Gone are the days when trainers could walk into a big mall or a shop and purchase all the evolutionary items they need to evolve their Pokémon and complete their Pokédex. Now, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have tasked players with quite a bit more work to get a hold of these stones.
The Sun Stone is no different, and it’s trickier to find than some of the other Evolution Stones that have a more static location, like the Fire Stone or the Dusk Stone. This one has no static location, it can’t be purchased, and on top of that, it’s incredibly hard to find.
How to find the Sun Stone evolutionary item in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Luckily, there is one dedicated way to find a Sun Stone, and that is by completing the Artazon Gym Test, which rewards some if you have to defeat the Sunflora during the quest. They’ll sometimes drop the item when you knock them out. It’s unclear whether the defeated Sunflora always drop a Sun Stone, but some players have reported that every single Sunflora has dropped one.
Otherwise, players will need to search high and low throughout open-world areas by picking up sparkling items from the ground. You can find Sun Stones in a number of regions throughout Paldea, including the Asado Desert, Area Zero, East Province Area Three, and Paradise Barrens, among others. The drop rate is low, so you best get searching if you’re in desperate need of one.
With the introduction of The Indigo Disk, you can also get a Sun Stone from the new Item Printer found in the League Club Room—although the percent chance of getting one through this method is equally as slim as finding one on the ground.
Pokémon that evolve with a Sun Stone in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Once you have your Sun Stone, you’re going to want to put it to use. Only a handful of Pokémon evolve with the use of a Sun Stone, however.
Here are all the Pokémon that evolve with a Sun Stone in Scarlet and Violet:
- Sunkern into Sunflora
- Gloom into Bellossom
- Cottonee into Whimsicott
- Petilil into Lilligant
