Increasing your friendship level with Pokémon isn’t the only requirement that you will need to complete before evolving them. Certain Pokémon require special evolve items like Dawn Stones. It’s unlikely for players to have an excess inventory of them, especially during the early stages of the game, making the location of Dawn Stones crucial to pinpoint in order to complete your Pokedex.
If you’re in need of an urgent Dawn Stone to perform an evolution, your first step will be to unlock the item.
Dawn Stone locations in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Players can unlock the Dawn Stone by picking it up at a ruins site near Medali. Getting to this location will be a whole other journey though, and here’s how you can find the ruins in question.
Where to find Dawn Stones, step-by-step:
- Head to the northwest of the academy.
- Go to Cascarrafa and go through the Asado Desert.
- Keep heading west.
- You’ll arrive at the Pokémon Center just outside of Marinada.
- Once you reach the Pokémon Center, start heading toward the east until you arrive at Medali.
- Go toward the west of Medali and climb up the hill to find the ruins where you’ll find a Dawn Stone in the form of a glowing Poké Ball.
Pick up the glowing Poké Ball and you’ll find the Dawn Stone. As you progress through Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, you’ll gather more evolve items including Dawn Stones.
Related: Where to find Fire Stones in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
Considering not all Pokémon will be at the same power level, you may want to consider doing some research before using your evolve items so you can save them for the most powerful Pokémon.
All Pokémon that evolve with Dawn Stones in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Dawn Stones are used on a very select few Pokémon, and both of them require a few extra steps in addition to having the Stone itself:
