How to Evolve Eevee
There are certain tricks that you can use to guarantee specific evolutions when evolving Eevee:
Naming trick
It is possible to force your Eevee to evolve into one of its evolutions by renaming your Eevee to a specific name before you evolve it.
This only works once for each name, you don't need to have walked with Eevee as your buddy, and the time of day doesn't matter.
Use the following names to guarantee the evolved form:
- Rainer → Vaporeon
- Sparky → Jolteon
- Pyro → Flareon
- Sakura → Espeon
- Tamao → Umbreon
- Linnea → Leafeon
- Rea → Glaceon
- Kira → Sylveon
Evolving Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon
Once you have used the naming trick for these three Pokémon, a normal evolution on Eevee will have an equal random chance of getting Vaporeon, Jolteon, or Flareon.
If you have walked over 10km with Eevee as your buddy, and you don't want to get Espeon or Umbreon, make sure that Eevee isn't your buddy when evolving it!
Buddy method for Espeon and Umbreon
This method is only used for getting the Generation 2 Pokémon: Espeon and Umbreon.
- You must have walked at least 10km with the Pokémon as your buddy, and have collected at least 2 candy.
- The Pokémon must be your buddy when you evolve it.
You can then choose between Espeon and Umbreon depending on whether you evolve your Eevee during the day or at night.
Lure method for Leafeon and Glaceon
In order to evolve Eevee into the Generation 4 Pokémon Leafeon and Glaceon, you need one of two Lure Modules: the Mossy Lure or the Glacial Lure.
Evolve Eevee near a PokéStop with the right lure active:
You need to be within range of the PokéStop. Check that the evolve button shows the silhouette of Leafeon or Glaceon before you tap it.
Buddy hearts for Sylveon
To evolve Eevee into the Generation 6 Pokémon Sylveon, make it your buddy and earn 70 buddy hearts with it. Once it has 70 hearts, it can evolve into Sylveon.
