What happens if a Pokémon hits multiple evolution criteria at once?
There's several Pokémon that have branching evolution paths - Slowpoke for example can be evolved into Slowbro by level-up, or into Slowking by trading with King's Rock held.
In most cases, these branches can't conflict, but there's at least one where 3 conditions can be potentially met at once.
Take these three evolution conditions for Eevee:
- Espeon - level up once with a high Happiness value (during the day, or at night for Umbreon)
- Leafeon - level up once nearby the Mossy Rock
- Sylveon - level up once with 2+ Affection and a fairy-type attack.
It's entirely possible for all 3 criteria to be met at the same time (a single Eevee with Charm - Fairy type as of Gen VI -, high affection and friendship, levelled up at the Mossy Rock). Which evolution takes place? Will the game pick randomly, or is logic included to pre-determine the path? Or is it based on which criteria is hit first?
Best Answer
I was very interested in your question, so I did some research.
According to Bulbapedia on Moss Rock, some people have tested that location takes precedence over anything else.
Even if Eevee has reached other evolutionary conditions, the Moss Rock will still cause it to evolve into Leafeon rather than Espeon, Umbreon, or Sylveon.
So in your scenario, you would get a Leafeon because of your location.
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