Ahh, yeah. Some, anyway. Most Pokemon evolve just by getting enough experience, but some kinds do when they're exposed to special stones they sell in Goldenrod. Like, Rose here, she's a Clefairy, so if she touched a Moon Stone, she'd evolve into a Clefable.
...Which is probably part of why she's poking me with all of the stones except Moon.
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...Which is probably part of why she's poking me with all of the stones except Moon.