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's 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		Duration	Difference	Circumstances
→	Jessie's Yanmega	DP080 → DP080	0 episodes	After using Ancient Power
→	James's Victreebel	EP057 → EP057	0 episodes	Evolved at Breeding Center
→	James's second Victreebel	EP261 → EP261	0 episodes	Battling Ash and Casey
→	Goh's Raichu	JN035 → JN035	0 episodes	Battling Team Rocket after using a Thunder Stone
→	Goh's Alcremie	JN082 → JN082	0 episodes	Holding a Strawberry Sweet and being spun around by Goh
→	Ash's Metapod	EP002 → EP003	1 episode	After defeating Jessie's Ekans and James's Koffing
→	Ash's Butterfree	EP003 → EP004	1 episode	Protecting Ash from wild Beedrill
→	James's Gyarados	EP015 → EP016	1 episode	Angry at James for releasing it
→	Dawn's Mamoswine	DP104 → DP106	2 episodes	Battling Team Rocket after learning Ancient Power
→	Ash's Charizard	EP043 → EP046	3 episodes	Battling a wild Aerodactyl
→	May's Beautifly	AG024 → AG028	4 episodes	Along with Jessie's Cascoon during battle
→	Jessie's Dustox	AG024 → AG028	4 episodes	Along with May's Silcoon during battle
→	Ash's Goodra	XY061 → XY065	4 episodes	Protecting Ash from a fire
→	Goh's Cascoon	JN007 → JN011	4 episodes	Protecting themselves from Goh's Taillow
→	Ash's Swadloon	BW018 → BW023	5 episodes	Battling Burgh's Whirlipede
→	Ash's Sliggoo	XY055 → XY061	6 episodes	Battling a wild Grumpig
→	May's Silcoon	AG014 → AG024	10 episodes	Along with Jessie's Wurmple
→	Jessie's Cascoon	AG014 → AG024	10 episodes	Along with May's Wurmple
→	Ash's Staravia	DP002 → DP013	11 episodes	Battling Team Rocket
→	Goh's Dustox	JN011 → JN023	12 episodes	After saving energy
→	Goh's Raboot	JN004 → JN017	13 episodes	Battling Team Rocket
→	Lana's Primarina	SM106 → SM120	14 episodes	Chasing a Kyogre and helping Lana
→	Clemont's Luxray	XY048 → XY062	14 episodes	Battling Team Rocket
→	Ash's Glalie	AG108 → AG123	15 episodes	Battling Team Rocket after mastering Ice Beam
→	Serena's Sylveon	XY089 → XY105	16 episodes	Battling against James's Inkay and Miette's Slurpuff alongside Ash and Pikachu
→	Mallow's Steenee	SM001 → SM018	17 episodes	Battling Team Rocket
→	Goh's Inteleon	JN062 → JN078	17 episodes	Battling Gizmo's Kecleon
→	Dawn's Piloswine	DP084 → DP104	20 episodes	Battling Team Rocket
→	Ash's Tranquill	BW002 → BW022	20 episodes	Battling wild Venipede
→	Ash's Gliscor	DP064 → DP085	21 episodes	Saving Ash from a fall after grabbing a Razor Fang
→	Ash's Lucario	JN021 → JN045	24 episodes	Battling Rose's Copperajah and Ferrothorn.
→	Ash's Melmetal	SM111 → SM138	27 episodes	Combining itself with multiple other Meltan
→	Ash's Boldore	BW034 → BW061	27 episodes	Battling Clay's Excadrill
→	Goh's Cinderace	JN017 → JN045	28 episodes	Battling Oleana's Milotic
→	James's Weezing	EP002 → EP031	29 episodes	Out of love for James Along with Jessie's Ekans
→	Jessie's Arbok	EP002 → EP031	29 episodes	Out of love for Jessie Along with James's Koffing
→	Brock's Crobat	EP165 → EP196	31 episodes	Battling Team Rocket
→	Ash's Infernape	DP132 → DP163	31 episodes	Battling Team Rocket and protecting several Pokémon
→	Ash's Charmeleon	EP011 → EP043	32 episodes	After battling a group of berserk Exeggutor
→	Ash's Fletchinder	XY003 → XY036	33 episodes	Battling Moria's Talonflame
→	Ash's Sirfetch'd	JN027 → JN060	33 episodes	Battling Rinto's Gallade after landing critical hits
→	Ash's Noivern	XY076 → XY110	34 episodes	Saving Ash's Hawlucha from a fall
→	Goh's Greedent	JN013 → JN047	34 episodes	Competing in the Pokémon Grand Eating Contest
→	Ash's Lycanroc	SM002 → SM037	35 episodes	Howling at the sunset with Olivia's Midday Form Lycanroc and Gladion's Midnight Form Lycanroc
→	Goh's Drizzile	JN027 → JN062	35 episodes	Saving Goh's Oddish from a falling Sitrus Berry
→	Misty's Poliwhirl	EP110 → EP151	41 episodes	Battling Ash's Bulbasaur
→	Goh's Floette	JN025 → JN066	41 episodes	Evolved at Cerise Laboratory* Attempting to use Grassy Terrain*
→	Brock's Ludicolo	AG063 → AG105	42 episodes	Pulled a Water Stone out of Samantha's bag
→	Ash's Unfezant	BW022 → BW068	46 episodes	Battling Skyla's Swanna
→	Ash's Greninja	XY052 → XY100	48 episodes	Battling Heidayu's Bisharp
→	Brock's Sudowoodo	AG156 → DP014	49 episodes	After escaping Team Rocket shortly after learning Mimic
→	Ash's Talonflame	XY036 → XY086	50 episodes	Protecting Ash and company while battling a wild Moltres
→	Goh's Scizor	JN006 → JN056	50 episodes	Through a trade in Wikstrom's trading machine while holding the Metal Coat
→	Brock's Lombre	AG012 → AG063	51 episodes	After falling into a well
→	Cilan's Crustle	BW011 → BW062	51 episodes	Battling Team Rocket
→	Ash's Leavanny	BW023 → BW074	51 episodes	Battling Iris's Emolga in a training battle
→	Ash's Frogadier	XY001 → XY052	51 episodes	Battling Saizo's Barbaracle
→	Ash's Grovyle	AG007 → AG066	59 episodes	Battling Guy's Loudred
→	Serena's Braixen	XY003 → XY064	61 episodes	Battling Aria's Delphox and Aromatisse alongside Pancham
→	Ash's Kingler	EP013 → EP075	62 episodes	After defeating Mandi's Exeggutor
→	Ash's Torracat	SM001 → SM063	62 episodes	Battling the Masked Royal's Incineroar
→	Mallow's Tsareena	SM018 → SM082	64 episodes	After learning Stomp and while battling Team Rocket.
→	Ash's Torterra	DP100 → DP166	66 episodes	Battling Team Rocket
→	Jessie's Gourgeist	XY011 → XY082	71 episodes	Being traded for Count Pumpka's Mawile
→	Ash's Krookodile	BW020 → BW092	72 episodes	Battling Iris's Dragonite
→	Ash's Bayleef	EP126 → EP199	73 episodes	Protecting Ash from Team Rocket
→	Dawn's Ambipom	AG179 → DP060	73 episodes	Battling a group of Unown shortly after learning Double Hit
→	Ash's Pignite	BW004 → BW077	73 episodes	Battling Shamus's Emboar and Heatmor alongside Snivy
→	Ash's Swellow	AG004 → AG080	76 episodes	Competing against Jessie's Dustox in PokéRinger
→	Ash's Pidgeot	EP003 → EP081	78 episodes	Protecting Ash from a Fearow and flock of Spearow
→	Sophocles's Vikavolt	SM026 → SM106	80 episodes	Saving Horacio
→	Ash's Incineroar	SM063 → SM143	80 episodes	After defeating Professor Kukui's Incineroar
→	May's Combusken	AG001 → AG082	81 episodes	Battling wild Breloom
→	Ash's Naganadel	SM055 → SM140	less than 85 episodes	Offscreen during its time in its homeworld
→	Ash's Sceptile	AG066 → AG161	95 episodes	Battling Team Rocket
→	Ash's Grotle	DP005 → DP100	95 episodes	Battling Paul's Honchkrow
→	Misty's Politoed	EP151 → EP247	96 episodes	Took Ash's King's Rock and then transferred between Pokémon Centers
→	Ash's Staraptor	DP013 → DP118	105 episodes	Competing against Paul's Honchkrow in PokéRinger
→	Lana's Brionne	SM001 → SM106	105 episodes	Training
→	May's Blaziken	AG082 → AG191	109 episodes	Battling Team Rocket
→	May's Glaceon	AG157 → DP076	110 episodes	Touching the Ice Rock on Route 217
→	Brock's Forretress	EP143 → EP259	116 episodes	Protecting wild Pokémon from Team Rocket
→	Brock's Marshtomp	AG025 → AG148	123 episodes	Battling Ash's Grovyle
→	Ash's Monferno	DP003 → DP132	129 episodes	After defeating Paul's Ursaring
→	May's Wartortle	AG133 → DP077	less than 135 episodes	Offscreen during her journey in Johto
→	Dawn's Quilava	DP143 → DPS01	more than 48 episodes	Protecting Dawn and Shinko from a colony of Ariados.
→	Brock's Chansey	DP038 → DP190	152 episodes	Healing other Pokémon
→	Brock's Golbat	EP006 → EP165	159 episodes	Battling Team Rocket
→ →	May's Venusaur	AG073 → DP078	less than 196 episodes	Both offscreen during her journey in Johto
→	Ash's Donphan	EP230 → AG154	198 episodes	Battling a Team Rocket mecha
→	Misty's Togetic	EP050 → AG045	269 episodes	Protecting a group of Togepi from Colonel Hansen
→	Serena's Delphox	XY064 → JN105	less than 327 episodes	During Serena's offscreen journey in Hoenn
→	Clemont's Diggersby	XY140 → JN103	less than 388 episodes	During Clemont's offscreen journeys
→	Brock's Steelix	EP005 → AG177	less than 446 episodes	Training from Forrest
→ →	Iris's Haxorus	BW001 → JN065	less than 491 episodes	Both offscreen during her journey in Johto
→	Ash's Quilava	EP141 → DP182	507 episodes	Battling a Team Rocket mecha
→	Brock's Blissey	DP190 → JNS02	???	Offscreen during her time with Brock in Pewter City

Evolved Pokémon prior to capture

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

Currently unevolved

Pokémon		Debut	Notes
	Goh's Grookey	JN059
	Goh's giant Magikarp	JN024
	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
	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
	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
	Ash's Riolu	JN021 → JN021	0 episodes
	Ash's Noibat	XY076 → XY076	0 episodes
	Dawn's Cyndaquil	DP143 → DP143	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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