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Pokémon Legends ZA: Complete List of Special Evolutions and How to Get Them



With Pokémon Legends: ZA, the franchise is not content with a simple return to the Kalos region. The evolution system, already dense in previous opuses, is enriched again. Between objects to recover, secondary missions and specific conditions that are sometimes unknown, evolving certain Pokémon becomes a real strategic puzzle.

If you’ve ever tried to transform your Eevee into a Mentali without knowing the right conditions, or to evolve a Spectrum without a trading partner, you know how confusing the system can be. However, each special evolution allows you to unlock a new level of the Pokédex and therefore, to access essential bonuses to progress in the adventure.

Objects, missions and environment: everything influences evolution

Most of the special evolutions in this new opus require specific evolution items, which will often need to be obtained at the right time or in the right context.

Certain stones—Water, Fire, Lightning, Grass, Ice, Dawn, Sun, Moon, Shard, or Night—can be purchased for ₽3,000 in the Jewel of Kalos. However, access to this store is only available after completing the main mission 039. Suffice to say that you will have to seriously advance in the story to start filling your Pokédex with the rarest evolved forms.

Other key objects, such as the Scent Bag or the Chantibonbon, are only accessible by completing very specific secondary missions. For example :

  • The Scent Sachet is obtained after secondary mission 010 “The Fragrance of Cabriolaine Leaves”
  • The Chantibonbon is given after secondary mission 014 “Cupcanaille au café”
  • The Galanoa Bracelet and the Galanoa Crown, necessary for the evolution of the Galar Slowpoke, are linked to mission 075, unlockable after main mission 26.

Finally, certain developments are based on very specific circumstances: you will sometimes have to play day or night, reach a sufficient level of friendship, or even… turn over your console to make Sepiatop evolve. Yes, literally.

List of special evolutions to remember

Here is a summary of the most notable developments in this game:

  • Eevee : Eight possible evolutions, including three with stones (Fire, Water, Lightning), two with friendship (Mentali during the day, Noctali at night), and three others via specific stones.
  • Scyther, Onix, Spectrum, Machopeur, Pitrouille… : All require exchange with a held objectsuch as Metal Skin or Royal Rock.
  • Rozbouton, Mélo, Riolu : Evolve by friendshipoften combined at a time of day.
  • Lamprey, Galvaran, Pikachu, Vulpix… : Request the use of elemental stones.
  • Colimucus : Only evolves from level 50 and in rainy weather.
  • Sepiatop : Requires physical gesture of the userturning over his console.

Attention to detail is therefore essential. The simple accumulation of levels is no longer enough: each evolution becomes a quest in itself.