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. Gifting counts as trading and is able to trigger evolution.Ī selected few Pokémon must meet even more specific requirements 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. 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. Due to rounding, the Happiness percentage may show 0% even when the Pokémon has more Happiness.

There are currently 2 Pokémon that evolve from having 0 Happiness (also known as Unhappiness). A Pokémon's happiness can be raised by placing it in a preferred field or by feeding it Consumables. Pokémon which evolve by this method must have a Happiness Level of 220 or greater.

An item that is needed for evolution is consumed and disappears from the Pokémon's Summary Page after evolution occurs.Ĭertain Pokémon must reach a high level of happiness before they are able to evolve. A Pokémon that requires an item to evolve must be holding the item it needs before evolution is possible. The most commonly used evolutionary items are: Evolution Items, Evolution Stones, and Special Evolution Items, but other items may be used as well. Some Items are capable of triggering evolution for certain Pokémon. 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.Īn example of an evolution prompt shown on a Pokémon's summary. Most Pokémon become able to evolve once they reach a certain level. Note: PFQ's unique game structure requires that many Pokémon's evolution criteria diverge from the canon games' criteria.

More than one criteria may be required for certain evolutions. Listed below, are the most common evolution requirements. Specific evolutionary information and criteria can be found on the user's PokéDex, provided they have the desired Pokémon's Dex Entry. Note: Pokémon will retain the shiny, albino, or melanistic status after evolving.Īll Pokémon that are capable of evolution have unique and specific requirements that must be met before they are able to evolve. Remember, evolution is permanent and cannot be undone. 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. 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. The PokéDex displaying a Pokémon's Evolutionary Data.Įvolution is a permanent, irreversible, process in which a Pokémon transforms and becomes a new Pokémon.

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