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| File:Pyro brother.jpg|Pyro backed by a Fire Stone in ''[[EP040|The Battling Eevee Brothers!]]'' | | File:Eevee Brother Pyro.png|Pyro backed by a Fire Stone in ''[[EP040|The Battling Eevee Brothers!]]'' |
| File:Water stone.png|A Water Stone in ''[[DP139|A Faux Oak Finish!]]'' | | File:Water stone.png|A Water Stone in ''[[DP139|A Faux Oak Finish!]]'' |
| File:Thunderstone.png|Ash's Thunderstone in ''[[DP074|Pika and Goliath!]]'' | | File:Thunderstone.png|Ash's Thunderstone in ''[[DP074|Pika and Goliath!]]'' |
Gloom's
branched evolutionary line as demonstrated in the anime: both of Gloom's potential evolutions require an evolutionary stone.
An evolutionary stone (Japanese: 進化の石 Evolution stone) is a stone-like item that radiates a mysterious energy that causes some species of Pokémon to evolve. Another stone, the Everstone, is different in that radiates a type of energy that prevents evolution in the holder regardless of its species, but cannot prevent evolution by evolutionary stone other than the Oval Stone.
Evolutionary stones may be used at any time, and cause instant evolution in the Pokémon they are used on, which cannot be canceled. With the exception of the Oval Stone and Everstone, which must be held for their effects to take place, all evolutionary stones are applied directly to the Pokémon. All stones that cause evolution in a Pokémon, including the Oval Stone, are consumed upon that Pokémon's evolution.
The use of a stone is seen by many to be "forced" evolution, especially by the main characters of the anime, as the Pokémon is not in charge of its own transformation. Many Pokémon that result from a stone-based evolution also have vastly different level-up learnsets than their pre-evolutionary forms, with several learning no moves after evolution at all.
List of stones
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Fire Stone ほのおのいし Fire Stone
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Price: $2100
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Sell for: $1050
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Locations
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RBY
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Celadon Department Store
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GSC
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Bill's grandfather, Mystery Gift, Schoolboy AlanWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. (Route 36)
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Diving Treasure Hunter, Fiery Path
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FRLG
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Celadon Department Store, Mt. Ember
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XD
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S.S. Libra, Gateon Port
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DPPt
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The Underground, Fuego Ironworks, held by Hayley's Vulpix, Solaceon RuinsWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc., Stark MountainWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.
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HGSS
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Bill's grandfather, Schoolboy Alan (Route 36), Bug-Catching Contest first prize, Pokéathlon DomeSuTuTh, Warm Beach
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Description
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GSC
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Evolves certain kinds of Pokémon.
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RSE
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Makes certain species of Pokémon evolve.
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FRLG
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A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is colored orange.
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DPPt HGSS
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A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is colored orange.
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Water Stone みずのいし Water Stone
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Price: $2100
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Sell for: $1050
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Locations
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RBY
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Celadon Department Store
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GSC
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Bill's grandfather, Mystery Gift, Fisher TullyWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. (Route 42)
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RSE
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Diving Treasure Hunter, Abandoned Ship
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FRLG
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Celadon Department Store, Seafoam Islands
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XD
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Phenac Stadium, Gateon Port
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DPPt
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The Underground, Route 213, Solaceon RuinsWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.
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HGSS
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Bill's grandfather, Fisherman Tully (Route 42), Bug-Catching Contest first prize, Seafoam Islands, Pokéathlon DomeMoTuWeFr
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Description
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GSC
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Evolves certain kinds of Pokémon.
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RSE
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Makes certain species of Pokémon evolve.
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FRLG
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A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is a clear light blue.
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DPPt HGSS
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A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is a clear, light blue.
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Thunderstone かみなりのいし Thunder Stone
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Price: $2100
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Sell for: $1050
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Description
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GSC
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Evolves certain kinds of Pokémon.
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RSE
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Makes certain species of Pokémon evolve.
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FRLG
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A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It has a thunderbolt pattern.
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DPPt HGSS
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A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It has a thunderbolt pattern.
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Leaf Stone リーフのいし Leaf Stone
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Price: $2100
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Sell for: $1050
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Description
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GSC
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Evolves certain kinds of Pokémon.
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RSE
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Makes certain species of Pokémon evolve.
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FRLG
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A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It has a leaf pattern.
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DPPt HGSS
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A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It has a leaf pattern.
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Moon Stone つきのいし Moon Stone
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Cannot be bought
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Sell for: $1050
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Locations
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RBY
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Route 2, Mt. Moon, Rocket Hideout, Pokémon Mansion
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GSC
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Tohjo Falls, Ruins of Alph, Mom, Mt. Moon SquareMo
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RSE
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Meteor Falls, held by wild Lunatone
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FRLG
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Route 2, Mt. Moon, Rocket Hideout, Pokémon Mansion, held by wild Clefairy
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DPPt
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The Underground, held by wild Lunatone and wild Clefairy
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HGSS
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Tohjo Falls, Ruins of Alph, Mom, Bug-Catching Contest first prize, Mt. Moon SquareMo, Pokéathlon DomeMoWe
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Description
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GSC
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Evolves certain kinds of Pokémon.
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RSE
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Makes certain species of Pokémon evolve.
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FRLG
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A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is as black as the night sky.
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DPPt HGSS
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A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is as black as the night sky.
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This item was featured in the TCG.
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Sun Stone たいようのいし Sun Stone
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Cannot be bought
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Sell for: $1050
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Description
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GSC
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Evolves certain kinds of Pokémon.
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RSE
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Makes certain species of Pokémon evolve.
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FRLG
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A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is as red as the sun.
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DPPt HGSS
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A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is as red as the sun.
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Shiny Stone ひかりのいし Light Stone
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Cannot be bought
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Sell for: $1050
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Description
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DPPt HGSS
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A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It shines with a dazzling light.
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Dusk Stone やみのいし Dark Stone
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Cannot be bought
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Sell for: $1050
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Description
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DPPt HGSS
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A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is as dark as dark can be.
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This item was featured in the TCG.
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Dawn Stone めざめいし Awakening Stone
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Cannot be bought
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Sell for: $1050
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Description
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DPPt HGSS
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A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It sparkles like eyes.
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Oval Stone まんまるいし Round Stone
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Cannot be bought
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Sell for: $1050
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Effect:
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If held, causes Happiny to evolve into Chansey when leveled up during the day.
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Description
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DPPt HGSS
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A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is shaped like an egg.
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Everstone かわらずのいし Unchanging Stone
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Cannot be bought
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Sell for: $100
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Effect:
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If held, prevents a Pokémon from evolving.
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Description
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GSC
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Stops evolution. (HOLD)
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RSE
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A wondrous stone & a hold item that prevents evolution.
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FRLG
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An item to be held by a Pokémon. The holding Pokémon is prevented from evolving.
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DPPt HGSS
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An item to be held by a Pokémon. The Pokémon holding this peculiar stone is prevented from evolving.
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In the anime
Evolutionary stones are showcased somewhat rarely in the anime, as only a relative few Pokémon are able to evolve by using them. Despite this, they were among the earliest of items to have been showcased in the anime, appearing as early as Clefairy and the Moon Stone, where a rather large Moon Stone appeared deep within Mt. Moon. It was being worshipped by a group of Clefairy who lived there, and was soon stolen by Team Rocket and ended up being blown up. The shards from it, however, rained down on the Clefairy and caused some of them to evolve.
The second appearance of an evolutionary stone occurred in The Electric Shock Showdown, where the Thunderstone was introduced. This was likewise the first opportunity that a Pokémon belonging to a member of the main cast was given to evolve by stone. Ash's Pikachu, however, refused the offer, intending to beat Lt. Surge's Raichu as a Pikachu.
The remaining Generation I evolutionary stones made their debut in The Battling Eevee Brothers, as part of a collection held by the Eevee brothers. Additionally, two of the Eevee brothers offered a Fire Stone and Thunderstone to Brock and Ash, respectively, to evolve their Vulpix and Pikachu, though both refused.
A forest that appeared in The March of the Exeggutor Squad was a reported hotbed of Leaf Stones, and the radiation from these stones in the forest was so strong as to induce evolution in Melvin's Exeggcute, which proceeded to cause chaos by hypnotizing a horde of other Exeggutor.
A fake Leaf Stone, made by Team Rocket, appeared in Make Room for Gloom, where the discovery of its nature as a fake was central to the episode. A real Leaf Stone finally appeared at the very end of Pikachu's Rescue Adventure. With it, the Exeggcute that had been following Misty's Togepi around evolved into Exeggutor.
Ash won a Sun Stone in the Bug-Catching Contest during The Bug Stops Here, later using it to evolve a Sunkern in Moving Pictures.
Fire Stones played an important role in The Stolen Stones, where they were intended to be delivered to a stadium to be used as a prize for competitors there.
Both the Leaf Stone and Sun Stone appear in Whichever Way the Wind Blows as a demonstration of the branch in Gloom's evolutionary line.
The Water Stone appears in Once in a Mawile and is used by Brock's Lombre to evolve into Ludicolo. This is the first time that a main character's Pokémon evolves via an evolutionary stone on-screen, although it is likely that James's Weepinbell was evolved by way of a Leaf Stone prior to The Breeding Center Secret.
A Moon Stone appeared in a flashback in Delcatty Got Your Tongue? evolving Dr. Abby's Skitty into a Delcatty.
In Stopped in the Name of Love, Dawn used an Everstone on her Piplup to prevent it from evolving.
Professor Oak gave a Water Stone to a wild Lombre in A Faux Oak Finish!, while a Dusk Stone was central to the plot of Try for the Family Stone!.
Ursula used a Fire Stone and a Water Stone to evolve her two Eevee in DP174, making them a Flareon and Vaporeon, for use in the Grand Festival.
Strangely, evolutionary stones do not seem to be required for evolution in the anime as they are in the games. James's second Weepinbell evolved without a Leaf Stone in Here's Lookin' At You, Elekid, though this may just be an example of anime physics.
Gallery
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In the Red, Green & Blue arc of Pokémon Adventures, a Moon Stone is first mentioned by Professor Oak in Gyarados Splashes In! as a rock with a moon-shaped inscription that boosts a Pokémon's power immensely. In the next round, Raging Rhydon, Team Rocket searches for one in Mt. Moon, however it is Red who finds it. Later on, Red uses this Moon Stone to evolve Green's Clefairy. Red's Poliwhirl later evolves into a Poliwrath with the help of a Water Stone when he falls in the water.
In the Yellow arc chapter, Yellow finds a Leaf Stone in Vermilion Harbor, but the Fire, Thunder, and Water Stones are missing. Later, it is revealed Giovanni gave them to Red so he could evolve his Eevee.
Trivia
- So far, only Generation I Pokémon evolve when exposed to a Fire Stone or Thunderstone, only Generation II Pokémon evolve when exposed to a Dusk Stone, and only Generation III Pokémon evolve when exposed to a Dawn Stone.
- The Moon Stone, Leaf Stone, and Water Stone are the only stones introduced in one generation that evolve Pokémon introduced in a later generation.
- Of the original five evolutionary stones, the Thunderstone sees the least use, with only two Pokémon species that evolve using it.
- All evolutionary stones introduced after Generation I can only evolve, at most, two species.
- Of all Pokémon that evolve by evolutionary stone, only Eevee and Gloom can use multiple ones; together they can use any of the stones introduced before Generation IV except for the Moon Stone.
- Only four Pokémon that evolve by stone can evolve using another method: Poliwhirl, Eevee, Kirlia, and Snorunt.
- Only Template:Type2 Pokémon evolve using the Leaf Stone and Sun Stone, and both Pokémon that evolve using the Sun Stone evolve into pure Grass-types.
- The Oval Stone is the only evolutionary stone that must be held by the Pokémon, instead of used directly on it, to induce evolution. Thus, it works more like a Razor Claw or Razor Fang in functionality.
- Of all the Pokémon that evolve by evolutionary stone, only Happiny is able to evolve further.
- All Pokémon that evolve with the Fire Stone and Thunderstone are in the Ground Egg Group, all the Pokémon that evolve with the Leaf and Sun Stones are in the Plant Egg Group, and all the Pokémon that evolve with the Shiny Stone are in the Fairy Egg Group.
- Both Pokémon that evolve with Shiny Stone evolve into Pokémon with a red right appendage and a blue left appendage.
- Generation III is the only generation in which no new evolutionary stones have been introduced.
- Through a glitch in the Generation I games, Pokémon can be evolved without the use of a stone, provided that the player has sent out the correct Pokémon in the same battle that a Pokémon that evolves using a stone levels up.
References