Evolve Applin Fast — Exact Apples, Candy and Steps for Flapple, Appletun, Dipplin & Hydrapple in Pokémon Go

Applin has arrived in Pokémon Go with its original evolutions Flapple and Appletun, plus newer forms Dipplin and Hydrapple added during the Harvest Festival 2025 update. This guide covers where to find Applin and the exact steps and items you need to evolve it into each form.

1. How to get Applin in Pokémon Go
2. How to evolve Applin into Flapple, Appletun, or Dipplin in Pokémon Go
3. Can Applin be shiny in Pokémon Go?

How to get Applin in Pokémon Go

How to evolve Applin into Flapple, Appletun, or Dipplin in Pokémon Go

Can Applin be shiny in Pokémon Go?

How to get Applin in Pokémon Go

You can obtain Applin in a few specific ways. First, Applin can appear if you tap on apple items that spawn on the ground; these spawns are *rare*, but they happen more often around Mossy Lure Modules during certain events. Second, Applin may appear as a normal wild spawn, so keep your eyes peeled while you’re walking. Finally, Applin is available as rewards from event Collection Challenges and Timed Research during relevant events.

For clarity:

• Tap apples on the ground to sometimes reveal Applin — apples are a rare ground spawn.
• Applin can appear in the wild as a regular spawn.
• Complete event Collection Challenges and Timed Research to get Applin as a reward.

Keep an eye on event windows, because Applin sightings are noticeably more common during themed events. Also, the apple items look like the image below when they appear on the map.

How to evolve Applin into Flapple, Appletun, or Dipplin in Pokémon Go

To evolve Applin you need two things: Applin Candy and specific apple evolution items. You get those apple items by tapping apples on the ground or earning them through event rewards. Each evolution requires 200 Applin Candy plus 20 of a specific apple type.

Evolution costs

• Flapple: 200 Applin Candy + 20 Tart Apples.
• Appletun: 200 Applin Candy + 20 Sweet Apples.
• Dipplin: 200 Applin Candy + 20 Syrupy Apples (added in the Harvest Festival 2025 update).

How to get Hydrapple

If you already have Dipplin and want Hydrapple, there is an additional buddy and catch requirement. Specifically:

• Set Dipplin as your buddy.
• Catch seven Dragon-type Pokémon while Dipplin is your buddy.
• Spend 400 Applin Candy to trigger the evolution.

Those are the concrete steps. In short: gather the right apples, save up candy, and follow the buddy-catching requirement for Hydrapple.

Can Applin be shiny in Pokémon Go?

As of the latest update, Applin does *not* have a shiny variant in Pokémon Go. In other words, you cannot encounter or evolve a shiny Applin in the game yet. However, shiny artwork for the chain exists in other Pokémon services as previews, but that does not change the current in-game availability.