List of Pokémon by evolutionary line

This is a list of Pokémon by their evolution family. That is, it is a list of Pokémon in their National Pokédex order, however, it includes later-released evolutions and pre-evolutions closer to the first Pokémon in their family to be released. This means that Pichu will appear before Pikachu, instead of at its National Pokédex position of 172, and Magby and Magmortar will appear next to Magmar. Evolution families are named by their basic evolutionary form. For example, although Azurill is the lowest Pokémon in its evolutionary line, it is still known as the Marill family, because Marill was released first.

List of Pokémon by evolution family

Kanto-based evolution families

Bulbasaur line
	Bulbasaur	Level 16 →		Ivysaur	Level 32 →		Venusaur
Charmander line
	Charmander	Level 16 →		Charmeleon	Level 36 →		Charizard
Squirtle line
	Squirtle	Level 16 →		Wartortle	Level 36 →		Blastoise
Caterpie line
	Caterpie	Level 7 →		Metapod	Level 10 →		Butterfree
Weedle line
	Weedle	Level 7 →		Kakuna	Level 10 →		Beedrill
Pidgey line
	Pidgey	Level 18 →		Pidgeotto	Level 36 →		Pidgeot
Rattata line
	Rattata	Level 20 →		Raticate
Spearow line
	Spearow	Level 20 →		Fearow
Ekans line
	Ekans	Level 22 →		Arbok
Pikachu line
	Pichu	Happiness →		Pikachu	Thunderstone →		Raichu
Sandshrew line
	Sandshrew	Level 22 →		Sandslash
Nidoran♀ line
	Nidoran♀	Level 16 →		Nidorina	Moon Stone →		Nidoqueen
Nidoran♂ line
	Nidoran♂	Level 16 →		Nidorino	Moon Stone →		Nidoking
Clefairy line
	Cleffa	Happiness →		Clefairy	Moon Stone →		Clefable
Vulpix line
	Vulpix	Fire Stone →		Ninetales
Jigglypuff line
	Igglybuff	Happiness →		Jigglypuff	Moon Stone →		Wigglytuff
Zubat line
	Zubat	Level 22 →		Golbat	Happiness →		Crobat
Oddish family
	Oddish	Level 21 →		Gloom	Leaf Stone →		Vileplume
					Sun Stone →		Bellossom
Paras line
	Paras	Level 24 →		Parasect
Venonat line
	Venonat	Level 31 →		Venomoth
Diglett line
	Diglett	Level 26 →		Dugtrio
Meowth line
	Meowth	Level 28 →		Persian
Psyduck line
	Psyduck	Level 33 →		Golduck
Mankey line
	Mankey	Level 28 →		Primeape
Growlithe line
	Growlithe	Fire Stone →		Arcanine
Poliwag family
	Poliwag	Level 25 →		Poliwhirl	Water Stone →		Poliwrath
					Trade holding King's Rock →		Politoed
Abra line
	Abra	Level 16 →		Kadabra	Trade →		Alakazam
Machop line
	Machop	Level 28 →		Machoke	Trade →		Machamp
Bellsprout line
	Bellsprout	Level 21 →		Weepinbell	Leaf Stone →		Victreebel
Tentacool line
	Tentacool	Level 30 →		Tentacruel
Geodude line
	Geodude	Level 25 →		Graveler	Trade →		Golem
Ponyta line
	Ponyta	Level 40 →		Rapidash
Slowpoke family
	Slowpoke	Level 37 →		Slowbro
		Trade holding King's Rock →		Slowking
Magnemite line
	Magnemite	Level 30 →		Magneton	Level up in Mt. Coronet →		Magnezone
Farfetch'd line
	Farfetch'd
Doduo line
	Doduo	Level 31 →		Dodrio
Seel line
	Seel	Level 34 →		Dewgong
Grimer line
	Grimer	Level 38 →		Muk
Shellder line
	Shellder	Water Stone →		Cloyster
Gastly line
	Gastly	Level 25 →		Haunter	Trade →		Gengar
Onix line
	Onix	Trade holding Metal Coat →		Steelix
Drowzee line
	Drowzee	Level 26 →		Hypno
Krabby line
	Krabby	Level 28 →		Kingler
Voltorb line
	Voltorb	Level 30 →		Electrode
Exeggcute line
	Exeggcute	Leaf Stone →		Exeggutor
Cubone line
	Cubone	Level 28 →		Marowak
Hitmon family
	Tyrogue	Level 20 (Attack > Defense) →		Hitmonlee
		Level 20 (Attack < Defense) →		Hitmonchan
		Level 20 (Attack = Defense) →		Hitmontop
Lickitung line
	Lickitung	Level up knowing Rollout →		Lickilicky
Koffing line
	Koffing	Level 35 →		Weezing
Rhyhorn line
	Rhyhorn	Level 42 →		Rhydon	Trade holding Protector →		Rhyperior
Chansey line
	Happiny	Level up holding Oval Stone (day) →		Chansey	Happiness →		Blissey
Tangela line
	Tangela	Level up knowing AncientPower →		Tangrowth
Kangaskhan line
	Kangaskhan
Horsea line
	Horsea	Level 32 →		Seadra	Trade holding Dragon Scale →		Kingdra
Goldeen line
	Goldeen	Level 33 →		Seaking
Staryu line
	Staryu	Water Stone →		Starmie
Mr. Mime line
	Mime Jr.	Level up knowing Mimic →		Mr. Mime
Scyther line
	Scyther	Trade holding Metal Coat →		Scizor
Jynx line
	Smoochum	Level 30 →		Jynx
Electabuzz line
	Elekid	Level 30 →		Electabuzz	Trade holding Electirizer →		Electivire
Magmar line
	Magby	Level 30 →		Magmar	Trade holding Magmarizer →		Magmortar
Pinsir line
	Pinsir
Tauros line
	Tauros
Magikarp line
	Magikarp	Level 20 →		Gyarados
Lapras line
	Lapras
Eeveelution family
	Eevee	Water Stone →		Vaporeon
		Thunderstone →		Jolteon
		Fire Stone →		Flareon
		Happiness (day) →		Espeon
		Happiness (night) →		Umbreon
		Level up in Eterna Forest →		Leafeon
		Level up on Route 217 →		Glaceon
Porygon line
	Porygon	Trade holding Up-Grade →		Porygon2	Trade holding Dubious Disc →		Porygon-Z
Omanyte line
	Omanyte	Level 40 →		Omastar
Kabuto line
	Kabuto	Level 40 →		Kabutops
Aerodactyl line
	Aerodactyl
Snorlax line
	Munchlax	Happiness →		Snorlax
Legendary Birds
	Articuno
	Zapdos
	Moltres
Dratini line
	Dratini	Level 30 →		Dragonair	Level 55 →		Dragonite
Mew family
	Mewtwo
	Mew

Johto-based evolution families

Chikorita line
	Chikorita	Level 16 →		Bayleef	Level 32 →		Meganium
Cyndaquil line
	Cyndaquil	Level 14 →		Quilava	Level 36 →		Typhlosion
Totodile line
	Totodile	Level 18 →		Croconaw	Level 30 →		Feraligatr
Sentret line
	Sentret	Level 15 →		Furret
Hoothoot line
	Hoothoot	Level 20 →		Noctowl
Ledyba line
	Ledyba	Level 18 →		Ledian
Spinarak line
	Spinarak	Level 22 →		Ariados
Chinchou line
	Chinchou	Level 27 →		Lanturn
Togepi line
	Togepi	Happiness →		Togetic	Shiny Stone →		Togekiss
Natu line
	Natu	Level 25 →		Xatu
Mareep line
	Mareep	Level 15 →		Flaaffy	Level 30 →		Ampharos
Marill line
	Azurill	Happiness →		Marill	Level 18 →		Azumarill
Sudowoodo line
	Bonsly	Level up knowing Mimic →		Sudowoodo
Hoppip line
	Hoppip	Level 18 →		Skiploom	Level 27 →		Jumpluff
Aipom line
	Aipom	Level up knowing Double Hit →		Ambipom
Sunkern line
	Sunkern	Sun Stone →		Sunflora
Yanma line
	Yanma	Level up knowing AncientPower →		Yanmega
Wooper line
	Wooper	Level 20 →		Quagsire
Murkrow line
	Murkrow	Dusk Stone →		Honchkrow
Misdreavus line
	Misdreavus	Dusk Stone →		Mismagius
Unown
	Unown A			Unown K			Unown U
	Unown B			Unown L			Unown V
	Unown C			Unown M			Unown W
	Unown D			Unown N			Unown X
	Unown E			Unown O			Unown Y
	Unown F			Unown P			Unown Z
	Unown G			Unown Q			Unown !
	Unown H			Unown R			Unown ?
	Unown I			Unown S
	Unown J			Unown T
Wobbuffet line
	Wynaut	Level 15 →		Wobbuffet
Girafarig line
	Girafarig
Pineco line
	Pineco	Level 31 →		Forretress
Dunsparce line
	Dunsparce
Gligar line
	Gligar	Level up holding Razor Fang at night →		Gliscor
Snubbull line
	Snubbull	Level 23 →		Granbull
Qwilfish line
	Qwilfish
Shuckle line
	Shuckle
Heracross line
	Heracross
Sneasel line
	Sneasel	Level up holding Razor Claw at night →		Weavile
Teddiursa line
	Teddiursa	Level 30 →		Ursaring
Slugma line
	Slugma	Level 38 →		Magcargo
Swinub line
	Swinub	Level 33 →		Piloswine	Level up knowing AncientPower →		Mamoswine
Corsola line
	Corsola
Remoraid line
	Remoraid	Level 25 →		Octillery
Delibird line
	Delibird
Mantine line
	Mantyke	Level up with Remoraid in party →		Mantine
Skarmory line
	Skarmory
Houndour line
	Houndour	Level 24 →		Houndoom
Phanpy line
	Phanpy	Level 25 →		Donphan
Stantler line
	Stantler
Smeargle line
	Smeargle
Miltank line
	Miltank
Legendary Beasts
	Raikou
	Entei
	Suicune
Larvitar line
	Larvitar	Level 30 →		Pupitar	Level 55 →		Tyranitar
Tower Duo
	Lugia
	Ho-Oh
Celebi line
	Celebi

Hoenn-based evolution families

Treecko line
	Treecko	Level 16 →		Grovyle	Level 32 →		Sceptile
Torchic line
	Torchic	Level 16 →		Combusken	Level 36 →		Blaziken
Mudkip line
	Mudkip	Level 16 →		Marshtomp	Level 36 →		Swampert
Poochyena line
	Poochyena	Level 18 →		Mightyena
Zigzagoon line
	Zigzagoon	Level 20 →		Linoone
Wurmple family
	Wurmple	Level 7 →		Silcoon	Level 10 →		Beautifly
		Level 7 →		Cascoon	Level 10 →		Dustox
Lotad line
	Lotad	Level 14 →		Lombre	Water Stone →		Ludicolo
Seedot line
	Seedot	Level 14 →		Nuzleaf	Leaf Stone →		Shiftry
Taillow line
	Taillow	Level 22 →		Swellow
Wingull line
	Wingull	Level 25 →		Pelipper
Ralts family
	Ralts	Level 20 →		Kirlia	Level 30 →		Gardevoir
					Dawn Stone (♂) →		Gallade

Lowest		Trigger	Middle		Trigger	Highest
Treecko Family
Surskit Family
	Surskit	Level 22		Masquerain
Shroomish Family
	Shroomish	Level 23		Breloom
Slakoth Family
	Slakoth	Level 18		Vigoroth	Level 36		Slaking
Nincada Family
	Nincada	Level 20		Ninjask
File:PokeBallSpriteSmall.png	Empty space in party			Shedinja
Whismur Family
	Whismur	Level 20		Loudred	Level 40		Exploud
Makuhita Family
	Makuhita	Level 24		Hariyama
Nosepass Family
	Nosepass	Level up at Mt. Coronet		Probopass
Skitty Family
	Skitty	Moon Stone		Delcatty
Sableye
	Sableye
Mawile
	Mawile
Aron Family
	Aron	Level 32		Lairon	Level 42		Aggron
Meditite Family
	Meditite	Level 37		Medicham
Electrike Family
	Electrike	Level 26		Manectric
Plusle and Minun
	Plusle
	Minun
Volbeat and Illumise
	Volbeat
	Illumise
Roselia Family
	Budew	Happiness during the day		Roselia	Shiny Stone		Roserade
Gulpin Family
	Gulpin	Level 26		Swalot
Carvanha Family
	Carvanha	Level 30		Sharpedo
Wailmer Family
	Wailmer	Level 40		Wailord
Numel Family
	Numel	Level 33		Camerupt
Torkoal
	Torkoal
Spoink Family
	Spoink	Level 32		Grumpig
Spinda
	Spinda
Trapinch Family
	Trapinch	Level 35		Vibrava	Level 45		Flygon
Cacnea Family
	Cacnea	Level 32		Cacturne
Swablu Family
	Swablu	Level 35		Altaria
Zangoose
	Zangoose
Seviper
	Seviper
Lunatone and Solrock
	Lunatone
	Solrock
Barboach Family
	Barboach	Level 30		Whiscash
Corphish Family
	Corphish	Level 30		Crawdaunt
Baltoy Family
	Baltoy	Level 36		Claydol
Lileep Family
	Lileep	Level 40		Cradily
Anorith Family
	Anorith	Level 40		Armaldo
Feebas Family
	Feebas	Level up with maximum Beauty		Milotic
Castform
	Castform
Kecleon
	Kecleon
Shuppet Family
	Shuppet	Level 37		Banette
Duskull Family
	Duskull	Level 37		Dusclops	Trade with Reaper Cloth		Dusknoir
Tropius
	Tropius
Chimecho Family
	Chingling	Happiness during the night		Chimecho
Absol
	Absol
Snorunt Family
	Snorunt	Level 42		Glalie
		Dawn Stone (♀)		Froslass
Spheal Family
	Spheal	Level 32		Sealeo	Level 44		Walrein
Clamperl Family
	Clamperl	Trade with DeepSeaTooth		Huntail
		Trade with DeepSeaScale		Gorebyss
Relicanth
	Relicanth
Luvdisc
	Luvdisc
Bagon Family
	Bagon	Level 30		Shelgon	Level 50		Salamence
Beldum Family
	Beldum	Level 20		Metang	Level 45		Metagross
Legendary Golems
	Regirock
	Regice
	Registeel
	Regigigas
Latias and Latios
	Latias
	Latios
Weather Trio
	Kyogre
	Groudon
	Rayquaza
Jirachi
	Jirachi
Deoxys
	Deoxys	Normal Forme
		Attack Forme
		Defense Forme
		Speed Forme

Sinnoh-based evolution families

Lowest		Trigger	Middle		Trigger	Highest
Turtwig Family
	Turtwig	Level 18		Grotle	Level 32		Torterra
Chimchar Family
	Chimchar	Level 14		Monferno	Level 36		Infernape
Piplup Family
	Piplup	Level 16		Prinplup	Level 36		Empoleon
Starly Family
	Starly	Level 14		Staravia	Level 34		Staraptor
Bidoof Family
	Bidoof	Level 15		Bibarel
Kricketot Family
	Kricketot	Level 10		Kricketune
Shinx Family
	Shinx	Level 15		Luxio	Level 30		Luxray
Cranidos Family
	Cranidos	Level 30		Rampardos
Shieldon Family
	Shieldon	Level 30		Bastiodon
Burmy family
Burmy	Burmy	Level 20 (female, Plant Cloak) →		Wormadam
		Level 20 (female, Sandy Cloak) →	Wormadam	Wormadam
		Level 20 (female, Trash Cloak) →	Wormadam	Wormadam
		Level 20 (male) →		Mothim
Combee Family
	Combee	Level 21 (♀)		Vespiquen
Pachirisu Family
	Pachirisu
Buizel Family
	Buizel	Level 26		Floatzel
Cherubi Family
	Cherubi	Level 25		Cherrim
Shellos Family
	Shellos (West Sea)	Level 30		Gastrodon (West Sea)
	Shellos (East Sea)	Level 30		Gastrodon (East Sea)
Drifloon Family
	Drifloon	Level 28		Drifblim
Buneary Family
	Buneary	Happiness		Lopunny
Glameow Family
	Glameow	Level 38		Purugly
Stunky Family
	Stunky	Level 34		Skuntank
Bronzor Family
	Bronzor	Level 33		Bronzong
Chatot
	Chatot
Spiritomb
	Spiritomb
Gible Family
	Gible	Level 24		Gabite	Level 48		Garchomp
Riolu Family
	Riolu	Happiness during the day		Lucario
Hippopotas Family
	Hippopotas	Level 34		Hippowdon
Skorupi Family
	Skorupi	Level 40		Drapion
Croagunk Family
	Croagunk	Level 37		Toxicroak
Carnivine
	Carnivine
Finneon Family
	Finneon	Level 31		Lumineon
Snover Family
	Snover	Level 40		Abomasnow
Rotom
	Rotom	Normal Rotom
Rotom	Rotom	Heat Rotom
Rotom	Rotom	Wash Rotom
Rotom	Rotom	Frost Rotom
Rotom	Rotom	Fan Rotom
Rotom	Rotom	Mow Rotom
Lake guardians
	Uxie
	Mesprit
	Azelf
Dragon trio
	Dialga
	Palkia
	Giratina	Altered Forme
		Origin Forme
Heatran
	Heatran
Cresselia and Darkrai
	Cresselia
	Darkrai
Manaphy Family
	Phione
	Manaphy
Shaymin
	Shaymin	Land Forme
		Sky Forme
Arceus
	Arceus

Unknown Region-based evolution families

Zorua line
Zorua	Zorua	Unknown →	Zoroark	Zoroark

Trivia

• Professor Rowan is said in the games to have studied Pokémon evolution and determined that 90% of all Pokémon are related in some way by evolution. As of Generation IV, with 77 (42 normal, 35 legendary) Pokémon out of 493 total, this is pretty accurate, as a little over 84% of all Pokémon undergo at least one evolution before being fully evolved, while excluding legendaries, which do not evolve as a rule, brings this percentage to just over 91%.* In previous generations:
  • 25 (20 normal, five legendary) Pokémon did not evolve, with percentages of 83% including and 86% excluding legendaries.*
  • 43 (32 normal, 11 legendary) Pokémon did not evolve, with percentages of 83% including and 87% excluding legendaries.*
  • 73 (52 normal, 21 legendary) Pokémon did not evolve, with percentages of 81% including and 87% excluding legendaries.*
• By far, most three-stage evolution families were introduced in Generation I, with 27 such families having their roots there (though not necessarily their most unevolved or most evolved forms). Because of branch evolution, 29 of the second-evolution Pokémon can count themselves as members of a Generation I evolution family. Generation III has the next most, with 16 three-stage families that end in 18 Pokémon (again due to branching), while Generation II and Generation IV have the least, with only nine and six families, respectively, that end in a third member.

See also

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