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Pokmon EvolutionEvolution in the fictional world of the Pokmon video game franchise refers to a change of form in a Pokmon, usually accompanied by a dramatic increase in statistics. It should be noted that this is not an evolution in a biological sense, but rather a metamorphosis of an individual creature. Evolutionary stages All Pokmon can be placed at one of three evolutionary stages – Basic, Stage 1, and Stage 2. A Basic Pokmon is one that cannot be evolved from another. Many of these Basic Pokmon can evolve, and the forms just above the basic level are known as Stage 1 Pokmon. When these Stage 1 Pokmon evolve, the new form is known as a Stage 2 Pokmon. A Pokmon higher up on this evolutionary scale is called an evolved form of the previous stages; a Pokmon lower down on the scale is often said to be a pre-evolved form of later Pokmon in the chain. Although some Pokmon, such as the Oddish family, have branching evolutionary chains, all of these branches occur at the evolution of Basic or Stage 1 Pokmon; there may be multiple Stage 1 or Stage 2 Pokmon in an evolutionary chain, but there have never been any Stage 3 Pokmon. Forms of Pokmon evolution Evolution can occur in Pokmon for several different reasons. Evolution through leveling up The most common initiator of Pokmon evolution is by gaining experience points, or "leveling up". Like in many computer role-playing games, a Pokmon's overall strength is measured by its Level, which ranges from 1 to 100 (except for Missingno-related glitches, which can get up to level 255 when given Rare Candies.) A Pokmon that evolves in this manner will evolve once it reaches a certain level. For example, Bulbasaur evolves into Ivysaur at level 16, and Ivysaur evolves into Venusaur at level 32. With this method of evolution, the more evolved states learn moves at a slower rate. For example, Bulbasaur learns its final move, Solar Beam, at level 48, Ivysaur learns it at level 54, and Venusaur learns it at level 65. However, evolution in this manner can open up new move sets, or the ability to learn from different Technical or Hidden Machines. For example, as of the release of Pokmon Yellow, the only Pokmon in the Charmander evolution chain that can learn the move Fly is Charizard. Also, when a Pokmon is given a Rare Candy, it will go to its next level, except for when it is at level 100, the highest possible Pokmon level. If a Pokmon evolves at a certain level, enough Rare Candies can be given to the Pokmon to make it evolve. (See picture at top of page). Evolution with Evolution Stones Next to leveling up, the most common evolution initiator is exposure to an Evolution Stone. As of Pokmon Ruby and Sapphire, the existing stones are Fire, Water, Thunder, Leaf, Moon, and Sun. When used on a compatible Pokmon, the stones trigger instant evolution. The changes caused by stone evolution are usually rather more drastic than those caused by evolution through gaining experience. Often, the newly evolved Pokmon will learn an entirely new set of moves after evolution than the ones it would have learned had it stayed in its original form; in fact, some Pokmon stop learning new moves altogether after Stone evolution. There is also the possibility of multiple evolutionary pathways triggered by stones, which is perhaps most noticeable in the Pokmon Eevee. A fairly unassuming Normal-type, Eevee has five possible evolutions, three of which are triggered by the Water, Thunder, and Fire stones respectively. Another Pokmon with a split Stone evolutionary path is Gloom, which can evolve with either the Leaf Stone or the Sun Stone. Evolution through trading The third common form of evolution is called Trade Evolution. These evolutions are triggered by the Pokmon being traded to another Pokmon gamepack with the use of a Game link cable. It doesn't have any of the flaws of the other two common evolutionary initiators. One example is Kadabra evolving into Alakazam. A twist to this form of evolution was introduced in Pokmon Gold and Silver. In this variant, the traded Pokmon will only evolve if it is holding a certain item while being traded. An example would be Onix having to hold a Metal Coat while being traded in order to evolve into Steelix. In Pokmon Ruby and Sapphire, one Pokmon, Clamperl, can evolve through this method two different ways depending on if it holds a Deepseatooth or Deepseascale when it is traded. Evolution through happiness Happiness-based evolution was first encountered in Pokmon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. Starting in that era, the games keep track of a hidden Happiness stat that changes depending on several factors, such as how often a Pokmon is defeated in battle or if it has been fed stat-enhancing items. If this statistic is maxed out, a Pokmon that evolves in this manner will evolve upon gaining another level. Usually, the baby forms of some Pokmon, such as Pichu, Cleffa, Igglybuff, and Togepi, evolve in this way, and two additions to the Eevee evolution family, the Dark-type Umbreon and the Psychic-type Espeon, also come from this method of evolution. However, these new Eevee evolutions are unotainable in Pokmon FireRed and LeafGreen because there is no clock system in these versions. Some older Pokmon, such as Chansey and Golbat, were given new evolved forms through this method. Unusual evolutions One Pokmon in Ruby and Sapphire evolves according to an extra statistic otherwise used only in minigames – the Beauty stat. This Pokmon, Feebas, will evolve into a Milotic once its Beauty is maxed out and it gains a level. This evolution cannot be obtained in Pokmon FireRed and LeafGreen because the Beauty stat is not part of these versions. Another unusual form of evolution is the Nincada evolutionary family. When Nincada evolves into Ninjask, if the player has no more than five Pokmon at that time, then he or she will also receive its other evolved form, Shedinja, in an empty Pokmon slot. In Pokmon Ruby and Sapphire, Wurmple evolves into either Silcoon or Cascoon. There have been many theroies about what determines which way it evolves, including Day/Night evolutions, Gender evolutions and even Nature-based ones, but it is actually determined by a hidden variable that is chosen when the Wurmple is encountered. Tyrogue has three possible evolutions, depending on the ratio of its attack and defense stats. If the value of its attack stat is greater than that of its defense stat, then it will evolve into Hitmonchan; if its defense stat has the greater value, then it will evolve into Hitmonlee; and if its attack and defense stats are equal, it will evolve into Hitmontop.
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