New with the release of the Johto Pokemon Update, many new and old Pokemon can evolve into advanced form Pokemon, but only through the use of specific Evolution Items. These special items can be used along with specific Pokemon Candy to evolve a Pokemon.
This even works with Pokemon who have different evolution paths, as an additional evolution button will let you choose which path you’d like to take if you meet the requirements.
How to Get Special Items
The Special Evolution Items are guaranteed rewards for 7-day Pokestop streaks. Evolution items are incredibly rare and have less than a 1% chance of being found at Pokestops.
Item List
There are currently 5 new Evolution Items introduced with the latest update.
Dragon Scale
The Dragon Scale is one of the new Evolution Items that can be used in conjunction with Pokemon Candy to evolve some of the Gen 1 Pokemon to new Gen 2 evolutions. Currently, the applicable Pokemon for this item is Seadra, who can be evolved into Kingdra using a Dragon Scale and 100 Horsea Pokemon Candy.
King’s Rock
The King’s Rock is another of the new Evolution Items that can be used in conjunction with Pokemon Candy to evolve some of the Gen 1 Pokemon to new Gen 2 evolutions. Currently, there are 2 applicable Pokemon who can use this item: Slowpoke can use the Kings Rock and 50 Slowpoke Candy to evolve into Slowking, or just the candy to evolve into Slowbro.
Poliwhirl can also use the Kings Rock and 100 Poliwag Candy to evolve into Politoed, or just the candy to evolve into Poliwrath.
Sun Stone
The Sun Stone is another of the new Evolution Items that can be used in conjunction with Pokemon Candy to evolve some of the Gen 1 Pokemon to new Gen 2 evolutions. One Gen 1 Pokemon, Gloom, can evolve into Bellossom using the Sun Stone as well as 100 Oddish Candy, or into Vileplume using just candy.
A new Pokemon, Sunkern, evolves into Sunflora using a Sunstone as well.
Metal Coat
The Metal Coat is another of the new Evolution Items that can be used in conjunction with Pokemon Candy to evolve some of the Gen 1 Pokemon to new Gen 2 evolutions. Currently, there are two applicable Pokemon for this item: Onix, who can now be evolved into Steelix using 1 Metal Coat and 50 Onix Candy.
Scyther can also use 1 Metal Coat and 50 Scyther Candy to evolve into Scizor.
Upgrade
The Upgrade is another of the new Evolution Items that can be used in conjunction with Pokemon Candy to evolve some of the Gen 1 Pokemon to new Gen 2 evolutions. Currently, the applicable Pokemon for this item is Porygon, who can use an Upgrade along with 50 Porygon Candy to evolve into Porygon 2.0.
Evolve Umbreon or Espeon
As with evolving Eevee into Jolteon, Vaporeon and Flareon, naming them after one of the Eeveelutions character names from the show, evolves them into their Pokemon Go equivalent. I have confirmed this, as it worked for me. To evolve Eevee into Umbreon, rename the desired Eevee to Tamao before evolving.
To evolve Eevee into Espeon, rename the desired Eevee to Sakura before evolving.
