Pokémon Sun has ten evolution stones. The stone shop in Konikoni City sells the Fire, Water, Thunder and Leaf Stones for ₽3,000 each. The other six are one-time pickups: the Ice Stone in Po Town, the Sun Stone on Blush Mountain, the Moon Stone on Route 13, the Shiny Stone on Ancient Poni Path, and the Dusk Stone on the seafloor off Poni Wilds. The Dawn Stone comes from Guzma after you become Champion. Poké Pelago's Isle Aphun can bring back more of any of them. You use a stone from the Bag, it is used up, and pressing B won't stop the evolution.
This page is for the original Pokémon Sun on Nintendo 3DS and 2DS, with or without the updates. Where Pokémon Moon differs, it says so. Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon move several stones, so a guide written for those games will send you to the wrong spot. The rules below are the Sun and Moon rules. Later games added new stone evolutions, and those don't work here.
Where each evolution stone is in Pokémon Sun
“One-time” means there is a single copy in the field. Once you take it, it doesn't come back. Every stone can also be found on Isle Aphun in Poké Pelago (see Getting another one).
| Stone | Where in Pokémon Sun | Buy or find | Moon or Ultra difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Stone | Diglett's Tunnel, west branch (Tauros Charge); Konikoni City stone shop | One-time find, then buy for ₽3,000 | Same in Moon |
| Water Stone | Seafloor in the southwest corner of Route 8 (Lapras Paddle or Sharpedo Jet); Konikoni City stone shop | One-time find, then buy for ₽3,000 | Same in Moon |
| Thunder Stone | Route 8, behind the trailer at the Fossil Restoration Center; Konikoni City stone shop | One-time find, then buy for ₽3,000 | Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon have it on Route 9 instead |
| Leaf Stone | Konikoni City stone shop only | Buy for ₽3,000 | Same in Moon |
| Ice Stone | Po Town, pool yard on the west side of the Shady House | One-time find | Same in Moon |
| Sun Stone | Blush Mountain; Haina Desert man after you become Champion (needs a Solrock) | One-time find, plus one gift | In Moon, the Haina Desert man gives a Moon Stone for a Lunatone |
| Moon Stone | Route 13, next to a round pool of water | One-time find; also held by wild Clefairy, Cleffa and Jigglypuff | Same in Moon |
| Shiny Stone | Ancient Poni Path; Malie City flea market after Nanu's grand trial | One-time find, plus one for ₽3,000 | In Moon, the flea market boy sells a Dusk Stone instead |
| Dusk Stone | Seafloor off the Poni Wilds beach, near the northern fishing spot (Lapras Paddle or Sharpedo Jet) | One-time find | Moon also sells one at the Malie City flea market |
| Dawn Stone | From Guzma on Hau'oli City's beachfront, after you become Champion | One-time gift | Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon give it out somewhere else |
The stone shop in Konikoni City
Konikoni City on Akala Island has several small shops in a row. One of them sells only four items: the Fire Stone, Water Stone, Thunder Stone and Leaf Stone, at ₽3,000 each. The stock never changes, so you can buy as many as you can pay for. No regular shop sells the other six stones. The only exception in Sun is the single Shiny Stone sold at the Malie City flea market (see below). Any shop buys stones back for ₽1,500.
The Leaf Stone has no copy on the ground anywhere in Sun. If you need one before you can farm Poké Pelago, this shop is where it comes from.
Fire, Thunder and Water Stones before Konikoni
You can pick up three of the shop stones on Akala Island before you reach Konikoni City.
- Fire Stone: Diglett's Tunnel. Take the west branch and go down the stairs. On the north side of the stairs, use Tauros Charge to smash the rock blocking a narrow path. The Fire Stone is at the end of it.
- Thunder Stone: Route 8, behind the trailer at the Fossil Restoration Center.
- Water Stone: on the seafloor in the southwest corner of Route 8, south of the Karate Family trainers. Ride Lapras or Sharpedo over the spot and press A to pick it up.
Ice, Sun and Moon Stones on Ula'ula
- Ice Stone: Po Town, in the walled pool yard on the west side of the Shady House. It is the only Ice Stone in the field. You need it for Alolan Vulpix, which is the Ice Stone Pokémon you can catch in Sun.
- Sun Stone: an item ball on Blush Mountain, in the dirt yard near the parked truck.
- Moon Stone: Route 13, on the grass next to a round pool of water.
Shiny and Dusk Stones on Poni
- Shiny Stone: an item ball on Ancient Poni Path, at the edge of the tiled yard beside the path.
- Dusk Stone: on the seafloor off the Poni Wilds beach, near the northern fishing spot and west of the northernmost rock. Ride Lapras or Sharpedo over the spot and press A to pick it up. The Dusk Stone page has a map of the spot and the Moon flea-market sale.
The Dawn Stone after you become Champion
There is no Dawn Stone in the field. After you become Champion, go to Route 2 on Melemele Island and enter the house to the right of the motel. Guzma is inside and tells you to meet him on Hau'oli City's beachfront. Go to the far end of the beach and battle him. His team is five Pokémon at level 63: Golisopod, Ariados, Pinsir, Masquerain and Scizor. When you win, he gives you the Dawn Stone.
If you are still on the island challenge, Isle Aphun in Poké Pelago is the only way to get a Dawn Stone, and it is a rare find there.
Malie City flea market and the Haina Desert man
Malie City's Community Center has a flea market. After you clear Nanu's grand trial, a boy there sells one stone for ₽3,000. In Sun it is a Shiny Stone; in Moon it is a Dusk Stone. He only has one. If he isn't ready to sell when you first talk to him, come back later.
After you become Champion, a man appears in Haina Desert. If you show him a Solrock, he gives you a Sun Stone. In Moon, he wants a Lunatone and gives a Moon Stone. You can't catch Solrock in Sun or Moon, so you have to bring one in from another game through Pokémon Bank, which must already be installed (it can no longer be downloaded) and closes on 25 February 2027. Most players can skip this one, since Blush Mountain and Poké Pelago both have Sun Stones.
Getting another one
Field stones don't come back, so the Ice, Sun, Moon, Shiny, Dusk and Dawn Stones each have only one or two copies in the world. To get more:
- Poké Pelago, Isle Aphun: Poké Pelago opens after Kiawe's trial. Isle Aphun starts with only the Path for Odd-Shard Hunting. The Path for Brilliant-Stone Hunting opens at phase 2, which needs 45 Pokémon in your boxes and 90 Poké Beans. Each trip takes 24 hours, and putting Poké Beans in the crate speeds it up. Any of the ten stones can come back. The Fire, Water, Thunder, Leaf, Ice, Sun and Moon Stones are common, and the Shiny, Dusk and Dawn Stones are rare. Interesting-Item Hunting can roll stones too.
- Wild Pokémon: wild Clefairy, Cleffa and Jigglypuff have a 5% chance to hold a Moon Stone. Catch them, or use Thief or Covet. Clefairy and Cleffa live on Mount Hokulani. Jigglypuff lives on Routes 4 and 6.
- Pickup: a Pokémon with the Pickup Ability can find a Sun Stone or Moon Stone after battles once it is level 11 or higher.
What each stone evolves in Sun
Two Kanto Pokémon change form when they evolve in Alola: a Thunder Stone turns Pikachu into Alolan Raichu, and a Leaf Stone turns Exeggcute into Alolan Exeggutor. Other Pokémon keep their own form. A Kanto Vulpix still becomes a regular Ninetales with a Fire Stone. The Ice Stone works on Alolan Vulpix and Alolan Sandshrew. Alolan Vulpix appears only in Sun, at Tapu Village and on Mount Lanakila. Alolan Sandshrew is Moon-only, so Sun players need a trade to get one.
| Stone | Pokémon you can get in Sun | Only by trade or Pokémon Bank in Sun |
|---|---|---|
| Fire Stone | Eevee → Flareon, Growlithe → Arcanine | Vulpix (Kanto form), Pansear |
| Water Stone | Eevee → Vaporeon, Poliwhirl → Poliwrath, Shellder → Cloyster, Staryu → Starmie | Lombre, Panpour |
| Thunder Stone | Pikachu → Alolan Raichu, Eevee → Jolteon, Eelektrik → Eelektross (catch Eelektross with Island Scan on Poni Island on a Sunday, then breed a Tynamo) | — |
| Leaf Stone | Exeggcute → Alolan Exeggutor, Weepinbell → Victreebel (Bellsprout via Island Scan on Akala on a Friday) | Gloom → Vileplume, Nuzleaf, Pansage |
| Ice Stone | Alolan Vulpix → Alolan Ninetales | Alolan Sandshrew (Moon only) |
| Sun Stone | Cottonee → Whimsicott (Sun only) | Gloom → Bellossom, Petilil (Moon only), Sunkern, Helioptile |
| Moon Stone | Clefairy → Clefable, Jigglypuff → Wigglytuff | Nidorina, Nidorino, Skitty, Munna |
| Shiny Stone | Roselia → Roserade (Island Scan), Togetic → Togekiss (catch Togekiss with Island Scan on Poni Island on a Tuesday, breed a Togepi, then evolve it by friendship) | Minccino, Floette |
| Dusk Stone | Murkrow → Honchkrow, Misdreavus → Mismagius, Lampent → Chandelure and Doublade → Aegislash (Litwick and Honedge via Island Scan) | — |
| Dawn Stone | Female Snorunt → Froslass | Male Kirlia → Gallade |
A stone evolution is permanent. Many Pokémon stop learning moves by level once they evolve with a stone, so check the move list first if you want a move the earlier form learns.
The stone did nothing
If the Bag says a stone “won't have any effect,” the Pokémon most likely uses a different method in Sun. Several stone evolutions were only added in later games.
| You tried | What works in Sun |
|---|---|
| Leaf Stone on Eevee | Level Eevee up near the Moss Rock in Lush Jungle to get Leafeon. |
| Ice Stone on Eevee | Level Eevee up near the Ice Rock on Mount Lanakila to get Glaceon. |
| Thunder Stone on Charjabug, Magneton or Nosepass | Level it up in Vast Poni Canyon, which has the special magnetic field. |
| Ice Stone on Crabrawler | Level it up on Mount Lanakila. |
| Sun Stone or Moon Stone on Rockruff | No stone evolves Rockruff. In Sun it evolves from level 25 during the day and becomes Midday Lycanroc. Leveling it at night in Sun does nothing. Midnight Lycanroc only evolves in Moon, at night. |
| Giving the stone to the Pokémon to hold | Stones are used from the Bag. Choose the stone, then the Pokémon. |
| Using a stone on a Pokémon holding an Everstone | An Everstone blocks stone evolutions in Sun and Moon. Take it off, then use the stone. |
| Metal Coat, Electirizer, Oval Stone and similar items | These are held items, not evolution stones. Most work only when the holder is traded or levels up. |
Pressing B and the Everstone
You can cancel a level-up evolution by pressing B. You can't cancel a stone evolution. Once you use the stone, the Pokémon evolves and the stone is gone. An Everstone stops level-up evolutions, most trade evolutions (Kadabra still evolves when traded) and stone evolutions too: a Pokémon holding one can't use a stone, so take the Everstone off first.
Sun, Moon and Ultra Sun are not the same map
Most stones sit in the same place in Sun and Moon. These things change:
- The Malie City flea market sells a Shiny Stone in Sun and a Dusk Stone in Moon.
- The Haina Desert man gives a Sun Stone for a Solrock in Sun, and a Moon Stone for a Lunatone in Moon.
- Alolan Vulpix is the Ice Stone Pokémon in Sun. Alolan Sandshrew is the one in Moon.
- Rockruff only becomes Midday Lycanroc in Sun (daytime) and Midnight Lycanroc in Moon (nighttime).
Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are separate games with a changed map. The Thunder Stone is on Route 9 there instead of Route 8, the Dawn Stone is handed out somewhere other than Hau'oli City, and there are extra stones at places like Paniola Ranch. If a guide sends you to one of those spots, it was written for the Ultra games.
Frequently asked questions
Where do you buy evolution stones in Pokémon Sun?
At the stone shop in Konikoni City on Akala Island: the Fire, Water, Thunder and Leaf Stones for ₽3,000 each. After Nanu's grand trial, the Malie City flea market also sells one Shiny Stone for ₽3,000.
Where is the Ice Stone in Pokémon Sun?
In Po Town, in the pool yard on the west side of the Shady House. There is only one in the field. More can come from Isle Aphun in Poké Pelago.
How do you get the Dawn Stone in Pokémon Sun?
Become Champion, find Guzma in the house to the right of the Route 2 motel, then beat him on Hau'oli City's beachfront. He gives you the Dawn Stone. Before that, the only source is a rare drop on Isle Aphun.
Can you get more than one of each stone?
Yes. The four shop stones can be bought any number of times, and Isle Aphun in Poké Pelago can return all ten. Wild Clefairy, Cleffa and Jigglypuff can also hold a Moon Stone.
Why won't a Leaf Stone evolve Eevee in Sun?
In Sun and Moon, Leafeon comes from leveling up Eevee near the Moss Rock in Lush Jungle. The Leaf Stone method was added in later games.
Does a Thunder Stone evolve Pikachu into Alolan Raichu?
Yes. In Sun and Moon, a Thunder Stone always turns Pikachu into Alolan Raichu.
Does the Malie City flea market sell a Dusk Stone in Pokémon Sun?
No. In Sun the boy at the flea market sells a Shiny Stone. The Dusk Stone is the Moon version of that sale. In Sun, the Dusk Stone is on the seafloor off Poni Wilds.