Espeon evolution
If I walk 5km with an Eevee and collect 1 candy, change buddy, then change back to the Eevee and walk another 5km and collect another candy, and evolve it in the day, will it become Espeon?
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The Espeon rules are finicky. At least twice, I've thought my Eevee would qualify, and it turned into something else. The last time was during a double candy event, perhaps Halloween. It was only 2.5km for one candy, so I walked it for ~8km, and earned three candies. Then, the event ended, and the buddy distance changed to 5km, and I continued walking it for about another 3km, at which point the progress showed 3.5/5km until the next candy. So, at that point, I had walked it for ~11km consecutively, and earned three candies. I evolved it, and it turned into a Flareon or Jolteon or something, and not the Espeon I wanted. I assume if I had completed the last 5km, for a total of 12.5km and four candies, I would have gotten the Espeon.
I guess my point is if you really want it to be an Espeon, don't take any chances.
No it will not. U have to walk 10km consecutively and earn 2 candy. After that u can unbuddy it and pick another buddy. But to get espeon it has to be ur buddy at the time of evolve during the day in-game. So if u get 10km at night, u can switch to another eevee and walk that so u don't waste km u walk at night.
If u want video proof, prodigiesnation does it on his channel. He walked a eevee over 10km and unbuddy it. He buddies the eevee during the day after previously walked 10km and turns into espeon. What I would if I were u is walk 10.0plus km and switch out if u get it at night. Walk next eevee til 10km and if its day u can evolve that one and buddy the other eevee and evolve it too. If u reach 10km at night again walk another eevee til u get 10km. Or u could just walk them and save them for later but make sure it's ur buddy at the time of evolve.