Watching your Pokémon grow and evolve is an important part of the game in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Some pokemon evolve naturally by increasing the level, whereas others require an item or an objective to trigger evolution. Furthermore, many pokemon require you to trade with others. In this guide, we’re going to share and list out all of the Special Evolution Pokémon you can find in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
Stone Evolutions
The guide below shows which stones evolve which Pokémon. If you have any of these stones and a Pokémon, just give the stone to the creature and watch it evolve. Stones are a one-time-use item, so choose wisely because they aren’t available for purchase.
Thunder Stone
- Eevee → Jolteon
- Pikachu → Raichu
- Magneton → Magnezone
Moon Stone
- Clefairy → Clefable
Oval Stone
- Happiny → Chansey
Shiny Stone
- Togetic → Togekiss
- Roselia → Roserade
Dusk Stone
- Murkrow → Honchkrow
- Misdreavus → Mismagius
Dawn Stone
- Kirlia → Gallade (must be male)
- Snorunt → Froslass (must be female)
Leaf Stone
- Eevee → Leafeon
Fire Stone
- Eevee → Flareon
Water Stone
- Eevee → Vaporeon
Trade Evolutions
This includes a list of all Pokemon that evolve through trading in their second stage of the evolutions.
Geodude → Graveler (through leveling) → Golem
Ghastly → Haunter (through leveling)→ Gengar
Abra → Kadabra (through leveling) → Alakazam
Machop → Machoke (through leveling)→ Machamp
Clamperl → Huntail (trade while holding Deep Sea Tooth)
Clamperl → Gorebyss (trade while holding Deep Sea Scale)
Dusclops → Dusknoir (trade while holding Reaper Cloth)
Elekid → Electabuzz (through leveling) → Electivire (trade while holding Electrizer)
Magby → Magmar (through leveling) → Magmortar (trade while holding Magmarizer)
Onix → Steelix (trade while holding Metal Coat)
Poliwhag → Poliwhirl (through leveling) → Poliwrath (trade while holding King’s Rock)
Porygon → Porygon2 (trade while holding Upgrade) → PorygonZ (trade while holding Dubious Disc)
Rhyhorn → Rhydon (through leveling) → Rhyperior (trade while holding Protector)
Scyther → Scizor (trade while holding Metal Coat)
Horsea → Seadra (through leveling) → Kingdra (trade while holding Dragon Scale)
Slowpoke → Slowking (trade while holding King’s Rock)
Natural Evolutions
Natural evolutions that occur as a result of leveling, friendship levels, or other unique scenarios that do not involve trading or special items are included in this list.
Turtwig → Grotle → Torterra
Chimchar → Monferno → Empoleon
Piplup → Prinplup → Empoleon
Shinx → Luxio → Luxray
Zubat → Golbat → Crobat (high friendship required for final form)
Bidoof → Bibarel
Kricketot → Kricketune
Magikarp → Gyarados
Cranidos → Rampardos
Shieldon → Bastiodon
Psyduck → Golduck
Burmy → Mothim (must be male)
Combee → Vespiquen (must be female)
Wurmple → Silcoon → Beautifly (personality-based)
Wurmple → Cascoon → Dustox (personality-based)
Buizel → Floatzel
Cherubi → Cherrim
Shellos → Gastrodon
Aipom → Ambipom (after learning Double Hit)
Drifloon → Drifblim
Buneary → Lopunny (high friendship required)
Glameow → Purugly
Goldeen → Seaking
Barboach → Whiscash
Chingling → Chimecho (high friendship required, and at nighttime)
Stunky → Skuntank
Meditite → Medicham
Bronzor → Bronzong
Ponyta → Rapidash
Bonsly → Sudowoodo (after learning Mimic)
Mime Jr → Mr Mime (after learning Mimic)
Hoothoot → Noctowl
Gible → Gabite → Garchomp
Munchlax → Snorlax (high friendship required)
Riolu → Lucario (high friendship required, and at daytime)
Wooper → Quagsire
Wingull → Pelipper
Hippopotas → Hippowdon
Azurill → Marill → Azumarill (high friendship required)
Skorupi → Drapion
Croagunk → Toxicroak
Remoraid → Octillery
Finneon → Lumineon
Tentacool → Tentacruel
Mantyke → Mantine (with Remoraid in your party)
Snover → Abomasnow
Sneasel → Weavile (while holding Razor Claw at nighttime)
Gligar → Gliscor (while holding Razor Fang at nighttime)
Ralts → Kirlia → Gardevoir
Lickitung → Lickilicky (after learning Rollout)
Swablu → Altaria
Hondour → Houndoom
Swinub → Piloswine → Mamoswine (after learning Ancient Power)
Snorunt → Glalie
Slowpoke → Slowbro
Pokémon That Don’t Evolve
These Pokémon are already in their final form and don’t evolve
Pachirisu
Heracross
Chatot
Spiritomb
Unown
Carnivine
Uxie
Mesprit
Azelf
Dialga
Palkia
Manaphy
Absol
Pinsir
Mew
Jirachi