff with Own Tempo only) |
Lycanroc Dusk Form |
High Attack | |||
Cosmog |
Level 43 | Cosmoem |
Level 53 in Pokémon Sun, Ultra Sun and Sword | Solgaleo |
High physical stats |
Level 53 in Pokémon Moon, Ultra Moon and Shield | Lunala |
High special stats | |||
Applin |
Tart Apple |
Flapple |
High Attack and Speed | ||
Sweet Apple |
Appletun |
High HP and special stats | |||
Toxel |
Level 30 with Hardy, Brave, Adamant, Naughty, Docile, Impish, Lax, Hasty, Jolly, Naive, Rash, Sassy, or Quirky Nature |
Toxtricity Amped Form |
No stat difference | ||
Level 30 with Lonely, Bold, Relaxed, Timid, Serious, Modest, Mild, Quiet, Bashful, Calm, Gentle, or Careful Nature |
Toxtricity Low Key Form |
No stat difference |
See also