List of anime Pokémon by evolution

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

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Evolved Pokémon

Pokémon	Trainer	Duration	Difference	Circumstances
→	Jessie	DP080 → DP080	0 episodes	After using Ancient Power
→	James	EP057 → EP057	0 episodes	Evolved at Breeding Center
→	James	EP261 → EP261	0 episodes	Battling Ash and Casey
→	Goh	JN035 → JN035	0 episodes	Battling Team Rocket
→	Ash	EP002 → EP003	1 episode	After defeating Jessie's Ekans and James's Koffing
→	Ash	EP003 → EP004	1 episode	Protecting Ash from wild Beedrill
→	James	EP015 → EP016	1 episode	Angry at James for releasing it
→	Dawn	DP104 → DP106	2 episodes	Battling Team Rocket after learning Ancient Power
→	Ash	EP043 → EP046	3 episodes	Battling a wild Aerodactyl
→	May	AG024 → AG028	4 episodes	Along with Jessie's Cascoon during battle
→	Jessie	AG024 → AG028	4 episodes	Along with May's Silcoon during battle
→	Ash	XY061 → XY065	4 episodes	Protecting Ash from a fire
→	Goh	JN007 → JN011	4 episodes	Protecting themselves from Goh's Taillow
→	Ash	BW018 → BW023	5 episodes	Battling Burgh's Whirlipede
→	Ash	XY055 → XY061	6 episodes	Battling a wild Grumpig
→	May	AG014 → AG024	10 episodes	Along with Jessie's Wurmple
→	Jessie	AG014 → AG024	10 episodes	Along with May's Wurmple
→	Ash	DP002 → DP013	11 episodes	Battling Team Rocket
→	Goh	JN011 → JN023	12 episodes	After saving energy
→	Goh	JN004 → JN017	13 episodes	Battling Team Rocket
→	Lana	SM106 → SM120	14 episodes	Chasing a Kyogre and helping Lana
→	Clemont	XY048 → XY062	14 episodes	Battling Team Rocket
→	Ash	AG108 → AG123	15 episodes	Battling Team Rocket after learning Ice Beam
→	Serena	XY089 → XY105	16 episodes	Battling against James's Inkay and Miette's Slurpuff alongside Ash and Pikachu
→	Mallow	SM001 → SM018	17 episodes	Battling Team Rocket
→	Dawn	DP084 → DP104	20 episodes	Battling Team Rocket
→	Ash	BW002 → BW022	20 episodes	Battling wild Venipede
→	Ash	DP064 → DP085	21 episodes	Saving Ash from a fall after grabbing a Razor Fang
→	Ash	JN021 → JN045	24 episodes	Battling Rose's Copperajah and Ferrothorn.
→	Ash	SM111 → SM138	27 episodes	Combining itself with multiple other Meltan
→	Ash	BW034 → BW061	27 episodes	Battling Clay's Excadrill
→	Goh	JN017 → JN045	28 episodes	Battling Oleana's Milotic
→	James	EP002 → EP031	29 episodes	Out of love for James Along with Jessie's Ekans
→	Jessie	EP002 → EP031	29 episodes	Out of love for Jessie Along with James's Koffing
→	Brock	EP165 → EP196	31 episodes	Battling Team Rocket
→	Ash	DP132 → DP163	31 episodes	Battling Team Rocket and protecting several Pokémon
→	Ash	EP011 → EP043	32 episodes	After battling a group of berserk Exeggutor
→	Ash	XY003 → XY036	33 episodes	Battling Moria's Talonflame
→	Ash	XY076 → XY110	34 episodes	Saving Ash's Hawlucha from a fall
→	Ash	SM002 → SM037	35 episodes	Howling at the sunset with Olivia's Midday Form Lycanroc and Gladion's Midnight Form Lycanroc
→	Misty	EP110 → EP151	41 episodes	Battling Ash's Bulbasaur
→	Brock	AG063 → AG105	42 episodes	Pulled a Water Stone out of Samantha's bag
→	Ash	BW022 → BW068	46 episodes	Battling Skyla's Swanna
→	Ash	XY052 → XY100	48 episodes	Battling Heidayu's Bisharp
→	Brock	AG156 → DP014	49 episodes	After escaping Team Rocket shortly after learning Mimic
→	Ash	XY036 → XY086	50 episodes	Protecting Ash and company while battling a wild Moltres
→	Brock	AG012 → AG063	51 episodes	After falling into a well
→	Cilan	BW011 → BW062	51 episodes	Battling Team Rocket
→	Ash	BW023 → BW074	51 episodes	Battling Iris's Emolga in a training battle
→	Ash	XY001 → XY052	51 episodes	Battling Saizo's Barbaracle
→	Ash	AG007 → AG066	59 episodes	Battling Guy's Loudred
→	Serena	XY003 → XY064	61 episodes	Battling Aria's Delphox and Aromatisse alongside Pancham
→	Ash	EP013 → EP075	62 episodes	After defeating Mandi's Exeggutor
→	Ash	SM001 → SM063	62 episodes	Battling the Masked Royal's Incineroar
→	Mallow	SM018 → SM082	64 episodes	After learning Stomp and while battling Team Rocket.
→	Ash	DP100 → DP166	66 episodes	Battling Team Rocket
→	Jessie	XY011 → XY082	71 episodes	Being traded for Count Pumpka's Mawile
→	Ash	BW020 → BW092	72 episodes	Battling Iris's Dragonite
→	Ash	EP126 → EP199	73 episodes	Protecting Ash from Team Rocket
→	Dawn	AG179 → DP060	73 episodes	Battling a group of Unown shortly after learning Double Hit
→	Ash	BW004 → BW077	73 episodes	Battling Shamus's Emboar and Heatmor alongside Snivy
→	Ash	AG004 → AG080	76 episodes	Competing against Jessie's Dustox in PokéRinger
→	Ash	EP003 → EP081	78 episodes	Protecting Ash from a Fearow and flock of Spearow
→	Sophocles	SM026 → SM106	80 episodes	Saving Horacio
→	Ash	SM063 → SM143	80 episodes	After defeating Professor Kukui's Incineroar
→	May	AG001 → AG082	81 episodes	Battling wild Breloom
→	Ash	SM055 → SM140	less than 85 episodes	Offscreen during its time in its homeworld
→	Ash	AG066 → AG161	95 episodes	Battling Team Rocket
→	Ash	DP005 → DP100	95 episodes	Battling Paul's Honchkrow
→	Misty	EP151 → EP247	96 episodes	Took Ash's King's Rock and then transferred between Pokémon Centers
→	Ash	DP013 → DP118	105 episodes	Competing against Paul's Honchkrow in PokéRinger
→	Lana	SM001 → SM106	105 episodes	Training
→	May	AG082 → AG191	109 episodes	Battling Team Rocket
→	May	AG157 → DP076	110 episodes	Touching the Ice Rock on Route 217
→	Brock	EP143 → EP259	116 episodes	Protecting wild Pokémon from Team Rocket
→	Brock	AG025 → AG148	123 episodes	Battling Ash's Grovyle
→	Ash	DP003 → DP132	129 episodes	After defeating Paul's Ursaring
→	May	AG133 → DP077	less than 135 episodes	Offscreen during her journey in Johto
→	Dawn	DP143 → DPS01	more than 48 episodes	Protecting Dawn and Shinko from a colony of Ariados.
→	Brock	DP038 → DP190	152 episodes	Healing other Pokémon
→	Brock	EP006 → EP165	159 episodes	Battling Team Rocket
→ →	May	AG073 → DP078	less than 196 episodes	Both offscreen during her journey in Johto
→	Ash	EP230 → AG154	198 episodes	Battling a Team Rocket mecha
→	Misty	EP050 → AG045	269 episodes	Protecting a group of Togepi from Colonel Hansen
→	Brock	EP005 → AG177	less than 446 episodes	Training from Forrest
→	Ash	EP141 → DP182	507 episodes	Battling a Team Rocket mecha

Evolved Pokémon prior to capture

Pokémon	Trainer	Duration	Difference	Circumstances
→	Ash	JN001 → JN001	0 episodes	Debuted as Pichu prior to the start of the anime; evolved before Ash obtained it in EP001
→	Ash	EP025 → EP025	0 episodes	Debuted as Mankey; evolved before Ash obtained it
→	Ash	JN010 → JN010	0 episodes	Debuted as Dragonair; evolved before Ash obtained it
→	Ash	BW003 → BW020	17 episodes	Debuted as Sandile; evolved before Ash obtained it

Currently unevolved

Pokémon		Debut	Notes
	Goh's Sobble	JN027
	Ash's Farfetch'd	JN027
	Goh's giant Magikarp	JN024
	Goh's Scyther	JN006
	Lana's Eevee	SM099
	Lillie's Vulpix	SM013	Does not want to evolve just yet.
	James's Mareanie	SM012
	Ash's Rowlet	SM004	Swallowed an Everstone for use with Seed Bomb
	Serena's Pancham	XY047
	Iris's Gible	BWS02
	Clemont's Chespin	XY010
	Clemont's Magneton	XY009
	Clemont's Magnemite	XY009
	James's Inkay	XY003
	Clemont's Bunnelby	XY001
	Jessie's Frillish	BW109
	Ash's Palpitoad	BW032
	James's Yamask	BW023
	Ash's Scraggy	BW017
	Ash's Snivy	BW007
	Cilan's Pansage	BW005
	Jessie's Woobat	BW002
	Ash's Oshawott	BW001
	Iris's Axew	BW001	Wants to fully evolve
	Ash's Gible	DP156
	Ash's Buizel	DP034
	Dawn's Buneary	DP009
	Brock's Croagunk	DP008
	Dawn's Piplup	DP001	Given an Everstone; does not want to evolve
	James's Mime Jr.	AG147	Has not evolved despite knowing Mimic
	Misty's Azurill	AG132
	May's Munchlax	AG117
	May's Skitty	AG047
	Ash's Corphish	AG023
	James's Cacnea	AG006
	Ash's Totodile	EP151
	Tracey's Scyther	EP097
	Tracey's Marill	EP087
	Tracey's Venonat	EP084
	Jessie's Shellder	EP066
	Jessie's Lickitung	EP052	Did not have an evolution at the time when it was traded; Lickilicky was introduced in Generation IV
	James's Growlithe	EP048
	Jessie's Porygon	EP038	Did not have an evolution at the time when it was released; Porygon2 was introduced in Generation II
	Brock's Vulpix	EP028
	Misty's Psyduck	EP027
	Misty's Horsea	EP019
	Ash's Squirtle	EP012
	Ash's Bulbasaur	EP010	Does not want to evolve
	Misty's Staryu	EP006
	Brock's Geodude	EP005
	Misty's Goldeen	EP002
	Team Rocket's Meowth	EP002	Believes he cannot evolve; hates Persian

List of Eggs

Pokémon		Duration	Difference	Notes
	Dawn's Cyndaquil	DP143 → DP143	0 episodes
	Ash's Riolu	JN021 → JN021	0 episodes
	Ash's Noibat	XY076 → XY076	0 episodes
	Ash's Phanpy	EP228 → EP230	2 episodes
	Misty's Togepi	EP046 → EP050	4 episodes
	Brock's Happiny	DP033 → DP038	5 episodes
	Ash's Scraggy	BW012 → BW017	5 episodes
	Lillie's Vulpix	SM008 → SM013	5 episodes
	May's Eevee	AG150 → AG157	7 episodes
	Brock's Mudkip	Prior to AG025	Unknown	Debuted as Mudkip; Egg not seen; hatched before Brock obtained it
	Misty's Azurill	Prior to AG132	Unknown	Debuted as Azurill; Egg not seen
	Iris's Axew	Prior to BW001	Unknown	Debuted as Axew; Egg not seen; hatched before Iris obtained it
	Ash's Froakie	Prior to XY001	Unknown	Debuted as Froakie; hatched before Ash obtained it
	Ash's Rowlet	Prior to SM004	Unknown	Debuted as Rowlet; hatched before Ash obtained it

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