Eevee Evolutions & Name Trick
You can guarantee all 8 Eevee evolutions in Pokémon GO once per account using the nickname trick: Kira (Sylveon), Tamao (Umbreon), Sakura (Espeon), Rea (Glaceon), Linnea (Leafeon), Rainer (Vaporeon), Sparky (Jolteon), and Pyro (Flareon). After using a nickname once, evolve Sylveon by earning 70 Buddy Hearts, Espeon/Umbreon by walking 10 km as your Buddy, and Glaceon/Leafeon near Glacial or Mossy Lure Modules.
- Complete Eevee Name Trick List (Works Once Per Evolution Per Account): Kira = Sylveon, Tamao = Umbreon, Sakura = Espeon, Rea = Glaceon, Linnea = Leafeon, Rainer = Vaporeon, Sparky = Jolteon, Pyro = Flareon.
- Always verify the evolution button silhouette before spending 25 Eevee Candy—if you still see a question mark (?), the requirement or nickname is not active.
- How to get Sylveon without the name trick: Set Eevee as your Buddy and earn 70 Buddy Hearts (Great Buddy status), then evolve while it is still your Buddy.
- How to get Espeon & Umbreon without the name trick: Walk Eevee 10 km as your Buddy (earning at least 2 Candies), then evolve during the daytime for Espeon or nighttime for Umbreon while Eevee remains your active Buddy.
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Pokémon GO Eevee Name Trick Chart (All 8 Eeveelutions)
Rename your Eevee to the exact nickname below (capitalization does not matter, but spelling must be exact), restart the app if the silhouette does not update, and check that the Evolve button displays the silhouette of your target evolution instead of a question mark (?): Kira -> Sylveon (Fairy) · Tamao -> Umbreon (Dark) · Sakura -> Espeon (Psychic) · Rea -> Glaceon (Ice) · Linnea -> Leafeon (Grass) · Rainer -> Vaporeon (Water) · Sparky -> Jolteon (Electric) · Pyro -> Flareon (Fire). Save your one-time name tricks for Shiny 3-star or 100% IV Hundo Eevees (or for the Level 41 to Level 42 trainer level-up task).
How to Get Sylveon in Pokémon GO (70 Buddy Hearts Method)
Once you have used the 'Kira' nickname, you can evolve unlimited Sylveon by setting Eevee as your Buddy Pokémon and earning 70 Buddy Hearts (reaching the two-full-hearts Great Buddy tier). Feed your Eevee a Poffin or 3 berries, play with it, take a snapshot, and complete 3 battles together every day to earn up to 12–24 hearts daily. Once 70 hearts are earned, a separate pink Sylveon Evolve button will appear underneath the standard evolution button.
How to Get Umbreon & Espeon (10 km Buddy Walk Method)
To evolve Eevee into Espeon or Umbreon repeatably: 1) Set Eevee as your active Buddy. 2) Walk at least 10 km with that specific Eevee until it has found 2 Eevee Candies. 3) Keep Eevee set as your active Buddy when you press Evolve (do not swap it out!). Evolving during in-game daytime produces Espeon; evolving during in-game nighttime produces Umbreon. Note: make sure you are not standing within range of a Glacial or Mossy Lure Module, as Lure Modules override the 10 km walk check.
How to Get Glaceon, Leafeon, Vaporeon, Jolteon & Flareon
To evolve Glaceon or Leafeon without the name trick, spin or stand within range of a PokéStop that has an active Glacial Lure Module (for Glaceon) or Mossy Lure Module (for Leafeon)—you do not need to walk or earn Buddy Hearts. For the original Kanto trio (Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon), once you have used Rainer, Sparky, and Pyro, evolving any Eevee with no active Buddy or Lure condition results in a 33.3% random roll between Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon.
Pokémon GO: Optimal Meta Play vs. Common Resource Traps
- ●Keep top Shadow Raid Attackers (Shadow Mewtwo, Shadow Groudon, Shadow Rhyperior, Shadow Mamoswine) as Shadow for the flat +20% raid damage bonus.
- ●Use a Meteorite to teach Mega Rayquaza Dragon Ascent before Mega Evolving, and use Elite Charged TMs for Precipice Blades (Groudon) and Origin Pulse (Kyogre).
- ●Redeem promo codes on the official web store (store.pokemongolive.com).
- ●Never purify a high-tier Shadow raid attacker just to get a 100% IV Hundo—a 0% IV Shadow deals more raid DPS than a 100% IV Purified Pokémon.
- ●Do not spend 296–360 Candy XL pushing non-meta Pokémon to Level 50 before building your core Level 40 raid teams.
- ●Do not forget to have an active Mega Lv. 3 Pokémon matching the raid boss's typing to earn extra Candy XL on catch.
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