With the Isle of Armor DLC adding a whole new Wild Area to explore and a whopping 100 old Pokémon to the Pokedex, players have more to do in the Galar region than ever. For those trainers seeking the one hundred percent completion on their Pokedex for Sword & Shield, some evolutions might pose a problem.
Some Pokémon have always been difficult to evolve; Feebas into Milotic in Ruby and Sapphire is an excellent example. But with every new region, and new locations for every evolution item, the most difficult Pokémon to evolve change every generation. While many fully evolved Pokémon now roam the Galar Wild Areas and no longer need to be obtained through evolution, some Pokémon still have tedious or downright frustrating evolution methods.
10 Shelmet To Accelgor
Depending on a specific trade with another player makes Shelmet quite tricky to evolve. Shelmet can only transform into the speedster Accelgor by trading it for a Karrablast with another trainer. Trade evolutions are always difficult for solo players and the specifics of this one make it even more of a task.
Not only is this little bugger hard to evolve, but it’s also hard to find in the first place! Luckily the Isle of Armor has added a few more locations to Shelmets Pokedex entry; including the Soothing Wetlands, the Forest of Focus, and the Training Lowlands.
9 Karrablast To Escavalier
Don’t be fooled by this little guy’s huggable shape and adorable smile. This bug type evolves in the high attack high defense monster, Escavalier. Remember how Shelmet evolved, well, Karrablast is exactly the opposite. It only evolves when traded for a Shelmet. Similarly, Karrablast is difficult to catch in the wild, further infuriating hopeful trainers. Luckily, the Isle of Armor makes Karrablast a little easier to find. The little bug pops up reliably as a random encounter in the Forest of Focus and occasionally shows up in the overworld in the Training Lowlands.
8 Zweilous To Hydreigon
Most Pokémon that evolve from a simple level up are no problem for master trainers, but evolving a Zweilous is a totally different story. Many players seek the allure of the Dark-type dragon, Hydreigon, but players who EV train will find Deino and Zweilous to be rather lackluster. Hydreigon is primarily a special attacker, but Deino and Zweilous are both physical Pokémon with special moves far and in-between.
This makes the journey of raising a Zweilous to a whopping level 64 quite the slog. Luckily, Sword and Shield offer a plethora of experience items to make this quest a little more bearable. Trainers should be sure to use those goodies they earn from max raid battles to quickly get their Zweilous from zero to hero… or to an evil dragon monster…
7 Rockruff to Lycanroc (Dusk Form)
Getting a dusk form Lycanroc has always been a special prize. The orange wolf can learn both the midday and midnight forms’ special moves, and on top of it all, it has cool glowing green eyes! But the only way to get a dusk form Lycanroc is from an Own Tempo ability Rockruff, which can be very rare to find. Own Tempo Rockruffs, luckily, are available to catch in the Galar region (A change from Alola). These special Rockruffs can only be found in max raid battles at a specific raid den at the top of the path shooting off of Challenge Road to the right.
Once you finally get your Rockruff, you’ll need to grow it to level 25 at either dawn or dusk in-game. Trainers can make sure to achieve this by changing the clock on their switch and logging back into the game.
6 Sinistea To Polteageist
The black tea Pokémon isn’t itself very difficult to evolve. Most ghost-type Sinistea can be evolved by simply giving them the Cracked Pot and they will immediately transform into the wonderfully spooky Polteageist. However, for some very rare and very lucky trainers, their Sinistea won’t be affected by the Cracked Pot. These lucky trainers have instead caught an Antique Sinistea, rather than the common Phony variety. Antique Sinistea possess a rare little mark on the underside of their teacup as a sign of authenticity. These rare Sinistea instead need a Chipped Teapot to evolve, which can only be bought at the Bargain-Seller’s shop in Stow-On-Side. This means it’s completely luck of the draw as to when a trainer will be able to get their hands on a Chipped Pot. Happy hunting!
5 Porygon And Porygon 2 To Porygon Z
The Porygons have always been somewhat difficult to evolve, requiring two individual-use evolution items and multiple trades. On the Isle of Armor, Trainers will need to find Clyde in the training dojo after defeating Master Mustard. He’ll reward you a Porygon that players can evolve into the coveted Porygon-Z. After obtaining the Porygon, head into the Training Lowlands and search around outside the cave entrance. To the left through a small passage, players will find the upgrade. Next, trainers should head to the Workout Sea and bike towards the Wailord. On a small island near Wailord lies the Dubious Disk. Finally, trade Porygon while holding the Upgrade, and then trade the new Porygon 2 while holding the Dubious Disk to get a shiny new Porygon-Z.
4 Yamask To Runerigus
Galarian Yamask has another odd evolution method. Instead of evolving into Cofragrigus like a Unovan Yamask, Galarian Yamask transforms into the mysterious Runerigus. In order to evolve your Galarian Yamask into a Runerigus, your Yamask will need to take at least 49 damage (not from weather effects) and then cross under the stone archway in the Dusty Bowl region of the Wild Area. Teaching your Yamask some status moves like haze and mean look, will help trainers slowly take small amounts of damage from weaker pokemon before heading to the stone arch.
3 Slowpoke To Slowking
In order to get a Slowking on the Isle of Armor, trainers will need to obtain a Kantonian Slowpoke, not the common Galarian variety found all over the island. Players who have started the Isle of Armor DLC know about the poor trainer who lost his 150 Digletts. By finding 10 of the lost Digletts and returning them to their trainer, players will be gifted the classic Slowpoke. From there, all a trainer has to do is trade their new Kantonian Slowpoke while holding a King’s Rock.
2 Farfetch’d To Sirfetch’d
Fans have been clamoring for an evolution for Farfetch’d since the release of Gen 3, and finally, the Galor region provides. However, this Pokémon has proven to be one of the trickiest to evolve in the series’ long history.
In order to evolve Farfetch’d into the mighty Sirfetch’d, trainers will need to make sure their Farfetch’d manages 3 critical hits in a single battle. Fighting another trainer with multiple Pokémon, teaching your Farfetch’d focus energy and leaf blade, and giving your ducky a scope lens or razor claw will make for the best chance of hitting 3 critical hits.
1 Scyther To Scizor
Scyther and Scizor have always been mainstays of the Pokémon world’s upper tiers. Now that the two have been added to the game through the Isle of Armor DLC, trainers are itching to get that technician bullet punch battle bug. So what’s the problem? Scyther needs to be traded while holding a Metal Coat in order to evolve and there’s only one Metal Coat item available in the overworld.
If players have already used their overworld Metal Coat to evolve Onix into Steelix for example, then they will need to hope the Digging Duo in the Wild Area pick one up, or get lucky and hope a wild Bronzor, Bronzong, or Steelix might be carrying one.
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