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title: "Pokémon That Don't Evolve: Every Single-Stage Pokémon | pokee.si"
url: "https://pokee.si/articles/pokemon-that-dont-evolve"
description: "All 88 regular Pokémon that don't evolve at all, listed by generation, plus the ones that used to stand alone until a new evolution came along later."
last_updated: "2026-10-21"
publisher: "pokee.si: a Pokédex for families (unofficial fan site)"
published: "2026-10-21"
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# Pokémon That Don't Evolve: Every Single-Stage Pokémon

Most Pokémon evolve, but 201 of the 1,025 species don't evolve at all and don't evolve from anything either. Fans call these "single-stage" Pokémon, which is a handy term but not an official one. More than half of them are Legendary, Mythical, Ultra Beast or Paradox Pokémon. The other 88 are regular Pokémon, like [Lapras](https://pokee.si/pokemon/lapras), [Ditto](https://pokee.si/pokemon/ditto), [Shuckle](https://pokee.si/pokemon/shuckle), [Absol](https://pokee.si/pokemon/absol) and [Mimikyu](https://pokee.si/pokemon/mimikyu).

All the counts on this page come from the evolution data in our Pokédex.

## Two meanings of "can't evolve"

People mean two different things when they say a Pokémon can't evolve:

1. It has no evolution family at all. It doesn't evolve, and nothing evolves into it. That is the 201 single-stage Pokémon on this page.
2. It is the last stage of its family. [Charizard](https://pokee.si/pokemon/charizard) can't evolve, but Charmander and Charmeleon evolve into it. Counting those too, 568 species can't evolve any further.

This page is about the first kind.

## How the 201 split up

| Group | Single-stage species |
| --- | --- |
| Legendary | 63 |
| Mythical | 21 |
| Paradox | 20 |
| Ultra Beast | 9 |
| Regular Pokémon | 88 |

Most Legendary Pokémon stand alone. The few that evolve come in families, like [Cosmog](https://pokee.si/pokemon/cosmog), which becomes Cosmoem and then [Solgaleo](https://pokee.si/pokemon/solgaleo) or [Lunala](https://pokee.si/pokemon/lunala). Two Ultra Beasts, [Poipole](https://pokee.si/pokemon/poipole) and [Naganadel](https://pokee.si/pokemon/naganadel), form a family, so 9 of the 11 are single-stage.

## All 88 regular Pokémon that don't evolve

These are the single-stage Pokémon that aren't Legendary, Mythical, Ultra Beast or Paradox, by the generation they first appeared in.

| Gen | Count | Pokémon that do not evolve (not Legendary, Mythical, Ultra Beast or Paradox) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 6 | [Kangaskhan](https://pokee.si/pokemon/kangaskhan), [Pinsir](https://pokee.si/pokemon/pinsir), [Tauros](https://pokee.si/pokemon/tauros), [Lapras](https://pokee.si/pokemon/lapras), [Ditto](https://pokee.si/pokemon/ditto), [Aerodactyl](https://pokee.si/pokemon/aerodactyl) |
| 2 | 7 | [Unown](https://pokee.si/pokemon/unown), [Shuckle](https://pokee.si/pokemon/shuckle), [Heracross](https://pokee.si/pokemon/heracross), [Delibird](https://pokee.si/pokemon/delibird), [Skarmory](https://pokee.si/pokemon/skarmory), [Smeargle](https://pokee.si/pokemon/smeargle), [Miltank](https://pokee.si/pokemon/miltank) |
| 3 | 18 | [Sableye](https://pokee.si/pokemon/sableye), [Mawile](https://pokee.si/pokemon/mawile), [Plusle](https://pokee.si/pokemon/plusle), [Minun](https://pokee.si/pokemon/minun), [Volbeat](https://pokee.si/pokemon/volbeat), [Illumise](https://pokee.si/pokemon/illumise), [Torkoal](https://pokee.si/pokemon/torkoal), [Spinda](https://pokee.si/pokemon/spinda), [Zangoose](https://pokee.si/pokemon/zangoose), [Seviper](https://pokee.si/pokemon/seviper), [Lunatone](https://pokee.si/pokemon/lunatone), [Solrock](https://pokee.si/pokemon/solrock), [Castform](https://pokee.si/pokemon/castform), [Kecleon](https://pokee.si/pokemon/kecleon), [Tropius](https://pokee.si/pokemon/tropius), [Absol](https://pokee.si/pokemon/absol), [Relicanth](https://pokee.si/pokemon/relicanth), [Luvdisc](https://pokee.si/pokemon/luvdisc) |
| 4 | 5 | [Pachirisu](https://pokee.si/pokemon/pachirisu), [Chatot](https://pokee.si/pokemon/chatot), [Spiritomb](https://pokee.si/pokemon/spiritomb), [Carnivine](https://pokee.si/pokemon/carnivine), [Rotom](https://pokee.si/pokemon/rotom) |
| 5 | 13 | [Audino](https://pokee.si/pokemon/audino), [Throh](https://pokee.si/pokemon/throh), [Sawk](https://pokee.si/pokemon/sawk), [Maractus](https://pokee.si/pokemon/maractus), [Sigilyph](https://pokee.si/pokemon/sigilyph), [Emolga](https://pokee.si/pokemon/emolga), [Alomomola](https://pokee.si/pokemon/alomomola), [Cryogonal](https://pokee.si/pokemon/cryogonal), [Stunfisk](https://pokee.si/pokemon/stunfisk), [Druddigon](https://pokee.si/pokemon/druddigon), [Bouffalant](https://pokee.si/pokemon/bouffalant), [Heatmor](https://pokee.si/pokemon/heatmor), [Durant](https://pokee.si/pokemon/durant) |
| 6 | 5 | [Furfrou](https://pokee.si/pokemon/furfrou), [Hawlucha](https://pokee.si/pokemon/hawlucha), [Dedenne](https://pokee.si/pokemon/dedenne), [Carbink](https://pokee.si/pokemon/carbink), [Klefki](https://pokee.si/pokemon/klefki) |
| 7 | 14 | [Oricorio](https://pokee.si/pokemon/oricorio), [Wishiwashi](https://pokee.si/pokemon/wishiwashi), [Comfey](https://pokee.si/pokemon/comfey), [Oranguru](https://pokee.si/pokemon/oranguru), [Passimian](https://pokee.si/pokemon/passimian), [Pyukumuku](https://pokee.si/pokemon/pyukumuku), [Minior](https://pokee.si/pokemon/minior), [Komala](https://pokee.si/pokemon/komala), [Turtonator](https://pokee.si/pokemon/turtonator), [Togedemaru](https://pokee.si/pokemon/togedemaru), [Mimikyu](https://pokee.si/pokemon/mimikyu), [Bruxish](https://pokee.si/pokemon/bruxish), [Drampa](https://pokee.si/pokemon/drampa), [Dhelmise](https://pokee.si/pokemon/dhelmise) |
| 8 | 11 | [Cramorant](https://pokee.si/pokemon/cramorant), [Falinks](https://pokee.si/pokemon/falinks), [Pincurchin](https://pokee.si/pokemon/pincurchin), [Stonjourner](https://pokee.si/pokemon/stonjourner), [Eiscue](https://pokee.si/pokemon/eiscue), [Indeedee](https://pokee.si/pokemon/indeedee), [Morpeko](https://pokee.si/pokemon/morpeko), [Dracozolt](https://pokee.si/pokemon/dracozolt), [Arctozolt](https://pokee.si/pokemon/arctozolt), [Dracovish](https://pokee.si/pokemon/dracovish), [Arctovish](https://pokee.si/pokemon/arctovish) |
| 9 | 9 | [Squawkabilly](https://pokee.si/pokemon/squawkabilly), [Klawf](https://pokee.si/pokemon/klawf), [Bombirdier](https://pokee.si/pokemon/bombirdier), [Cyclizar](https://pokee.si/pokemon/cyclizar), [Orthworm](https://pokee.si/pokemon/orthworm), [Flamigo](https://pokee.si/pokemon/flamigo), [Veluza](https://pokee.si/pokemon/veluza), [Dondozo](https://pokee.si/pokemon/dondozo), [Tatsugiri](https://pokee.si/pokemon/tatsugiri) |

Generation 3 has the most, with 18. A lot of them come in pairs that don't evolve into each other: [Plusle](https://pokee.si/pokemon/plusle) and [Minun](https://pokee.si/pokemon/minun), [Volbeat](https://pokee.si/pokemon/volbeat) and [Illumise](https://pokee.si/pokemon/illumise), [Zangoose](https://pokee.si/pokemon/zangoose) and [Seviper](https://pokee.si/pokemon/seviper), and [Lunatone](https://pokee.si/pokemon/lunatone) and [Solrock](https://pokee.si/pokemon/solrock).

Some have forms that change how they look, but forms are not evolution. [Unown](https://pokee.si/pokemon/unown) has 28 forms, one for each letter from A to Z plus ! and ?, and it is still a single Pokémon that never evolves.

## The strongest ones

Without an evolution to wait for, many single-stage Pokémon start out fairly strong. These are the highest base stat totals among the 88:

| Pokémon | Type | Total |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Lapras](https://pokee.si/pokemon/lapras) | [Water/Ice](https://pokee.si/types/water-ice) | 535 |
| [Dondozo](https://pokee.si/pokemon/dondozo) | [Water](https://pokee.si/types/water) | 530 |
| [Dhelmise](https://pokee.si/pokemon/dhelmise) | [Ghost/Grass](https://pokee.si/types/grass-ghost) | 517 |
| [Aerodactyl](https://pokee.si/pokemon/aerodactyl) | [Rock/Flying](https://pokee.si/types/flying-rock) | 515 |
| [Cryogonal](https://pokee.si/pokemon/cryogonal) | [Ice](https://pokee.si/types/ice) | 515 |
| [Shuckle](https://pokee.si/pokemon/shuckle) | [Bug/Rock](https://pokee.si/types/bug-rock) | 505 |
| [Dracozolt](https://pokee.si/pokemon/dracozolt) | [Electric/Dragon](https://pokee.si/types/electric-dragon) | 505 |
| [Cyclizar](https://pokee.si/pokemon/cyclizar) | [Dragon/Normal](https://pokee.si/types/normal-dragon) | 501 |
| [Pinsir](https://pokee.si/pokemon/pinsir) | [Bug](https://pokee.si/types/bug) | 500 |

At the other end, [Luvdisc](https://pokee.si/pokemon/luvdisc) and [Smeargle](https://pokee.si/pokemon/smeargle) are weak, but Smeargle has a trick: it is the only Pokémon that can learn almost any move, using Sketch.

## Pokémon that used to stand alone

Plenty of Pokémon that once had no evolution got a new relative in a later game. Sometimes it was an evolution, like [Scyther](https://pokee.si/pokemon/scyther) getting [Scizor](https://pokee.si/pokemon/scizor) in Generation 2. Sometimes it was a baby, like [Snorlax](https://pokee.si/pokemon/snorlax) getting [Munchlax](https://pokee.si/pokemon/munchlax) in Generation 4.

| Pokémon | Debut | Stood alone until | First relative added |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Farfetch'd](https://pokee.si/pokemon/farfetchd) | Gen 1 | Gen 8 | [Sirfetch'd](https://pokee.si/pokemon/sirfetchd) |
| [Onix](https://pokee.si/pokemon/onix) | Gen 1 | Gen 2 | [Steelix](https://pokee.si/pokemon/steelix) |
| [Chansey](https://pokee.si/pokemon/chansey) | Gen 1 | Gen 2 | [Blissey](https://pokee.si/pokemon/blissey) |
| [Scyther](https://pokee.si/pokemon/scyther) | Gen 1 | Gen 2 | [Scizor](https://pokee.si/pokemon/scizor) |
| [Porygon](https://pokee.si/pokemon/porygon) | Gen 1 | Gen 2 | [Porygon2](https://pokee.si/pokemon/porygon2) |
| [Lickitung](https://pokee.si/pokemon/lickitung) | Gen 1 | Gen 4 | [Lickilicky](https://pokee.si/pokemon/lickilicky) |
| [Tangela](https://pokee.si/pokemon/tangela) | Gen 1 | Gen 4 | [Tangrowth](https://pokee.si/pokemon/tangrowth) |
| [Snorlax](https://pokee.si/pokemon/snorlax) | Gen 1 | Gen 4 | [Munchlax](https://pokee.si/pokemon/munchlax) |
| [Sudowoodo](https://pokee.si/pokemon/sudowoodo) | Gen 2 | Gen 4 | [Bonsly](https://pokee.si/pokemon/bonsly) |
| [Murkrow](https://pokee.si/pokemon/murkrow) | Gen 2 | Gen 4 | [Honchkrow](https://pokee.si/pokemon/honchkrow) |
| [Gligar](https://pokee.si/pokemon/gligar) | Gen 2 | Gen 4 | [Gliscor](https://pokee.si/pokemon/gliscor) |
| [Sneasel](https://pokee.si/pokemon/sneasel) | Gen 2 | Gen 4 | [Weavile](https://pokee.si/pokemon/weavile) |
| [Stantler](https://pokee.si/pokemon/stantler) | Gen 2 | Gen 8 | [Wyrdeer](https://pokee.si/pokemon/wyrdeer) |
| [Qwilfish](https://pokee.si/pokemon/qwilfish) | Gen 2 | Gen 8 | [Overqwil](https://pokee.si/pokemon/overqwil) |
| [Corsola](https://pokee.si/pokemon/corsola) | Gen 2 | Gen 8 | [Cursola](https://pokee.si/pokemon/cursola) |
| [Girafarig](https://pokee.si/pokemon/girafarig) | Gen 2 | Gen 9 | [Farigiraf](https://pokee.si/pokemon/farigiraf) |
| [Dunsparce](https://pokee.si/pokemon/dunsparce) | Gen 2 | Gen 9 | [Dudunsparce](https://pokee.si/pokemon/dudunsparce) |
| [Basculin](https://pokee.si/pokemon/basculin) | Gen 5 | Gen 8 | [Basculegion](https://pokee.si/pokemon/basculegion) |
| [Duraludon](https://pokee.si/pokemon/duraludon) | Gen 8 | Gen 9 | [Archaludon](https://pokee.si/pokemon/archaludon) |

That's 19 of the 31 in our data. The others got babies or evolutions in Generation 2 to 4, like [Wobbuffet](https://pokee.si/pokemon/wobbuffet) (Wynaut), [Roselia](https://pokee.si/pokemon/roselia) (Budew and Roserade) and [Misdreavus](https://pokee.si/pokemon/misdreavus) (Mismagius).

Dunsparce and Girafarig waited the longest. Both first appeared in Gold and Silver in 1999 and only gained evolutions in Scarlet and Violet in 2022. Dunsparce evolves into Dudunsparce when it levels up knowing Hyper Drill. Girafarig evolves into Farigiraf when it levels up knowing Twin Beam.

## The regional form exceptions

Some Pokémon only evolve in one form:

- Normal [Farfetch'd](https://pokee.si/pokemon/farfetchd) still doesn't evolve. Galarian Farfetch'd evolves into [Sirfetch'd](https://pokee.si/pokemon/sirfetchd) after landing three critical hits in one battle.
- Only Galarian [Corsola](https://pokee.si/pokemon/corsola) evolves, into [Cursola](https://pokee.si/pokemon/cursola).
- Only Hisuian [Qwilfish](https://pokee.si/pokemon/qwilfish) evolves, into [Overqwil](https://pokee.si/pokemon/overqwil).

[Regional forms](https://pokee.si/articles/regional-forms-list) covers every form like this.

## Could more get evolutions?

The pattern so far says yes. Generations 2, 3, 4, 8 and 9 all gave new relatives to older Pokémon, and Legends: Arceus and Scarlet and Violet added several to Pokémon from the 1990s. Nobody outside Game Freak knows which ones are next, though.

For the opposite end, Pokémon with many evolutions, read [Pokémon with the most evolutions](https://pokee.si/articles/pokemon-with-the-most-evolutions). For how evolution works in general, read [how does Pokémon evolution work](https://pokee.si/articles/how-does-pokemon-evolution-work). Want to practise? [Evolution Order](https://pokee.si/games) in our games asks you to put each family in the right order.

## Questions people ask

### How many Pokémon don't evolve?

In our data, 201 of the 1,025 species are single-stage: they don't evolve and nothing evolves into them. 113 of those are Legendary, Mythical, Ultra Beast or Paradox Pokémon, which leaves 88 regular ones.

### What is the strongest Pokémon that doesn't evolve?

Among regular Pokémon, Lapras, with a base stat total of 535. Dondozo is next with 530.

### Does Farfetch'd evolve?

Normal Farfetch'd does not. Galarian Farfetch'd, its regional form from Sword and Shield, evolves into Sirfetch'd after landing three critical hits in one battle.

### Did any single-stage Pokémon get an evolution later?

Yes, many. Dunsparce and Girafarig waited until Scarlet and Violet, and Stantler got Wyrdeer in Legends: Arceus. The table on this page lists 31 Pokémon that stood alone for at least one generation.

### Are Legendary Pokémon single-stage?

Most are. 63 of the 71 Legendary Pokémon don't evolve. The exceptions come from a few families, such as Cosmog, which evolves into Cosmoem and then Solgaleo or Lunala.

## Sources

- [Bulbapedia: Farfetch'd (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Farfetch%27d_(Pok%C3%A9mon))
- [Bulbapedia: Unown (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Unown_(Pok%C3%A9mon))
- [Bulbapedia: Dunsparce (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Dunsparce_(Pok%C3%A9mon))
- [Bulbapedia: Stantler (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Stantler_(Pok%C3%A9mon))

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