In the Pokemon Anime, one of the most memorable episodes is when Ash and his Pikachu face Lt. Surge's Raichu. Pikachu loses the first time and is approached with a Thunder Stone as a means to gaining more power through evolution to beat Raichu. As many fans remember, the heartbreaking episode saw Pikachu show courage and choosing to fight without the stone, eventually ending up victorious.
And that's perfectly fine for a heartwarming episode of Pokemon, but when Trainers are playing the game, they often want the biggest and strongest Pokemon they can get. In order to raise Pokemon in
Pokemon: Let's Go: Pikachu and
Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee! to their strongest potential, just like many games, evolution is often a big factor.
There are many ways to evolve your Pokemon, however certain species require specific treatment. While some require trading in order to evolve, others need special evolution stones, which is what we're focused on here in this article. The stones have always been a staple in the series from the first Generation releases in 1998 and considering
Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and
Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee! are rough remakes of that game for Nintedo Switch, so in turn it was obvious from the jump that the stones would still play a part in this installment in the franchise.
The truth is, if you want to collect all of the Pokemon and fill up your Pokedex to become a
true Pokemon Master you'll
have to use to evolution stones. There are 18 species in
Pokemon: Let's Go that require one of the six stones - Fire, Ice, Moon, Water, Leaf, or Thunder - to evolve. Thanks to RPG Site, we were able to get a definite list going for you guys below so take look!
Moon Stone Locations
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The Moon Stone is interesting in that it can't be bought, and therefore must be located in the wild.
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One Moon Stone can be found in Saffron City, if you enter the Copy Cat girl's bedroom and search her cupboard.
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Obviously, in Mt. Moon, you can find a stone, but what is interesting is that the stone randomly generates within the dungeon and they regenerate each day, allowing for the opportunity for Trainers to farm the item.
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It has been rumored, but not confirmed, that there is also a Moon Stoon below Lavender Town near the Camper who says he is looking for one when you use Chop Down.
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Moon Stone evolves Clefairy to Clefable, Jigglypuff to Wigglytuff, Nidorina to Nidoqueen, and Nidorino to Nidoking.
Fire Stone Locations
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The Fire Stone is one of the many stones in the game that can be purchased. You can buy one from the 4th floor of the mall in Celadon City for $5000.
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One can be located within the Pokemon Mansion.
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A fire Stone can be found on Route 8.
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Fire Stone evolves Growlithe to Arcanine, Vulpix to Ninetails, and Eevee to Flareon.
Water Stone Locations
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Like many others the Water Stone can be bought in Celadon City for $5000.
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One can be found on Route 12.
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Another Can be found on Route 21.
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Water Stone evolves Staryu to Starmie, Shellder to Cloyster, Poliwhirl to Poliwrath, and Eevee to Vaporeon.
Thunder Stones
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Collect a Thunder Stone from the Celadon department store for the usual price.
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Find another on Route 10.
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Obviously, you can also locate a Thunder Stone while inside the Power Plant.
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Thunder Stone evolves Pikachu to Raichu and Eevee to Jolteon.
Leaf Stones
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Trade $5000 for a Leaf Stone on the 5th floor of the department store. You know the deal by now.
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A Leaf Stone can be found early on in the game, on Route 2.
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Victory Road also contains one of the Leaf Stones hidden in the game.
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Leaf Stone evolves Gloom to Vileplume, Weepinbell to Victreebell, and Exeggute to Exeggutor.
Ice Stones
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$5000. 4th floor. Celadon.
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An Ice Stone can be found in the Pokemon Tower.
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Another Ice Stone can be found fittingly within the Seafoam Islands.
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Ice Stone evolves Alolan Sandshrew to Alolan Sandslash and Alolan Vulpix to Alolan Ninetails
Everything where we said it would be? Or did you find something we didn't? Let us know below in the comments!
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