Evolving Eevee in Pokémon GO – All Names and Tricks for 2026

Developing Eevee in Pokémon GO can be influenced by tricks and names. We show you how to develop Eevee strategically in 2026. This will result in Glaceon, Espeon, Sylveon, and other cool evolutions.

Eevee is one of the Pokémon that has particularly diverse evolutions. You can evolve it in Pokémon GO into the following Pokémon:

• Vaporeon
• Jolteon
• Flareon
• Umbreon
• Espeon
• Glaceon
• Leafeon
• Sylveon

What are these tricks? At first glance, you have no influence on which of the mentioned monsters Eevee evolves into. But clever trainers discovered how you can determine the evolutions. With nicknames, proof of friendship, and special lure modules.

Eevee development – All naming tricks at a glance

Targeted development: You have the opportunity in Pokémon GO to evolve Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Umbreon, Espeon, Glaceon, Leafeon, and Sylveon strategically.

The names for the naming trick for Eevee: 

1. Sparky for evolving Eevee into Jolteon
2. Rainer for evolving Eevee into Vaporeon
3. Pyro for evolving Eevee into Flareon
4. Sakura for evolving Eevee into Espeon
5. Tamao for evolving Eevee into Umbreon
6. Rea for evolving Eevee into Glaceon
7. Linnea for evolving Eevee into Leafeon
8. Kira for evolving Eevee into Sylveon

This is how the evolution works:

• Click on the Pokéball in Pokémon GO, then on Pokémon
• Now select the Eevee you want to evolve
• Click on the pencil icon next to Eevee’s name and choose one of the names from our list for the evolution

Tip: Once you have entered the desired name, a small picture of the desired Pokémon should appear next to the evolution button. This way, you can be sure that you are evolving Eevee into the correct Pokémon.

Now develop: If you now evolve the Eevee that has received a nickname, the desired evolution should appear.

Attention: This trick with nicknames only works once per evolution. So one time for Vaporeon, one time for Jolteon, and so on. With the buddy trick, you can still strategically evolve into Espeon or Umbreon afterwards. With special lure modules, you can obtain Leafeon and Glaceon.

Eevee develop into Vaporeon, Flareon, or Jolteon – Without a naming trick?

How does that work? If you want to evolve Eevee into the Pokémon Vaporeon, Flareon, or Jolteon and want to forgo a naming trick, you have to hope for randomness. Without nicknames and other requirements, Eevee always randomly evolves into Vaporeon, Flareon, or Jolteon.

Which of the three Pokémon will be developed cannot be further influenced without a nickname.

Eevee develop into Sylveon

This is new: This works once through the nickname Kira. But if you don’t want to waste this option or want to carry out another evolution strategically, this can be done by earning hearts.

You need to earn 70 hearts with Eevee as your buddy to evolve it into Sylveon strategically. Here we show you more info on the Eevee evolution “Sylveon” in Pokémon GO.

Eevee develop into Leafeon and Glaceon

If you have already used the nickname trick for Leafeon and Glaceon, there is another way to obtain the evolutions.

This is how it works: To carry out these evolutions, you need the Moss Module or the Glacier Module. You can purchase these lure modules in the in-game shop for 200 coins each.

• Activate a Glacier Module at a PokéStop to evolve Eevee into Glaceon
• Activate a Moss Module at a PokéStop to evolve Eevee into Leafeon

Alternatively, another player can activate the respective module. You just need to be within range of it at their stop.

When you are in the vicinity of the respective module, you can simply evolve the desired Eevee. It will then definitely evolve into Glaceon or Leafeon, depending on which module you activated.

This is how you can be sure: Check again before evolving on the image next to the evolution button. There should be either Leafeon or Glaceon displayed. If that is the case, you can evolve it.

If the correct image is not there, you need to get closer to the appropriate lure module. Then check again whether the right image appears.

All lure modules in Pokémon GO explained – with evolutions and spawns

Eevee develop into Espeon and Umbreon

Targeted development without a nickname: If you have already developed with “Sakura” and “Tamao” once, you can still determine whether Eevee develops into Umbreon or Espeon.

This is how it works: The Eevee that you want to evolve must

• Walk 10 kilometers with you as a buddy
• and collect 2 candies during that time
• be your buddy during the evolution
• During the day, you will evolve the Eevee into Espeon
• At night, Eevee will evolve into Umbreon

Tips: It’s best to walk 11 or 12 kilometers with the buddy Eevee to ensure that the evolution to Umbreon or Espeon works. This trick can be applied repeatedly.

It is important to wait for it to be day or night in the game. You can tell by whether the sky in the game is bright or dark. Whether you’ve done everything correctly is indicated by whether the shadow of Umbreon or Espeon appears next to the evolution of Eevee.

Here you can get shiny Eevee

You can catch shiny Eevee in the wild. The chance, like with other normal Pokémon in the wild, is about 1 in 450. If you evolve a shiny Eevee further (with a nickname, requirements, or even randomly), you will also receive the evolution in shiny form.

This is how you can target the Eevee evolutions. Which is your favorite evolution?

We have looked closely and checked where the evolution is worth it. We considered PvP (Trainer versus Trainer) and PvE (Raids). It turned out that most Eevee evolutions play rather in the midfield. Glaceon and Umbreon play a special role. Find out here which Eevee evolution in Pokémon GO is the strongest.