10 Pokémon With The Weirdest Evolution Requirements

There are a handful of Pokémon out there who are a bit different. They require some strange things to be able to evolve.

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The Pokémon world is filled with weird and wonderful creatures, from sentient trash to actual gods. Many of these pocket monsters have an ability called evolution, which causes them to change shape and powers. Evolution is a fickle topic in Pokémon lore due to the variety of causes of evolution.

From evolution stones to location and time-based evolutions, the franchise has been doling out new methods of evolution every generation. As newer evolution methods were introduced, the series shows just how weird some of its requirements are for evolution. Whether it is beauty or twirls, these are some of the weirdest evolutions in the series.

10 Feebas

As one of the ugliest and dumbest creatures in the Pokémon universe, Feebas has had a tough time since its introduction in the Hoenn region of Generation 3. Its popularity was diminished to almost nothing when trainers tried to catch one in the wild with incredibly low encounter rates.

In the Hoenn games, the way to evolve Feebas into the beautiful Milotic was to increase its beauty stat to 170, then level it up. This was the only Pokémon that evolves like this and it was changed to evolve with a Prism scale in later generations.

9 Sliggoo

This slimy snail, introduced in Generation 6, is the middle evolution of the generation’s pseudo-legendary dragon. While it is cute, it also has a darker side as it eats by secreting an acidic mucus that melts its prey, and then Sliggoo will slurp it up.

Evolving a Sliggoo is a difficult process since it must be done in certain locations. They require rain or fog conditions to evolve. The issue is these conditions cannot be achieved in battle using moves like Rain Dance, rather it must be an overworld condition.

8 Nincada

A burrowing Pokémon, Nincada spends most of its life underground until it is caught by a trainer or needs to forage for food. Much like its real-world counterpart, the cicada, Nincada can be noisy, though the wings on Nincada’s back aren’t as strong so it doesn’t fly.

A Nincada evolves regularly at level 20 into Ninjask. However, if there is an open slot in the party and an empty Pokéball, a Nincada leaves its husk behind in evolution, making Shedninja. It is the only Pokémon that creates a second evolution at the same time.

7 Mantyke

Introduced in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, Mantyke is the Generation 4 Pokémon revealed to be the pre-evolved form of Mantine, who was introduced in Generation 2. It swims the seas and hops through the sky as a water/flying type.

The evolution method for Mantyke is strange because it relies on another Generation 2 Pokémon, Remoraid. As long as a Remoraid is in the party while Mantyke levels up, it will evolve into Mantine. This can happen from level 2-100.

6 Tyrogue

Tyrogue is a special Pokémon as, outside of the Eevee line, it has the most evolutions. As a fighting-type baby Pokémon, it spends most of its time in training. It should also be noted that Tyrogue and its evolutions are a male-only species.

The basics for evolving a Tyrogue is to get it to level 20, but which of its evolutions depends on the stats of this fighting baby. Hitmonlee requires an attack stat higher than its defense. Hitmonchan requires a higher attack over defense. Hitmontop requires a balanced attack and defense.

5 Shelmet and Karrablast

Shelmet and Karrablast are tied to each other as rivals for life. Introduced in Generation 5, Shelmet is a snail-like Pokémon that lives in a shell that looks like a helmet while Karrablast is a simple tiny beetle Pokémon. Karrablast typically eats Shelmet, though this is mostly done when a Karrablast feels it is time to evolve.

The way that Shelmet and Karrablast evolve is entirely unique to them. They have to be traded for each other, meaning player 1 trades a Shelmet and player 2 trades a Karrablast, which results in them evolving as they pass each other.

4 Galarian Farfetch’d

Getting into the weirder evolution methods introduced in recent generations, a Galarian Farfetch’d, introduced as a new form of everyone’s favorite leek carrying duck, can now evolve. In the roaming fields of Galar, the Farfetch’d have become tougher in the wild, leading them to become a different species.

Galarian Farfetch’d can now evolve into Sirfetch’d. The way to achieve this evolution is to enter a battle with Galarian Farfetch’d and score 3 successful critical hits. While it doesn’t matter if it faints afterward, it is key that this happens in a single battle.

3 Galarian Yamask

Another regional variant from Generation 8, Galarian Yamask takes some of the immense sadness of traditional Yamask, which normally carries around a mask of its human face and cries while looking at it, and trades that for a darker runic shape.

While Yamask evolves by reaching level 34, Galarian Yamask requires much more detail. The trainer has to have their Pokémon lose at least 49 hit points then travel under a specific stone bridge in Dusty Bowl. It also cannot faint or be healed. It’s the most savage evolution of the series.

2 Inkay

This Generation 6 dark/psychic squid Pokémon is often mistaken for a water-type Pokémon due to its design and origins. While Inkay is not a water-type, it swims around in the air using its mental abilities to hover around, using its tentacles to move.

Inkay was the bane of many trainer’s Pokédex filling journey due to its unusual evolution method. The way to evolve Inkay was to get it to level 30, then flip the game system (3DS/Switch) upside down, triggering the evolution.

1 Milcery

Milcery is a cream-based Pokémon that looks like an everlasting drop of milk given life. This fairy type Pokémon is a female-only species that smells sweet. While not great for competitive matches, Milcery is the perfect companion for cooking and baking trainers like Chefs.

The most interesting Generation 8 Pokémon, evolution wise, Milcery’s evolution process added several factors, including held item, time of day, spin length, and spin direction, which can result in 70 different versions of Alcremie. As an example, a Vanilla Cream Alcremie is achieved after spinning clockwise for less than five seconds during the day.

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