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Pokémon with Gender-Based Evolutions

Sources checked: September 24, 2026

Gender can restrict an evolution or determine a form with different battle properties. This page includes functional outcomes, while purely cosmetic male/female comparisons remain in the gender-differences guide.

Male-dependent results

Pokémon: 7

Male Kirlia can take the Dawn Stone branch to Gallade. Male Burmy becomes Mothim regardless of cloak. Gender also selects functional forms for Espurr, White-Striped Basculin and Lechonk, alongside their other requirements.

#0412BurmySandy Cloak

#0412BurmyTrash Cloak

#0550BasculinWhite-Striped Form

Burmy→Mothim

Level up
Level 20 or higher
Gender: Male

Burmy (Sandy Cloak)→Mothim

Level up
Level 20 or higher
Gender: Male

Burmy (Trash Cloak)→Mothim

Level up
Level 20 or higher
Gender: Male

Kirlia→Gallade

Use Dawn Stone ×1
Gender: Male

Espurr→Meowstic

Level up
Level 25 or higher
Gender: Male

Basculin (White-Striped Form)→Basculegion

Special evolution
Gender: Male
Take 294 recoil damage without fainting
Choose Evolve manually once the requirements are met

In: Legends: Arceus

or

Level up
Gender: Male
Take 294 recoil damage without fainting

In: Scarlet, Violet

Lechonk→Oinkologne

Level up
Level 18 or higher
Gender: Male

Female-dependent results

Pokémon: 9

Only female Combee and Salandit can evolve. Female Snorunt can use a Dawn Stone for Froslass, while female Burmy retains its cloak in the corresponding Wormadam. These restrictions do not remove the other conditions shown for each method.

#0412BurmySandy Cloak

#0412BurmyTrash Cloak

#0415CombeeMale

#0550BasculinWhite-Striped Form

Burmy→Wormadam

Level up
Level 20 or higher
Gender: Female

Burmy (Sandy Cloak)→Wormadam (Sandy Cloak)

Level up
Level 20 or higher
Gender: Female

Burmy (Trash Cloak)→Wormadam (Trash Cloak)

Level up
Level 20 or higher
Gender: Female

Combee→Vespiquen

Level up
Level 21 or higher
Gender: Female

Snorunt→Froslass

Use Dawn Stone ×1
Gender: Female

Espurr→Meowstic (Female)

Level up
Level 25 or higher
Gender: Female

Salandit→Salazzle

Level up
Level 33 or higher
Gender: Female

Basculin (White-Striped Form)→Basculegion (Female)

Special evolution
Take 294 recoil damage without fainting
Gender: Female
Choose Evolve manually once the requirements are met

In: Legends: Arceus

or

Level up
Take 294 recoil damage without fainting
Gender: Female

In: Scarlet, Violet

Lechonk→Oinkologne (Female)

Level up
Level 18 or higher
Gender: Female

Sources

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