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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Evolution Stone Locations: Where to get Dawn Stone, Dusk Stone, Moon Stone, and Ice Stone

Evolution Stones unlock the true potential of powerful Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Update: We keep finding more Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Evolution Stones, so we've added new locations for both Moon Stones and Ice Stones.

Just like in every other iteration of the ever-changing series, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Evolution Stones are rare and powerful items which help you to unlock the dormant potential of certain Pokemon.

As well as much-loved mascots like Pikachu, brand-new creatures in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet also use evolution stones to ascend to a new form, including Capsakid - who turns into the unique, Grass/Fire mixed attacker, Scovillain - and Tadbulb, who evolves into the incredibly cute Bellibolt.

Some Pokemon Scarlet and Violet evolution stones are relatively easy to come across. After the precedent set by the first generation of Pokemon games, the elemental stones - that’s Fire Stones, Water Stones, Leaf Stones and Thunder Stones - are all available for purchase from stores after a certain point in your adventure.

However, Dawn Stones, Dusk Stones, Moon Stones, Sun Stones, Shiny Stones and Ice Stones are all much harder to lay your hands on and can only be found at certain locations throughout Paldea. These are random items, not fixed like the ones you find in Poke Balls, and they show up as small golden sparkles on the ground, just like any other random item.

Here are the scattered locations of every Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Evolution Stone you could ever need to evolve your team.

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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Fire Stone

In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, you can find a Fire Stone:

  1. From the “General Goods” section at a Delibird Presents store after you’ve earned three Gym badges
  2. In the northeast corner (top-right) of the brown piece of land to the north of Levincia
A map view of where to find a Fire Stone in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Using a Fire Stone allows the following Pokemon to evolve:

  • Capsakid into Scovillain
  • Growlithe into Arcanine
  • Eevee into Flareon

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Water Stone

In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, you can find a Water Stone:

  1. From the “General Goods” section at a Delibird Presents store after you’ve completed three gyms
  2. Underwater in the moat to the south of Cascarrafa

Using a Water Stone allows the following Pokemon to evolve:

  • Shellder into Cloyster
  • Eevee into Vaporeon

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Leaf Stone

In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, you can find a Leaf Stone:

  1. From the “General Goods” section at a Delibird Presents store after you’ve completed three gyms
  2. In the eastern corner of Tagtree Thicket

Using a Leaf Stone allows the following Pokemon to evolve:

  • Eevee into Leafeon

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Thunder Stone

In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, you can find a Thunder Stone:

  1. From the “General Goods” section at a Delibird Presents store after you’ve completed three gyms
  2. On the waterfront on the eastern side of Levincia

Using a Thunder Stone allows the following Pokemon to evolve:

  • Tadbulb into Bellibolt
  • Pikachu into Raichu
  • Magneton to evolve into Magnezone
  • Eevee into Jolteon
  • Eelektrik into Eelektross

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Moon Stone

In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, you can find a Moon Stone:

  1. Next to a tree in the middle of the canyon in the middle of South Province Area Three
  2. As gold glowing spots in Asado Desert
A map view of where to find a Moon Stone in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Using a Moon Stone allows the following Pokemon to evolve:

  • Jigglypuff into Wigglytuff

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Dawn Stone

In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, you can find a Dawn Stone:

  1. In the hilltop ruins to the northwest of Medali
  2. Along the riverbank in East Province Area Three
A map view of where to find a Dawn Stone in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Using a Dawn Stone allows the following Pokemon to evolve:

  • Male Kirlia into Gallade (Female Kirlia evolve into Gardevoir by level-up)
  • Female Snorunt into Froslass (Male Snorunt evolve into Glalie by level-up)

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Dusk Stone

In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, you can find a Dusk Stone:

  1. Behind the tall building in the eastern (right-hand) corner of Montenevera
A map view of where to find a Dusk Stone in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Using a Dusk Stone allows the following Pokemon to evolve:

  • Murkrow into Honchkrow
  • Misdreavus into Mismagius

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Shiny Stone

In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, you can find a Shiny Stone:

  1. Near the top of the river in South Province Area Six near Alfornada
A map view of where to find a Shiny Stone in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Using a Shiny Stone allows the following Pokemon to evolve:

  • Floette into Florges

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Ice Stone

In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, you can find an Ice Stone:

  1. In the icy pass to the north of the Pokemon Centre between Medali and Tagtree Thicket
  2. As glowing gold spots across Glaseado Mountain
A map view of where to find an Ice Stone in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Using an Ice Stone allows the following Pokemon to evolve:

  • Cetoddle into Cetitan
  • Crabrawler into Crabominable
  • Eevee into Glaceon

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Sun Stone

In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, you can find a Sun Stone:

  1. Overlooking the Pokemon Centre in the middle of the West Province Area One
A map view of where to find a Sun Stone in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Using an Sun Stone allows the following Pokemon to evolve:

  • Sunkern into Sunflora

How to get more evolution stones in Scarlet and Violet

Once you have at least four Gym badges, you can take part in auctions at Port Marinada, north of Asado Desert, where you may find evolution stones up for grabs. The auction house's available items change each real-world day, so if you're desperate for a stone and can't find what you want, you can adjust your Switch's internal clock to force a reset.

Just bear in mind that auction house prices can rise exceptionally high, so you might end up shelling out hundreds of thousands of Poke Dollars just for one stone.

For help with some more difficult evolutions in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, we also have a page on Pawmo and Pawmot.

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