How to Get Eevee to Evolve to Either Espeon or Umbreon (2024)

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Evolving Eevee in Pokémon Go

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   Raise your Eevee’s Friendship level to 160. Eevee starts with a base Friendship (Happiness) of 50 when you catch it or hatch it from an Egg. Boost your Eevee’s Friendship by keeping it in your party as you play the game, battling against wild Pokémon and trainers, and giving it items that raise its stats.^[1]

   • If you have an Eevee in a Pokémon game from Generation II–VII, it starts with a base Friendship level of 70 and needs to reach 220 to evolve.^[2]
   • Eevee’s Friendship level isn’t listed with its other stats, so you won’t be able to check its specific level. We’ll cover where to find NPCs that tell you your friendship level in each game later on.
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   Level up Eevee during the day to get Espeon. Unlike other Pokémon, Eevee doesn’t need to be at a specific level for it to evolve. Go outside in the game and check the graphics. During the day, the graphics will look the brightest and on newer games, you’ll see the sun in the sky. Make your Eevee level up by using it in battle or giving it a Rare Candy and you’ll have your Espeon.^[3]

   • In Pokémon Scarlet, Violet, and Arceus: Legends, daytime lasts for about 20–30 minutes and occurs about once an hour.
   • Pokémon games in Generation VIII and earlier use your console’s clock to set the time. Typically, daytime in these games starts around 10 AM and lasts until 5–7 PM. You can even manually change the time on your console to evolve your Eevee right away.

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   Evolve Eevee into Umbreon by leveling them up at night. Go outside in your game and check if the graphics have a dark blue hue over them, which means that it’s night. In the most recent games, look at the sky to see if there are the moon and stars. Take your Eevee into battle or give it a Rare Candy so it can level up and turn into an Umbreon.^[4]

   • Nighttime lasts about 20–30 minutes in Pokémon Scarlet, Violet, or Legends: Arceus, and it occurs once an hour.
   • Nighttime in games from Generation VIII and earlier usually starts around 6 PM and lasts until about 6 AM based on your console’s internal clock.

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   Set Eevee as your Buddy Pokémon. Click on the “Swap Buddy” button when you open up your profile in the app. If you already caught an Eevee, search for it in your Pokémon and tap on it to choose it as your Buddy.^[5]

   • You can change your Buddy Pokémon up to 20 times a day.
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   Walk with Eevee for 10 kilometres (6.2mi) until you earn 2 Candy. Keep your Eevee set as your buddy the entire time that you’re walking so it builds a stronger bond with you. Tap on your Eevee and look at its stats to see how long it’s been walking with you.^[6] Eevee collects 1 Candy every 5 kilometres (3.1mi), so they will automatically appear in your inventory.^[7]

   • It’s a lot easier to keep Eevee set as your Buddy until you walk the full 10 kilometres (6.2mi). If you switch your Buddy before you reach the full distance, you may not earn the Candies you need to evolve.
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   Evolve Eevee during the daytime to get an Espeon. Wait until the sun is out and it’s the middle of the day to ensure you’re evolving your Eevee into an Espeon. Give your Eevee 25 Candies and let the animation play to finish the evolution.^[8]

   • Look for Espeon’s silhouette next to the “Evolve” button to make sure Eevee is turning into the correct Pokémon.
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   Evolve your Eevee at night to get an Umbreon. Wait until after the sun sets to evolve your Eevee when it’s dark outside. Feed your Eevee 25 Candies so it can level up and evolve into an Umbreon.^[9]

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   Name your Eevee “Sakura” or “Tamao” to evolve it into an Espeon or Umbreon. Once you get an Eevee, change its name to Sakura if you want an Espeon or Tamao if you want an Umbreon. Give your Eevee 25 Candies during the day to evolve into Espeon, or wait until nighttime if you want to put an Umbreon on your team.^[10]

   See Also

   Pokémon breeding guide & Pokémon egg groups

   • You can only do the naming trick once in your game.

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   Walk around with Eevee in your party. Keep the Eevee on your team as you play the game since its Friendship will go up by 1 level with every 255 steps. Even if you never send Eevee out into a battle, it will still gain Friendship levels just by being in your party and spending time with it.^[11]

   • In Pokémon Crystal, walk around the area on the map where you caught your Eevee since it will gain Friendship levels even faster.
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   Use Eevee in Pokémon battles. If your Eevee has a higher level than the wild Pokémon or trainers in the area, don’t be afraid to send it out into battle. As Eevee defeats Pokémon and levels up, it could gain anywhere from 1–5 Friendship levels at a time.^[12]

   • Avoid letting your Eevee faint since that will make its friendship drop anywhere from 1–10 levels. It’s okay to use Potions to heal your Eevee up, but avoid using Heal Powder, Energy Root, or Revival Herb since they all lower Friendship.
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   Equip your Eevee with a Soothe Bell. Go into your items and give your Eevee the Soothe Bell as its held item. Any time your Eevee gains Friendship, the Soothe Bell will give it a 50% boost so you can evolve into Espeon or Umbreon faster. You can find a Soothe Bell:^[13]

   • Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: Delibird Presents
   • Pokémon Sword and Shield: Hammerlocke
   • Pokémon Sun and Moon: Route 3
   • Pokémon X & Y: Shalour City
   • Pokémon Black & White (1 or 2): Nimbasa City
   • Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, & Platinum: Pokémon Mansion
   • Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, & Emerald: Slateport City Fan Club
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   Give your Eevee berries and stat-boosting vitamins. Look through the Berries section of your bag for Pomeg, Kelpsy, Qualot, Hondew, Grepa, or Tamato to give to your Eevee to help raise its Friendship. Alternatively, give your Eevee the following items to make them stronger in battles and more friendly:^[14]

   • HP Up
   • Protein
   • Iron
   • Calcium
   • Carbos
   • PP Up
   • Rare Candy
   • Zinc
   • PP Max
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   Play with your Eevee in Pokémon Camp or picnics. In Generation VIII, go into the menu where it says “Pokémon Camp” where you can hang out, play, and feed your Pokémon. In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, choose “Picnic” in the menu when you’re not in a town. Send out your Eevee and spend time feeding it, bathing it, and playing with it. Even just a few minutes will help your Eevee feel closer to you.^[15]

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   Visit the friendship checker NPC to check your Eevee’s levels. Put Eevee as the first Pokémon in your party before you talk to the friendship checker. Once they ask if you want them to look at your Pokémon, they’ll give you a rating of how much friendly your Eevee is with you. If the checker says that your Eevee is friendly or really happy with you, it’s probably ready to evolve. You can find the friendship checker:^[16]

   • Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: Cascarrafa
   • Pokémon Sword and Shield: Hammerlocke
   • Pokémon Sun and Moon: Konikoni City
   • Pokémon X & Y: Santalune City or Laverre City
   • Pokémon Black & White (1 or 2): Icirrus City or Nacrene City
   • Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, & Platinum: Hearthome City, Route 213, or Eterna City
   • Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, & Emerald: Verdanturf Town or Pacifidlog Town
   • Pokémon Gold, Silver, & Crystal: Goldenrod City

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• If you're playing Pokemon Moon or Sun, level up only at night for Umbreon. Hold a soothe bell after to raise its happiness level to the last heart. With luck, you can get a wild Eevee to call an Umbreon into battle.
• Try feeding Eevee poffins, play games, or groom them on the Pokémon anime section of the touch screen until the 5 hearts are full.
• Put Eevee in the first slot of your party to make it evolve sooner.
• Don't let Eevee fight other Pokémon as it will faint.

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