How To Get Sylveon, Umbreon And Every Eevee Evolution In Pokémon GO (2025 Guide)

Eevee is one of the most popular Pokémon in Pokémon GO, and search trends show players are constantly asking how to get Sylveon, Umbreon and the rest of the Eeveelutions. The answer is not just about candy – each evolution has its own trick.

This guide explains every method that works in 2025 so you can get the exact Eeveelution you want, without wasting good IVs.

Quick Overview – All Eevee Evolutions

Here is a summary table before we break it down.

Evolution	Type	Main Method	One-time Nickname Trick
Vaporeon	Water	Normal evolve (random)	Rainer
Jolteon	Electric	Normal evolve (random)	Sparky
Flareon	Fire	Normal evolve (random)	Pyro
Espeon	Psychic	Walk 10 km as Buddy, evolve in daytime	Sakura
Umbreon	Dark	Walk 10 km as Buddy, evolve at night	Tamao
Leafeon	Grass	Evolve near a Mossy Lure	Linnea
Glaceon	Ice	Evolve near a Glacial Lure	Rea
Sylveon	Fairy	Earn 70 Buddy Hearts, then evolve	Kira

Each nickname trick only works one time per evolution per account.

How To Get Sylveon In Pokémon GO

There are two ways to evolve Eevee into Sylveon.

1. Kira Nickname Trick (One Time Only)

Choose the Eevee you want to evolve.
Rename it to Kira.
Make sure the silhouette on the evolve button shows Sylveon.
Spend 25 Eevee Candy to evolve.

This guarantees Sylveon, but it works only once on your account.

2. Buddy Hearts Method (Repeatable)

After using the Kira trick, you can still get more Sylveon by:

Set Eevee as your Buddy.
Earn 70 Buddy Hearts with that Eevee.
When you reach 70 hearts, check the evolve button – the silhouette should show Sylveon.
Use 25 Eevee Candy to evolve.

Hearts come from walking, feeding, playing, battling together, taking snapshots and visiting new PokéStops. Most players can do this in about a week of casual play, faster if you are active daily. Some events reduce the required hearts, but 70 is the standard requirement.

How To Get Umbreon In Pokémon GO

Umbreon is a top dark-type PvP Pokémon and one of the most searched evolutions.

1. Tamao Nickname Trick (One Time)

Rename your Eevee to Tamao.
Confirm the Umbreon silhouette appears on the evolve button.
Evolve with 25 candy.

This guarantees Umbreon once.

2. Buddy And Night-Time Method (Repeatable)

To consistently get Umbreon:

Set Eevee as your Buddy.
Walk 10 km with that Eevee as your active Buddy and earn at least 2 Eevee Candy while it is your Buddy.
Make sure it is still your Buddy.
Evolve it at night according to your local time.

If the evolve screen shows Umbreon’s silhouette, you are safe to evolve. If it does not, double-check that:

You walked 10 km with that Eevee as Buddy
It is still set as your Buddy
The game recognises it is currently night where you are

How To Get Espeon

Espeon shares the same method as Umbreon, but during the day.

Walk 10 km with Eevee as your Buddy and earn at least 2 candy.
Keep it as your Buddy.
Evolve it during the day to get Espeon.

You can also use the one-time nickname Sakura for a guaranteed Espeon.

How To Get Leafeon And Glaceon

There are two consistent ways to get these evolutions.

1. Lure Modules (Repeatable)

Place or stand near a Mossy Lure on a PokéStop and evolve Eevee to get Leafeon.
Place or stand near a Glacial Lure and evolve Eevee to get Glaceon.

The evolve button will show the correct silhouette when you are close enough to the Lure.

2. Nickname Tricks

You can use these once per account:

Rename to Linnea for Leafeon
Rename to Rea for Glaceon

Always check the silhouette before evolving.

How To Get Vaporeon, Jolteon And Flareon

These three are the most random.

If you simply press evolve with no special conditions met, Eevee will randomly become Vaporeon, Jolteon or Flareon for 25 candy.

You can control them once each using the nickname tricks:

Rainer → Vaporeon
Sparky → Jolteon
Pyro → Flareon

After that, they are random again.

Best Eeveelutions For PvP And Raids

The meta moves around, but as of late 2025:

Umbreon is one of the most reliable picks in Great League thanks to huge bulk and strong dark-type moves.
Sylveon is a strong Fairy attacker and a good pick in Master League if you need a charm user.
Glaceon and Espeon perform well in raids as ice and psychic attackers respectively.

Final Tips

Always check the silhouette on the evolve button before you commit.
Use the nickname tricks on good IV or shiny Eevee, because you only get each trick once.
For Sylveon and Umbreon, plan your Buddy walking and play sessions around events that boost hearts or XP to get more value.

With these methods, you can build a full Eeveelution collection without wasting any of your best Eevee.