Eevee Evolution: All 8 Eeveelutions and How to Get Each One in Every Game (2026 Guide)

An Eevee evolution starts with a choice. This small Normal-type Pokémon, No. 0133 in the National Pokédex, can become eight different Pokémon, a record nobody else in the series has ever come close to. Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon and Sylveon, the "Eeveelutions" as fans call them, each have their own type, their own method and their own pitfalls depending on the game. This guide puts everything in one place: the table of the eight evolutions, the exact method to get each one, what changes from Pokémon Red and Blue to Scarlet and Violet and Pokémon Legends: Z-A, the nickname trick in Pokémon GO, the Pokémon Pokopia challenges, the question of the "best" evolution, the famous Eevee of the anime and a few fun facts about this one-of-a-kind Pokémon. It is up to date as of 10 November 2026.

The essentials at a glance

• Eevee has 8 evolutions: Vaporeon (Water), Jolteon (Electric), Flareon (Fire), Espeon (Psychic), Umbreon (Dark), Leafeon (Grass), Glaceon (Ice) and Sylveon (Fairy). Counting Eevee itself, the family has 9 Pokémon, the largest in the whole series.
• Five stones are enough today for five of them: a Water Stone for Vaporeon, a Thunder Stone for Jolteon, a Fire Stone for Flareon, a Leaf Stone for Leafeon and an Ice Stone for Glaceon.
• Espeon and Umbreon have to be earned: Eevee must level up while very attached to you, during the day for Espeon, at night for Umbreon.
• Sylveon needs that same bond and a Fairy-type move known at the moment Eevee levels up.
• In Pokémon GO, each evolution costs 25 Eevee Candy, and a well-chosen nickname (Rainer, Sparky, Pyro, Sakura, Tamao, Linnea, Rea or Kira) decides the evolution, only once per name.
• No evolution is "the best" in absolute terms: all eight have exactly the same base stat total, 525, each with one stat pushed to 130.

Contents

• Eevee's 8 evolutions at a glance
• How to evolve Eevee: the method for each evolution
• 8 or 9 evolutions? The real count
• What changes from one game to the next, from Red and Blue to Legends Z-A
• Where to find Eevee in Scarlet and Violet and in Legends Z-A
• Eevee in Pokémon GO: nicknames, Buddy and Lure Modules
• Eevee and its evolutions in Pokémon Pokopia
• Which is the best Eevee evolution?
• The famous Eevee of the anime
• Why does Eevee have so many evolutions?
• Collecting Eevee and its evolutions as figures
• Frequently asked questions
• Going further

Eevee's 8 evolutions at a glance

The table below gives, for each evolution, its type, the generation that introduced it, the method that works in the current games (Sword and Shield, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Scarlet and Violet, Pokémon Legends: Z-A) and the stat where it shines. All eight Eeveelutions share the same base stat total, 525 points, against 325 for Eevee: what sets them apart is how those points are distributed.

Remember the overall logic: three evolutions from 1996 by stone, two from 1999 through friendship and the time of day, two from 2006 that went from a specific place to a stone, and Sylveon, the latest arrival, which combines friendship and a Fairy-type move.

How to evolve Eevee: the method for each evolution

First thing to know: Eevee never evolves just by levelling up. There is no "evolution level" for Eevee, unlike Charmander or Squirtle. Everything goes through an item, through the bond it has built with you or, in older games, through a specific place on the map. Here is the method for each of the eight evolutions, as it works in recent games, with the variants that matter.

Vaporeon: the Water Stone

Use a Water Stone on Eevee from the bag: the evolution is immediate, whatever its level. It has been the method in every game since Pokémon Red and Blue, without exception. Vaporeon is the toughest member of the family, with 130 base HP, which makes it a very solid adventure partner. In the anime, it is the Pokémon of Rainer, one of the three brothers of an Eevee episode from the very first season; his name now doubles as a Pokémon GO trick.

Jolteon: the Thunder Stone

Same principle with a Thunder Stone. Jolteon is the fastest of the eight, with 130 base Speed, and one of the quickest Electric-type Pokémon of the early generations. In the same anime episode, it belongs to Sparky, the eldest brother: that is the nickname to give Eevee in Pokémon GO to get Jolteon.

Flareon: the Fire Stone

One Fire Stone, and Eevee becomes Flareon. It is the evolution with the highest Attack in the family, 130 base. The third brother of the episode, Pyro, made that choice, hence the nickname that triggers Flareon in Pokémon GO.

Espeon: friendship, during the day

Espeon needs no item. Eevee must be very attached to you, then level up during the day. The game measures that bond with a hidden value, friendship: the threshold has been 160 since Sword and Shield, against 220 in older games. To raise it, keep Eevee in your party, take it into battle, heal it, have it hold a Soothe Bell, which speeds up friendship gains, and avoid letting it faint too often. Since Sword and Shield, one more rule applies: Eevee must know no Fairy-type move, or it will become Sylveon instead. In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, it is the Sun Shard, kept in the bag, that triggers Espeon.

Umbreon: friendship, at night

The condition is the same as for Espeon, but Eevee must gain its level at night. Umbreon is the family's defensive wall: 130 Special Defense, 110 Defense and 95 HP. Here again, no Fairy-type move in its moveset at the time of evolution. In Pokémon XD, the Moon Shard replaces the night. In the anime, the Eevee of Gary, Ash's rival, became an Umbreon.

Leafeon: the Leaf Stone

Since Sword and Shield, a Leaf Stone is enough. From the 4^th to the 7^th generation, Eevee had to level up near a Moss Rock, a moss-covered boulder found in certain forests, and games without that rock did not let you get Leafeon. In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the Leaf Stone works just as well as a visit to the Moss Rock. If several conditions are met at the same time, Leafeon and Glaceon take priority over Sylveon, which itself takes priority over Espeon and Umbreon.

Glaceon: the Ice Stone

For Glaceon, use an Ice Stone since Sword and Shield. Before that, Eevee had to level up near an Ice Rock, the frozen counterpart of the Moss Rock; in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the Ice Stone and the Ice Rock both work. Glaceon shares with Espeon the family's best Special Attack, 130 base, but it is much slower. In the anime, it is May's Eevee that becomes Glaceon.

Sylveon: friendship and a Fairy-type move

Sylveon is the most demanding of the eight. Two conditions must come together when Eevee levels up: high friendship and at least one Fairy-type move among its four moves. Eevee can learn one on its own by levelling up, such as Baby-Doll Eyes or Charm; check that it really is among its active moves before evolving it. In the 6^th and 7^th generations (X and Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Sun and Moon), friendship was replaced by affection: you needed at least two hearts in Pokémon-Amie or Pokémon Refresh. Sylveon exists neither in Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee nor in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. In the anime, Serena's Eevee evolved into Sylveon.

8 or 9 evolutions? The real count

The question keeps coming back: "what are Eevee's 9 evolutions?". The number comes from the complete family: as of 10 November 2026, it has nine Pokémon, Eevee and its eight evolutions. In order of arrival, the eight Eeveelutions are Vaporeon, Jolteon and Flareon (1996), Espeon and Umbreon (1999), Leafeon and Glaceon (2006), then Sylveon (2013). It is the largest family in the whole series, and the only one in which no member shares a type with another.

With every new generation, fans imagine a ninth Eeveelution. Nine types have never had one: Fighting, Flying, Poison, Ground, Rock, Bug, Ghost, Steel and Dragon. Theories about a Dragon or Ghost Eevee have been circulating since Sylveon arrived, but the family still has, at this date, nine members.

Two Eevee variants also cause confusion. The partner Eevee of Let's Go Eevee, with its boosted stats and exclusive moves, and the Gigantamax Eevee of Sword and Shield are real Eevee, but neither can evolve. If you plan to evolve your Eevee, pick an ordinary one.

What changes from one game to the next, from Red and Blue to Legends Z-A

The methods have shifted a lot in thirty years. The three stone evolutions have never changed; everything else depends on the game, because some evolutions did not exist yet, some games had no clock to tell day from night, or the rocks of the 4^th generation were not present everywhere. The table below sums up what works, game by game.

Two traps come up often in recent games. The first: an Eevee that knows a Fairy-type move will become Sylveon, even if you were aiming for Espeon or Umbreon; make it forget that move before the decisive level. The second: friendship cannot be seen directly, but some characters in the games comment on it, and an Eevee that has been following you around for hours is almost always there.

Where to find Eevee in Scarlet and Violet and in Legends Z-A

In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Eevee lives in West Province Area 3, South Province Area 2 and South Province Area 5 of the Paldea region. You also meet it in 3-star and 5-star Tera Raid Battles, and The Indigo Disk add-on lets you get one through a trade in the League Club Room of Blueberry Academy. Evolution stones are found while exploring Paldea; a single one is enough per Eevee.

In Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Eevee appears in Wild Zone 19 and in town, in several districts of Lumiose City such as the Vert District, near Hotel Z, or the Bleu District, on the rooftops. In the game's add-on content, the wild dimensions of Hyperspace Lumiose bring out Eevee and, in the toughest rifts, all of its evolutions. The evolution methods are those of Scarlet and Violet.

Eevee in Pokémon GO: nicknames, Buddy and Lure Modules

In Pokémon GO, each Eevee evolution costs 25 Eevee Candy. Without any precaution, the game picks at random between Vaporeon, Jolteon and Flareon. To choose, there are two levers: the nickname, which works only once per name, then in-game conditions that can be repeated as often as you like.

The nickname trick

Rename your Eevee with the exact nickname from the table, then evolve it: you get the matching evolution, guaranteed. The trick works only once per nickname, so eight times in total. A common precaution is to close and reopen the app after changing the name, to be sure it has been taken into account.

The first three nicknames do not come out of nowhere: Rainer, Sparky and Pyro are the three brothers of the anime episode in which a young trainer refuses to evolve his Eevee, and Sakura is the trainer whose Eevee becomes Espeon.

Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon and Sylveon without a nickname

Once the nicknames are used up, the evolutions remain within reach. For Espeon or Umbreon, choose Eevee as your Buddy, walk 10 km with it, then evolve it while it is still your Buddy: during the day it becomes Espeon, at night Umbreon. For Leafeon or Glaceon, evolve it near a PokéStop fitted with an active Mossy Lure Module or Glacial Lure Module. For Sylveon, earn 70 hearts with Eevee as your Buddy, by feeding it, playing with it, battling and exploring. A shiny Eevee always gives a shiny evolution, which makes the nickname trick a precious ally for completing a shiny collection.

Eevee and its evolutions in Pokémon Pokopia

Pokémon Pokopia, released in 2026, changes the rules completely: you do not evolve Eevee there, you attract its evolutions. Eevee itself shows up quickly on your home island (Ville-Nouvelle in the French version), without any particular habitat. To bring in an Eeveelution, you have to complete a challenge from the management PC of that island, collect the unique item it unlocks, then set up a chair and a table and place that item on it. The matching evolution eventually appears. According to player guides published in March 2026, here are the challenges and the items, translated from the French version of the game.

Practical tip: these items are unique, so store them as soon as you receive them. A lost item means searching the island before you can lay the table for the Eeveelution you are waiting for.

Which is the best Eevee evolution?

The honest answer: none dominates the others. All eight Eeveelutions have exactly the same base stat total, 525 points, distributed differently. The "best" one therefore depends on the role you give it and the game you are playing. The full table of base stats helps you choose.

To take hits, Umbreon is the most complete: 130 Special Defense, 110 Defense and 95 HP. Vaporeon, with its 130 HP, is the other safe bet, and an easy evolution to get, since a Water Stone is enough. To hit hard and fast with special attacks, Espeon combines 130 Special Attack and 110 Speed; Glaceon hits just as hard but much more slowly. For pure speed, Jolteon remains the fastest of the family. In physical attack, Flareon has the best number, 130, and Leafeon pairs 110 Attack with 130 Defense.

That leaves Sylveon, which changed the game in competitive play when it arrived in X and Y: 130 Special Defense, 110 Special Attack, and a hidden ability, Pixilate, which turns its Normal-type moves into Fairy-type moves and powers them up. Sylveon is often the one people name when asked for the "best" Eevee evolution for online battles. In terms of popularity, however, each generation of fans has its favourite, often the one it discovered first.

The famous Eevee of the anime

Eevee made its debut in an episode of the very first season. A young trainer refuses to evolve his Eevee, while his three older brothers, Sparky, Rainer and Pyro, have turned theirs into a Jolteon, a Vaporeon and a Flareon. When the youngest brother's Eevee defeats Team Rocket on its own, his brothers finally accept that it stays as it is. Three of the Pokémon GO nicknames come from this episode.

Other Eevee have left their mark on the series. Gary's, Ash's rival, became an Umbreon. Sakura's became an Espeon, hence the fourth nickname. May's Eevee, hatched from an egg, became a Glaceon, and Serena's, caught among the flowers, evolved into a Sylveon. In Pokémon Journeys: The Series, Chloe's Eevee has the opposite trait: it proves unable to evolve, despite the experiments carried out to help it, and the question of its evolution runs through the whole series.

If you like May and her team, she also exists as a figure, alongside Mudkip, in our May and Mudkip statue, 20 cm.

Why does Eevee have so many evolutions?

The Pokédex itself gives the explanation: Eevee's genetic code is irregular and unstable, which lets it mutate when exposed to the radiation of evolution stones and adapt to any environment. That is what justifies, in the game's world, evolutions as different as an aquatic Pokémon, a Dark-type Pokémon or a fairy creature with ribbons.

A few facts worth remembering about this exceptional Pokémon:

• Eevee was designed by Motofumi Fujiwara, who also created Jolteon and Flareon.
• Its family is the only one in the series in which no member shares a type, and the one that uses the most different stones: five.
• In Pokémon Red and Blue, you received only a single Eevee, in Celadon City: gathering Vaporeon, Jolteon and Flareon took several playthroughs or trades.
• The partner Eevee of Let's Go Eevee has nine exclusive moves, a record in the whole series.
• Since February 2019, Eevee has been the tourism ambassador of the city of Ibusuki, in Japan, where nine decorated manhole covers each feature a member of the family.
• The Gigantamax Eevee of Sword and Shield, with its big fluffy collar, cannot evolve, just like the partner Eevee.

Collecting Eevee and its evolutions as figures

Bringing together all nine members of the family is a classic of Pokémon collections, and it is often how a shelf gets started. The simplest way to do it in one go is our Eevee and its 8 evolutions set: nine painted PVC figures of about 12 cm, each on its own decorated base. Eevee curls up under a big red mushroom, Vaporeon bursts out of a wave, Glaceon shelters under a frozen wave, Jolteon stands at the foot of a purple crystal, Flareon under a tree with red leaves, Umbreon against a flowered ruin, Espeon under an arch of flowers, Leafeon in the leaves and Sylveon in a tree in pink blossom.

For a centrepiece, the Sylveon on the Fairy Island statue stages the Fairy-type evolution on an island of mauve rocks, pink corals and translucent waterfalls, in 20 cm resin. And for an unexpected nod, Anya Forger in a Sylveon costume crosses Spy x Family with Pokémon: the little telepath wears Sylveon's big-eared hood and ribbons, in pink or blue.

For display, the Eeveelutions lend themselves to a circle, Eevee in the middle and its eight evolutions around it, in the order of their colours: Flareon, Jolteon and Leafeon on one side, Vaporeon, Glaceon and Espeon on the other, Umbreon and Sylveon to close the loop. If you like families gathered on a single base, other complete lines exist in our collection, such as Bulbasaur, Ivysaur and Venusaur or Squirtle, Wartortle and Blastoise, and the whole range is in our Pokémon figures.

Sources: Eevee's page in the pokemon.com Pokédex and Poképédia, the French-language Pokémon encyclopedia, consulted on 10 November 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Going further

• All our Pokémon figures, from the starters to the legendaries.
• The whole family: Eevee and its 8 evolutions on decorated bases.
• The Fairy-type centrepiece: the Sylveon on the Fairy Island statue.
• To display your figures properly: our guide to displaying and caring for your figures.
• A gift idea for a Pokémon or manga fan: our manga gift guide.
• Other famous transformations: the best transformations in anime.