Evolution Cost Ranker
Rank Pokémon evolution lines by effort - levels required, items, trades, and special conditions.
367 evolution paths
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magnemite to magnezone
2 stagesLv 30 total
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rhyhorn to rhyperior
2 stagesLv 42 total
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porygon to porygon-z
2 stages
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deino to hydreigon
2 stagesLv 114 total
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cosmog to solgaleo
2 stagesLv 96 total
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cosmog to lunala
2 stagesLv 96 total
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dreepy to dragapult
2 stagesLv 110 total
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machop to machamp
2 stagesLv 28 total
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horsea to kingdra
2 stagesLv 32 total
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mime-jr to mr-rime
2 stagesLv 42 total
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elekid to electivire
2 stagesLv 30 total
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magby to magmortar
2 stagesLv 30 total
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eevee to leafeon
1 stage
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eevee to glaceon
1 stage
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dratini to dragonite
2 stagesLv 85 total
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larvitar to tyranitar
2 stagesLv 85 total
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nosepass to probopass
1 stage
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aron to aggron
2 stagesLv 74 total
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trapinch to flygon
2 stagesLv 80 total
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duskull to dusknoir
2 stagesLv 37 total
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spheal to walrein
2 stagesLv 76 total
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bagon to salamence
2 stagesLv 80 total
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gothita to gothitelle
2 stagesLv 73 total
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solosis to reuniclus
2 stagesLv 73 total
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vanillite to vanilluxe
2 stagesLv 82 total
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klink to klinklang
2 stagesLv 87 total
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litwick to chandelure
2 stagesLv 41 total
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axew to haxorus
2 stagesLv 86 total
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goomy to goodra
2 stagesLv 90 total
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grubbin to vikavolt
2 stagesLv 20 total
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jangmo-o to kommo-o
2 stagesLv 80 total
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hatenna to hatterene
2 stagesLv 74 total
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impidimp to grimmsnarl
2 stagesLv 74 total
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frigibax to baxcalibur
2 stagesLv 89 total
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pichu to raichu
2 stages
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cleffa to clefable
2 stages
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igglybuff to wigglytuff
2 stages
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poliwag to politoed
2 stagesLv 25 total
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abra to alakazam
2 stagesLv 16 total
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geodude to golem
2 stagesLv 25 total
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slowpoke to slowking
1 stage
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gastly to gengar
2 stagesLv 25 total
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togepi to togekiss
2 stages
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teddiursa to ursaluna
2 stagesLv 30 total
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swinub to mamoswine
2 stagesLv 33 total
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budew to roserade
2 stages
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beldum to metagross
2 stagesLv 65 total
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gible to garchomp
2 stagesLv 72 total
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roggenrola to gigalith
2 stagesLv 25 total
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timburr to conkeldurr
2 stagesLv 25 total
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sandile to krookodile
2 stagesLv 69 total
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tynamo to eelektross
2 stagesLv 39 total
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pawniard to kingambit
2 stagesLv 52 total
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honedge to aegislash
2 stagesLv 35 total
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bulbasaur to venusaur
2 stagesLv 48 total
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charmander to charizard
2 stagesLv 52 total
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squirtle to blastoise
2 stagesLv 52 total
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pidgey to pidgeot
2 stagesLv 54 total
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nidoran-f to nidoqueen
2 stagesLv 16 total
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nidoran-m to nidoking
2 stagesLv 16 total
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How Evolution Difficulty Is Scored
Not every evolution takes the same effort. A Pidgey that evolves at level 18 is trivial compared to a trade evolution that also demands a rare held item and a specific time of day. This tool scores each path from the base form to the final stage on a 1-5 star difficulty scale.
What Factors Increase Difficulty?
- High level requirements - evolving above level 40 adds more difficulty than a level 16 evolution
- Trade dependency - requires a second player or a second game, making it inaccessible for solo players
- Item requirements - evolution stones and held items must be found or purchased first
- Friendship grinding - raising happiness to the threshold takes time and specific actions
- Special conditions - location-locked, move-dependent, or weather-based evolutions add extra planning
Multi-stage lines stack difficulty across each step. A three-stage Pokémon with a trade in the middle and a high-level final evolution will rank higher than a two-stage Pokémon that needs only a stone. Sort by difficulty, total levels, or number of stages to plan your team around what your playthrough allows.