Where & How to Catch Eevee in Pokémon X and Y

How to Catch Eevee in Pokémon X and Y

Go to Route 10. Route 10 sits between Geosenge Town (to the north) and Cyllage City (to the south). This route is filled with wild grass and flower beds, which is where you’ll encounter Eevee.

Explore the wild grass or yellow-flowered areas. Eevee has a 5% encounter rate in the wild grass patches and a 20% encounter rate in the flower patches, so start your hunt there. It may take a few tries to find Eevee at first, but you should run into one eventually! Eevee caught in the flower patches are typically level 19 or 20, while Eevee caught in the grass are typically level 21.

Use any Pokéball to capture an Eevee. Eevee's catch rate is on the lower side, so it doesn't hurt to have some stronger Pokéballs on hand. A Luxury Ball can be a helpful option if you plan on evolving your Eevee into an Umbreon or Espeon. Since Eevee is a Normal-type Pokémon, use Fighting attacks to weaken it before going in for the catch. Just make sure your own Pokémon aren't too powerful so you don't instantly KO the Eevee.

How to Evolve Eevee in Pokémon X and Y

Flareon (Fire type) Give your Eevee a Fire Stone to evolve it into Flareon, a Fire-type Pokémon. Fire Stones can be found on Routes 9 and 18 and bought in the Stone Emporium in Lumiose City.

Vaporeon (Water type) Hand your Eevee a Water Stone so it evolves into Vaporeon, a Water-type Pokémon. Water Stones can potentially be found on Routes 8, 9, 12, and 18, and can be purchased in Lumiose City at the Stone Emporium.

Jolteon (Electric type) Give your Eevee a Thunder Stone to enable its evolution into Jolteon, an Electric-type Pokémon. You can find Thunder Stones on Routes 9, 10, 11, 13, and 18.

Umbreon (Dark type) Max out your friendship with your Eevee—daily massages in Cyllage City and the Soothe Bell item can help with this. Then, level your Eevee up at night (between 8 PM and 4 AM) to get Umbreon, a Dark-type Pokémon. Giving your Eevee a drink from the Juice Shoppe in Lumiose City can also help improve your friendship with it.

Espeon (Psychic type) Level up your friendship with your Eevee to the maximum level. Then, level up your Eevee between 4 AM and 8 PM to evolve it into Espeon, a Psychic-type Pokémon.

Leafeon (Grass type) Bring your Eevee to the Winding Woods, which is south of Route 20. Look for a spot that’s filled with grass and has a rock in the very center—once you’re there, level up your Eevee by battling with it or giving it a Rare Candy so it evolves into Leafeon, a Grass-type Pokémon. You can find Rare Candies on Route 10, Route 16, and many other locations in the game.

Glaceon (Ice type) Take your Eevee to the Frost Cavern, which is north of Dendemille Town. Enter the Frost Cavern and travel to a room with a glacier in the very center. Approach the glacier and level up your Eevee to evolve it into Glaceon, an Ice-type Pokémon. You’ll have to go upstairs, cross a stream, and go back downstairs to find this room.

Sylveon (Fairy type) Use the in-game Pokémon Amie system to max out all 3 affection categories for your Eevee. Then, use a Fairy-type TM to change up your Eevee’s moveset and level it up to get Sylveon, a Fairy-type Pokémon. You can get the Dazzling Gleam TM from the Laverre City Gym.