Evolutionary stones have always been a staple in the series.
Pokemon Yellow chose to allow you a partner Pikachu although he refused the Thunder Stone when offered to him, echoing the decision of Ash's best friend from the Anime. Considering
Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and
Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee! are rough remakes of that game for Nintedo Switch, it makes sense that the trend was followed here.
However, it was obvious from the jump that the stones would still play a part in this installment in the franchise, because too many Pokemon depend on them in the Kanto Region. That's right, 18 different Pokemon in
Pokemon: Let's Go require a specific stone - Moon, Water, Thunder, Leaf, Ice, or Fire - to evolve. This means that if you're planning on filling up your Pokedex, you'll need to get to work collecting these stones - fortunately we have the whole rundown on their locations right here, thanks to RPG Site.
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
That should be pretty straightforward, but let us know if you have any questions or can't seem to find a specific stone. Also, we want to know if you found any that we didn't! Let us know in the comments and we'll add them to the list!
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