Evolution

Pokémon Evolution on PokéFarm Q is similar to the type of evolution seen in the canon games. Following this concept, Pokémon on PokéFarm Q are able to permanently evolve into new and different species if specific requirements and conditions are met.

Mechanics

The PokéDex displaying a Pokémon's Evolutionary Data.

Evolution is a permanent, irreversible, process in which a Pokémon transforms and becomes a new Pokémon. Most Pokémon, excluding Legendary (Cosmog, Type: Null, Poipole, and Kubfu are exceptions) and Single Stage Pokémon, are able to evolve into higher Stages (forms) of themselves. Evolving a Pokémon changes its species, and therefore also changes any attributes that it could have previously held, these attributes may include: type, egg group, field tolerance, colour, and physical appearance. Remember, evolution is permanent and cannot be undone.

Note: Pokémon will retain the shiny, albino, or melanistic status after evolving.

Evolution Criteria

All Pokémon that are capable of evolution have unique and specific requirements that must be met before they are able to evolve. Specific evolutionary information and criteria can be found on the user's PokéDex, provided they have the desired Pokémon's Dex Entry. Listed below, are the most common evolution requirements. More than one criteria may be required for certain evolutions.

Note: PFQ's unique game structure requires that many Pokémon's evolution criteria diverge from the canon games' criteria.

Level

Most Pokémon become able to evolve once they reach a certain level. A Pokémon does not have to be at this exact level to evolve, but must have at least reached this level to do so, i.e., Pokémon are able to evolve at any level after they met their evolutionary requirement.

An example of an evolution prompt shown on a Pokémon's summary.

Items

Some Items are capable of triggering evolution for certain Pokémon. The most commonly used evolutionary items are: Evolution Items, Evolution Stones, and Special Evolution Items, but other items may be used as well. A Pokémon that requires an item to evolve must be holding the item it needs before evolution is possible. An item that is needed for evolution is consumed and disappears from the Pokémon's Summary Page after evolution occurs.

Happiness

Certain Pokémon must reach a high level of happiness before they are able to evolve. Pokémon which evolve by this method must have a Happiness Level of 220 or greater. A Pokémon's happiness can be raised by placing it in a preferred field or by feeding it Consumables.

Trading

Similar to how some Pokémon in canon games needed to be traded in order to evolve, Pokémon on PFQ must also be traded to evolve. Many Pokémon do not require further conditions to be met (they can evolve simply by being traded), but others must be holding specific items to trigger evolution. Gifting counts as trading and is able to trigger evolution.

Further Requirements

A selected few Pokémon must meet even more specific requirements to evolve. These further requirements often include: being of a certain gender, the time of day being either day or night, specific party or field arrangements, or other specific conditions that are unique to a species. These requirements are often paired with other evolutionary requirements, in which case, both requirements must be met to induce evolution.

Special Conditions

Inkay's Evolving via rotated upside-down using Dress Up at Level 30.

Some Pokémon evolve through very specific conditions. They evolve through PokéFarm mechanics in ways that mirror the way they evolve in the official games.

Example of a Pikachu near a Tapu Koko.

Example of a Milcery being spun in the Dress Up Page.

Dex No.	Pokémon	Sprite	Evolution (Main Game)	Evolution (PFQ)
027	Alolan Raichu		Evolves via Thunderstone in Alola	Evolves via Thunderstone near Tapu Koko Either in a user's party or in the same field.
111	Alolan Exeggutor		Evolves via Leaf Stone in Alola	Evolves via Leaf Stone near Tapu Bulu Either in a user's party or in the same field.
113	Alolan Marowak		Evolves via Level 28 in Alola	Evolves via Level 28 near Tapu Fini Either in a user's party or in the same field.
117	Galarian Weezing		Evolves via Level 35 in Galar	Evolves via Level 35 near Eternatus Either in a user's party or in the same field.
151	Sylveon		Evolves via 2 Heart Affection + Fairy-type Move	Evolves via maximum Affection Happiness overrides the affection requirement and will prevent evolution to Sylveon.
307	Shedinja		Created when evolving Nincada with an extra Pokéball and extra space in the party	Created when evolving Nincada with an empty space in the party Shedinja will retain the shiny, albino, or melanistic status of Nincada after evolving.
364	Milotic		Evolves via Max Beauty or Trade w/ Prism Scale	Evolves via maximum Beauty Using higher levelled Pokéblocks is the best option to Max Beauty.
473	Mantine		Evolves with a Remoraid in the Party	Evolves near Remoraid Either in a user's party or in the same field.
687	Malamar		Evolves via Level 30, Upside-Down 3DS	Evolves via Level 30 with Upside-Down Portrait
744	Dusk Lycanroc		A Rockruff with the ability Own Tempo evolves into Dusk Form Lycanroc when leveled up from 7 PM to 7:59 PM in real-time (Generation VIII) or 5 PM to 5:59 PM in in-game time (Generation VII).	Evolves via Level 25 during Dusk with high Affection Hover over the sun icon next to the server time to find out when Dusk starts.
808	Melmetal		Pokémon GO: Turn in 100 Meltan for Candy to evolve just one. Pokédex: A group of Meltan live together until the strongest absorbs the group and becomes Melmetal.	Obtain 40 Scrap Metal, visit Colress' Shack, and he will fuse the Scrap Metal into a user's Meltan to get Melmetal.
864	Sirfetch'd		Evolves after landing three critical hits in a single battle	Evolves via Level 30 while holding a Leek
866	Runerigus		Evolves when the player travels under the stone bridge in Dusty Bowl after Galarian Yamask has lost at least 49 HP and did not faint in the same battle or since	Evolves via Sticky Barb in Ground-type Field
868	Alcremie		Evolves while holding a Sweet when its Trainer spins and strikes a pose	Evolves while holding a Sweet then spun in the Dress Up page Alcremie's evolution method can be found below.
890	Urshifu		Evolves into Single Strike Urshifu when trained in the Tower of Darkness Evolves into Rapid Strike Urshifu when trained in the Tower of Waters	Evolves into Single Strike Urshifu via Level 50 holding Dusk Stone Evolves into Rapid Strike Urshifu via Level 50 holding Water Stone

Special Formes

There are Pokémon whose evolutions have multiple formes. For these Pokémon, a specific set of conditions must be met to achieve a specific forme. Some of these conditions cannot be changed.

Pokémon with Forme-Changing Evolutions

• A female Burmy will evolve into a Wormadam of the same cloak. Burmy's cloak can be changed by sending it on a Scour Mission: the Forest Area will yield a Plant Cloak, the Desert will yield a Sandy Cloak, and the City will yield a Trash Cloak. Male Burmy always evolves into Mothim.
• Tyrogue's and Caprikid's evolutions are based on its Battle Stats. The final stats are used to determine the evolution of these Pokémon.
• The wing pattern that Vivillon will have when it evolves from Spewpa depends on the particular user that hatches it. Each user is randomly assigned a Vivillon pattern that cannot be changed. This means that every Spewpa that a user evolves will have the same pattern as the person who hatched it.
• Toxel will evolve into a Toxtricity forme that is based on its nature:
  • Amped: Adamant, Brave, Docile, Hardy, Hasty, Impish, Jolly, Lax, Naive, Naughty, Rash, Quirky, Sassy Nature
  • Low Key: Bashful, Bold, Calm, Careful, Gentle, Lonely, Mild, Modest, Quiet, Relaxed, Serious, Timid Nature
• Alcremie's evolution method follows the Sweet Item given to it and the direction a user spins it using the Dress Up on the Pokémon's Summary page. Any Sweet + Directional guide below results in the proper Alcremie.

Direction	Day	Night
Clockwise	Vanilla Cream	Matcha Cream
Clockwise (5 spins)	Caramel Swirl	Lemon Cream
Anti-Clockwise	Ruby Cream	Salted Cream
Anti-Clockwise (5 spins)	Ruby Swirl	Mint Cream

Dusk	Anticlockwise (10 spins)	Rainbow Swirl

Everstone

The Everstone is an item directly related to the concept of Evolution. Once being held by a Pokémon, it stops a Pokémon's ability to evolve even if all its evolutionary requirements have been met. It is not necessary to use an Everstone to prevent evolution, as Pokémon do not evolve automatically on PokéFarm. However, using an Everstone can reduce the chance of a user accidentally evolving their own Pokémon, and also removes the Pokémon from the list of Pokémon ready to evolve on the Farm page.

An Everstone can be purchased in the Advanced Upgrades section of the Daycare for 500 each.