Every Eevee Evolution in Pokémon GO and How to Get All 8

Eevee has eight different evolutions in Pokémon GO — and unlike most Pokémon, each one asks something different of you. One needs a nickname, two need a long walk with your buddy, two need special lures, and one needs seventy hearts of friendship. Here is every Eeveelution and exactly how to get it.

The Nickname Trick: Guaranteed, Once Each

Rename your Eevee before evolving it and you choose the result — but each nickname works only once per evolution, so spend them on your best-IV or shiny Eevee. Every evolution costs 25 Eevee Candy.

To use it: open the Eevee, tap the pencil icon next to its name, type the nickname exactly, and check that the Evolve button shows the silhouette of the evolution you want before you confirm.

The Regular Methods, Evolution by Evolution

Vaporeon, Jolteon and Flareon have no guaranteed method once the nicknames are spent — evolving any Eevee for 25 candy gives you one of the three at random. Save your nicknames for the one you want most, or accept the dice roll.

Espeon and Umbreon are the walking pair. Set Eevee as your buddy and walk 10 km with it, then evolve it while it is still your buddy: during the day for Espeon, at night for Umbreon. The Evolve button shows which one you are getting, so check the silhouette before spending the candy.

Leafeon and Glaceon need lures. Evolve Eevee within range of a PokéStop running a Mossy Lure Module for Leafeon, or a Glacial Lure Module for Glaceon. The modules cost 200 PokéCoins in the shop, but the Special Research "A Thousand-Year Slumber" hands out one of each for free.

Sylveon is the friendship evolution. Make Eevee your buddy and earn 70 hearts with it — feeding berries, playing, taking snapshots, battling together and walking all count. A Poffin roughly doubles the hearts you can earn in a day, which cuts the grind considerably.

Which Eeveelutions Are Worth Your Candy?

For battling, Umbreon is a Great League wall and Sylveon a dependable Fairy-type attacker — the two standouts. Glaceon and Espeon hit hard as budget Ice and Psychic options. And if you are holding a shiny Eevee, remember the maths: a full set of shiny Eeveelutions takes eight shiny Eevee, so think before you evolve your only one. Eevee itself is a common wild spawn and a frequent research reward, so candy is rarely the bottleneck — patience is.

Shiny Eeveelutions and Event Timing

Shiny versions of all eight evolutions exist in GO, but there is no shortcut: you need a shiny Eevee to start with, and it evolves into the shiny form of whichever Eeveelution you choose. One shiny Eevee means one shiny evolution — collectors aiming for the full set need eight, which is why the one-time nicknames are best saved for shinies you have a plan for.

Timing matters too. Eevee is a frequent Community Day and event Pokémon, and evolutions obtained during certain events have learned exclusive moves — Umbreon and Espeon are the usual beneficiaries — so it can be worth holding a great Eevee until an event window opens rather than evolving it the day you catch it. If you are evolving with lures, event periods that extend lure duration stretch your 200 coins further, and other trainers' lures work just as well as your own: if a Mossy or Glacial Lure is already spinning at a busy stop, your Eevee only needs to be in range, no purchase required.